Workshops for Adults
VERTEBRAE: A Dance Workshop
Performance Space 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaTime and Date: Sunday 26 March 2023, 12—3pm Location: Footscray Community Arts, Performance Space VERTEBRAE is a program that celebrates the life and work of Germaine Acogny, a visionary dancer, choreographer, and founder of École des Sables. This is a two part program, with Part One being a dance workshop that invites participants to experience…
VERTEBRAE: A Creative Conversation
SIGNAL Flinders Walk, Northbank, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaTime and Date: Sunday 2 April 2023, 1—4pm Location: SIGNAL, Flinders Walk, Northbank VERTEBRAE is a program that celebrates the life and work of Germaine Acogny, a visionary dancer, choreographer, and founder of École des Sables. In Part Two, Footscray Community Arts and SIGNAL present VERTEBRAE: A Creative Conversation, an opportunity for young First Nations,…
Sekala Niskala
Roslyn Smorgon Gallery 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaSekala Niskala Exhibition Exhibition Date: 18 April—Sunday 25 June 2023 Cost: Free Location: Footscray Community Arts' Roslyn Smorgon Gallery Sekala Niskala (The Seen and Unseen) exhibition presents works from five Indonesian contemporary artists based in Bali. The artists include Agus Saputra, Kuncir Sathya Viku, Ni Luh Pangestu, Satya Cipta and Septa Adi, all of whom mastered elements of…
Sekala Niskala Line Drawing and Linocut Workshops
Footscray Community Arts, ArtLife Studio 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaWorkshop Date and Time: 22 April 2023, 11am–2:30pm Cost: $15 Location: Footscray Community Arts' ArtLife Studio Presented in collaboration with Project 11, you will also be able to join in the magic of Sekala Niskala by taking part in two special workshops run by the artists. Both workshops include materials and there will be a break in…
Life Drawing
ArtLife Studio 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaJoin renowned artist and teacher Darien Pullen as he teaches detailed Life Drawing classes. Darien’s sessions are based around the development of observational skills and they are suitable for artists of any level and ability. The unique advantage of Darien’s Life Drawing classes, is his tutelage. Rather than attempting to draw the human form with no…
Cultural Vocabularies: Vitu Vya Saana
Performance Space 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaFootscray Community Arts is excited to present Cultural Vocabularies: Vitu Vya Saana, a creative conversation curated by Collective Futures and presented by Cave_Bureau: a Nairobi-based bureau of architects and researchers charting explorations into architecture and urbanism within nature. Cave_Bureau’s creative design practice addresses and works to decode both anthropological and geological contexts of the postcolonial…
Walking Together for Rakali Weaving Workshop
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaJoin Isobel Morphy-Walsh (Taungurung) and Vic Morphy as we weave up a storm and reimagine how the river looks to Australia's native water-rat, the Rakali. Isobel will lead a series of workshops that will result in a communal artwork that celebrates the Rakali. Acknowledging the deep connections that First Nations community has to this species,…
Teaching First Nations Perspectives
Performance Space 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaLearn how to embed First Nations perspectives in your classroom with Footscray Community Arts' First Nations led Professional Development Program. Teachers are encouraged to expand their knowledge of First Nations' histories and culture as well as gain the confidence to present these viewpoints in sensitive and impactful ways. These sessions will have a focus on…
Queer PHOTO: Cyanotype Photography Workshop with Isabella Capezio
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaArtist and RMIT Lecturer, Isabella Capezio, is your teacher for this hands-on, photography workshop! Throughout this class, you will: Be introduced to the history of cyanotype photography Learn how to up-cycle clothes to create new artworks Produce cyanotypes in varying camera-less methods using both objects and pre-prepared images Learn about contemporary forms of this medium…
A Night with Mayunkiki
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Exploring the Language, Songs, and Dances of the Indigenous Ainu People of Northern Japan Join us for an engaging workshop where we will delve into the language, songs, and dances cherished by the Ainu, the indigenous people of the northern islands of Japan. Mayunkiki, an Ainu artist, will share personal anecdotes intertwined…