Andri Permana is a proud participant in the 2020 Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival’s Independent Runway Program. Andri Permana Collections’ debut VAMFF runway show will showcase his latest collection in an event at the Meat Market Stables in North Melbourne. These stylish outfits are largely hand tailored and provide a fresh approach to womens clothing with their use of vibrant colour and strong lines, whilst maintaining a soft feminine look. […]
You are warmly invited to the exhibition and book launch of Do Brumbies Dream in Red? Presented as an immersive experience, this collaborative project utilises large-scale projection and soundscape to place the audience within the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Alpine regions during the period of 2019 – 2020, referred to as the Black Summer. This project challenges the human perception of this catastrophic event, revealing the bushfires and resulting damage […]
Sometimes to find out what we want, we look to the opposite to understand what we don’t want. A World We Don’t Want presents thirteen ideas on a world we don’t want by leading Australian creatives, to speculate on a future we do want. Contributors include Alterfact, Andrew Carvolth, Andrew Simpson and James Walsh, Dale Hardiman and Stephen Royce, Damien Wright, Flack Studio, Foolscap Studio and Liam Fleming, Guy Keulemans and […]
Use creativity, foresight and storytelling to imagine new futures. No one knows what the future holds, but this board game will take you on a journey to discover a range of possible futures. In this high-energy interactive workshop, you will work in teams to build a possible future. The workshop will be played through a set of secret, sealed envelopes – not even your hosts will know how the stories […]
Join Aboriginal entrepreneurs and friends to discuss regenerative design and the circular economy. Koorie businesswoman Jirra Lulla Harvey is bringing a taste of the Kalinya Retreats from the Gold Coast to Melbourne for a series of small group conversations on Indigenous leadership in the new economy. Aboriginal community members, regenerative design practitioners, impact investors and entrepreneurs bringing the circular economy to life are invited to visit the Kalinya Retreats room. […]
Something’s coming. Stick together to survive. It’s 1853 on the Murray River: Wamba Wamba Country. A dire warning lands at Wirramanda’s feet. As a band of white strangers are led by a loose-cannon Captain deep into indigenous territory, Wirramanda and young warriors Dindi and Warru must rely on their instincts and one another to survive. Meanwhile, on board the paddle steamer that pursues them, will a split in the ranks […]
In the past, museums built universes that were miniature representations of the world but these microcosms were limited and limiting constructions. How to Build a Universe is an exhibition that takes the theatrical methodologies of dominant museums as a jumping-off point to launch a creative intervention. Four installation artists respond to the idea of universe building, commenting on the impossibilities of constructing a complete or neutral representation of the world […]
This workshop offers a unique way for children (of all ages) to construct, investigate and play with the ideas of architecture and urban design. Repurposing trash (recycled materials) to construct imagined buildings that then combine to create and imagined city. Utilizing discarded materials (bottle tops, cartoons and packaging) the workshop will look at waste management, engineering, construction and manufacturing productions – all the things that go into the development of […]
Antipodes Theatre Company revisits their highly lauded Australian premiere production of the concert-musical-hybrid GHOST QUARTET to celebrate Melbourne's return to live performances! Drawing inspiration from murder ballads and The Twilight Zone, GHOST QUARTET cunningly blurs the line between a contemporary concept album and modern musical theatre. Four musicians gather to drink whisky and share centuries-old stories about love, death, and betrayal – exposing mysterious and dangerous details from their own […]
Come along and save some trees! Buy art, drink and eat, listen to some music and enjoy doing something for your planet! In Essence is an art show fundraiser that features over 15 artists interpretations of the importance of preserving sacred spaces. The show comprises an array of mediums, such as paintings, photography, performance art and video. Opening at Meat Market on the 25th of February, from 6pm-11pm, a $15 ticket […]
A new video trilogy offers a prophesied vision of Melbourne ravaged by climate change, seen through the perspective of young Melbournians predicted to be most affected. Through formal re-enactment, found footage and digital reconstruction, The Precise Moment I Gave Into The Impossible Weight Of Everything chronicles a fragmented timeline of our imminent future. Supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants. Logan Mucha is a director and video artist whose […]
Periscope presents their newest project: Reigen Written in collaboration by 9 incredible playwrights! REIGEN showcases the fleeting close encounters of nine characters seeking intimate connection while falling in and out of lockdown. Written by: Amarachi Okorom, Ang Collins, Danish Sheikh, Fiona Spitzkowsky, Georgia Symons, Jake Stewart, Jean Tong, Thomas De Angelis and Vivian Nguyen
Pianos Recycled invite you to see a diverse range of stunning and unique objects created from the materials of unwanted pianos.
A Continental Showcase is a collective comedy showcase. All comedians are originally from continents that start and end with A – Africa, America, Asia, Australia. We dug deep and found the best. This comedy collective will be hilarious, cultural, political and something you don’t want to miss out on. Vincent Tshaka – Africa An award-winning Kenyan-born, Australian comic based in Melbourne, Vincent Tshaka is the first Kenyan comedian to find success internationally, as well as one […]
VAS HOLOS Claire Bridge, Jia Jia Chen, Nina Sanadze and Katie Stackhouse explore concepts of wholeness (holos) and the vessel (vas) through rupture and embodiment, translated across sculpture, video and installation. Whether the vessel be of a human/more-than-human body, the earth, body politic or of culture, each contemplates our complex mesh of interrelations as containers of emergent, transformative change. This project is supported by the City of Melbourne arts grants. […]
After two years of surveying major Australian land sites, including the Central Desert (NT), Flinders Ranges (SA) and Lake Mungo (NSW), Christophe Stibio presents a new group of paintings that reflect an authentic vision of the Australian Landscape: unorthodox, awe-inspiring, intimate yet vulnerable. The signature use of shredded classified documents as a painting medium serves as a protest against governmental ineptitude to act significantly on the desertification of the country […]
Technique is a new science-fiction theatre work for a single performer, created by award-winning Melbourne company Elbow Room.
A Sorrowful Act: The Wreck of the Zeewijk derives from a broader investigation within Drew Pettifer's work to unearth hidden queer histories through archival art practices.
Charles Daniel Pratt became an ANZAC Aviator in the Middle East in WWI. He participated in the Gallipoli campaign, in which he was wounded, documenting his participation photographically. This period of warfare initiated Aerial Surveillance, whose techniques Pratt brought to the successful Aerial documentation of Post-WWI Geelong. This exhibition celebrates Pratt's heroic ANZAC photographs, records of mutilated plane-crash residue, aerial photographs around Ismailia, Egypt and post-war Geelong and places then […]
A group of strangers arrive as guests in an unfamiliar place. Welcomed by their host, they exchange small gifts of listening and being heard, sounding and unsounding. Every gesture they make takes their individual action into a shared sonic space. So what can we make from this collective attention? Having arrived as a group of strangers, perhaps they leave feeling like a band. Session Times: Thursday 15 Dec | 6pm, […]
Fairly self explanatory 😅… Have you ever wanted to give Shakespeare a try? Is there a Shakespeare role you have always wanted to play? Whether you love or hate the Bard, this event is sure to be a hilarious, messy night of Shakespeare as you’ve never seen it before. You’ll be able to watch Shakespeare aficionados delivering monologues under the influence, and we’ll also be encouraging any brave audience members […]
5 Playwrights, 5 Directors, 10 actors, 24 hours. What could go wrong? Join us for our first ever 24 hour play festival, a whirlwind showcase that brings together creative communities to produce 10-minute plays that are written, rehearsed and performed in a day. The writers have 14 hours to write, the directors and actors have 7 hours to put it on its feet. Be the first to see these fully […]
Do you have a song you need to sing out? Have you secretly been writing the world’s next literary masterpiece? Wanna make people giggle? Or do you want to try something new? During our Festival of the Unseen, there will be four “open mic night” experiences, themed around: Piano Bar: Pianist available, all genres of music are welcome. New Work Showcase: Submit scripts, monologues, perform original songs, etc. You can perform it […]
Check out excerpts from projects that have previously participated in Antipodes Theatre Company's annual Winter Lab for developing new work. Each night will feature 3-4 pieces through readings, discussions with the creators, musical performances and more!
Originally intended to be part of Antipodes Theatre Company's 2023 Season, The Humans will now be presented as a staged reading featuring members of the original cast and production team. Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama The Blake family has gathered at the youngest daughter’s Manhattan apartment. Over the course of one evening, they grapple with aging, illness, and a changing […]
After the success of 2022’s “Unsung”, Antipodes Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its return! A concert fundraiser featuring some of Melbourne's best singers and comedians performing songs from musical theatre roles they wouldn't traditionally be cast in. This event will be a fun-filled night of stories, songs, and celebrating Antipodes' commitment to providing an inclusive and collaborative environment for independent theatre in Melbourne. All proceeds from the event will […]
Versa, meaning to be ‘turned’ or ‘changed’ in Latin, is a collaborative series of installations using end-of-life materials. The exhibition showcases a collection of unique furniture and architectural elements, made by Fereday and White respectively, tailored to the three spaces of the Meat Market Stables across an impressive 400sqm. Developed through a process of independent collaboration, Fereday and White have sought to create a series of works that explore the […]
If there’s one thing we know for sure: writers and readers love gossip. While we can’t condone the sharing of real literary gossip, or even blind items, join some of EWF’s favourite writers as they share the most scandalous gossip they could imagine – emphasis on imagine. Come along to hear the juiciest made-up stories of silly scandals and fake feuds. Featuring Dana Mitchell, Veronica & Nayuka Gorrie, Adalya Nash […]
A soft sculpture takes the form of an illuminated suspended cubicle made from architectural drafting film, hand crafted delicately using processes of sewing, scoring, cutting, folding, weaving and interlocking
Exploring The Queer community's relationship with the Australian landscape.
From the outside we see the perfect couple, however, life on the inside is very different
A dive into the mysteries of a police station. Six caricatured and energetically interpreted characters, all united to discover the author of a crime! A farcical black police comedy! Commissioner Navarin is retiring tonight. But the last day of this cop’s legendary and dubious reputation is going to be more eventful than expected, when he is assigned a final and most confusing case. A corpse in a sauna and a […]
Exhibition: Silence#1.7 The Beauty in Death Opening Night : Friday 1st SEP, 6:00 – 8:30 pm. Live Performance by Yumi Umiumare and Pimpisa Tinpalit at 7:00 pm. ———— Exhibition Dates: Fri 1st Sep- Sat 9st Sep, 2023 Venue : Meat Market Stables 2 Wreckyn St (corner of Wreckyn St and Courtney St) North Melbourne 3051 Support by City of Melbourne Annual Art Grant 2023 SILENCE #1.7 THE BEAUTY IN […]
A raucous and unlikely romantic drama - twenty feet up RETURN SEASON. In a town of ten thousand people, what parade do we get? Halloween. A small town in the west of Ireland. There's a party to get to, and Mikey and Casey have everything they need... Booze. Cash. Drugs. Each other. The only problem is they're stuck. Stuck on a roof. Stuck together. And as they wait for […]
Alice is cold, she's tired, and Michael won't stop telling her that she died twelve hours ago.
An unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power.
Five Ways is an exhibition featuring the wood fired ceramic work of Zak Chalmers, Jann Kesby, Sandy Lockwood, Angus McDiarmid and Steve Williams. The exhibition follows the paths each potter has taken firing with wood, the exhibition showcases a range of pots. A series of demonstrative workshops will be presented on the first Saturday of the exhibition at the Neo Ceramics studio in North Melbourne. Key details are below: When: […]
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Please join us at the official opening of Able Art 2023. This year’s theme is ‘nature’. The collection of artworks is full of life, striking and impressive. Some clients have collaborated alongside support staff in Able Supported Homes and day programs to make artwork. We are very excited to share their artworks with you. When: Friday 1 December, 2022 Where: Meat Market Stables, 2 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne Time: 10.30am Platform interpreters […]
DOME A new exhibition from the mind of the producer behind Her, Bloody, and I’m with stupid. 3 EXISTENTIAL HAPPENINGS, IN A SPACED OUT DELIRIUM, TAKING NOTES ON ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Taking to the Meat’s Market again this artist brings forth a spate of happening in each room. The first a wander into a beach scape, featuring an island asking the viewer to look at ‘just how much longer do we […]