Chekhov’s modern masterpiece is brought to life by a unique performance ensemble led by Green Room award-winning director Laurence Strangio. The world of this timeless play is hilarious while it is heartbreaking, endearing while frustrating, and baffling while delightful. Chekhov’s…
Now in its third year, the Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize is presented by AMES and Multicultural Arts Victoria in partnership with VicHealth, Parks Victoria and the Sidney Myer Foundation. Read about the winners of the 2012 Heartlands Refugee Fine…
While David Lawrance worked in relative isolation in the latter part of his life, his lifelong commitment to his work as an artist never waned. He worked in various mediums; pencil, charcoal, water color and oil. His work, particularly in…
Througout the 80s and 90s when much of Victoria was in drought - renowned artist Allan Wolf-Tasker painted the landscape. With a practised brush he created vivid images of country Australia, farmland, drybeds of creeks, rivers and bush. Now with…
Heroism is a cross-cultural and historically persistent phenomenon. Martin Hodge’s latest series of observational drawings and watercolours are inspired by contemporary heroes – a collection of children’s toys and figurines. As elements of material culture, toys act as role models…
Formed in 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland, from three of Australia’s leading young musicians, Benjamin Kopp (piano), Emma Jardine (violin) and Martin Smith (cello), the Streeton Trio is currently one of the ensembles in residence of the prestigious European Chamber Music…
Fresh from their crowd-pleasing performance at diamonds downstairs, our 10 year birthday showcase, Faye Bendrups, Guillermo Anad, and Dave Evans return to our stage with a tango performance steeped in the rich history it has sprung from. Esteemed scholars of…
One of Australia’s most exciting chamber groups come to fortyfivedownstairs this April – promising an enlightening evening of enlightenment, discussion, and the music of the revolutionary 1770s/1780s. The winds of change and outward expansion refreshed Europe and the new world, and…
Ken Murray (guitar), Ken Schroder (saxophone) and Denis Close (percussion) are Sambalamento. The trio play Bossa Nova, samba and choro with brief excursions into Nuevo Tango. Featured composers include Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa, alongside Afro-Sambas by the great Brazilian…
Join current exhibitors Alexandra Sassé and Janice Gobey for a Saturday afternoon finissage as they talk about their arts practise and their exhibited works. Alexandra Sassé holds postgraduate qualifications in Fine Art from both Victorian College of the Arts and…
Beck Wheeler's colourful Neo-tribal series, Gone Bush, blends European folklore with myths and legends from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Colour palettes are reminiscent of 1970's European childrens books whilst the pattern making takes inspiration from Maori, Pacific…
In mid 2009 Nicholas Harder spent time exploring the landscapes of Kakadu in the Northern Territory. In his latest series, Harder captures the kaleidoscopic essence of the Australian landscape. ‘My landscapes are concerned with memory and a sense of place…
The 50-year old Western Districts Grampian’s Wool Scour was decommissioned in February 2009. The specialised scrubbing machinery has since been sold and shipped to China, where Australia’s wool will be processed more cheaply. In this latest body of work, photographer…
This coming Saturday, Morganna Magee will be joined by Katie and Jaylen (mother and son pictured right). Together artist and subject will share their insights from the Motherhood project. 'As a 28 year old woman who does not yet have…
fortyfivedownstairs is celebrating 10 marvellous years in Flinders Lane with an in-house group show. UNFOLD: works from paper features 10 outstanding Australian artists: Louise Rippert, Nicholas Jones, Nobby Seymour, Graham Hay, Wendy Edwards, Lan Nguyen-Hoan, Adam Simmons, Alana Sivell, Claudia…
It’s the 3rd of February again and Miss Place, Betty and Lana sit quietly, sipping their shiraz. Slowly and methodically the floor begins to shift, revealing the moss and mud below. A tall crab apple tree pulls out from cupboard…
Our anniversary showcase is sure to dazzle and delight with a glittering list of performers... The beautiful voice of Fiona Roake... Comedy Festival stars Benn Bennett, Wes Snelling and Ryan Coffey... Michael Dalley singer, songwriter and satirist, turns his piercing…
King Henry IV is beset by strife. His soul is sick, his body faltering. His land is gripped by civil war. His enemy is a killing machine. And his heir is a playboy prodigal. What does he want to do?…
“The more I give, the more I have…” – Juliet, Act II Juliet Capulet is 13. And she is getting older every day… The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is an all-female, psychological examination of one…
Not everyone got on to Noah’s Ark – plenty got left behind. Set in a Melbourne of the near future, and in the wake of mass flooding, TWO BY TWO follows a couple and a sick woman who have been…
Raw, raucous, and beautiful, Leggings Are Not Pants shows that there are no boundaries to gender identity, but there are to lycra. A pole show with a twist on the sexy, this is for anyone who has not come out…
Finucane & Smith, purveyors of the seductive, subversive, and electrifying are back...and this time they’re opening Pandora’s Box! Get ready for the unleashing of the wild ones led by a jaw-dropping Moira/Medusa in the anarchic, erotic and unforgettable THE GLORY…
As a photographer and sociologist, Kristin Diemer loves to tell a good story. Her latest exhibition 'A Dingo Fence and Mallee Roots' tells the story of a Victorian family farming on the Fringe. Kristin's poignant imagery illustrates the often solitary life of…
Michael Griffiths IS Madonna. No accent, costume or wig. Just 'Madge' accompanying herself at the piano leading you on a journey through her tough life and tender songs. Strike a pose, get into the groove and express yourself as Madonna…
Can a cabaret show have too much attitude? Too much pizzaz? Or a young star have too much showbiz in his veins? Not when the star is Tom Sharah, winner of the 2009 Sydney Cabaret Showcase. Too much is just…
‘An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing...’ - Louise Bourgeois With undergraduate studies in Psychology and Sociology Janice Gobey harbours a fascination for the human condition and in particular the dynamics between men and women…
With a deep understanding of the language of painting and drawing Alexandra Sassé interprets the intangibles of human presence through colour and line. Working repeatedly with a small select circle of models, the intensity of the studio spills into these…
A photographic series by Morganna Magee. Motherhood is our biological destiny, but for the first time consumerism and marketing has meant the spotlight is well and truly on modern mothers. Motherhood is universal but each woman brings her own history…
Reminiscent of Zen Buddhist brush and ink landscapes, Jean Lyon’s new series of oils on canvas harmonise representations of earth, fire, water, air and space to create enchanting, dreamlike scenes. Lyon’s begins each work with an amorphous grey wash. Organic…
'My inspiration for the White wash series comes from the Chinese government’s attempt to control the use of public space. Throughout Beijing unauthorised postings, largely of a commercial nature, are painted over with white and grey brush marks. In Brisbane,…
Dream city is about memory, dreams, and imagination. It is a world of shifting buildings, places and people. Structures have taken on impossible forms, stretching and molding to the imagination.The characters that inhabit dream city are all very poetic in…