There’s something in the stillness. A flicker at the corner of the eye. A presence just beyond the threshold, or perhaps only a creak in the floorboards, a murmur you can’t quite place.
Whispers in the Walls gathers artists whose work traverses the eerie, the surreal, and the quietly unsettling. Shadows stretch, forms blur, and liminal figures emerge—ghostly, grotesque, and at times absurd. Not always threatening, not entirely benign.
This is a space where beauty meets decay, and the unknown is felt more than seen. Whispers in the Walls invites you to linger in the in-between: the twilight zone between reality and dream, presence and absence, where things feel a little off, a little haunted, and never quite what they seem.
Curated by Aidan Sefo and Carolyn Hawkins.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Northcote Project Space is located in Arts Project Australia’s studio foyer.
The studio is a two-story wheelchair accessible building.
The second story is accessible via lift or stairs.
Wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral toilets available on site.
The Northcote Project Space and studio can be a noisy place. Those with audio sensory sensitivities are recommended to bring ear protection.
Service animals and guide dogs welcome.
Social pets are unable to be inside the studio.
Getting Here
The closest tram to the Studio is the 86 Tram.
Stop #506, on Westgarth/High Street is the closest stop. It is a 100 metre walk to the studio.
The 250 and 251 (Cunningham/High Street), and the 506 (Westgarth St/McLachlan St) stops are less than a 300 metres from the studio.
Westgarth Station and Rushall Station are the closes train station and less than a 400 metre walk from the studio.
Please note there is Limited parking in the surrounding streets.
We recommend travelling via public transport were possible.
Cameron GresswellManchester United. England Soccer Team (detail) 2023
Cameron Gresswell: Sound and Image
Celebrating the life and work of APA artist Cameron Gresswell, this commemorative exhibition honours his bold, music-infused visual language – a body of work defined by expressive colour, rhythmic composition, and a deep personal connection to sound and collecting.
Gresswell worked primarily with acrylic and pastel on paper. His compositions often featured meandering lyrics, band names, and album titles, anchored by two brightly coloured vinyl records – a recurring motif in his work. These visual elements transformed his personal vinyl archive into a dynamic field of text, form, and colour. His spontaneous style captured the pulse and energy of music, creating a unique visual rhythm that reflected his dual passions for sound and image.
Gresswell is remembered within the APA community as a brilliant colourist and an avid music collector. His work reflects a profound sense of personal meaning, turning the act of collecting music into a rich visual practice. Held in private collections, his legacy lives on through the vibrancy and clarity of his artistic voice.
Cameron Gresswell’s contribution to the studio continues to resonate through the bold, expressive energy of his work and the deep creative presence he brought to the APA studio.
Please note this show is at the Northcote Project Space, located in Arts Project Australia’s studio in Northcote.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Northcote Project Space is located in Arts Project Australia’s studio foyer.
The studio is a two-story wheelchair accessible building.
The second story is accessible via lift or stairs.
Wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral toilets available on site.
The Northcote Project Space and studio can be a noisy place. Those with audio sensory sensitivities are recommended to bring ear protection.
Service animals and guide dogs welcome.
Social pets are unable to be inside the studio.
Getting Here
The closest tram to the Studio is the 86 Tram.
Stop #506, on Westgarth/High Street is the closest stop. It is a 100 metre walk to the studio.
The 250 and 251 (Cunningham/High Street), and the 506 (Westgarth St/McLachlan St) stops are less than a 300 metres from the studio.
Westgarth Station and Rushall Station are the closes train station and less than a 400 metre walk from the studio.
Please note there is Limited parking in the surrounding streets.
We recommend travelling via public transport were possible.
Arts Project Australia’s Annual Gala and Exhibition is our end-of-year celebration, honouring the achievements and diverse practices of every artist in our studio. This much-anticipated event is the only exhibition each year to showcase the full breadth of talent across our program with up to 200 works on display spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics and textiles.
All artworks are available for purchase and can be taken home on the day. When the bell rings at 3pm, sales begin, first-come, first-served with buyers removing works directly from the gallery walls and plinths.
Join us on Saturday 13 December at our Collingwood Yards gallery for an afternoon of art, community and celebration. Preview 2:30 – 3pm. Sales commence when the bell rings at 3pm, sharp!
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level, they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
If you have any additional questions or need further accommodations, please contact us on (03) 9482 4484 or at gallery@artsproject.org.au
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Stop Work contains artworks that act as proposals to remake the purpose, shape, and meaning of work in our collective experience.
In the last five years, our globalised society has experienced multiple transformations that have complicated our ways of exchanging labour for money. The COVID-19 pandemic rendered many in-person jobs untenable, prompting a wave of improvised adaptations to prop up business as usual. The rug-pull has continued into the era of artificial intelligence and robot labour, driving both economic and existential dread. With the concept of a ‘steady job’ now obsolete, it’s nearly impossible to predict what employment will look like in even two years’ time. This offers artists the perfect vantage point to ask: what was work?
The artists in this exhibition offer singular perspectives on the imploding norms of labour. They reflect on what work once was, what it is now, and what it might become – drawn from lived experiences that challenge conventional understandings of productivity. Artworks explore sabotage and monkey-wrenching, inefficiency and de-optimisation, and imagination as a defiant force against exploitation.
Featuring Michael Candy, Nicholas Capaldo, Samraing Chea, David Fitzpatrick, Martin Forster, Lychandra Gieseman, Pascale Giorgi, Cameron Gresswell, Christian Hansen, Rakhi James, Adrian Lazzaro, and Cathy Staughton.
Curated by Loren Kronemyer.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level, they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
If you have any additional questions or need further accommodations, please contact us on (03) 9482 4484 or at gallery@artsproject.org.au
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Limitless is a landmark exhibition series that invites APA artists to undertake ambitious commissions on a significant scale. Launched with two inaugural bodies of work, the series establishes a framework for immersive, long-form creative development, building momentum toward new possibilities and opportunities. It affirms APA’s commitment to seeing neurodivergent artists and artists with intellectual disabilities central to the national and international arts landscape – visible, valued, and flourishing in their practice.
The initiative builds upon APA’s longstanding foundation – one that has consistently supported experimentation and artistic growth. It foregrounds risk-taking, collaboration, and innovation, and fosters both individual and collective development. In doing so, it offers artists the opportunity to expand their practice and explore new directions in their work.
As the first exhibition in the Limitless series, Embodied signals a focus on artistic rigour and experimental, process-driven practice. Featuring major new commissions by Mark Smith and Bronwyn Hack, the exhibition frames the body as both subject and metaphor, inviting expansive and deeply personal interpretations.
Curated by Jo Salt.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level, they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
If you have any additional questions or need further accommodations, please contact us on (03) 9482 4484 or at gallery@artsproject.org.au
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Landscape: A Different View invites you to explore the world through a range of artistic perspectives that reimagine our relationship with place. This group exhibition brings together a diverse collection of works by Arts Project Australia artists that blend the energy of urban life with the calm of rural settings, challenging traditional ideas of landscape.
Each artist offers a unique lens, transforming familiar environments into compelling narratives. From structured cityscapes to organic natural forms, the works reflect the fluid, ever-changing nature of the world around us.
Celebrating difference in vision, style, and experience, the exhibition reveals that landscapes are not fixed—they are shaped by how we see and feel them.
Together, these works form a shared vision: one that encourages us to look beyond the surface, embrace multiple viewpoints, and discover beauty in all environments.
Curated by Paul Hodges, Suzanne Brown and James McDonald.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level, they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
If you have any additional questions or need further accommodations, please contact us on (03) 9482 4484 or at gallery@artsproject.org.au
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Figures from Life brings together a collection of works created during Arts Project Australia’s in-house life drawing sessions. These sessions, offered without formal instruction, invite artists to engage freely with the human form – guided not by rules or tradition, but by instinct, imagination and personal vision.
The exhibition showcases the diversity of expression that arises when artists are empowered to follow their own paths. From Jenny Ngo’s expressive Fursona series, which blends identity and fantasy, to Peter Ben’s strikingly distorted figures that challenge conventional anatomy, each work offers a unique interpretation of what it means to see – and to represent – the human body.
Featuring works by Amani Tia, Chris Mason, Georgia Szmerling, Hugo Sierakowski, Jenny Ngo, Jordan Dymke, Josef Power, Lisa Reid, Mark Smith, Matthew Gove, Miles Howard-Wilks, Oscar Donati, Paul Hodges, Peter Ben, Rakhi James, Rebecca Scibilia, Samantha Ashdown, and Valerio Ciccone.
Curated by Oscar Donati and Ben Walsh.
Please note this show is at the Northcote Project Space, located in Arts Project Australia’s studio in Northcote, not the Collingwood Yards Gallery.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Northcote Project Space is located in Arts Project Australia’s studio foyer.
The studio is a two-story wheelchair accessible building.
The second story is accessible via lift or stairs.
Wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral toilets available on site.
The Northcote Project Space and studio can be a noisy place. Those with audio sensory sensitivities are recommended to bring ear protection.
Service animals and guide dogs welcome.
Social pets are unable to be inside the studio.
Getting Here
The closest tram to the Studio is the 86 Tram.
Stop #506, on Westgarth/High Street is the closest stop. It is a 100 metre walk to the studio.
The 250 and 251 (Cunningham/High Street), and the 506 (Westgarth St/McLachlan St) stops are less than a 300 metres from the studio.
Westgarth Station and Rushall Station are the closes train station and less than a 400 metre walk from the studio.
Please note there is Limited parking in the surrounding streets.
We recommend travelling via public transport were possible.
Michael CamakarisSometimes It Feels Too Overwhelming to Ponder Ones Mortality #2 2023 (detail)
The Fall of Icarus
The Fall of Icarus is an ambitious new solo exhibition by Michael Camakaris, exploring the cycles of power, collapse, and consequence. Drawing from cultural references such as Greek mythology, the poetry of Sylvia Plath, and Danny Boyle’s sci-fi thriller film Sunshine, this immersive, multi-disciplinary installation dissects the perils of excess and pride in the contemporary moment.
At its core is the myth of Icarus—a timeless warning against unchecked arrogance. In his reimagining, Camakaris transforms this allegory into a meditation on the rise and fall of empires, past and present. Through sound, light, video, and sculptural installation, The Fall of Icarus exposes the fragility of economic, environmental, and political systems, revealing the patterns of excess and decline that shape our world today.
Curated by Liz Nowell.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Please note this exhibition features the following:
Low lighting: Please note this exhibition uses low lighting, which may be challenging for visitors with low vision.
Sound components: The exhibition includes sound-based elements that may affect those with audio sensitivities. It is recommended to wear headphones if you wish to control the audio levels. Earmuffs are available for visitors should you require them.
Video components: This exhibition features projected video and LED lighting elements that may cause discomfort for individuals with visual sensitivities.
Visitor monitoring: To help ensure your safety and assist with any accessibility needs, there is a camera in the space. Please rest assured that you are not being recorded—this camera simply alerts gallery staff when visitors are present.
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level, they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
If you have any additional questions or need further accommodations, please contact us on (03) 9482 4484 or at gallery@artsproject.org.au
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
The artists hands are clearly visible in the ceramic pinch pots, plaques and sculptures which culminate in Biophilic Tendency. The pieces are at first glance abstracted, yet on closer inspection are united by their mimicry of natural and organic forms, including geological aggregates, coral organisms, seed pods, their resulting flora, and the landscapes in which these reside. Distilled into hand-built forms, each piece is rendered instinctively in clay then marked with intricate surface pattern. Richly layered glaze has been applied with intuitive and vivid use of colour, creating motifs that warp and shift into rhythmic decoration. Biophilic Tendency celebrates the innate human inclination to seek connections with nature and other living systems.
Ally DiMattina, Sal Felsinger, Sam Forster and Dave Mendelsohn are studio artists at Arts Project Australia (APA), an internationally leading visual arts organisation that champions neurodivergent artists and artists with intellectual disability. Through their studio program, exhibition opportunities, and professional development pathways, they empower Arts Project artists to develop their practice and meaningful careers in the contemporary art world.
Presented by Mailbox Art Space and Arts Project Australia this exhibition will open on Sunday 10 August from 4pm at Mailbox Art Space. All are welcome.
Curated by Shell Odgers.
Accessibility
Please note Mailbox Art Space is located in the foyer of a heritage listed building and is accessed via 8 stairs. Bathrooms are available in the Grand Hyatt across the road (entry via Russel Street). For more information please contact Mailbox Art Space at mailboxartspace@gmail.com
Getting Here
Several tram routes run along nearby streets:
Trams along Flinders Street (Stop 5):
Routes 70 (Docklands–Wattle Park)
Route 75 (Docklands–Vermont South)
Route 35 (City Circle Tram) – a free service for tourists that loops around the CBD
Trams along Swanston Street (Stop 13) – a 2-minute journey to Mailbox Art Space:
Routes 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
Trams along Collins Street (Stop 6 or 7) – a 3–5 minute journey to Mailbox Art Space:
Routes 11, 12, 48, 109
Flinders Street Station is the closest train station and just a 2–3 minute journey from 141–143 Flinders Lane. This major transport hub is serviced by all metropolitan train lines including:
Cranbourne, Pakenham, Frankston
Sandringham, Werribee, Williamstown
Craigieburn, Upfield
Belgrave, Lilydale, Glen Waverley, and Alamein
Sunbury, Melton
Exit the station at the Flinders Street/Elizabeth Street side, travel east along Flinders Street or through the laneways (Degraves Street or Centre Place) and you’ll reach Flinders Lane within 2-3 minutes.
The closest major bus stop is Flinders Street Station/Elizabeth Street. The following routes service this stop:
Route 234 – Garden City to Queen Victoria Market via City Road and Flinders Street.
Route 605 – Gardenvale to Flagstaff via South Yarra and the Arts Precinct.
Routes 200, 207 – Buses from Bulleen and Doncaster along Lonsdale Street.
For on-street accessible parking, the City of Melbourne provides a map of over 500 designated kerbside accessible parking spaces. Vehicles displaying a valid Australian Disability Parking (ADP) permit can park in these spaces and may also be eligible for extended parking times in general parking areas.You can explore the map and find more information on the City of Melbourne’s website.
Arts Project Australia is pleased to share Organs, a solo show of artworks by Bronwyn Hack presented by Daine Singer, Melbourne.
Bronwyn Hack is a Naarm/ Melbourne-based artist, who has worked with Arts Project Australia since 2011. Hack’s practice is multi-faceted, spanning sculpture, painting, printmaking and ceramics. Throughout her career, Hack has consistently explored two main themes involving animals, as well as the body and bones. In Organs, Hack has elaborated on her representation of body parts in both sculpture and painting. Through textiles, Hack creates soft sculpture representations of body organs, preferencing the heart. The organs combine a highly unusual approach to self-portraiture, with a decorative celebration of what is normally unseen. She elaborately embellishes each work with brightly coloured threads, faux fur, beads, and sequins, adding a playful, tactile quality to the works.
Bronwyn Hack has held two solo exhibitions at APA in 2016 and 2020. Hack was an Artist in Residence at the Australian Tapestry Workshop in 2018 and her work has been exhibited there in 2019 and 2024. Other recent group exhibitions include at Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Melbourne Art Fair, Bendigo Art Gallery, Arts Project Australia, Linden New Art, The Substation, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Horsham Regional Gallery, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst Regional Gallery, Logan Art Gallery, Deakin University Art Gallery, ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Bunjil Place Gallery, West Space and Craft Victoria.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The gallery spaces are wheelchair accessible except for the bathroom. Daine Singer advises that the closest wheelchair accessible bathroom is at Barkly Square. For additional information please contact Daine Singer at info@dainesinger.com
Getting Here
Route 19:Travels along Sydney Road, with stops near Weston Street.
Route 6:Passes through Lygon Street, close to Weston Street.
Jewell Railway Station:Located approximately 1.5 kilometers southeast of 83 Weston Street, Jewell station is on the Upfield line, providing services between Upfield and Flinders Street stations.
Anstey Railway Station: Situated about 1.7 kilometers northeast, Anstey station also serves the Upfield line.
Bus Stops:
Ewing St/Brunswick Rd (Brunswick):Approximately a 4-minute walk from 83 Weston Street.
Barkly Square SC/Weston St (Brunswick):About a 5-minute walk away.
Ewing St/Glenlyon Rd (Brunswick):Located roughly a 5-minute walk from the address.
Lygon St/Brunswick Rd (Brunswick East):Approximately a 5-minute walk from 83 Weston Street.
Lygon St/Glenlyon Rd (Brunswick East):About a 6-minute walk away.
Amess St/Brunswick Rd (Brunswick East):Situated roughly a 9-minute walk from the location.
Bus Routes:
Route 250:Services between La Trobe University and the City (Queen St).
Route 251:Connects Northland Shopping Centre to the City (Queen St).
Route 504:Operates between Clifton Hill and Moonee Ponds.
Route 506:Provides transit from Moonee Ponds to Westgarth.
Route 509:Covers areas between Brunswick West and Moonee Ponds.
Paid Street Parking: There are on-street parking spaces along Weston Street and surrounding streets, though some may be time-limited or metered.
Barkly Square Shopping Centre Parking: Located nearby on Barkly Street, this shopping center has a parking lot that offers free or paid parking (depending on the duration and time of day). It’s about a 5-minute walk from Weston Street.
Lygon Street Parking: There are parking facilities along Lygon Street, a major street near Weston Street.
Install image: Organs, Daine Singer MelbournePhoto: Nicholas Mahady
Install image, Organs, Daine Singer (Left: Bronwyn Hack, Untitled, 2023, Right: Bronwyn Hack, The Heart, 2023) Photo: Nicholas Mahady
Install image: Organs, Daine Singer MelbournePhoto: Nicholas Mahady
Bronwyn Hack, Vagina, 2024Photo: Nicholas Mahady
Install image: Organs, Daine Singer MelbournePhoto: Nicholas Mahady
Bronwyn Hack, The Brain, 2025Photo: Nicholas Mahady
Install image: Organs, Daine Singer Melbourne.Photo: Nicholas Mahady
Left - right: Sam Forster Untitled 2021, Sam Forster Untitled 2021, Sam Forster Untitled 2022
So Fresh
So Fresh is an exhibition celebrating the dynamic and diverse voices of new and emerging artists from the Arts Project Australia studio. Featuring a range of recent works, this exhibition highlights the unique perspectives and creative energy flourishing within the studio community.
So Fresh showcases the vibrant talent and innovative practices shaping the next generation of Arts Project Australia.
Featuring: Heide Beard, Max Cheevers, Tycho Dahlstrom, Jakob Demirel, Alessandra DiMattina, Sam Forster, Barbara Gibbs, Matthew Lam, David Mendelson, Mark Patterson, Darcy Scott, Molika Silk and Jade Tomsic.
Please note this show is at the Northcote Project Space, located in Arts Project Australia’s studio in Northcote, not the Collingwood Yards Gallery.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Northcote Project Space is located in Arts Project Australia’s studio foyer.
The studio is a two-story wheelchair accessible building.
The second story is accessible via lift or stairs.
Wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral toilets available on site.
The Northcote Project Space and studio can be a noisy place. Those with audio sensory sensitivities are recommended to bring ear protection.
Service animals and guide dogs welcome.
Social pets are unable to be inside the studio.
Getting Here
The closest tram to the Studio is the 86 Tram.
Stop #506, on Westgarth/High Street is the closest stop. It is a 100 metre walk to the studio.
The 250 and 251 (Cunningham/High Street), and the 506 (Westgarth St/McLachlan St) stops are less than a 300 metres from the studio.
Westgarth Station and Rushall Station are the closes train station and less than a 400 metre walk from the studio.
Please note there is Limited parking in the surrounding streets.
We recommend travelling via public transport were possible.
Sullivan+Strumpf present In My Prime, featuring Arts Project Australia artists Julian Martin and Chris Mason. This exhibition features a curated selection of artworks from artists at an exciting moment in their careers. Chosen for their unique perspectives and diverse practices, the exhibition presents a range of mediums, styles, and subject matter – reflecting the dynamism of contemporary art.
While these artists may not yet be at the pinnacle of their careers, they are undeniably in a prime position—ready to be discovered, explored and celebrated. The title itself is a playful nod to the courage and vulnerability required to participate in the arts, and a reflection on the evolving nature of artistic careers. It’s a celebration of potential, progress, and the thrill of what’s to come.
Our intention is not just to showcase new works but to build meaningful relationships within Melbourne’s creative community — connecting artists, collectors, and enthusiasts alike. It’s about sparking new conversations, embracing potential, taking risks, and celebrating the journey.
In My Prime features work from Jess Cochrane, Emma Creasey, Nick Currie, Angus Gardiner, Naoise Halloran-Mackay, Julian Martin (APA), Chris Mason (APA) and Stefan Mau.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
For wheelchair access, Sullivan+Strumpf provide a ramp and a roller door leading into the gallery space. The bathroom is fully accessible, equipped with handrails.
For additional information on accessibility please contact Sullivan+Strumpf on Phone: +61 3 7046 6489 or Email: art@sullivanstrumpf.com
Getting Here
The nearest bus stops are:
Route 246
Gipps St/Hoddle St (Abbotsford): Approximately 300 meters away.
Route 250
Langridge St/Hoddle St (Abbotsford): Approximately 300 meters away.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Limited street parking is available in the surrounding neighbourhood
TarraWarra Museum of Art presents Intimate Imaginaries.
This presentation is the first major exhibition surveying the work of APA artists in an Australian museum, highlighting 13 vital contemporary practices that have emerged from this self-described ‘boisterous hive of creativity’ over the past five decades.
The term ‘imaginaries’ is commonly used to describe realms of pure invention or flights of fancy, but it can also refer to more everyday creative activity: how we perceive, shape and make sense of ourselves and the world around us. This open-ended conception is one that accords with the ethos of APA where ‘art is not taught, but rather the innate creative direction of each artist is nurtured to elicit works of personal meaning and style’. In this spirit, Intimate Imaginaries brings together bodies of work by a range of artists who each express a compelling, richly inventive and deeply felt worldview.
By turns ingenious, irreverent, poignant and joyful, many featured works convey the artist’s personal perspectives on everyday environments, interactions and phenomena. From the autobiographical to the observational, the works of artists such as Lisa Reid, Anthony Romagnano, Cathy Staughton and Terry Williams, reveal the multiple ways in which we can be intimately and imaginatively entangled with each other and with places and things in the world. Other artists, such as Fulli Andrinopoulos, Wendy Dawson and Julian Martin employ abstract shapes, vivid colour and highly tactile forms of mark-making to evoke emotive, intangible and interior states of being. While the exhibiting artists utilise a range of media and processes in their works—including painting, drawing, ceramics, soft sculpture and video—they all share a distinctive handmade aesthetic.
Bringing together early and recent works alongside several new commissions, Intimate Imaginaries includes: Samraing Chea’s highly detailed drawings that depict humorous observations and wry social commentary on daily life; Alan Constable’s hand-modelled, wet-finish colour glazed ceramic cameras; Bronwyn Hack’s carefully crafted fabric models of human anatomy; Julian Martin’s refined abstract pastel compositions distilled from found imagery; Chris O’Brien’s sculptures, videos and zines which convey mischievous personal narratives on suburban life; Lisa Reid’s meticulous and lovingly-rendered ceramics and works on paper evoking familial memories; Cathy Staughton’s colourful paintings of Luna Park that interweave autobiography and fantastical dream imagery; and Terry Williams’s hand-stitched, improvisational renditions of everyday objects.
Curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick, Intimate Imaginaries is presented by TarraWarra Museum of Art in partnership with Arts Project Australia.
Visitors requiring wheelchair or mobility walker access are advised to call ahead so that the they can provide further information about access to the Museum. TarraWarra Museum of Art welcomes guests of all abilities and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for visitors with specific access requirements.
The Museum and gallery spaces are fully accessible, and wheelchair-accessible car parks and toilet facilities are available on site. Self-propelled wheelchairs are available for complimentary hire by contacting the Museum on 03 5957 3100 or museum@twma.com.au.
Getting Here
From Melbourne, catch the train to Lilydale Station then join connecting bus route 685 (Lilydale-Healesville). Visit ptv.vic.gov.au for timetables and further details.
The Museum is located in the beautiful Yarra Valley region, one hour’s drive north-east of Melbourne and a ten minute drive from the regional hub of Healesville.
The upper carpark will be closed. Please park in the lower carpark and travel in the museum’s courtesy bus up the driveway, or you can take in the surrounds through a leisurely walk up the hill to their doors.
The future city—a speculative urban metropolis shaped by science and technology—was a widely explored theme during the twentieth century. However, very few of these megacities ever came to fruition, and even fewer of those realised models were successful. Although certain elements of the metropolis have actualised and continue into the current day. Looking back upon the concept of the future city, there are numerous disconnects between what was proposed and what came to be.
The works in Metropolis respond to the fantasy modernist city as a multifaceted site upon which various narratives and emotions have been projected, while also exploring the relationship of those models to the present.
Featuring
Michael Camakaris
Samraing Chea
Diena Georgetti, courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc, Melbourne
Jordan Halsall
Matthew Harris, courtesy of the artist and FUTURES, Melbourne
Lei Lei Kung
Sammi-Jo Matta
Steven Perrette
Gavin Porter
Cathy Staughton
Darren Sylvester, courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc, Melbourne
Mia Boe, courtesy of the artist Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
Terry Williams
Curated by Amelia Winata.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Devoted to You celebrates the musical icons that have captured the imaginations of artists at Arts Project Australia.
Music has always been a vital part of the studio, with artists driving the studio’s playlist with special requests and well-loved tunes spanning all genres and decades. From record obsessives to dedicated superfans, impersonators and everything in between, Devoted To You explores the devout and passionate world of music fandom in all its feverish glory.
Featuring APA artists Adrian Lazzaro, Alan Constable, Amani Tia, Andrew Nicholaides, Anthony Romagnano, Bronwyn Hack, Cameron Gresswell, Cathy Staughton, Christian Semertzidis, Danny Lyons, Dionne Canzano, James Dawes, Lee Dight, Lisa Reid, Martin Forster, Nick Capaldo, Paul Quick, Peter Ben, Rakhi James, Ruth Howard, Sammi-Jo Matta, Steven Ajzenberg, Steven Perette, Timothy Noble, Tycho Dahlstrom, Valerio Ciccone and William Murray.
Curated by James Dawes, Carolyn Hawkins and Danielle Hakim.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Japan Photo Book is a series of five works by Arts Project Australia artist Rebecca Scibilia drawing on memories of her time in Japan.
Scibilia employs a variety of media in her practise, focusing primarily on felt-tip and paint pens. Finding inspiration in personal experiences and popular culture, she conveys personal or collective memories through abstract forms, often weaving visual references, motifs and text into the imagery. In Japan Photo Book, each piece captures a moment in time, inspired by photographs taken throughout the trip. Characterised by assured patternmaking, the works are at once reflective and electric.
Scibilia has been an artist at the Arts Project Australia studio since 1999. Founded in 1974, Arts Project Australia is a gallery and supported studio that represents artists with intellectual disabilities, promotes their work, and advocates for their inclusion in contemporary art practice. For 50 years, APA has been recognised and celebrated for the quality of the work produced by the artists in the studio, which is exhibited in the APA gallery and around the world and represented in multiple public and private collections.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
For step-free access, follow the footpath from The Substation along Market St to Newport train station, approximately 340 metres.
Getting Here
Access from Newport train station:
Follow the signs to The Substation. Exit the train station toward Market St, turning left up the ramp. The ramp has a steep gradient and may be difficult for some wheelchair users.
The Billboards are approximately 140 metres ahead along a step-free path, parallel to the train line.
The Billboard Gallery can also be accessed via two sets of stairs and a small platform, via the carpark in front of The Substation, next to the Parkiteer bike cage. There are approximately 10 steps either side of the platform.
In this special 50th anniversary Gala Exhibition, the achievements of APA studio and online artists are celebrated, highlighting their unique contributions to contemporary art. Over 200 artworks, including paintings, photography, drawings, printmaking, ceramics, and textiles, will be on display and available for purchase. Collectors have the opportunity to purchase artwork at the opening event and take it home the same night.
This year the event will span across Collingwood Yards, with an additional exhibit onsite showcasing APA’s video archive, and a series of portraits of APA artists by Penelope Hunt. APA’s new 50th anniversary publication and merchandise will also be available.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Arts Project Australia 2024 Miegunyah Creative Fellowship
Symbiosis is the culmination of the 2024 Miegunyah Creative Fellowship with Arts Project Australia. Artist group, The Northcote Penguins, were invited to investigate and respond to decorative arts, furniture and personal items in the Grimwade Collection, which was bequeathed to the University of Melbourne by Sir Russell and Mab Grimwade in 1949.
Visiting the Collection in storage, the artists selected one or more objects that sparked their interest and, through their personal practice and Art Project Australia’s Professional Practice Program, each researched and developed their own creative outcomes.
Mark Smith collaborated with glass blower Ruth Allen to reimagine Grimwade glassware, while Christian Hansen’s bronze sculpture was inspired by a small porcelain ‘fairing’. Jordan Dymke’s self-portrait utilises mirrors from the Grimwade house Miegunyah, and Amani Tia was inspired by photographs taken by Russell Grimwade. Objects from the Collection are incorporated into an infomercial by Aidan Sefo and in collages and digital prints by Monica Lazzari and Sam Ashdown. Michael Camakaris drew inspiration from a ‘puzzle jug’ to produce a group of humorous and satirical ceramic vessels. These imaginative responses are displayed alongside the art and objects that inspired them.
Curated by Alisa Bunbury (Museums and Collections), Coordinated by Carly Richardson (Museums and Collections) and Tom Pendergast (Arts Project Australia).
Hear from exhibiting artists on their process and preparation for symbiosis.
Filming: Maree Prokos and Bernard Winter
Editing: Maree Prokos
Music: James Paul
(Museums and Collections, University of Melbourne)
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The Miegunyah Creative Fellowships are a recent initiative supported by the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund at the University of Melbourne. These fellowships provide the opportunity for creative practitioners to explore the Grimwade Collection and respond to themes, issues and works of art through their chosen means of expression.
The Northcote Penguins are a group of specialised artists who, outside of their individual art practice, explore the broader contemporary arts space and professional practice.
Lead by APA Staff Artist Tom Pendergast, the Northcote Penguins include APA artists:
Aidan Sefo
Amani Tia
Christian Hansen
Jordan Dymke
Mark Smith
Michael Camakaris
Monica Lazzari
Samantha Ashdown
David Kelly (volunteer)
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Buxton Contemporary is fully wheelchair accessible.
For many neurodivergent artists, merely partaking in the contemporary art world is a bold and courageous act.
Held to coincide with APA’s 50th anniversary celebrations, BOLD highlights artists who are unapologetically themselves, and whose instinctive practices manifest in powerful and confident work. Subjects are distilled to their very essence, resulting in pure unadorned form.
Mirroring the fun, colour and joyful nature of the APA studio, BOLD features work by APA artists Adrian Lazzaro, Anna Dehm, Anthony Romagnano, Ian Gold, Jacob Cartelli, John Bates, Julian Martin, Michael Trasancos, Patrick Francis and Ruth Howard.
Bold is curated by Shell Odgers.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
50 Birds celebrates the joint 50th anniversary of two iconic organisations: Arts Project Australia and Arts Access Victoria.
Commemorating a combined total of 100 years of advocacy in the arts, this exhibition brings together 14 artists from APA and AAV who are inspired by the beauty and brilliance of birds.
Exploring a variety of mediums including ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, embroidery and textiles, 50 Birds features APA artists Rosie O’Brien, Miles Howard- Wilks, Simon Paredes, Robert Brown, Anne Lynch, Barbara Gibbs, Dorothy Berry and Alan Constable alongside Arts Access Victoria’s artists Lisa Pownall, Kristy Sweeney, Heather White, Leeann Preddy, Diana Kagadis and Fiona Taylor.
Curated by Rosie O’Brien and Pegs Marlow.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
As part of Arts Project Australia’s (APA) annual creative program, prominent curators are invited to create an exhibition that places APA artists alongside their peers; leading national and international contemporary artists.
This initiative seeks to make broader connections with curators, artists, galleries, and museums, making visible the calibre of the work produced by APA artists, and exemplifying their place within the contemporary art landscape. Since its inception, the initiative has resulted in a long list of remarkable exhibitions that have served to generate new partnerships and develop and strengthen relationships.
Bendable Realities pays tribute to this initiative in APA’s 50th year. Past curators have been invited to select artworks by both APA artists and external artists, creating a dialogue between them. This exhibition celebrates the power of collaboration and meaningful connections, highlighting the gradual reimagining of the art world as a more open, adaptive, and inclusive space for diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities.
Featuring Tiger Yaltangki, Terry Williams, Roger Walker, Julian Martin, Jan Lucas, Rebecca Scibilia, Clare Milledge, Adrian Lazzaro, Katherine Botten and Bronwyn Hack.
Bendable Realities is co-curated by Jo Salt in collaboration with Vince Alessi, Alex Baker, Geoff Newton, Charlotte Day and Patrice Sharkey.
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Strange Planet invites you to move towards the creatures from whom you usually recoil; to examine their glittering intricacies, behold their hairy thoraxes, to bat your eyelids at their slithery scales and razor-sharp fangs.
Find solace in the uncanny beauty of these inhabitants for within their otherworldly forms a symphony of colours, textures, and shapes awaits.
Meet us beneath the thicket in the depths of this Strange Planet.
This exhibition features Anna Dehm, Anne Lynch, Bronwyn Hack, Chris Mason, Dorothy Berry, Dionne Canzano, Eden Menta, Julian Martin, Katherine Foster, Lygin Ang, Matthew Gove, Miles Howard-Wilks, Michael Camakaris, Michael Trasancos, Nhan Nguyen, Patrick Francis, Ruth Howard, Samraing Chea, Shoshanna Brott, Terry Williams and Valerio Ciccone.
Strange Planet is curated by Miles Howard-Wilks, Sandy Fernée and Sarah Lamanna.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On L1 and L2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.
Entry 30A Perry Street is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground.
Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.
Getting Here
The closest tram stops to Collingwood Yards are:
Route 86 towards Waterfront City/Docklands: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
Route 86 towards Bundoora: Johnston St/Smith St (Stop 19)
The nearest Bus stop is the corner of Johnston St and Smith St on Routes 200, 207 and Night Bus Route 966.
The corner of Johnston St and Smith St is approximately a 300 meter, 5 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards.
The closest train stop is Victoria Park on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines.
Victoria Park Station is approximately a 700 metre, 10 minute walk to and from Collingwood Yards. Victoria Park Station is elevated and access to the platforms is either via a ramp or lift.
Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.
Soft Landings celebrates the collaborative partnership between the Australian Tapestry Workshop and Arts Project Australia.
Textiles surround us, comfort us, allow us expression of identity. As Kassia St Clair states in her book The Golden Thread “We live surrounded by cloth. We are swaddled in it at birth and shrouds are drawn over our faces in death. We sleep enclosed by layer upon layer of it…and, when we wake, we clothe ourselves in yet more of it to face the world and let it know who we shall be that day.”
Often delegated to the realm of ‘craft’, textiles can be an underappreciated and overlooked artform. The artists of Soft Landings, however, evident the extensive capacity of textiles – using the medium as a raw expression and interpretation of the world, confirming textiles’ place in contemporary art. Subjects such as body, home, identity, desire, and more are explored through embroidery, 2D mixed media textiles, and soft sculpture.
Featuring the works of Fulli Andrinopoulos, Matthew Gove, Bronwyn Hack, Paul Hodges, Adrian Lazzaro, Anne Lynch, Joanne Nethercote, Chris O’Brien, Rosie O’Brien, Lisa Reid, Mark Smith, and Terry Williams.
Curated by Betty Musgrove.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
For more information on accessibility at Australian Tapestry Workshop please phone 03 9699 7885
Getting Here
Take the No 1 tram (South Melbourne Beach) on Swanston Street and alight at stop 24.
Take the No 12 tram (St Kilda Beach) on Collins Street and alight at stop 129.
Most of the parking around the ATW is one or two hour metered parking.
Parking at the nearby South Melbourne Market is free for the first two hours on Wednesday and Friday.
Small Pleasures looks at ceramic objects as intimate art objects that can be held in the hand.
Small works are necessarily intimate, however they can be expansive in theme and concept and resonate from within to capture a wider audience. The nature of small things and the meaning they hold is potent, like a talisman or treasure. When an object is small, we tend to view it more closely, seeking out detail and understanding. The tactile quality of a handmade ceramic object carries within it the idea of having been touched by the maker’s hand, as well as its quality of tangibility.
In an age of mass-production there is a new appreciation of the value and intimacy of the handmade object with its sense of manual labour. This exhibition of tangible treasures is an ode to the small ceramic object that can be held in the hand and taken to the heart.
Featuring established and emerging artists from Australia and New Zealand: Aaron Scythe, Alex Standen, Ben King, Bronwyn Kemp, Casey Chen, Cath Fogarty, Charlotte Le Brocque, Christine Thacker, Daniel Pace, David Ray, Ebony Russell, Georgia Harvey, Hermannsburg Potters, Holly Phillipson, Isabella Edwards, Jenny Orchard, Kat Shapiro Wood, Mackenzie Rowe, Marianna Ebersoll, Minhi Park, Nani Puspasari, Patsy Hely, Rachel Farang, Ruth Howard, Sandy Lockwood, Simon Rosentool, Stephen Bird, Steve Sheridan, Toni Warburton, Vicki Grima
Small Pleasures is to be opened by Sharon Veale, CEO GML Heritage on Friday 2 August 2024, 6-8pm at Gallery Lowe & Lee.
Accessibility
For information on accessibility please contact Gallery Lowe and Lee on 02 9550 4433 or via email at info@gallerylnl.com.au
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my nameintroduces the next generation of Arts Project Australia artists.
Celebrating the relationship between Arts Project Australia (APA) and ACU’s Bachelor of Visual Arts & Design program, Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name is a collaboration that marks APA’s 50th anniversary milestone.
Titled after a Rolling Stones song lyric, the exhibition captures the thrill of presenting oneself or one’s art to new audiences.
Featuring Alessandra DiMattina, Anna Dehm, Christian Semertzidis, David Mendelsohn, Heidi Beard, Iain Gordon, Maddie Pavlovic and Oscar Donati, this group exhibition showcases APAs next generation of emerging talent, inviting viewers to connect with their art and follow their promising careers over the next 50 years.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Getting here
Limited parking is available on Brunswick Street and surrounds.
The closest train station to ACU Gallery is Parliament Railway Station, it is a 10 minute walk.
The 86 Tram from Bourke Street or the 112 West Preston Tram from Collins Street.
