Keyword results: Utopian Slumps
Utopian Slumps closing party
What:
Utopian Slumps closing party
Where:
25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Sat Dec 26, doors 8.30pm
How much:
$5 with proceeds to the Utopian Slumps retrospective publication
Description:
The Slumps has sadly closed it's doors, but that doesn't mean they can't be pried back open for a Boxing Day see-you-later hootenanny! This Saturday Free Choice Duo, Alex Akers/Belltowers Synth Jam live, and DJs Gordon Zola and Nervous Jack will play records previously recorded by musicians, while you stagger about Easey Street all drunk and bummed out because you're "totally gonna miss this gallery, dude".
Event: Party
Stimulus: cosmic dust
Last days of Utopian Slumps, Charlie Sofo, Facts
Utopian Slumps has been living on Easey Street for three years, but enough is enough. Mel Loughnan's closing up the gallery this week because truth be told it was never really easy (and that's why they spell it with an extra 'e'). A not-for-profit curator-run space, Utopian clocked up many firsts in its short time on earth.
Charlie Sofo, Facts
What:
Charlie Sofo, Facts
Where:
Utopian Slumps, 25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Opening Fri Dec 4, 6-9pm
Exhibition runs until Sat Dec 19
How much:
Free!
Description:
When we say bookmark you're probably thinking the thing you get with a swift click of the mouse when you're online and want to remember how to get back to that pair of rare mounted antlers on ebay, not the decorated slices of cardboard or dog-eared corners of envelopes you put between pages of the book you're reading.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
Helen Johnson, On the Make
What:
Helen Johnson, On the Make
Where:
Utopian Slumps, 25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Opening Fri Nov 13, 6-9pm
Exhibition runs until Nov 28
How much:
Free!
Description:
Helen Johnson's paintings move beyond two dimensions and into other realms. Her work deals with big words like gender, culture, national character and persian rugs, but with dollops of humour and imagination. You could say that if the weather carries on like it has, this opening at the Slumps looks set to be a real political hot potato.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
The Edge of the Line - exhibition launch
What:
The Edge of the Line - exhibition launch
Where:
Utopian Slumps, 5/25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Fri Oct 23, 6pm-9pm
Exhibition runs Sat Oct 24 - Sat Nov 7
Wed-Sat, 12pm-6pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Lines demarcate boundaries and create meaning. They tell us where to stand and where to stop. They cast shadows, keep things on the left, and make boxes. The simple line is never so simple in the otherness it decides. From drawing the line to toeing the line, The Edge of the Line challenges the line and its indeterminable edge, pushing notions of perspective and perception using kinetic sculpture, drawing, laser-cut forms and etched back lit mirrors.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
William Mackinnon exhibition launch
What:
William Mackinnon, Paintings Conceived While Driving exhibition launch
Where:
Utopian Slumps, 25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Opening Fri Oct 2, 6-9pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Seven solo exhibitions down and people are going to want to throw cash at William Mackinnon (where do I sign up?). The Marten Bequest threw it at a 3 month road trip back and forth between Melbourne and Fitzroy Crossing, and all around the Kimberley. Mangkaja Arts threw it at a 2 month residency with the Martu people and students at the local high school.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
Brendan Huntley's Looking Forward launch
What:
Brendan Huntley's Looking Forward launch
Where:
Utopian Slumps, 25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Fri Sep 11, 6-9pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Brendan Huntley? He gets around. Aside from fronting Eddy Current Suppression Ring, the guy has four solo exhibitions to his name. The latest (#5) is based on a series of vessels he created with paper, oil and ceramics. They've all been infused with different personality! Not sure if they have names to go with those personalities.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
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