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Sustainability in Art Practice with Kay Abude
You’re invited to a free 2-hour workshop with Melbourne based artist Kay Abude at Mood Studios, where we’ll gather for an afternoon of food and conversation to discuss sustainability in art practice.
This event is part of Making it in Moreland by Arts Moreland, a free series of workshops, gatherings and talks presented by Next Wave in partnership with Moreland City Council
Possession –– Marcus Whale
Desire is a form of possession, commanding the body from within. Do we resist its embrace, or allow it to compel us wherever it must? Drawing on film tropes of the monster queer, this electronic opera for one is a magical summoning – a longing for communion with the invisible, where the performer’s body moves, and is moved by sound.
Possession celebrates the high drama and craft of opera via a solo performer inhabited by forces beyond human control.
The Revolution Will Not Be Aestheticised –– Warraba Weatherall
How do we see the world around us, when the dominant contemporary visual language is determined by colonial histories and capital?
In The Revolution Will Not Be Aestheticised artist Warraba Weatherall considers the way that scientific and cultural perspectives inform contemporary cultural knowledge systems and forms of representation. Researched through archival materials, Australian politics, and Indigenous knowledges, the exhibition encourages a deeper insight into the construction and transmission of Indigenous knowledge systems and its direct influence in shaping social, political and cultural futures. In assessing how cultural archetypes are maintained throughout society, Weatherall builds on an existing dialogue of contemporary cultural identity to consider what encourages a healthy cultural continuum.
Archive
Contribute: Department of Lost Notes
Free Public Program: Jacqui Shelton
Music in Exile Presents: Chikchika + DJ Kgomotso Sekhu
Leisuretime I - Aaron Claringbold & Rebecca McCauley
Secretos de la Raíz - Innato –– Kathleen Gonzalez
Hyperlocal Headlines - Make or Break
Insights into Practice: The Power of Community and Vulnerability
Credit: Belinda Locke, ‘Everyday Acts of Disobedience’. Photo: Jack Dixon-Gunn
Credit: Studio Portrait of Aida Azin. Photo: Thomas McCammon
Image: Jenny Barnes. Courtesy of the artist.
Image: Lily Nie at Paperlily Studio. Courtesy of Emerging Writers’ Festival
Credit: The Purple Shall Govern (2022). Photo: Jody Haines.
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Credit: Silk screen printed textiles in the studio (2021). Photo: Kay Abude.
Image: Marcus Whale - Possession. Photo: Rena Zheng.
Image: Kathleen Gonzalez, Secretos de la Raiz (video still), 2022
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Image: New North Foreign, Intimate Concert 4. Courtesy of New North
Image: Radical Hospitality at Next Wave. Photo: Mae Hatrick (2022)
Image: Here We Have It by Amrita Hepi, 2021, VCA Dance, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti.
Image: James McLean (photo credit James McLean)
Image: Jacqui Shelton ‘Department of Lost Notes’ Anne Moffat (2022)
Coil, Image: Lucy Parakhina (2022)
Image: Coil. Photo: Rosie Hasties (2022)
Image: install of Jacqui Shelton at Brunswick Mechanics. Courtesy of the artist.
Image: Chik Chika Photo: Nick Mckinlay
Image: Jacqui Shelton ‘Department of Lost Notes’ video- still 2022
Image: Leisuretime I. Photo: Aaron Claringbold and Rebecca Mccauley (2022)
Image: Magic Steven. Courtesy of the artists and Brunswick Music Festival.
Image: Maria Moles. Photo: Nick Mckinlay
Image: Brunswick Mechanics Institute. Photo: Anne Moffatt (2020)
Image: Coil. Photo:Diana Domonkos
Making it in Moreland: 'Eat your Feelings' painting with Aida Azin
Sat 4 Jun
3pm––6pm
📍 Brunswick Mechanics, 270 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Free
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What does your gut feeling look like? Can you illustrate your instincts?
In a session of art play, using acrylics and canvas, artist facilitator Aida Azin invites participants to explore their gut health while collectively painting together.
This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to explore painting approaches through skill sharing and knowledge exchange. It is an also an opportunity for participants to notice how the body stores emotion, how we eat and process food, and how we draw closer to meaningful memories, identity, and culture.
No experience needed. All materials provided.
Artist Bio
Aida Azin is an artist/community organiser based in Naarm/Melbourne. Born to Iranian/Filipina parents and raised in an Australian context, Aida’s life experiences are melded with depictions of liminality and an attempt to reconcile losses that all diasporic bodies contend with. Aida has exhibited her paintings and installations across Australia and in the Philippines.
Aida Azin’s painting techniques use bold colours, text and energetic figures. She uses her painting practice as a platform to promote the importance of self-representation on cultural perspectives within the visual arts. The themes represented in Aida’s art practice reflect her experience as a Filipino-Iranian first-generation born Australian. Aida has exhibited her paintings and installations across Australia and in the Philippines.
Accessibility
Brunswick Mechanics is a wheelchair accessible venue.
Quiet Room Available
Wheelchair and Pram Accessible
Assistance Animals welcome
We are able to assist with any access requests you may have ahead of this event. For further enquiries about how Next Wave can support your access requirements, please contact our team on (03) 9387 3376 or email us at ticketing@nextwave.org.au
Please contact Next Wave for assistance booking tickets via ticketing@nextwave.org.au.
We also welcome suggestions for how we can continue to improve our experience for people with disability.
Getting to Brunswick Mechanics
We’re gathering at Next Wave’s home at Brunswick Mechanics, located at 270 Sydney Road in Brunswick. You can read about public transport and getting to our venue here.
Making it in Moreland, Arts Moreland’s FREE workshop and talk series is presented by Next Wave in partnership with Moreland City Council. Aimed at building both professional and practical skills, the 2022 series is a fantastic opportunity to learn something new, increase industry expertise, engage with local artists and their practices and meet other people in the creative industries.
Making it in Moreland is curated by Next Wave in partnership with Moreland City Council; all events are free and held in-person at various venues across Moreland.
Making it in Moreland is generously supported by Moreland City Council through Arts Moreland.
Credit: Studio Portrait of Aida Azin. Photo: Thomas McCammon