Join us in conversation where we unpack a group of images to expose the covert narratives of colonialism and slow violence embedded in extractivism. Focused on coal mining in Australia, but also looking into instances in the UK, South Africa and the Americas, we cross-examine visual narratives that expand our understanding of coal mining beyond its…
Read MoreAfter 40+ years in print, Artlink proudly delivers its annual Artlink Indigenous issue, Visualising Sovereignty, edited by Paola Balla and Ali Gumillya Baker. Now in its eleventh year, this platform brings together leading First Nations scholars, artists and curators from across the country who have responded critically and candidly to the political, social and cultural issues of the moment….
Read More“Suspended Activation” is an installation designed by the Stockholm-based architecture office Secretary and fabricated in Melbourne by Ellen Sayers. Part outdoor gym equipment, part children’s play equipment, the structure repurposes the resistance bands used in physiotherapy and fitness training in order to invite its audiences to engage with its malleable surfaces, which deform and stretch…
Read MoreCo-hosted by Readings, we are delighted to invite you to hear Omar Musa discuss his work and gift us a performance to take us into the night. Omar Musa, a Malaysian-Australian rapper, poet and author is one of Australia’s most important young voices. In his writing and music he confronts the dark realities of Australian…
Read MoreHow do the spaces we inhabit allow for spontaneity and play? How can we embed these ways of being into the built environment? Hear us unpack these questions and more in a two-part series dedicated to exploring the influence of active and accidental play on the built environment. Join artist and assistant professor at Williams…
Read MoreA dancethropological exploration of trends. The interwoven relationship between club counter culture and its drip fed influence into the mainstream could be credited as one of the biggest IP robberies of all time. From the moment this undercurrent emerged, it has continued to flow like an undammed, unpaid and uncredited natural resource for those that…
Read MoreToo often, through expediency, ignorance or habit, the design profession shapes environments to suit the needs and experience of an ‘average’ human being. However, designing for ‘average’ results in average design that meets the needs of some, while a diversity of people can be made to feel uncomfortable or unwelcome in a place. To create…
Read MoreOlder women’s lived experience of different housing types is not well understood or documented. How do we design housing for older women at risk of homelessness? What do these women need to make a place they can call home? In the coming years, Victoria’s Big Housing Build will deliver thousands of homes for vulnerable Victorians….
Read MoreIn Victoria, several Local Governments are investing in creating a culture of good design—aiming at better built environment outcomes, and grappling with managing growth well and what is needed to achieve more distinctive places. The OVGA supports Local Government in the development of policies and processes. This includes two guidance documents about good Local Government…
Read MoreClimate change, the pandemic, and decades of unchecked development have left our city crying out for more meaningful design. As we grapple with the changes of the ‘now,’ and how to re-engage with the urban, questions on what needs to be done to repair our relationship with the city are increasingly relevant. Join us for…
Read MoreJoin us at MPavilion—or tune in online—for the second lecture in this four-part series exploring the past, present and future of Venice. These lectures form part of the Venice Studio Melbourne program—a pop-up architecture studio featuring a suite of short design studios and public programs led by international offices of architecture and urbanism, with 88…
Read MoreJoin us at MPavilion—or tune in online—for the second lecture in this four-part series exploring the past, present and future of Venice. These lectures form part of the Venice Studio Melbourne program—a pop-up architecture studio featuring a suite of short design studios and public programs led by international offices of architecture and urbanism, with 88…
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