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SUMMARY:Transcending Spaces
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nTranscending Spaces\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]7 February – 18 February 2023\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n..Transcending Spaces is a love letter to trans joy from unlikely sources\, seemingly inaccessible spaces\, and finding safety from within typically gendered art mediums… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]To transcend a space is to go beyond its range or limits. Space is much more than just materials. It is the place we find for ourselves\, in spite of everything. It is finding pockets of joy among others and with ourselves. It is community. ‘Transcending Spaces’ presented by fortyfivedownstairs will showcase gender euphoria by exhibiting trans* artists working in mediums that have traditionally been gendered. This is a celebration of trans joy. \nTo exist in a space is not only to inhabit it but find contentment in community and from within. Where trans people constantly feel unsafe\, they have found safety in their creative work – finding and making their own space from inaccessible spaces\, in spaces coded by gender. Taking what you want from those spaces is a powerful expression of trans joy\, trans resistance\, and our loving trans community. \nTranscending Spaces is a love letter to trans joy from unlikely sources\, seemingly inaccessible spaces\, and finding safety from within typically gendered art mediums. This exhibition will showcase trans artists from all mediums and challenge gendered spaces\, whilst acknowledging the vital role of community in making us feel loved and safe. \nfortyfivedownstairs respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we are located\, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin nation. We pay respect to their Elders past\, present and emerging. We also acknowledge the harmful effects of colonisation in brutally erasing Indigenous peoples’ gender diversity that existed long before the trans identity emerged. Always was always will be Aboriginal land. \nTrans* recognises all gender-diverse people\, which includes non-binary people and gender non-conforming people. You do not have to wholly identify as trans. You deserve to celebrate your own gender euphoria\, in whatever stage you are on in your gender journey. \nSupported by the lovely folk at Bodriggy.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1674802164597-118f8900-da07″][vc_column_text]Tuesday 7 February from 5pm-7pm: Opening night \nSunday 12 February from 2pm-4pm: Low sensory event\, please RSVP to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com \nSaturday 18 February from 1pm-3pm: Embroidery workshop with CJ Starc. $30.00 for a two hour workshop with all materials provided. Call 9662 9966 tp book over the phone or pay on the day. RSVP essential to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com. *FREE tix for First Nations[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text]CJ Starc (he/they) is a queer trans non-binary artist whose artworks focus on organic shapes and textures. They seek to de-gender embroidery\, whilst honouring its perception as feminine work. He uses mostly second-hand materials to depict nature and abstracted depictions of the body. They centre queer trans kinship and lived experiences.  Their work has been exhibited at Brunswick Street Gallery\, the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and forty-five downstairs gallery\, as well as being published in journals such as Baby Teeth and Antithesis. They aim to challenge our perceptions of bodies in a cis-heteronormative patriarchal world. CJ graduated with a Bachelor of Arts\, majoring in Gender Studies and French at the University of Melbourne. He lives and creates on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. @genrenonmerci    \nSam Kariotis (he/they)\nBased in Naarm’s outer south east\, Sam Kariotis is a multi-disciplinary artist combining forms of collage with projection\, installation\, sculpture and sound work. His work reimagines classical Baroque imagery exploring themes of magic\, sexuality\, and the unconscious\, and aims to bring intuitive processes into the mediums of collage and installation. Creating intimate encounters with the trans masculine body\, he summons viewers to witness a nuanced and highly personal depiction of his relationship between western Catholicism and gender. @samkariotisart\n \nZoë Sydney (they/she/he) is a painter\, maker\, and all-round snartist (science artist) currently living and working in Melbourne. They love working with and around the boundaries of the body in relation to sexuality and gender\, and bringing big questions about the universe into small spaces. They also have a Bachelors in physics specializing in quantum mechanics and like dressing up as a pea in their spare time. @withdotson  \nVenus Virgin Tomarz (they/them) is an artist and that’s that. @venusvirgintomarz \nIvan Jeldres is an artist and illustrator based in Naarm/Melbourne woking in various mediums. They love creating art that celebrates shape and the colour wheel. They also love video games\, graphic novels\, playing the trumpet\, listening to music and going for a nice walk with their mum.  @its_an_eye_van[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Workshops” tab_id=”1675393921293-dd37a06d-bb56″][vc_column_text]Beginner’s Embroidery Workshop \nWhere: fortyfivedownstairs Gallery\nWhen: Saturday 18 February from 1pm-3pm\nAdmission Fee: $30.00 for a two hour workshop with all materials provided\n*FREE entry for First Nation and Indigenous peoples \nOver two hours\, in a relaxed space\, you will learn the basics of embroidery and how to develop those skills further. This beginner’s embroidery workshop will teach you some basic embroidery stitches such as running stitch\, backstitch\, and satin stitch. Though these workshops are aimed at beginners\, they are open to anyone wanting to sit and craft. You will leave with an embroidery kit (a hoop\, embroidery thread\, an embroidery needle\, fabric\, and a booklet) to continue embroidering on your own time! \nPlease call 9662 9966 to book over the phone or pay on the day.\nRSVP to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com  \n \nAbout the facilitator:\nCJ (he/they) is a queer trans non-binary artist whose artworks focus on organic shapes and textures. They seek to de-gender embroidery\, whilst honouring its perception as feminine work. He uses mostly second-hand materials to depict nature and abstracted depictions of the body. They center queer trans kinship and lived experiences.  Their work has been exhibited at Brunswick Street Gallery\, the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and forty-five downstairs gallery\, as well as being published in journals such as Baby Teeth and Antithesis. They aim to challenge our perceptions of bodies in a cis-heteronormative patriarchal world. \nCJ graduated with a Bachelor of Arts\, majoring in Gender Studies and French at the University of Melbourne.\nHe lives and creates on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:The Gospel According to Jesus\, Queen of Heaven
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nBen Anderson in association with fortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1666326343935{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe Gospel According to Jesus\, Queen of Heaven by Jo Clifford\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1669678374177{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]18 – 29 January 2023[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n“A remarkably perfect work of theatre” AUSTRALIAN ARTS REVIEW \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1674953798584{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]19 – 29 January 2023 \nSUNDAY 29 JANUARY ALMOST SOLD OUT – SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH MIDSUMMA \npreview: Wednesday 18 January 2023\nopening night: Thursday 19 January 2023\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes: \nTues – Sat 7:30pm\nSun 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: 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-b9f1c3de-c779″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Join Queen Jesus for a revolutionary queer ritual in which bread is shared\, wine is drunk\, and familiar stories are reimagined by a transgender Jesus. \nWinner of the 2021 Green Room Award for Best Independent Theatre Production for its premiere season at Theatreworks\, The Gospel According to Jesus\, Queen of Heaven features Kristen Smyth as Queen Jesus\, delivering writer Jo Clifford’s provocative and inspiring text. Under the direction of Kitan Petkovski\, Smyth’s powerful performance is supported by a live choir of four singing Rachel Lewindon’s hauntingly beautiful original score. The result is a transcendent take on what it means to be human\, imagining Christianity’s message of love extending to embrace all those traditionally excluded because of their sexuality or gender. \n“I wrote The Gospel According to Jesus\, Queen of Heaven because I wanted to resist\,” says Jo Clifford. “Resist the profound and damaging shame and fear and guilt that has been with me almost all my life. The shame and the fear and the guilt that comes on almost all of us trans women and men born into this hostile world.” \n“An amazing fusion of theatre\, storytelling and ritual.” Stage Whispers \n“An inspiring antidote to the legacy of shame left by many a church upbringing.” The Age \n★★★★½ “Smyth’s performance is enthralling” Arts Hub \n★★★★½ “This is a deeply affecting piece of theatre” Theatre Matters \nPhotos by Daniel Rabin \nSupported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants[/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-b9f1c3de-c779″][vc_column_text]Director: Kitan Petkovski \nPerformer: Kristen Smyth \nComposer: Rachel Lewindon \nSet and Costume Designer: Bethany J. Fellows \nLighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis \nProducer: Ben Anderson \nChoir: Alexandra Amerides\, Mel O’Brien\, Andre Sasalu\, and Willow Sizer[/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-b9f1c3de-c779″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $49\nConcession: $39\nGroup 6+: $39 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:GARDENS OF EVIL
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]o[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nVenus Virgin Tomarz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nGARDENS OF EVIL\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]24 May – 4 June 2022\n\nhours:\nTues – Fri: 11am-5pm\nSat: 11am-3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n..It all started with art and heart.\nA growth through the wonders of the free mind.\nVenus always saw the pinnacle of acceptance would come from those who adore the oomph of the new and wonderful…. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Venus Virgin Tomarz\, SPACE MONKEYS\, 2019-22\, collage\, 91cm x 122cm. \nVenus Virgin Tomarz\, Temptation Time\, 2019\, collage. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093309a6-495c” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Venus Virgin Tomarz invites you to examine modern day conflicts through a series of exploratory collages. The works take you through the development of technology\, climate change\, and the increase in world population\, waste/rape of the land resources\, disease/illness and the impacts of these changes to our planet\, society\, ethics and values. \nThe project aims to link historical understanding of eco-systems of nature and the biblical reference (GENISIS) of the Garden of Eden to our current crisis the world/Globe faces\, using cyphers / metaphors and set constructs to establish a central theme connecting the artist interpretation/view of a garden. \nArtist Venus takes the audience on a journey through time and space\, telling a traditional ancient story in the hope within the present and hope for future generations to take the opportunity to reflect\, review and rectify their individual and collective impact on Earth. \nThe need to explore and find a new planet to call home. Or is that to be to rape and pillage the resources to fix Earth…as PEAK is drawing near. \nThe project planning & preparation began in early 2018\, with specific image items collected\, some items photographed then printed to create the visual / narrative.  As the series developed and world events such as the Coronavirus came into play\, each scene electrified the significance of the message. \nThe artist began creating this body of work in solation during the COVID-19 lockdowns. \nThis body of work is collage on large canvas to be sold as an original piece at gallery exhibition. \nPrints of the series will also be available in various sizes (unframed only).[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093309a6-495c”][vc_column_text]There’s no glimmer with our glamazon.\nShe’s the glambassador of intersexuality.\nThe land of zoom where all creatures are fun and wise.\nWhere did this artsexual come from? \nThe gutter would be fashionable\, but that’s not it. \nYou could say Venus came from Cool City. And you’d be right.\nShe’s been chilling in Cool City until the eggs of genius hatched.\nAnd we love a smart chick. \nIt all started with art and heart.\nA growth through the wonders of the free mind.\nVenus always saw the pinnacle of acceptance would come from those who adore the oomph of the new and wonderful. \nShe is the product of a rampant imagination that found itself applying to all areas of beauty\, business and enterprise. There was something missing though. She found it in the wardrobe of deluxe fabrication. The wow factor made her whole. Her fate was to be a femme. The proper use of the femme fatale if the truth be known. \nOut of the shell came Venus. The fashionistic. \nAnd with such impact. She has rocketed to the galaxy of untold glamour and panache. \nNever has an emergence been quite so fun and phallic. Riding a rocket\, the glamazon … you do the math. \nIn the distance behind this rocketing star are strewn her huge careers in music\, design\, fashion\, make-up\, hair and all the other dazzlers. \nEnter now\, please\, the Glamazone. \nVenus Virgin Tomarz has eclipsed everything. \nThe glamburger with the lot. \nEat. \nAuthor – Ian Buckland 2016 ©\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Venus Virgin Tomarz
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