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SUMMARY:Developing your Practice - a hands-on workshop series for painters
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nDeveloping your Practice – a hands-on workshop series for painters\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nled by Charlotte Ivey + Lana Daubermann\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]7 June – 18 August 2026\n\ntimes: fortnightly Sundays\, 10 am – 1pm \nadmission: $175 per session \nmaterials provided[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS ($175 each)” color=”orange” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.sales.ticketsearch.com%2Fsales%2Fevents”][vc_btn title=”BOOK 6 WORKSHOP PACKAGE ($875)” color=”primary” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.sales.ticketsearch.com%2Fsales%2Fsubcriptions”][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=””]Led by Charlotte Ivey (abstract artist) and Lana Daubermann (landscape artist)\, these workshops are designed to inspire painters from beginners to those with more experience. This series of six fortnightly workshops can be booked individually\, or as a complete set. All materials are supplied\, so all you need to do is turn up (in clothing you don’t mind getting paint on!)\, and be ready to explore. \n\n\n\nWorkshop 1: Composition\n7 June\, 10am – 1pm\nThis workshop focuses on composition in painting\, and how you can use it to create harmony\, tension\, balance\, mood and interest in your work. We’ll talk through some basic compositional ‘rules’ then we’ll take you through a series of practical exercises that encourage you to explore compositional ideas for yourself – working within or without the ‘rules’.\n\n\nWorkshop 2: Subject matter\n21 June\, 10am – 1pm\nWhat do you want to paint? What do you want your work to communicate? This workshop helps you to unpack these questions\, exploring connection to your work as an artist. It could be a starting point for you\, a deep dive into existing themes that have appeared in your work\, or perhaps a change in direction. Expect self-reflection\, group discussions\, inspiration\, and practical exercises to help you build a personalised visual diary of your practice.\n\n\nWorkshop 3: Colour choices\n5 July\, 10am – 1pm\nThis session explores colour\, providing ideas and tools to give you more confidence with using colour in your work. We’ll discuss colour as a standalone presence\, colour combinations\, the art of manipulating colour through pairings\, and the use of colour in historical and current contexts. We’ll do some simple colour selection and mixing exercises to launch your own colour wheel collection\, creating a solid colour reference for your practice\, and some fresh inspiration.\n\n\nWorkshop 4: Mark-making\n19 July\, 10am – 1pm\nMark-making\, brushwork\, texture… these all work together to create depth\, energy and movement in a painting. This session gives you the chance to expand your mark-making vocabulary as we consider how the marks we make record our own experience as well as impact the viewers experience of our work.\n\n\nWorkshop 5: Strengthening your voice\n2 August\, 10am – 1pm\nThis workshop is more of an open discussion around our work and how we can strengthen our voice and the direction of our practice. Participants are required to bring in some of their own work to talk about. The session will be mostly discussion based\, with one painting exercise included.\n\n\nWorkshop 6: Building your practice\n16 August\, 10am – 1pm\nThis session will involve open discussions about the challenges of surviving as a practicing artist. We’ll give you some practical advice\, helpful templates and real life answers to all of your questions. We’ll have a mini play session creating a pop up exhibition where you’ll be encouraged to talk about your impromptu work in a relaxed and supportive environment. Whether you want to dip your toe into the world of galleries\, connect with other painters\, or break through personal roadblocks\, this session will build confidence and independence in whatever steps you choose to take next as an artist.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artists’ Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Charlotte Ivey \nCharlotte Ivey is a visual artist born in Aotearoa/New Zealand where she studied Philosophy of Art at University of Canterbury. She now resides in Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia. \nLargely focussed on oil painting\, Charlotte’s work is led by the impulses of the body – exploring the illusory nature of psychological states\, and how they dictate our experience of external environments. She charts a territory somewhere between the traditionally ‘beautiful’ and ‘distasteful’. \nhttps://www.charlotteivey.com/  \n  \nLana Daubermann \nLana Daubermann is a landscape and still life painter living near Melbourne’s Merri Creek. She has painted since she was a child\, slowly sidestepping her way out of a career in advertising to becoming a full-time artist. \nLana primarily works in oils and enjoys the immersive qualities of paint and its endless possibilities in mark-making. Painting en plein air and direct from life is an important part of her practice as she explores the process of painting and drawing and the unique way it can connect us to the world. With a traditional background in tonalism\, her attention over the years has shifted more towards intuition and colour. \nShe exhibits and teaches regularly\, and loves to share her passion for painting with others. \nhttps://www.lanadaubermann.com/ \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:MR BIG aka Tatay\, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune!
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nTAYOTAYO Collective in association with fortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1762824921399{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nMR BIG aka Tatay\, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! by Dax Carnay-Hanrahan\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763607434550{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]24 June – 5 July 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_1782177083853{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Wednesday 24 June – Sunday 5 July 2026\n\npreview: Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June\nopening night: Friday 26 June\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturdays 7:30pm\nSundays 5pm\nSaturday 27 June 4pm – Auslan interpreted with post show Q&A\nticket price: $42 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: This production contains haze\, suggestions of sexual abuse\, references to death and grief\, partial nudity\, sudden loud noises\, homophobic/transphobic language\, drug use\, sexual references\, coarse language\, and a very catchy tune[/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-b9f16135-ab6c” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]A ghost that will not stop singing. A bride with a funeral to plan. A 90s love song that refuses to die. From award-winning playwright Dax Carnay-Hanrahan\, MR BIG aka Tatay\, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! is a darkly comedic and musically haunted new theatre work. \nSet between 1990s Manila and contemporary Melbourne\, MR BIG follows Diana\, a trans Filipina woman juggling her upcoming wedding and the funeral of her estranged father. Her plans fall apart when her late father reappears as a singing ghost who will not stop belting Mr. Big’s 1991 hit “To Be With You.” \nFusing music\, comedy\, and haunting absurdity\, the play dives into gender\, grief\, and immigrant duty\, navigating the chaos of a fractured family legacy. This heartfelt and hilarious Filipino-Australian story forces an unavoidable\, ridiculous confrontation with the ghosts of the past. \nDeveloped through the support of Midsumma Festival 2026\, the City of Melbourne Arts Grants\, and Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room program\, in association with fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f16135-ab6c”][vc_column_text css=””]CAST in order of appearance \nDIANA/JGHOST – Dax Carnay-Hanrahan\nJOEY/DGHOST – Trevor Santos\nDION – Ken Paolo\nNOLET/ALFIE – Ayril Borce\nTESS – Anna Buenaseda\nJERRY – Aiden Gale Miranda \nCREATIVES \nDIRECTOR – Beng Oh\nWRITER – Dax Carnay-Hanrahan\nPRODUCER – Sasha Leong\nSTAGE MANAGER – Teri Steer\nASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER – Claire Le Blond\nDRAMATURG – Matthew Bostock\nMUSICAL DIRECTOR & SOUND DESIGNER – Ben Keene\nLIGHTING DESIGNER – Viv Hargreaves\nSET & COSTUME DESIGNER – Christina Logan-Bell\nVISUAL STORYTELLING – Jordan Hanrahan-Carnay[/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-b9f16135-ab6c”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $42\nFull: $55\nConcession: $45\nGroup 6+: $45\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $42 \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_section title=”Special Events” tab_id=”1772668086679-efc4886c-f6d8″][vc_column_text css=””]\nMR BIG: Dedicated Community Performances + Artist Conversation\n\nAcross the season\, MR BIG aka Tatay\, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! features two dedicated community performances\, each followed by a facilitated post-show conversation. These sessions create safer\, community‑centred spaces for reflection and connection. Allies are welcome. \nSaturday 27 June\, 4pm – Migrant & Asian Australian Communities \nA dedicated performance for Migrant and Asian Australian communities\, followed by a post‑show conversation facilitated by Slanted Theatre. \n4 July\, 5pm – MR BIG & TGV: Trans/Form  \n\nEleven trans and gender-diverse creatives have been working with Dax through a series of intensive workshops to actively write and perform their own original material\, exploring how to take the raw material of our lived experience and transmute it into Satire\, Camp\, and Joy.\nWe invite you to experience these new and original works for the first time\, on the stage of MR BIG. These are works in-development. All MR BIG ticket holders for July 4th get access to this event.\n\n“Emerging trans and gender-diverse artists just spent three days turning their monsters into material and their material into something you can actually watch. The pre-show is them\, doing that\, live\, for the first time in front of people who aren’t each other. Then you get Mr. Big. Honestly\, get there early\, this might be the best part of your night.” – Daxie Carnay-Hanrahan\n\n\nSaturday 4 July\, 7.30pm – Trans and Gender Diverse Community Night \nA dedicated performance centring Trans and Gender Diverse audiences\, followed by a facilitated post-show conversation with Transgender Victoria. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]book online [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Fledge Radiance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nA group show curated by Tré Turner and E. Salmon\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nFledge Radiance\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]30 June – 11 July 2026 \nopening night:\nTuesday 30 June\, 5-7pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…We are creating a bower; collecting little things we like to show off\, comforts\, reflections\, traces of Country… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”Purchase an artwork” color=”inverse” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Ffledge-radiance”][vc_btn title=”Exhbition Catalogue” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FFledge-radiance-Booklets-1.pdf”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]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=””]In celebration of NAIDOC week\, curators E Salmon and Tre Turner have asked a selection of queer Blakfulla artists based around Narrm to showcase their work. \nWe are coming together to celebrate each other\, the gifts we give each other\, the gifts we receive from our ancestors\, Elders and mob\, and the gifts we are yet to give. \nWe are inspired by the Bower bird’s feathers\, whose iridescent blue is created by structural colouration. It is not the individual feather\, but the crystalline structure of them grouped together that shines such radiance. \nWe are creating a bower; collecting little things we like to show off\, comforts\, reflections\, traces of Country. And this can become a shelter from which we all fledge.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Participating Artists” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Grace Auld \nNicholas Currie \nENOKi \nlalatuai \nAri Mills \nElijah Money \nMia Nugent \nE Salmon \nPierra Van Sparkes \nTré Turner[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:And What Will People Say?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nBCD Theatre presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1783834867329{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nAnd What Will People Say? by Amani Mahmoud\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1763694336841{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]9 – 12 July 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_1783592693106{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 July 2026\n\nopening night: Thursday 9 July\nduration: 70 minutes\ntimes:\nThursday – Friday 7:30pm\nSaturday 6pm\nSunday 2pm & 5pm \nplease arrive promptly\, this show has a strict lockout \nticket price: $45 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: This production contains theme of domestic violence[/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-b9f1a409-96b2″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]\nA powerful fusion of Indian dance\, music\, and poetry\, this immersive theatre work confronts domestic violence with raw honesty\, cultural depth\, and the courage to discuss uncomfortable truths. Winner of two Sydney Fringe 2025 awards — Best in Category (Spoken Word) and Best Emerging Producer — this acclaimed production has moved audiences across communities and sparked vital conversations. \nWhat happens when silence is survival — but speaking out is freedom? \nAnd What Will People Say? is an electrifying 60-minute immersive theatre experience that blends Indian dance\, original music\, and spoken word to explore the unspoken realities of domestic violence within families and communities. Told through the eyes of a mother and her children\, this powerful piece invites audiences into a deeply personal journey of love\, fear\, shame\, and resilience. \nRooted in real experiences and shaped by the voices too often left out of the conversation\, the production challenges cultural stigma and generational silence. It exposes the hidden stories that echo behind closed doors—those shaped not only by violence itself\, but by the social pressures that keep people quiet. It is a story of pain but also of courage\, hope\, and radical truth-telling. \nThis is more than theatre. This is a conversation our communities need to have. And it starts here.[/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-b9f1a409-96b2″][vc_column_text css=””]Producer and Director: Kersherka Sivakumaran \nWriter: Amani Mahmoud \nDancer: Gayatri Krishnamurthy \nVeena Player: Hari Sivanesan  \nNarrator: Khema de Silva \nPercussionist: Pirashanna Thevarajah \nViolinist: Narthana Kanagasabai \nHero image: Phil Erbacher[/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-b9f1a409-96b2″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\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:Emerging Artist Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nEmerging Artist Award 2026\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]14 July – 24 July 2026\n\nopening night: \nTuesday 14 July\, 5 – 7pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n… bold new work from some of Australia’s most exciting early-career artists… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”VIEW 2026 FINALISTS’ ARTWORKS” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Femerging-artist-award-2026″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]2025 EAA 1st Prize Winner: Steph Everett\, 'backseat of a commodore'\, glass beads\, thread\, copper rod\, 43 x 75 cm.'Emerging Artist Award 2026'\, opening night\, installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 2026 EAA 1st Prize Winner: Ivan Lengyel\, 'P(destiny | origin)'\, Multi-screen interactive digital installation with three 7-inch screens\, LiDAR audience tracking\, generative audio\, microcomputer and custom aluminium support\, 35 × 150 × 30 cm. Photographed by George Jefford. 2026 EAA 2nd Prize Winner: Ella Pininta\, 'Everything Led Me Here'\, oil on canvas\, \n61 x 45.5 x 4 cm. Photographed by George Jefford. 2026 EAA People's Choice Award Winner: Emily Tian (@etianart)\, ‘Love\, a family gathering that lives only in my mind’\, Cyanotype on silk panels\, red thread\, bamboo support\, 125 × 89 cm. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. 'Emerging Artist Award 2026' installation image. Photographed by George Jefford. EAA 2026 Winners: Ivan Lengyel\, 1st Prize\, and Ella Pininta\, 2nd Prize. 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=””]fortyfivedownstairs is proud to present our 11th annual Emerging Artist Award. \nThe Emerging Artist Award at fortyfivedownstairs is a proven catalyst for recognition and professional development\, while giving audiences the opportunity to discover bold new work from some of Australia’s most exciting early-career artists. \nThis year\, the work of 31 finalists from across Australia is on display from 14–24 July 2026 across both our gallery spaces at 45 Flinders Lane. \nThe prize recipients of the $3000 prize pool were announced at opening night on Tuesday 14 July. Special thanks to guest judge Fran Clark\, Director and Co-founder of ARC ONE Gallery. \nThe First Prize of $2\,000 was awarded to Ivan Lengyel for P(destiny | origin). \nThe Second Prize of $1\,000 was awarded to Ella Pininta for Everything Led Me Here. \nIn addition to their cash prizes\, both winners will be given the opportunity to present solo exhibitions at fortyfivedownstairs in 2027. \nSpecial mentions: Wood Song by Aliandra Nasrun for\, Loves a cig by Codee Mac for\, and Just As Long As We’re Together by Hamish Basset. \nCongratulations to Emily Tian\, who was awarded the People’s Choice Award for Love\, a family gathering that lives only in my mind. Emily was presented with a prize pack generously donated by Liquitex and Jasart at the closing night. \nThe Emerging Artist Award 2026 is supported by Equity Trustees Charitable Foundation – The Cuming Bequest\, Future Leaders\, MSC Signs\, Liquitex and Jasart.  \n              [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Finalists” tab_id=”1782703086368-73766ddc-7479″][vc_column_text css=””]Aleksander Morris \nAliandra Nasrun \nAnna Lloyd-Parker \nBevan Lan \nCecilia Jacobs \nCodee Mac \nElla Pininta \nEmily Tian \nEmily Yeonsoo Jung \nEmma Kiley \nFrankie Pan \nGrace Mitchell \nHamish Bassett \nInyoung Lee \nIsabel Margarita Morales Poblete \nIvan Lengyel \nJesse Birthisel \nJoseph Tullmann \nKasia Dudkiewicz \nKatya Ryzhikh \nKyah Barry \nMaddie Hepner \nMeghan Black \nMei Wah Williams \nMichael Shin \nOlive Bly \nOlivia Brice \nPatrick Chen \nSayuni Wickramsinghe \nSusannah Collins \nTara Howe[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Conditions of Entry” tab_id=”1781576704497-fbdb72e1-0174″][vc_column_text css=””]\n\nEntry is open to artists residing in Australia who are in the early stages of their career\, defined as having held no more than three solo exhibitions\, not being represented by a gallery\, and not having won or been shortlisted for any major art prizes or awards\, or possessing equivalent professional experience.\nPrevious finalists in the Emerging Artist Award are not eligible to enter.\nArtists may submit a maximum of two entries\, with one artwork per entry. Artworks must be complete at the time of submission.\nThe entry fee is $30 per artwork. Entry fees are non-refundable.\nEntrants must complete the online application form and submit: an artist statement/supporting statement\, a current artist CV\, up to three images of the artwork. Total uploaded image files must not exceed 9MB.\nAny use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the production of submitted artwork must be clearly disclosed at the time of entry\, including the extent and nature of its use.\nSelection of finalist artworks will take into consideration the gallery’s capacity to accommodate installation requirements. There are no artwork size limits. \nAll media are eligible for submission. Artists exhibiting time-based\, digital\, installation\, or non-standard works must provide all equipment\, materials\, hardware\, and clear installation instructions required for display. fortyfivedownstairs will supply standard installation hardware only\, including nails and screws.\nAll costs associated with the delivery\, freight\, shipping\, insurance\, installation\, and collection of artworks are the responsibility of the artist. All artworks must arrive in sound and exhibition-ready condition.\nAll shortlisted artworks must be available for sale. A commission of 20% will be retained by fortyfivedownstairs on all sales.\nBy submitting an entry\, entrants acknowledge their availability to meet the following dates:\n\n\nSubmission deadline: Friday 12 June 2026\, 5:00pm\nNotification of finalists: Friday 26 June 2026\nArtwork delivery: Saturday 11 July 2026\, 12:00pm–4:00pm\nExhibition dates: 14–24 July 2026\nCollection of unsold works: Saturday 25 July 2026\, 12:00pm–4:00pm\n\n\nThe judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.\nThe final determination of eligibility and suitability for exhibition rests with fortyfivedownstairs. fortyfivedownstairs reserves the right to withdraw or refuse works deemed unsuitable for display\, installation\, safety\, or logistical reasons.\nWhile all reasonable care will be taken in handling artworks\, fortyfivedownstairs accepts no responsibility for loss or damage.\nBy entering the award\, entrants grant fortyfivedownstairs permission to reproduce images of submitted and shortlisted artworks for promotional\, publicity\, educational\, and archival purposes\, with artist attribution.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Check out past Emerging Artist Awards” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Femerging-artist-award%2F”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Grey Gardens
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nClovelly Fox and fortyfivedownstairs present\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776219077866{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nGrey Gardens\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nMusic by Scott Frankel\, lyrics by Michael Korie and book by Doug Wright\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776217482780{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]17 July – 2 August 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_1784605574745{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Friday 17 July – Sunday 2 August 2026\n\npreview: Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July\nopening night: Sunday 19 July\nduration: 150 minutes including interval\ntimes: \nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 2pm\nticket price: $49 – $79\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: depictions of racism\, haze\, dynamic sound and lighting[/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-b9f1c672-edcb” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]This July\, the theatre at fortyfivedownstairs will be overgrown by Grey Gardens as Australian music theatre stars Helen Dallimore (Wicked and Legally Blonde) and Deidre Rubenstein (My Fair Lady and Shakespeare in Love) transform into the legendary mother daughter duo\, Big and Little Edith (Edie) Bouvier Beale. \nWith music by Scott Frankel\, lyrics by Michael Korie\, and book by Doug Wright\, the Tony winning musical Grey Gardens takes its inspiration from the iconic 1975 documentary that introduced the world to two extraordinary and endearing eccentrics whose bond was as complicated as it was profound. That they were the aunt and cousin of Jackie Kennedy only heightened the public’s fascination with their story\, which has endured for generations. \nThis new production\, the first in Melbourne since the musical’s premiere in 2011\, will be directed by Tyran Parke (Elegies: A Song Cycle and Ordinary Days) and presented by Clovelly Fox and fortyfivedownstairs. \nThis production is proudly supported by: \n[/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-b9f1c672-edcb”][vc_column_text css=””]CAST \nHelen Dallimore – Edith Bouvier Beale / Little Edie\nDeidre Rubenstein – Big Edie\nDavid Hobson – J.V. “Major” Bouvier / Norman Vincent Peale\nNick Simspon-Deeks – George Gould Strong\nLuke Ward – Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. / Jerry\nMeg Williams – Little Edie\nEvan Evans – Brooks Sr. and Jr.\nAdeline Hunter – Jacqueline Kennedy\nEleanor Flynn/Jessica Georgeson – Lee Bouvier \nCREATIVES \nDirector: Tyran Parke\nMusical Director: Lyndall Dawson\nChoreographer: Freya List\nSet Designer: Claudia Mirabello\nCostume Designer: Louisa Fitzgerald\nLighting Designer: Sidney Younger\nSound Designer: Nick Reich\nProducers: Tyran Parke for Clovelly Fox and Cameron Lukey for fortyfivedownstairs[/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-b9f1c672-edcb”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $49\nFull: $79\nConcession: $59\nGroup 6+: $59\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $55\nUnder 30s: $55 \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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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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SUMMARY:Now: Embodied Expression
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nNow: Embodied Expression\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nBarbara Murphy\, Erica Wagner\, Jill Anderson\, Libby Letcher\, Lyn Pool\, Mary Sullivan\, Philippa Croll & Rosemarie Reber\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]28 July – 8 August 2026\n\nopening night:\nTuesday 28 July\, 5 – 7pm \nartist talks:\nSaturday 1 August & Saturday 8 August\, 2 – 3pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…their art holds the textures of experience while remaining vividly present… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”VIEW OR PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”inverse” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fnow-embodied-expression”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”]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=””]In Now: Embodied Expressions\, eight women artists offer works shaped by years of life\, practice and attention. Their art holds the textures of experience while remaining vividly present. Each work invites us into a moment where seeing and making meet. \nBarbara Murphy is exploring the aesthetic act of observation. She is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is processed over time\, revealing poetic layers of the deeply felt experience of objects in space. \nErica Wagner’s paintings and mixed media artworks\, inspired by visitations from a neighbour’s white rabbit\, reveal her lifelong passion for storytelling and curiosity about personal narratives. \nJill Anderson’s work reflects the colour\, and vitality of the places she experiences. Her latest art works emerge from time spent in a tiny\, vibrant town high in the Peruvian Andes. \nLibby Letcher continues her quest of sense making and art making as a way of thinking. Nature’s way of self organisation\, and themes of process and emergence\, guide her distinctive approach. \nUsing the human hand as a icon of generosity\, creativity and reciprocity Lyn Pool explores the notion that ‘All Flourishing is Mutual’. \nInformed by her work as historian and human rights advocate. Mary Sullivan employs layering\, erasure and fragmentation to trace threads of power woven into human stories. \nThrough the lens of archaeology\, Phillippa Croll works in abstract to reconstruct places\, people and objects in the same way artefacts are recovered and put back together to find their true narrative. \nRosemarie Reber explores figures and landscapes shaped by experience\, memory\, and imagination. She uses paint to create expressive layered imagery that invites viewers to reflect on their inner worlds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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