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SUMMARY:Group Exhibition Call-Out: Punchlines
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nGroup Exhibition Call-Out\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nPunchlines\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text css=””]\nExpressions of Interest Now Open! \nSubmission Deadline: Monday 2 March 2026\, Midnight \nExhibition runs: 24 March – 18 April 2026 \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text css=””]\nfortyfivedownstairs is now accepting expressions of interest from artists to participate in Punchlines\, a group exhibition exploring the use of humour in contemporary art.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Information”][vc_column_text css=””]fortyfivedownstairs is now accepting expressions of interest from artists to participate in Punchlines\, a group exhibition exploring the use of humour in contemporary art. The exhibition will run from 24 March – 18 April 2026. \nWe’re looking for artworks that make us smirk\, snigger\, snort\, chuckle\, giggle\, lol\, crack up\, guffaw\, gasp for air\, pee our pants – or even literally die laughing. \nThis visual humour may take many forms\, including (but not limited to): satire and social critique\, wordplay and visual puns\, absurdity\, surrealism\, dark humour\, pop art\, playful disruption\, appropriation\, or just plain silliness. Works may entertain\, surprise\, or unsettle\, using laughter to expose contradictions\, challenge authority\, critique politics or culture\, or simply revel in the joy of making something funny. \nSubmissions are welcome across all mediums\, stylistic approaches\, and subject matter\, including painting\, photography\, sculpture\, textiles\, installation\, digital media\, and experimental practices. \nPlease note: \n\nCapacity for large 3D works and installations is limited.\nSmaller 3D works must be wall-hung or presented on a shelf (artists must supply their own display supports).\n\nPunchlines offers a great opportunity to show new work\, engage with collectors\, promote your practice\, or experiment within a professional gallery setting. Group exhibitions at fortyfivedownstairs allow artists to exhibit alongside both emerging and established peers without the pressure of a solo show. \nThis exhibition will coincide with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival\, which will be taking over the theatre at fortyfivedownstairs. Last year\, the MICF attracted 5\,000 patrons to our venue\, all of whom passed through the gallery before the comedy shows\, making this a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work to a large audience. \nExhibition Fees \nSubmitting an expression of interest is free. Only artists selected to exhibit will be required to pay the exhibition fee. \n\nUp to 6 artworks may be accepted per artist.\n1–2 artworks: $100 per artwork\n3 or more artworks: $80 per artwork\nStandard artwork size: 80 × 80 cm or under\nWorks larger than 80 cm on any side may attract a higher fee\n\nTerms & Conditions \n\nfortyfivedownstairs curates exhibitions carefully and may limit the number of works displayed per artist based on artwork size and available wall space.\nA 15% commission is retained on all sold works.\nSelected artists must sign an artist agreement outlining the rights and responsibilities of both artist and gallery.\nArtists must supply high-resolution images and full artwork details (title\, medium\, dimensions\, and price) by Monday 9 March 2026.\nAll artworks must be completed and delivered to the gallery by 5:00 PM\, Saturday 21 March 2026.\nThe exhibition will open with a public opening celebration from 5–7 PM on Tuesday 24 March 2026.\n\nHow to Apply \nTo submit your proposal\, please email gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com with the following: \n\nA short statement about the proposed artworks\nA short statement about your practice\nImages of the artworks\, including details: Title\, Year\, Medium\, Edition (if applicable)\, Dimensions\, and Price\n\nSUBMISSION DEADLINE: MONDAY 2 MARCH 2026\, MIDNIGHT[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Cyrano de Bergerac
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nArtefact Theatre Company presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764045223776{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nCyrano de Bergerac by Martin Crimp\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1770351266136{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]12 – 28 February 2026[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1770880658702{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 12 – Saturday 28 February 2026\n\npreview: Thursday 12 February\nopening night: Friday 13 February\nduration: 170 minutes including interval\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: swearing\, dynamic sound & lighting incl. strobe effect\, depictions of bullying\, depictions of war\, sexual references\, adult themes[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1ef9a-d04c” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]A genius with language but convinced of his own ugliness\, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane — who’s fallen for the beautiful but inarticulate Christian. When Cyrano offers to ghost-write his rival’s seduction\, he sets in motion a poignant\, hilarious\, and ultimately devastating love triangle where performance and authenticity become fatally entangled. \nMartin Crimp’s radical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s masterwork strips the romance down to its brutal core: a linguistic tour-de-force that examines the cost of forsaking who we are for who we feel we should be. This is Cyrano for the modern age — an unflinching examination of identity\, masculinity\, and desire. \nDirected by Matthew Cox and featuring a razor-sharp ensemble\, this isn’t the Cyrano you think you know.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1ef9a-d04c”][vc_column_text css=””]Cast: Mark Yeates\, Cazz Bainbridge\, Annabelle Tudor\, Louis Lucente\, Callum O’Malley\, Bushu Fan Chol\, Dion Zapantis\, Jasper Mclorinan\, Dominic Gruenewald\, Samuel Arandez\, Harry Harris\, Adam Hetherington\, Ruby Mountford\, Mikaela Cummins\, Enya Daly\, Jen Bush\, Govind Kumar\, and Eli Carasso \nDirector: Matthew Cox \nAssistant Director: Rebecca Stephens \nSet Designer: Ashley Reid \nCostume Designer: Dylan Lumsden \nLighting Designer: Tim Bonser \nSound Designer: Sebastian Herrera \nIntimacy Coordinator: Jessica Stanley \nStage Manager: Seamus Allan \nCo-Producers: Artefact Theatre Co\, Matthew Cox\, Mark Yeates\, Sarah Cuthbert \nCompany Manager: Sarah Cuthbert[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1ef9a-d04c”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $55\nConcession: $45\nGroup 6+: $45\nEARLYBIRD: $49 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]book online [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Liminal Fields
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nRia Green\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nLiminal Fields\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]3 March – 21 March 2026\n\nopening night:\nTuesday 3 March\, 5 – 7pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n… by capturing these visceral experiences of awe\, time is suspended momentarily enabling the sublime surfaces to reveal themselves… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_btn title=”EXHIBITION CATALOGUE” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FRia-Green-Liminal-Fields-catalogue-1.pdf”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]'Liminal Field'\, Ria Green\, 2025\, gouache\, pigment\, dye\, water colour\, sand\, plaster\, textile\, board\, 50x40cm.'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Radiant Nature\, part 104'\, Ria Green\, 2024\, gouache\, water colour\, oxide\, dye\, plaster\, clay\, textile\, board\, framed in Victorian Ash\, 43x31cm. 'Meditation'\, Ria Green\, 2024\, gouache\, water colour\, oxide\, dye\, plaster\, textile\, board\, framed in Victorian Ash\, 42x31cm. 'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Dark Night'\, Ria Green\, 2024\, gouache\, water colour\, oxide\, dye\, plaster\, textile\, board\, framed in Victorian Ash\, 47x35cm. 'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Cumulonimbus'\, Ria Green\, 2024\, gouache\, water colour\, oxide\, dye\, sand\, clay\, plaster\, textile\, board\, framed in Victorian Ash\, 36x27cm. 'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Radiant Nature\, part 105'\, Ria Green\, 2024\, gouache\, water colour\, oxide\, dye\, sand\, plaster\, textile\, board\, framed in Victorian Ash\, 55x42cm. 'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford'Liminal fields'\, Installation view\, 2026\, Photographed by George Jefford[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]\nRia Green is a multidisciplinary artist working and living in Naarm/Melbourne. Her work explores the resonance and affect of the environment on the spiritual\, emotional and physical self. Through the process of painting\, with a particular focus on raw materials\, colour and texture\, Ria’s practice presents abstracted representations of ephemeral moments of wonderment found in the natural world. By capturing these visceral experiences of awe\, time is suspended momentarily enabling the sublime surfaces to reveal themselves. In embracing the pictorial space\, Green’s paintings offer deeper contemplation and connection to the world around. \n  \nSupported by City of Melbourne Arts Grants.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]\nRia Green is a multidisciplinary artist working and living in Naarm/Melbourne. Ria Green holds a Master of Fine Art at RMIT University\, 2013 and a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours at RMIT University\, 2007. Green has exhibited nationally and internationally since 2007\, including exhibitions in Turin\, Italy and Marnay-sur-Seine\, France. Local exhibitions include Modern Times\, Saint Cloche (Sydney)\, Counihan Gallery\, Blindside Gallery and Seventh Gallery in Melbourne. Green has developed her sense of materiality and methods through several artist residencies including Cortex Frontal\, Cortexrcult Cultural Association\, Arriolos\, Portugal\, Tribu de Trueno\, Bariloche\, Argentina and Fusion Gallery\, Inaudita Cultural Institution\, Turin\, Italy. Green’s work is held in numerous collections including State Library of Victoria\, National Library of Australia\, RMIT University and many private collections. \n  \nWebsite: riagreen.com \nInstagram: @ria.m.green.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For sales inquiries\, please contact fortyfivedownstairs at gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com or call 03 9662 9966.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/liminal-fields/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260303
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SUMMARY:Monumental
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMark Bo Chu\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nMonumental\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]3 March – 21 March 2026 \nopening night: \nTuesday 3 March\, 5pm – 7pm \nartist talk (+ Q&A): \nSaturday 14 March\, 2pm – 3pm\n\nopening hours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…In his gritty and vibrant style\, [Mark Bo Chu] presses at what makes a moment monumental… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_btn title=”EXHIBITION CATALOGUE” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FMark-Bo-Chu-Monumental-Catalogue.pdf”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]'Freeform Camouflage'\, Mark Bo Chu\, acrylic on canvas\, 75 x 100cm.'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'The Ice Cream Van'\, Mark Bo Chu\, 75 x 60 cm. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'The Elbow'\, Mark Bo Chu\, acrylic on canvas\, 46 x 81 cm. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Everybody in the Place'\, Mark Bo Chu\, acrylic on canvas\, 102 x 75 cm. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Swotvac'\, Mark Bo Chu\, acrylic on canvas\, 46 x 81 cm. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Monumental' by Mark Bo Chu\, installation image\, 2026. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Dormant'\, Mark Bo Chu\, acrylic on canvas\, 92 x 92 cm.  [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Magnificence occurs at all scales across a city\, from road markings to modernist statements\, and through the expressions of its denizens. In a new series of paintings\, Mark Bo Chu observes familiar and unfamiliar scenes across Melbourne\, focusing on singular and collective subjects. Chu depicts freeways and festivals as shared public experiences\, as well as work and friendship\, cherished in private. In his gritty and vibrant style\, he presses at what makes a moment monumental.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Mark Bo Chu is a painter of the everyday in Melbourne. His artwork has appeared in Vice\, ABC\, SBS\, The Australian\, and the New York Times. Chu is also a science researcher\, publishing in venues like Cognition and Nature. He is a past writer for the Good Food Guide\, and has recorded as a piano soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Chu currently writes for To Be Magazine.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1769737940164-172832dc-8b93″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 3 March\, 5pm – 7pm \n  \nArtist Talk (+ Q&A) \nSaturday 14 March\, 2pm – 3pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For sales inquiries\, please contact fortyfivedownstairs at gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com or call 03 9662 9966.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Year of the Rooster
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It’s Tennessee Williams\, but the rose-coloured glasses have been ripped off. It’s Homer’s Odyssey\, set in the backstreets of Oklahoma. It’s beautiful and appalling\, like a Happy Meal at 3am. \nPRAISE FOR THE CROCODILE & RHINOCEROS \n“★★★★½…every element of stagecraft merges with guillotine-sharp synergy” — Cameron Woodhead\, The Age \n“★★★★½…everything about Spinning Plates Co’s The Crocodile works” — Anna Hayes\, Theatre Matters \n“★★★★½…if you want to step through the looking glass into all the delights Melbourne theatre has to offer\, you couldn’t find a better place to start” — Vanessa Francesca\, Arts Hub \n“★★★★…a rampaging success…Spinning Plate Co has done it again” — Arts Hub \n“★★★★…pure comic pandemonium…an experience absolutely worth the ride” — Limelight \n“impeccable…a polished\, professional\, coruscating\, very entertaining evening that speaks to our times now. See it.” — Michael Brindley\, Stage Whispers \n“a wild mash of pantomime\, burlesque\, and meticulous ensemble work…pitch-perfect” —Australian Book Review \nBy permission of ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf of Playscripts\, Inc – A Concord Theatricals Company.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a095-3ae9″][vc_column_text css=””]Director: Alexandra Aldrich \nCast: AYA\, James Cerché\, Natasha Herbert\, Zachary Pidd\, and Jessica Stanley \nSet & Costume Designer: Dann Barber \nLighting Designer: Rachel Burke \nSound Designer: Ian Moorhead \nLighting Associate: Sam Martin \nCostume Maker: Christie Milton \nStage Manager: Siena Bonnici \nAssistant Stage Manager: AJ Woodward \nContent Creator: Bridget Sweeney (Artistic Allsort) \nFight Choreographer: Scott Jackson \nPromotional Photography: Sarah Clarke \nProduction Photography: Cameron Grant\, Parenthesy \nProducer: Spinning Plates Co.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a095-3ae9″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $39\nFull: $55\nConcession: $45\nGroup 6+: $45\nMob tickets: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]book online [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Summer's Rhythm
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nAdele Auchterlonie\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSummer’s Rhythm\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]24 March – 18 April 2026\n\nopening night:\nTuesday 24 March\, 5 – 8pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…The warmth of summer is not only physical but emotional; it slows us down [and] draws us together… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_btn title=”EXHIBITION CATALOGUE” color=”black” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FAdele-Auchterlonie-Catalogue_-3.pdf”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]\nSummer’s Rhythm reflects on the Australian summer as something lived and felt\, rather than simply seen. It draws from the familiar rituals that shape the season; time spent in gardens surrounded by native plants\, diving into open water\, fishing for the evening meal\, sharing drinks in the sun\, and driving up the coast with friends as the landscape rolls by. \nThe collection is less about documenting these activities and more about capturing their atmosphere and how they make us feel. It considers the weight of heat in the air\, the way long days seem to stretch endlessly\, and how light settles over everything with a kind of softness and intensity at once. These repeated experiences form a quiet rhythm\, one that feels instinctive and deeply personal. \nAt its core\, Summer’s Rhythm explores how these seasonal moments become part of who we are. The warmth of summer is not only physical but emotional; it slows us down\, draws us together\, and allows us to notice the beauty in what might otherwise feel ordinary. Through a focus on light\, texture\, and mood\, the collection invites viewers to reconnect with the subtle richness of an Australian summer and the sense of comfort and belonging it creates. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Adele Auchterlonie is a Tasmanian abstract expressionist artist and has been painting for six years. She creates bold\, vibrant works designed to bring energy into a space and evoke a strong emotional response. \nHer inspiration comes from everyday life and the beauty found in ordinary moments. Summer\, the ocean and the garden are constant influences. She grew up sailing\, and the rhythm and movement of the water continue to shape the way she paints. She is also inspired by long summer days\, warm light and time spent outdoors\, where heat softens everything and slows the pace of life. \nWorking primarily with mixed media on canvas\, Adele is drawn to expressive brushstrokes\, layered textures and intuitive mark making. Colour plays a central role in her practice and she uses it instinctively to capture movement and feeling. \nThrough her work\, she aims to capture the atmosphere of these familiar experiences and translate them into something expressive\, immersive and deeply felt.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Punchlines
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SUMMARY:Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
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