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SUMMARY:Twelve
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSt Michael’s Grammar School\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nTwelve\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]7 – 17 October 2026 \nopening: \nWednesday 7 October\, 5-7pm\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]St Michael’s Grammar School presents ‘Twelve’\, an exhibition celebrating the Visual Art and Design Graduates of 2026. \nThe exhibition reveals a diverse range of ideas\, perspectives and creative practices\, reflecting the individual journeys that have shaped each student’s work. Through the artforms of drawing\, painting\, photography\, mixed media and design\, the works showcase the breadth of creative exploration undertaken by these emerging artists and designers. \nPresented collectively for the first time\, ‘Twelve’ celebrates and offers an insight into the breadth of creative practice and the distinctive voices beyond St Michael’s. \n[/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:The Community Art Card Project 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nThe Community Art Card Project\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nRobert Lee Davis\nSupported by St Michael’s Grammar School[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]7 – 17 October 2026 \nopening: \nWednesday 7 October\, 5-7pm\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n…offering visitors the chance to engage in collaborative art-making to create an installation in the gallery… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Returning for a fourth year\, The Community Art Card Project aims to provide an opportunity for the CBD Melbourne community\, students\, and artists to engage in collaborative art making using large playing cards as their canvas to create an installation in the gallery of fortyfivedownstairs. \nThe project will be facilitated by artist\, Robert Lee Davis and students from St Michael’s Grammar School. The project is supported by St Michael’s Grammar School. \n “I am drawn to making art from objects\, discarded books and observations of the world around me. I aim to explore these themes in a way that challenges and provokes thought in the viewer.”\n– Robert Lee Davis\, artist[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bio” tab_id=”1787131951383-51b96f1a-c01a”][vc_column_text]Born in Virginia\, USA Robert is a Melbourne-based artist who has lived and worked as an artist-in-residence\, consultant and arts educator in China\, Egypt\, USA\, UK and Australia. Working across painting and collage the artist has held group and solo exhibitions in China and Australia including We Know Where We Want to Go – Bu Wen Bu Wen\, (YK Art Space\, Shanghai\, China )\, Different Species (ifa Gallery\, Shanghai\, China)\, Then\, Now and Everything In-Between\, (fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne) and Home Free\, (Angela Robarts Bird Gallery\, Gasworks\, Melbourne ). \nRobert has been a finalist in the Collie Art Prize in Perth\, the Glover Prize for Tasmanian landscape painting in Launceston\, and received a grant from the City of Melbourne for his project: Small Wonders\, The Places We No Longer Go. Robert has undertaken numerous commissions using art to tell family & individual stories through his Life Landscape series. \nContinually collecting conversations and images from the people and places he encounters\, the artist constructs deeply personal artworks tracking his journey and the journey of those he comes across. \nYou can track Robert’s journey through the following avenues: \nInstagram @robertleedavisart \nLinkedin http://au.linkedin.com/pub/robert-lee-davis/39/336/336/ \nGmail art@robertleedavisart.com[/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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
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SUMMARY:Rhomboid
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764205674612{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nRhomboid by Eric Jiang\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764205684794{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]1 – 11 October 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 align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ color=”custom” el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1790219879905{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 1 October – Sunday 11 October\n\npreview: Thursday 1 October\nopening night: Friday 2 October\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:00pm\nSunday 3pm\nticket price: $30 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: TBC[/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-b9f1f23b-2275″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\nXavier meets Sebastian in high school. They instantly hit it off\, but it doesn’t take long for things to get complicated. Moving through university and into the real world\, they miss each other\, find new partners\, have chaotic encounters\, and make their own way. \nFor Xavier\, the allure of a promising future smashes into a murky reality – especially as a queer Asian-Australian. As he fumbles through relationships and unusual friendships\, Xavier continues to orbit Sebastian\, sometimes closely\, sometimes from afar\, infuriating him and craving him in equal measure as they gradually figure out what they mean to each other. \nPresented by fortyfivedownstairs as part of the 2026 Fringe Festival\, Margot Morales (And She Would Stand Like This\, Antipodes Theatre) directs the Melbourne premiere of this funny and touching play by Eric Jiang (Lacuna\, Griffin Theatre) about the unexpected forms love takes. \nREVIEWS FOR THE SYDNEY PREMIERE \n“a delightful\, sassy saunter through the life of a friendship as it is redefined and liberated from the shackles of expectation” Theatre Thoughts \n“a pureness in thought and purpose that really shines\, for a work memorable for both its style and meaning… joyful” Suzy Wrong \n“diverse\, inclusive\, full of possibilities\, warmth and love” Sydney Arts Guide[/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-b9f1f23b-2275″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]Writer: Eric Jiang \nDirector: Margot Morales \nCast: Ken Paolo (Xavier)\, Lawrence Hawkins (Sebastian) and Chad Rosete (Felix and Lachie) \nSet & Costume Designer: Amy Todd \nLighting Designer: Spencer Herd \nSound Designer/Composer: James Gales \nStage Manager: Teri Steer \nProducer: Cameron Lukey for fortyfivedownstairs \nAssociate Producer: Kayla King \nImage: photo by George Jefford\, edit by Anna Piper Scott[/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-b9f1f23b-2275″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $30\nFull: $45\nConcession: $35\nGroup 6+: $35\nUnder 30s: $35\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $30 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket \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
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922
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SUMMARY:Primary Instincts
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nPolish Art Foundation\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nPrimary Instincts\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]22 September – 3 October 2026 \nopening: \nSaturday 26 September\, 4-7pm \nmeet the artists:\nThursday 1 October\, 5:30-6:30pm\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n..explor[ing] tensions between control and impulse\, nature and artifice\, reason and sensation\, or the conscious and unconscious… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”VIEW AND PURCHASE ARTWORK” custom_background=”#C32727″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fprimary-instincts%3Fpage%3D1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]‘PRIMARY INSTINCTS’ is a group exhibition proudly hosted by the Polish Art Foundation\, with its home in Melbourne. \nIn a world mediated by technology\, systems and rational frameworks\, artists are invited to interpret the concept of Primary Instincts and reflect on what remains immediate\, embodied and unfiltered. Works may explore tensions between control and impulse\, nature and artifice\, reason and sensation\, or the conscious and unconscious. \nArtists may respond conceptually\, emotionally or physically to the theme of instinct as a driving force in human behaviour and creativity. \nThe exhibition will feature a wide range of voices and visions. Through painting\, drawing\, mixed media\, photography\, video\, digital media\, installation or interdisciplinary practices\, artists are invited to respond\, exploring what it means to act\, create and exist before logic\, before structure\, before explanation. \nThe Polish Art Foundation will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2027. A not-for-profit organisation\, it was founded in Melbourne in 1977 and has played a distinctive role in promoting artists of Polish heritage within Australia\, while also creating opportunities for artistic exchange between Polish\, Australian and broader multicultural communities. \nThe Foundation emerged from a practical act of support for artists who had recently arrived from Europe at that time\, giving rise to an organisation dedicated to cultural connection through contemporary visual art. Today\, almost five decades later\, the Foundation continues to present thematic exhibitions\, workshops\, social events and collaborative projects\, supporting both established and emerging artists. \nIts aims include promoting artists of Polish heritage to the Australian community\, collaborating with local Australian artists\, encouraging contemporary visual art in all its forms\, working with aligned cultural institutions and galleries\, and building a collection of works for future generations. For more information including our past exhibition catalogues visit www.polishartfoundation.org.au \nCurator: Ms Grazyna Kubic[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”‘Meet the Artists’ Event” tab_id=”1788329508889-e99d4e90-067c”][vc_column_text]Thursday 1 October\, 5:30-6:30pm \nJoin us for a special Meet the Artists event as part of the Polish Art Foundation’s Primary Instincts exhibition. \nMeet participating artists Olga Dziemidowicz and Kasia Dudkiewicz and discover the ideas\, inspirations and creative processes behind their work. Enjoy an informal conversation with the artists\, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions\, explore their artistic practice and hear the stories behind the works. \nAn engaging afternoon for art lovers\, collectors and anyone curious about the creative process. \n  \nOlga Dziemidowicz \nOlga Dziemidowicz is a Polish-born\, Melbourne-based visual artist working across landscape\, abstraction and portraiture. Using landscape as a starting point\, she works with colour\, texture and intuitive mark-making to explore what we notice in nature and the energy and aliveness beneath what we see. \nOriginally trained as an architect\, Olga spent seven years working in service design before turning to art full-time in 2021. She studied visual art at the Victorian College of the Arts and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Australia. \n  \nKasia Dudkiewicz \nKasia Dudkiewicz is a Melbourne-based contemporary fibre artist whose sculptural practice explores tactility\, repetition\, memory and the emotional language of material. Working predominantly with cotton rope and thread\, she uses slow\, repetitive hand processes to create richly textured forms that sit between textile and sculpture. \nLargely self-taught\, her practice has evolved from traditional fibre techniques into a distinctive sculptural language\, grounded in the human hand\, imperfection and the traces of experience held within the things we make. Her work has gained growing recognition through exhibitions and art prizes across Australia\, including selection as a finalist in the 2026 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Supported by \n         [/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:Cosmic Forms
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nKate Murdoch\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nCosmic Forms\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]22 September – 3 October 2026 \nopening: \nTuesday 22 September\, 5-7pm\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n…our interconnectedness with all living things – from plants\, to animals\, to each other…. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”VIEW AND PURCHASE ARTWORK” custom_background=”#20B7A8″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fcosmic-forms”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs shape=”round” color=”white” no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Kate’s practice has long been a means of connecting to herself through the symmetry and beauty of natural forms. In distilling plants and landscapes to their essence\, she finds order in a disordered world. \nIn a broader sense\, the study of biocosmology reveals why natural forms centre and ground us. \nBiocosmology shows life’s ability to create and maintain order is not a contradiction of the universe’s chaos\, but a delicate interplay between opposing forces. This dance is crucial for comprehending the nature of life and our place in the cosmos. \nBotanic structures’ mathematical underpinnings reflect universal principles governing the cosmos. These forms show the universe is not just an arbitrary collection of matter\, but an organised and interdependent system. \nThe works in Cosmic Forms can be seen simply as meditations on order within disorder. Yet they also examine our interconnectedness with all living things – from plants\, to animals\, to each other.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
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SUMMARY:Ballkids (or\, scenes from a friendship)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nVIMH in association with fortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1762213570875{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBallkids (or\, scenes from a friendship) by Liv Satchell\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789617812908{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]16 – 24 September 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 align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ color=”custom” el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789949535476{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]ALL REMAINING PERFORMANCES OF BALLKIDS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED \nWednesday 16 – Thursday 24 September 2026\n\npreview: Wednesday 16 September\nopening night: Thursday 17 September\nduration: 75 minutes. Show has a strict lockout\, please arrive early as we are unable to admit latecomers.\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: haze[/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-b9f18d28-bfdc” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Holly and Sam share a dream – to join the most elite squad in competitive summer sport: ballkids at the Australian Open. It’s their first day of training and they don’t know yet that they’re not going to get picked\, or that they’re going to meet their best friend for the first time ever. \nBallkids (or\, scenes from a friendship) takes this chance encounter and chucks it in a blender\, jump-cutting through the next two decades of Holly and Sam’s shared life together. Funny and moving\, excruciatingly human\, it’s an ode to lonely kids and what happens when they find each other. \nGreen Room Award winner for Outstanding Writing and co-winner of the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award\, leading indie theatre company VIMH (The Grief Trilogy) are bringing back their Melbourne Fringe smash hit in a season not to be missed. \n ★★★★★ “…uplifting\, mature theatre\, guaranteed to leave you smiling” Cameron Woodhead\, The Age \nBallkids is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants \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-b9f18d28-bfdc”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]Cast: Izabella Yena\, Mich McCowage \nWriter: Liv Satchell \nDirector: Julian Dibley-Hall \nStage Manager: Liz Bird \nLighting Designer: John Collopy \nSound Designer: Tom Backhaus \nSet and Costume Designer: Filipe Filihia \nMovement Director: Xanthe Beesley \nProducer: VIMH \nHero image: Jack Dixon-Gunn[/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-b9f18d28-bfdc”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $45\nConcession: $40\nGroup 6+: $40\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $30 \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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Being a child migrant clearly affects my connection to the land. It is a strange place\, with its own rhythms\, regularly and brutally interrupted by human incursions. I often piece together drawings from excursions and immersion. The studio paintings are rarely representations of a single specific location but are collected narratives. The portrait works have been driven by the notion of ageing and invisibility\, often cited by older members of the community.  Whereas the recent sculptural forms explore a different kind of personal landscape\, in the issues of conflict over geography\, the resulting diaspora and displacement. \n  \nArtist Bio \nIan Bracegirdle studied a Diploma of Fine Art at Caulfield institute of Technology and a Graduate Diploma in sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts. Ian has been responsible for many projects in Australia and internationally\, including an appointment as designer for the River Parade at Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Working as a designer over many years he has been responsible Exhibitions at the National Museum\, The National War memorial\, Museum Victoria and the South Australian Museum. As well has his significant contribution in the design field\, he regularly exhibits his studio work\, the most recent work has been shown at 45 downstairs and the Montalto Sculpture Prize.\nIan is also a singer song/writer releasing his album in 2025 “the weather is broken” with his band Blueboat theory[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ponch Hawkes” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text]Artist Statement \nARCOLATRY. AND SPACE \nBears and humans have been dancing in my dreaming\, awake and asleep for some time now. About two years ago I read an article about bears and hibernation and how the scientists engaged in space exploration\,  saw promise in unlocking the mystery of this animal that could sleep for six months\, not eat or defecate and still maintain its bone density and muscle mass. \nHumans can’t match it. We just don’t have it\, we can’t be bears. \n  \nArtist Bio \nPONCH HAWKES has a long established photographic practice. 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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:TWIN
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nAnne Dash & Emma Dash\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nTWIN\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]25 August – 5 September 2026 \nopening night: Tuesday 25 August 2026\, 5-7pm\nwith guest speaker Professor Patrick McGorry AO \nartist talk: Saturday 5 September 2026\, 1pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n… Familiar images of sameness are revisited and subtly shifted; difference emerges within resemblance… \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%2Ftwin”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]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=””]Twin is a collaborative exhibition by twin sisters Anne Dash and Emma Dash. Working across painting\, embroidery and sequinned textile\, the project unfolds as a sustained inquiry rather than a series of discrete statements. Through repetition\, gesture and duration\, twinhood is approached not as duplication but as relation – shaped through closeness and exchange. \nAcross the exhibition\, attention accumulates slowly. Familiar images of sameness are revisited and subtly shifted; difference emerges within resemblance. Gesture\, memory and perspective become sites where individuality and reciprocity are held in sustained tension. Hand-sewn sequins recur as both material and metaphor – registering time and labour while resisting the speed and frictionless clarity of digital imagery. Reflection remains unstable\, images shifting with light\, movement and proximity. \nThe exhibition resists immediacy and spectacle. Meaning develops through closeness and return\, producing a quiet disorientation in which looking becomes exchange. Rather than proposing resolution\, the works hold complexity\, thought and contradiction open.[/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=””]Anne Dash \nAnne has loved working with textile since a young age. When completing her Fine Art Degree at Monash University\, Anne further explored and developed her signature\, emergent and highly intricate practice. Inspired by eighteenth century anatomical plates. Anne combined sequins\, patchwork\, and paint into richly layered compositions. These works led Anne to winning the Mama Duke Painting Prize at the Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. \nAnne’s current practice focuses on twins\, investigating identity\, duality and the complex relationship between self and reflection. Through sewing sequins and textiles\, Anne uses material as metaphor for mirroring\, response\, and connection. Utilising the slow and meticulous process of tambour beading\, Anne’s work creates a space for contemplation\, new ways of seeing and understanding the movement and change in relationship with self and others. \n  \nEmma Dash  \nEmma Dash is a Melbourne-based artist working across painting and textiles. Her recent practice reflects on the experience of twinhood\, emergence from and the complexities of shared identity. Working collaboratively with her twin sister\, Anne Dash\, she explores intimacy\, mirroring\, identity\, and differentiation through layered material processes and figurative imagery. Her work is informed by an ongoing interest in relational psychology\, perception\, and the way identity emerges through proximity\, the traces left by prolonged relation and continual exchange.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1784798129293-2bef1bc8-51e7″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night\nTuesday 25 August 2026\, 5pm – 7pm\nwith guest speaker Professor Patrick McGorry \n  \nArtist Talk\nSaturday 5 September 2026\, 1pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/twin/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260906
DTSTAMP:20260825T045042Z
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SUMMARY:Courage\, Colour\, Finding Me
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nBarbara Rozenes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nCourage\, Colour\, Finding Me\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]25 August – 5 September 2026\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…I am fascinated by expression\, by what sits beneath the surface… \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%2Fcolour-courage-finding-me”][/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=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]For many decades my life revolved around people – listening\, helping\, advocating and caring. I spent more than thirty years volunteering within the court system and became deeply involved with a range of organisations supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged communities\, serving as an ambassador and contributing wherever I felt I could make a difference. These experiences brought immense meaning and purpose to my life. \nIn more recent years\, life shifted dramatically when my partner suffered a severe brain aneurysm. The last decade brought a very different role – that of caregiver\, advocate and companion. It was a journey filled with challenge\, devotion and resilience. Like many carers\, I found that while looking after others so much of myself was quietly put aside. \nAbove all\, my first and greatest love has always been family. Michael and I have been fortunate to build a life surrounded by love – with our two married children and their partners\, and six lively\, beautiful grandchildren who bring endless energy\, joy and colour to my world. Family has always been my anchor and remains at the centre of who I am. \nEventually I realised that somewhere beneath the responsibilities and routines\, there was another part of me patiently waiting – my inner self asking for space\, quiet and renewal. \nArt became that place. \nI attended the Victorian College of the Arts for approximately three years\, studying painting in evening classes. I loved everything about it – the energy of the students\, the stimulation of learning\, and most of all the joy of painting itself. I was honoured to be accepted as a full-time student; however\, when COVID arrived\, that path unexpectedly paused. \nWhen life gradually returned to a more normal rhythm\, I continued my artistic journey through the Victorian Artists Society\, where I have been fortunate to learn from an inspiring teacher and further develop my practice. I also completed three courses with L’Escalier\, a French art school\, through Zoom studies\, which opened new perspectives and challenged me to keep growing and experimenting. \nPainting gives me a freedom that is difficult to explain. When I paint\, I enter another world entirely. I no longer feel confined by age\, responsibility or expectation. Instead I feel like a young woman again – in my imagination I am wearing high heels\, red of course\, and a flowing red dress. There is movement\, confidence and joy. In those moments I am completely happy. \nI primarily work in oils and have developed a deep love of portraiture because faces hold endless stories. I am fascinated by expression\, by what sits beneath the surface\, and by the humanity we carry in our eyes. More recently I have also discovered a growing love for still life – finding beauty and quiet significance in ordinary objects. \nI also enjoy working in watercolour\, particularly while travelling\, where its spontaneity and ease allow me to capture moments and impressions with freedom and simplicity.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/courage-colour-finding-me/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
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SUMMARY:Cleopatra & Antony
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nMelbourne Shakespeare Company presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764136190682{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nCleopatra & Antony by William Shakespeare\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761713166254{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]20 August – 13 September 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_1787110606374{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 20 August – Sunday 13 September 2026\n\npreview: Thursday 20 and Friday 21 August\nopening night: Saturday 22 August\nduration: 90 minutes no interval\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm \nThe show begins promptly at advertised show time. Please arrive at least 15 minutes beforehand. \nIndustry Night – 1st September \nForum Night – 8th September \nticket price: $39 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: TBC[/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-b9f15e8c-c7b5″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Passion. Politics. Power. In August 2026\, Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns to fortyfivedownstairs with a bold new production of Shakespeare’s epic Cleopatra & Antony\, directed by Sonya Suares. \nFollowing a string of sold-out seasons\, Melbourne Shakespeare Company once again brings together a stellar cast and creative team to deliver a gripping\, modern take on this timeless tragedy. Against the backdrop of empire and ambition\, Cleopatra and Antony’s fateful romance unfolds with devastating intensity. This production blends sharp contemporary direction with Shakespeare’s rich language\, offering audiences a visceral and compelling night of theatre. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to experience one of the Bard’s greatest works brought to life by some of Australia’s most exciting artists. \nPhoto by Nick Robertson[/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-b9f15e8c-c7b5″][vc_column_text css=””]\nCAST\n\nCleopatra – Akina Edmonds\nAntony – Louis Lucente\nCharmian – Tsungirai Wachenuka\nOctavius – Damon Baudin\nPhilo/Caesarion/Eros – Amir Antoine\nIras/Octavia – Julia Hanna\nAlexas/Menas – Mikey Sakinofsky\nEnobarbus – Laura Iris Hill\nVentidius/Soldier – Damian Okulic\nPompey/Thryreus – Deep Sroa\nSoothsayer/Menecrates – Angelo Torres\nLepidus/Proculeius – Mark Yeates\nAgrippa – Jennifer Vuletic\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCREATIVES\nDirector – Sonya Suares\nAssistant Director – Kirby Lunn\nMovement & Fight Director – Thomas Royce-Hampton\nStage Manager – Molly Johnston\nSet Designer – Eloise Kent\nCostume Coordinator – Samantha Hastings\nLighting Designer – Rob Sowinski\nSound Designer – David Stewart\nProducer & Production Manager – Seamus Allan\nArtistic Director – Jennifer Sarah Dean\nAssociate Lighting Designer – Cale Dennis\n\nAssistant Stage Manager – Kade Lightfoot\nAssistant Stage Manager – Kristy Russell\nAssistant Set Designer – Zena Wang\nAssistant Set Designer – Alex Hargraves\nArtistic Secondment – Chips Jin\n\n  \n\n  \n[/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-b9f15e8c-c7b5″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $39\nFull: $55\nConcession: $49\nGroup 6+: $49\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $39 \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]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/cleopatra-antony/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823
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SUMMARY:Mark Making as Narrative
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nVictoria McCaffrey\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nMark Making as Narrative\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]11 August – 22 August 2026 \nopening night: \nTuesday 11 August\, 5-7pm\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…marks as memory\, marks as meaning\, marks as narrative… \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%2Fmark-making-as-narrative”][/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=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Every mark tells a story. \nMark making becomes a form of narrative expression. Each line\, gesture\, or trace carries emotion\, memory\, and intention. These marks invite you to interpret\, to connect\, to complete the story in your own way. I have a narrative for every piece in this exhibition; every viewer will bring their own narrative. Every experience has a different story to tell; every story makes a different mark. \nArt has never needed to reproduce the world exactly. From the handprints on cave walls to the paintings in Lascaux\, mark making has always been a record of human presence – a narrative stretching across thousands of years. These early marks remind us that storytelling begins long before language. \nThis exhibition continues that lineage: marks as memory\, marks as meaning\, marks as narrative.[/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=””]I studied printmaking at CIT 1981 – 1983\, then Art on Paper Conservation at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts\, London. 1984 – 1986. Not happy with that I went on to a Post Graduate Diploma of Art History and Film Studies\, University of Melbourne\, 2003 and a Post Graduate Diploma of Teaching\, MGSE. 2012. \nI suppose that my art really tries to counter my life. \nMy reality is chaotic\, rushing trying to organize a million things. Looking after my autistic children and the chaos that brings. The endless questioning of myself by myself and I feel everyone else. Always being judged and found wanting. Mess. \nMy work to me exudes a calm that life is lacking; I am not trying to make a strong political statement. I could on so many topics; disability\, patriarchy\, ableism\, ageism\, the environment\, the inequality in our education system\, the life expectancy gap between indigenous Australians and white Australians\, homophobia\, transphobia\, people who hates cats\, people who judge others based on petty rivalries. Even this is an incomplete list. \nI want to create works that in the first instance\, I enjoy making. To be immersed in the process. Flow. To stop and look and think\, yep\, that makes me satisfied; that I have tried\, not every piece is a success\, but they are all part of the process. \nCalmness. Soothing – not a valley of misery. I want to share the stars. A sense of belonging.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/mark-making-as-narrative/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811
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SUMMARY:Sometimes you want to lift peoples up. And shake them. And kiss them.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSal Cooper & Trudy Clutterbok\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSometimes you want to lift peoples up. And shake them. And kiss them.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]11 August – 22 August 2026 \nopening night: \nTuesday 11 August\, 5-7pm \nartist talk:\nSaturday 22 August\, 2pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…explor[ing] intimate topographies of love\, memory and history… \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%2Fsometimes-you-want-to-lift-peoples-up-and-shake-them-and-kiss-them”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]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=””]curated by megan evans \nSometimes you want to lift peoples up. And shake them. And kiss them celebrates two artists who have been friends and colleagues for several decades and presents a continuing dialogue between their respective studio practices. \nBoth artists independently explore intimate topographies of love\, memory and history. These explorations raise questions of how certain objects\, notions and connections might exist outside of human understanding and how the gaps between intention and execution and between execution and reception leave marks and traces over time. \nThe title of the show speaks of an aspiration to share artwork that moves others.[/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=””]Trudy Clutterbok\nTrudy Clutterbok makes space for people who have complicated feelings about themselves and life. She does this by making works on paper as part of her studio practice and in the setting of her psychoanalytic practice. Since 1984 she has made and shown drawings\, paintings and super 8 films. Since 2020 she has also focused on printmaking. She recently won the Michael Beazer Works on Paper prize. \n  \nSal Cooper \nSal Cooper is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice spans independent filmmaking\, hand-drawn and stop-motion animation\, installation and performance events. Her work centres on the animation of objects and drawings to explore the latent vitality of the world around us and consider how things might exist beyond human perception or understanding. Her collaborative work has given rise to a body of commissioned material that includes major theatrical/performance works\, concert pieces and music videos as well as short films. While the integration of music within the context of moving image is a central part of her practice\, Sal’s artistic output also includes expanded drawing works and sculptural pieces which she exhibits in regular solo and group shows. She has been selected as a finalist in a number of significant art prizes.[/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
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
DTSTAMP:20260811T005058Z
CREATED:20251126T025321Z
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SUMMARY:Marginalia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nPummel Squad in association with fortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764041639864{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nMarginalia\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1764041647992{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]6 – 16 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_1786409477541{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 6 August – Sunday 16 August\n\npreview: Thursday 6 August\nopening night: Friday 7 August\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm \nThe show has a strict lockout\, please arrive at least 15 minutes beforehand. \nQ&A post show 11th August \nticket price: $35 – $50\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Contains adult content\, coarse language\, nudity\, prop firearms\, strobe lights and use of haze. \nNo photography or filming allowed in the theatre at all. \nSocial script available here[/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-b9f11573-1146″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]“I had no idea the ride I was in for.” Natasha Dyson\, Stage Door Reviews \nAcclaimed theatre company Pummel Squad are back with a new play adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story ‘The Nose’\, exploring vanity\, shamelessness\, and the limits of satire in a world that’s beyond parody. \nOn the same day that a barber gets beaten up for a crime he didn’t commit\, Major Pepsi wakes to find his nose has vanished from his face and taken on a life of its own.  \nWhat ensues is a madcap quest to claw Pepsi’s nose back\, featuring a dazzling array of iconic characters\, the humiliating bureaucratic spider’s web of asking for help\, a monstrous police force\, and a parliament of clowns. As for the barber? Who cares about him. \nDirected by Katy Maudlin with a stellar cast including AYA\, Alexandra Aldrich and Molly Holohan\, Marginalia is a shameless punch-on about privilege\, saving face\, and cutting off your nose to spite it. \n“Pummel Squad have gained a reputation for their wild\, physical\, silly\, cartoonish\, hilarious\, idiosyncratic\, poor theatre over the last few years… I finally understand all the superlatives that have been thrown their way.” Keith Gow\, Theatre First \nMarginalia is supported by Maribyrnong City Council’s Artist Residency Program\, The Robert Salzer Foundation\, and the VCA50 Creative Development Grant. We received funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. \nThanks also to Janine Tai\, Alex Fimeri\, Sholto St Cloud\, University of Melbourne Arts & Culture\, and the City of Darebin. \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-b9f11573-1146″][vc_column_text css=””]Writers: Ludomyr Kemp-Mykyta & Cooper Donald McDonald \nCast: Alexandra Aldrich\, AYA\, Molly Holohan\, Ludomyr Kemp-Mykyta\, Cooper Donald McDonald and Harry McGee \nDirector: Katy Maudlin \nProducer & Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard \nSet & Costume Designer: Savanna Wegman \nLighting Designer: Amelia Lever-Davidson \nComposer & Sound Designer: Justin Gardam \nProduction Manager & Stage Manager: Seamus Allan \nCostume Supervisor and Maker: Sophie Ness \nAssistant Stage Manager: Anneka van der Velde \nSet & Costume Design Assistant: Minami Yamasaki \nLighting Design Assistant: Dylan Talbot \nIntimacy Consultant: Kiana Daniele \nFight Choreographer: Colin Sneesby \nArtwork: Cooper Donald McDonald[/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-b9f11573-1146″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $50\nConcession: $40\nGroup 6+: $40\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $30 \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]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/marginalia/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Now: Embodied Expression
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260803
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260714
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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
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260713
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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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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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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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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706
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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]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/mr-big/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Between The Lines - The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nBloomsday in Melbourne presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1771395902678{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBetween The Lines – The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1773790728301{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]17 – 21 June 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_1781762790837{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Wednesday 17 June – Sunday 21 June 2026\n\nopening night: Wednesday 17 June\nduration: 80 mins (no interval)\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 3:30pm\nticket price: $35 – $48\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: coarse language\, misogyny\, referenced sexual violence & assault and sexual references[/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-b9f1225d-fe8e” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]A young scholar makes the discovery of the century – letters between James Joyce and comedy legend Groucho Marx – and believes she has secured her legacy. But in the cut-throat Joyce Industry\, credit rarely goes to a woman. Between The Lines is a razor sharp\, wryly witty literary mystery that follows her descent into a patriarchal web of ego and academic theft. As her groundbreaking discovery is hijacked by the very mentor she trusted to protect it\, truth begins to blur. Packed with intellectual gymnastics and dramatic reversals\, the story asks: who gets to own history? In a world of literary giants\, you can’t trust even the evidence of your own eyes… \nPhoto by Jody Jane Stitt[/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-b9f1225d-fe8e”][vc_column_text css=””]\nCAST in order of appearance \nPANDORA FRIEDAN Seon Williams \nJAMES JOYCE Tref Gare \nJILL SNOW Christina Costigan \nGROUCHO MARX Scott Middleton \nMURRAY DALTON Shannon Woollard \nMARY FRIEDAN Christina Costigan \n  \nCREATIVES \nDIRECTOR Renee Palmer \nSCRIPT Steve Carey \nSTAGE MANAGER Alison Ferrier \nSET DESIGNER Ishan Vivekanantham \nCOSTUME DESIGNER Zach Dixon \nLIGHTING Lindon Blakey \nSOUND DESIGNER AND COMPOSER Inder Singh \nPRODUCER Steve Carey \nPRODUCTION MANAGER AND ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Ella Thompson \nCREATIVE DIRECTOR Frances Devlin-Glass \nMARKETING MANAGER Eleanor Howlett\, Sassy Red PR \n[/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-b9f1225d-fe8e”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $48\nConcession: $39\nGroup 4+: $35\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $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]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260616
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SUMMARY:Windless Night
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nKate Butler\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nWindless Night\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]16 June – 27 June 2026\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…A lunar landscape of forms… faceted surfaces incise shadows and hold and reflect light… \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%2Fwindless-night”][/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=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Daydream transports the dreamer outside the immediate world to a world that bears the mark of infinity. \n– Gaston Bachelard \n“Windless Night” centers on a body of ceramic sculptures that take inspiration from the stillness\, light and movement of the night sky\, as well as archetypal landmarks that have helped many a wayward traveler orient themself in space. Most were created at a time when I was in dire need of orientation\, in the years after I re-located to Melbourne\, Wurundjeri land\, from my home country of the US. \nThough united by recurring motifs – of clouds\, “beacons\,” the stars and moon – I began few of these sculptures from images\, and most from the assemblage of abstract shapes and the confluence of fluid lines. Thus they are as much a product as an inner vision as an outer one\, as much in reference to old archetypes of way-finding as they are to modernist models of compositional unity. \nIn “Poetics of Space\,” Gaston Bachelard proposes “a concordance of world immensity with intimate depths of being\,” noting the work of poets whose contemplation of vast expanses becomes a meditation on the depths of themselves. That duality of the intimate and the immense is alive in this work\, with its echoes both of the moon’s reflected light and the impressions of my hands on the clay.[/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=”” font_family=”Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif”]Kate Butler is American artist\, writer and educator based in Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia\, on Wurundjeri land. Referring to vast spaces and vertical structures\, her works in ceramics and drawing explore the mystic interdependence of nature and the human imagination. \nKate holds an her MFA and MS in Art History from the Pratt Institute (2019)\, and a BA in English and Studio Art from the College of Charleston (2014). She has also studied and apprenticed at the Leo Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing\, in Aix-en-Provence\, France. She teaches classes in art history and sculpture at RMIT and The Art Room.[/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: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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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Studio School New Works
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMelbourne Studio School New Works\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nGroup Exhibition\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]2 June – 27 June 2026\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”inverse” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fmelbourne-studio-school-new-works”][/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=””]Founded in 1998 by Richard Birmingham\, Melbourne Studio School grew out of a need to re- calibrate painting and drawing in a Post-Modern era where conceptual arts practice and critical theory began to dominate teaching institutions throughout Australia and the world. \nLoosely based on the New York Studio School model\, an atelier system\, we prioritise the acquisition of fundamental\, analogue painting and drawing skills. You learn by doing. These skills include manual dexterity in mark making\, practice in compositional language and exploration of colour theory. \nA gradual assimilation is the key to mastering these disciplines whilst holding the observed and the imagined in balance. \nThis Group exhibition represents the work of 17 artists currently working at the school. Their work represents a cross-section of themes ranging from figuration to abstraction. \nMany of these artists pursue independent careers and exhibit regularly outside the school structure. Attendance at MSS provides an opportunity to enhance their professional practice. \nThose who attend classes\, are encouraged to discover their authentic voice\, develop a body of work of exhibition standard and establish an independent studio practice away from school hours. \nDrawing and painting flourishes when there’s a willingness to explore process and medium over any predetermined outcome. \nA spirit of enquiry creates the best chance for something transformative\, something special to take place in the work. \nRichard Birmingham 2026[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artists” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Jill Anderson \nLynne Bechervaise \nJarnie Birmingham \nLyn Buckingham \nPam Cheetham \nJulie Chiffey \nPhilippa Croll \nCarsten Segerlund Frederiksen \nSusan Hase \nJoy Elizabeth Lea \nLesley Lodge \nJohn McCallum \nCarol A Palfrey \nRosemarie Reber \nSandra Smillie \nSue Sweeney \nYaping Jiang[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Purchase an Artwork” tab_id=”1780367810438-410af343-ae08″][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK FROM THE ONLINE GALLERY SHOP” color=”inverse” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fmelbourne-studio-school-new-works”][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Unicellular
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nKate Hunter\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nUnicellular\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]2 June – 13 June 2026 \nopening night: Tuesday 2 June\, 5-7pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…Unicellular intersects personal stories with sounds and images that reflect the barely-visible and the easily-overlooked… \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Funicellular”][/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=””]Unicellular emerged from a research residency spanning Victoria and South Australia’s western Wimmera region and Limestone Coast\, during which subaquatic field recordings were gathered from the limestone springs at Ewens Ponds\, the brackish water at the mouth of the Glenelg River at Nelson\, and from Lake Wallace in Edenhope. \nThese audio recordings became generative material for an exhibition which positions microscopic\, non-human life – single-cell organisms\, phytoplankton\, the fragile ecosystems already destabilised by climate change – as active participants in an expanded attentional field.   \nDrawing on the artist’s theatre-making\, performance\, sound-design and painting practices\, Unicellular intersects personal stories with sounds and images that reflect the barely-visible and the easily-overlooked – building on a long-standing interest in giving voice\, in all sorts of ways\, to the small\, unheard\, and persistently alive.[/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=””]Kate Hunter is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance\, sound\, painting\, and installation. Her work draws on field recording\, verbatim theatre practice\, and personal narrative to explore attention as an artistic and dramaturgical force – attending to the non-human and the ecosystems we share with other forms of life.  \nPerformances include Memorandum (Theatre Works\, 2014) The Waiting Room (with Born In A Taxi\, 2010-2015) and Earshot (2017-2019). More recent works invite audiences into more intimate sonic encounters\, and include MicroSonic (Hobson’s Bay ‘Dear Agnes’ contemporary public art program 2026)\, and Near Sighted  (fortyfivedownstairs 2023). In 2024 she created The Symphony Series (with Rea Dennis) with Rawcus Theatre\, and Lick/Leccata (with Katie Lee\, Luigi Vescio\, and Annette Wagner) at the European Cultural Centre\, Palazzo Mora\, at the 2024 Venice Biennale.  \nKate was associate artist with award-winning physical theatre company Born in a Taxi for 15 years\, and has trained extensively in the Suzuki Method of Actor Training\, Viewpoints and Composition. She has studied in New York with Anne Bogart and SITI Company\, the UK with Ruth Kanner and Andrew Morrish\, and with acclaimed theatre director Richard Schechner. She is currently Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance at Deakin University\, Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Purchase an Artwork” tab_id=”1780367693928-347ba645-8b91″][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK FROM OUR ONLINE GALLERY SHOP” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Funicellular”][/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:Eurydice
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nMelbourne Shakespeare Company presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761704074260{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nEurydice by Sarah Ruhl\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761709777834{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]28 May – 14 June 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_1777513548505{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 28 May – Sunday 14 June 2026\n\npreview: Thursday 28 May\nopening night: Friday 29 May\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $39 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nindustry night: Tuesday June 2nd \nforum night: Tuesday June 9th \nwarnings: TBC[/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-b9f1f251-55a3″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Melbourne Shakespeare Company is proud to present Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice – a luminous\, poetic reimagining of the Greek myth\, directed by multi-award-winner Gary Abrahams. \nFollowing acclaimed sold-out seasons at fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns with a production of exceptional artistic ambition and emotional power. Through Ruhl’s distinctive voice\, the story of Eurydice and Orpheus is retold from a female perspective\, weaving memory\, love\, and loss into a dreamlike theatrical experience. \nEurydice offers Melbourne audiences a rare chance to see a modern masterpiece staged with depth and imagination. This is theatre for those who love bold\, beautiful storytelling. \nPhoto by Nick Robertson[/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-b9f1f251-55a3″][vc_column_text css=””]CREATIVES \nDirector: Gary Abrahams \nSet & Costume Designer: Nathan Burmeister \nLighting Designer: Spencer Herd \nComposer & Musical Director: Grace Ferguson \nSound & AV Designer: Justin Gardam \nArtistic Director: Jennifer Sarah Dean \nProducer & Production Stage Manager: Seamus Allan \nMarketing Coordinator: Ryan Hamilton \n  \nCAST \nEurydice: Aisha Aidara \nOrpheus: Tomáš Kantor \nFather: John Voce \nLord of the Underworld: Devon Braithwaite \nStone: Joshua Gordon \nStone: Fran Sweeney-Nash \nStone: Miles Paras[/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-b9f1f251-55a3″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $39\nFull: $55\nConcession: $49\nGroup 6+: $49\nMob tickets (discount for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island mob): $39 \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:In the silence between our heart beats
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nAnthea Vayonitis\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nIn the silence between our heart beats\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]19 May – 30 May 2026 \nopening night:\nTuesday 19 May\, 5 – 7pm \nguided drawing session with Anthea Vayonitis: \nSaturday 23 May\, 12:30 – 1:30pm\nTickets: $5 – BOOK BELOW \nopening hours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…Abstraction\, colour and sensation are explored through the metaphysical energies in nature… \n[/vc_column_text][/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=”Exhibition Description”][vc_column_text css=””]An emerging contemporary artist\, Anthea Vayonitis works with dance and meditation practices to create gesturally embodied immersive paintings. “In the silence between our heart beats” is an activation of works that includes the same titled 1.7 x 15m painting that was channelled whilst on a residency in July-August of 2025 in the Blue Mountains at Loaf Gallery\, formerly known as Landslide. This progressive painting and body of work cascades as a visual journal of her time spent in Wentworth Falls. Anthea connected with the breath-taking nature of the sacred land of the Barkindrji river people and Gundungurra people. Anthea painted her connection to energy through lyrical abstraction and sensation that was found in the metaphysical energies in the earth and specifically the birdlife that consumed her during her stay in the Blue Mountains. This work is accompanied by tufted paintings that ground the avian energies\, through bulbs\, sunlight\, and landscapes of the elemental spirits of earth\, water\, air\, fire. \n  \nExhibition Text by Nirmala Krishnan PH.D \nAvian Consciousness in Flight\, an avian consciousness\, a winged geometry echoing with vibrational intelligence\, weaving songs of energy through spirals\, waves\, and multidimensional grids. The spirals at each end are feathers of ascension\, charting the soul’s flight inward and outward\, always returning to Source. Zigzags and waveforms ripple like wings mid-beat\, awakening the central chord\, unlocking codes hidden in bone and breath. \nLayer upon layer moves like wind currents\, etheric\, astral\, physical flowing together in interdimensional flight. Dots and curves are sky-beacons: nodes of intent pulsing across space\, as in cell into cell. At the heart\, a spiral sun the galactic nest radiates light codes. Infinity loops glide like eternal flight paths\, connecting mind to higher skies. Colours in harmony\, rhythm golds of solar wisdom\, greens of forest breath\, violets of crown-lit skies\, all in harmony\, all in motion\, all in flight. Golden grids shimmer like a lattice of sky-bound feathers\, the Matrix of Form\, unseen but always present\, holding the divine architecture of becoming.[/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=””]Anthea Vayonitis is a Melbourne-based emerging artist\, graduating in Master of Fine Art at RMIT\, Melbourne\, Naarm. In 1995 Anthea completed a Bachelor of Fashion Design\, RMIT\, Melbourne\, Naarm\, alongside experienced training in Dance. Anthea works with painting through an intuitive process. Abstraction\, colour and sensation are explored through the metaphysical energies in nature. Like a dance\, one mark informs another and in creating a personal lexicon\, energy is represented as life force. She has participated in several art workshops led by Australian artist Yvette Coppersmith. Anthea took part of an artist residency at Loaf Gallery\, formerly known as Landslide\, Wentworth Falls\, Blue Mountains\, where is also had a studio visit with Australian artist\, Gene A ‘Hern. Anthea has painted for Cathy Freeman and presented works for her private collection. \nRecent Solo exhibitions include\, The Star\, the Sphere\, Helios\, Ra and the Golden Hour\, Rubicon ARI\, Melbourne\, 2025\, Gaia’s Golden Hour\, Brunswick Street Gallery\, Melbourne\, 2025\, Connective Chromatic Energies and Sensations\, Rubicon ARI\, Melbourne\, 2024\, Chromatic Sensations Of Spaces Between Spaces \, No Vacancy Gallery\, Melbourne\, 2024. Group Exhibitions include\, Gesture\, Harlow Gallery\, Melbourne\, 2025\, SMALL!\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne\, 2025\, Fifty Squared Art Prize\, Brunswick Street Gallery\, Melbourne\, 2025\, Emerging Artists Summer Exhibition\, Quadrant Gallery\, Melbourne\, 2024\, RMIT\, Graduate Exhibition: Photo\, Fine Art Hons\, MFA\, Art in Public Space\, RMIT\, Melbourne\, 2023 and RMIT Fashion Graduate Exhibition\, Great Hall\, National Gallery of Victoria\, Melbourne\, Naarm\, 1995. Anthea volunteered as part of the Hotel Hiromi Collective\, creating spaces for visitors to rest\, and connect with their feelings and spirit. Anthea worked with Hiromi Tango on the Children’s Sensorium project\, Archive of Feeling\, Sensation\, Connection\, Community\, Trauma\, Knowledge\, Empathy\, RMIT\, Design Hub Gallery\, 2022.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Book Tickets for Guided Drawing Session” tab_id=”1778723450508-32f63346-1949″][vc_column_text css=””]Guided drawing session with Anthea Vayonitis \nSaturday 23 May\, 12:30 – 1:30pm \nAll materials provided \n$5 tickets \n.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Purchase an artwork” tab_id=”1779156992719-507ddd61-d4d8″][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”black” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fin-the-silence-between-our-heart-beats”][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Listen to Exhibition Audio” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FAUDIO-2026-05-17-20-20-59.mp3″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/in-the-silence-between-our-heart-beats/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519
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SUMMARY:Aural Transferences - Memory of Sound Through Deaf Ears
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nChelle Destefano\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nAural Transferences – Memory of Sound Through Deaf Ears\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]19 May – 30 May 2026\n \nopening night:\nTuesday 19 May\, 5 – 7pm \nartist talk:\nSaturday 30 May\, 2pm\nAUSLAN interpreted\, no booking required \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…[I] saw my memories of those sounds play out in my movements… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs section_title_tag=”h3″ style=”modern” shape=”round” color=”white” active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1771486219534{border-color: #A5A5A5 !important;}”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Aural Transferences has been an ongoing process of exploring the depths of memory of sound from childhood as a native Deaf-from-birth person. When I had only 10% hearing as a Deaf child\, I was able to wear hearing aids and heard many sounds that became visuals. I have been using my artistic process to meditate on those memories into colour lines as notes. Working on this large 3-meter long work\, I filmed a portion of myself in creation process and saw my memories of those sounds play out in my movements and I chose music with the help of my hearing partner Zoe\, that fit just right with this work just like that. I recorded those notes of my memories of each section along the paper in white pen and pastel on the black that acts as a veil for memories of sound from Deaf ears.[/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=””]Chelle Destefano is a Deaf multidisciplinary artist working in drawing\, painting\, printmaking\, performance work and textiles. Her works currently centre around memory and identity exploring childhood memories and her inner-child which is an important part of her identity and her Deaf experiences. Chelle believes Auslan should be a site of resistance against audism and oppression for the Deaf culture and Deaf community. Recently Chelle was selected for the Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition program to have a solo exhibition later this year. Chelle has been a finalist in many art prizes including the Michael Beazer Works on Paper Prize\, Wyndham Art Prize\, Nillumbik Art Prize\, Castlemaine’s Print Prize\, Kedumba Drawing Prize\, Incinerator Art Award\, Footscray Art Award\, Lyn McCrea Drawing Prize and the Lake Art Prize. She was a winner of the Lake Art Prize in 2020 and more recently the Nillumbik Prize in 2025.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” tab_id=”1779157603714-d9d0b691-adf3″][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”black” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Faural-transferences-memory-of-sound-through-deaf-ears”][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This project is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants. \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/aural-transferences-memory-of-sound-through-deaf-ears/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Enter the Emerging Artist Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][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.[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nEnter the Emerging Artist Award 2026\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””]submissions close: Friday 12 June\, 5pm \nexhibition dates: 14 July – 24 July 2026 \nentry fee: $30 \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…a proven catalyst for ongoing recognition and professional development… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”round” color=”white” active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1778208904639{border-color: #000000 !important;}”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1780624341867{border-radius: 1px !important;}” wpex_border_color=”#010101″]We’re thrilled to announce that applications for our 11th annual Emerging Artist Award are now open! \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. \nArtists from across Australia in the early stages of their career are invited to apply (see Conditions of Entry for eligibility details). \nA selection of finalists will be exhibited from 14–24 July 2026 across our two gallery spaces at 45 Flinders Lane. A special guest judge will award a $3\,000 prize pool to the two submissions that best align with the award criteria\, and visitors will also have the chance to vote in the People’s Choice Award. \nSubmissions close on Friday 12 June\, 5pm. \nFREE entry for First Nations people\, contact gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nPlease ensure you read the Conditions of Entry carefully\, as entry fees are non-refundable. \nSupported by: \n. \n.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Check out past Emerging Artist Awards” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Femerging-artist-award%2F”][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Conditions of Entry” tab_id=”1778203819960-4963128f-5a5d”][vc_column_text css=””]Please ensure you read the Conditions of Entry carefully\, as entry fees are non-refundable. \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]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/enter-the-emerging-artist-award-2026-2/
LOCATION:Victoria
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
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SUMMARY:Autumn Haiku
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nJames Bryans\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nAutumn Haiku\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]5 May – 16 May 2026 \nopening night: \nTuesday 5 May\, 6 – 8pm\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…clouds over Fuji\nbubbles burst on fallen leaves\nan old deer lies down… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]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” css=”.vc_custom_1771484613012{background-color: #FFFFFF !important;border-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]In this series of photographs taken in Japan I chose to bypass the chaos inherent in big cities\, instead observing and experiencing the beauty of fleeting things and the changes of light and atmosphere around those things which are more permanent. \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=””]James Bryans has been exhibiting since the mid-nineties\, presenting work in national and international institutions such as Stills Gallery\, NSW\, the National Portrait Gallery\, UK\, Centre for Contemporary Photography\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Linden Gallery\, and Green Floor Gallery\, VIC\, the Melbourne Immigration Museum\, and the Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne. At Tweed River Regional Gallery he has been selected as a finalist for the Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture (2006) and the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award (2003\, 2002 Judges Commendation\, 2000\, 1999). In 2008\, ArtWorld Magazine featured him in their Photography Supplement edition. In 2024 and 2025 he was selected as part of the Head On Photo Festival Open Program. His work is held in private collections within Australia and overseas.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_section][/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PRE-SALES NOW OPEN – PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”black” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fautumn-haiku”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/autumn-haiku/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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SUMMARY:Silence In Shadow
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nBrian Reberger\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSilence In Shadow\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]5 May – 16 May 2026 \nopening night: \nTuesday 5 May\, 6 – 8pm \nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free \nPURCHASE AN ARTWORK[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n……moments of revelation and mystery emerge from contrast…inspired by Caravaggio’s mastery of tenebrism… \n[/vc_column_text][/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=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Having lived and worked in Italy for several years and now dividing my time between there and my studio in Daylesford\, I find my creative vision continually shaped by these magical places. My art explores tension between illumination and obscurity\, inviting viewers to experience drama through contrast. In “Silence in Shadow\,” I bring together oil paintings\, photography with gold or silver leaf to evoke the spirit of Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro. \nThe exhibition’s central theme is the interplay of ‘light and darkness’\, where moments of revelation and mystery emerge from contrast. Inspired by Caravaggio’s mastery of tenebrism\, I present subjects that appear to float on a void\, illuminated by an almost theatrical beam. These works delve into the beauty that light can reveal within darkness\, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own experiences of clarity and enigma. \nMaterials & Process\n-Oil paintings of vibrantly coloured still lives set against deep\, dark backgrounds\n-Black and white photographs hand painted with delicate tints and gold or silver highlights\, a whisper of luxury that punctuates areas of light. \nMy process embraces patience and precision: the photographic hand-painting demands careful attention\, while oil studies require meticulous layering to achieve the desired depth. \nI invite you to step into these contrasts and discover your own moments of illumination within the ‘silence and shadow’.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s CV” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Studios: Daylesford\, Australia & Citta Di Castello\, Italy\nWebsite: http://www.brianreberger.com\nEmail: brianreberger@gmail.com\nPhone: 0407 359 989 \nEducation\n1982: Diploma in Fine Art (Painting)\, Swinburne University of Technology (Prahran College)\, Melbourne\, Australia \nSelected Exhibitions – Solo\n2026 – “Silence in Shadow” 45 Downstairs\, Melbourne (Oil Paintings & Hand Painted Photographs)\n2023 – “Collezione Appassionata” Palazzo Del Podesta\, Citta di Castello\, ITALY (Charcoal Paintings & Hand Painted Photographs)\n2022 – “My Italian Life” Steps Gallery\, Carlton (Retrospective Exhibition)\n2022 – “My Italian Life” (Online Exhibition)\n2018 – “A Journey to New Beginnings\,” Steps Gallery\, Carlton (Charcoal Paintings)\n2016 – “Perspectives & Curioso\,” Steps Gallery\, Carlton (Charcoal Paintings)\n2015 – “Momenti Catturati\,” The Art Vault\, Mildura (Painting & Drawing)\n2015 – Convent Gallery\, Daylesford (Charcoal\, Pastel & Oil Paintings)\n2014 – “All That Glitters\,” Steps Gallery\, Carlton (Charcoal with Gold & Silver Leaf)\n2013 – “Italia-che Passione\,” Italian Institute of Culture\, Melbourne (Painting & Drawing)\n2012 – Steps Gallery\, Carlton (Painting & Drawing)\n2011 – Ballarat Foto Biennale\, Mercato @ Daylesford (Hand Painted Photographs)\n2006 – Hotel Sofitel\, Melbourne (Charcoal)\n2004/05 – Mercato @ Daylesford (Pastel & Charcoal)\n2002/03 – Hotel Sofitel\, Le Restaurant\, Melbourne (Pastel)\n2001/02 – Hotel Sofitel\, Atrium Gallery\, Melbourne (Pastel)\n2001 – Convent Gallery\, Daylesford (Photographic & Pastel)\n2000 – Chiara Goya Gallery\, Fitzroy (Pastel\, “Passionate Perspectives”)\n1999 – Convent Gallery\, Daylesford (“Italian Journey” – Photographic)\n1991 – Guilfoyles\, South Yarra (Pastel) \nSelected Exhibitions – Group\n2019\, 2017 – DMROS Open Studios Participant\n2013 – “The Three Amici\,” Bowen Hill Studio\, Buninyong (with Doug Wright & Anne Saunders)\n2010 – “Figure & Form: Five Artists\,” Greenwood Gallery\, South Melbourne (Oils & Charcoals)\n2005 – “When Fashion Meets Art\,” Tremayne\, Toorak (Pastel & Charcoal)\n2001 – Goya Gallery\, Melbourne (“50 Most Collectable Artists\,” Pastel)\n1982 – Hawthorn City Art Gallery (Graduate Exhibition) \nLectures & Workshops\n2001 & 2002 – Lectures to National Gallery of Victoria Society (Pastel Painting) \nCollections\nWorks held in private collections in Australia\, Asia\, Italy\, America\, England\, and Lebanon. \nPress\nEditorial coverage in Australia\, Italy\, and America. \nArtistic Travel\nExtensive travel for art practice\, photography\, and painting\, including:\nItaly  (2025\, 2024\, 2022\, 2019\, 2018\, 2017\, 2016\, 2015\, 2007\, 2001)\nEurope (2013\, 2009\, 2005\, 2003)\nVietnam\, Cambodia & Laos (2012)\nIndia & Indonesia (2011\, 2004)\nNew Zealand (2004)\nThailand (2002)\nAmerica (2001)[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Shadforth Financial Group                               Travel Professionals                                        Fine Wines of the King Valley \n                                                                                   \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”PURCHASE AN ARTWORK” color=”black” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com%2Fcollections%2Fsilence-in-shadow”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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