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West Space Professional Practice Series

Throughout 2012, West Space will run a series of professional practice seminars. These are designed to develop the skills of artists, writers, curators and arts workers across a range of professional competencies.

3 June 2012 - 29 July 2012
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THE LADY AND THE TIGER

Tristan Meecham and Olivia

West Space and Aphids presents THE LADY AND THE TIGER
A Ridiculous Performance by Tristan Meecham and Olivia Ilic.

6:00PM - 11:00PM, 8 JUNE 2012
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Just Say Yes

A collaboration between Bec Reid and Ben Cisterne

Just say yes is a participatory experience for one.

31 MAY 2012 - 21 JUNE 2012
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West Space seeks new Director!

After close to four years as the Director of West Space, Phip Murray will leave at the end of June to pursue other curatorial, academic and writing projects.

Applications close Thursday 7 June 2012

Current & Upcoming

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Curated by Next Wave, featuring Applespiel, Tully Arnot & Charles Dennington, Claire Finneran & Hossein Ghaemi, Lucky PDF and Tape Projects.

Wake up and wait for the sun to rise, 500 methods for a new beginning

Wake Up… explores diverse forms of contemporary collaborative practice. It is also the keynote project for the 2012 Next Wave Festival, The space between us wants to sing. Five young and emerging artist collectives will develop a variety of new artist-driven social spaces that encourage us to imagine new possibilities for being...

19 May 2012 - 27 May 2012

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Tyger! Tyger!

Constanze Zikos + Juan Davila

For the fourth iteration of Tyger! Tyger!, Constanze Zikos has invited Juan Davila to work with him on an exciting new collaborative project.

The Tyger! Tyger! project comprises six projects...

1 Jun 2012 - 23 Jun 2012

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Kieran Boland

What year did Jesus think it was? – George Carlin

If the medium is at least partly the message, a public preacher’s invariable lack of success in reaching anyone at all suggests that he needs to...

1 Jun 2012 - 23 Jun 2012

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Craig Burgess – A bright clear shape gathered behind his eyes

Craig Burgess

Anticipating that first breath, his body repositioned itself in his mouth, up against his teeth.  Surfacing, a bright clear shape gathered behind his eyes. Craig Burgess’s photographic and...

1 Jun 2012 - 23 Jun 2012

Back Space

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Luke George

Luke George

I am interested in inhabiting strange spaces in...

11 Jun 2012 - 23 Jun 2012

West Space Projects

Back Space

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Today Your Love

A West Space Project

The Today Your Love project explores the myriad ways...

28 Jul 2011 - 23 Jun 2012

West Space

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Tyger! Tyger!

A West Space Project curated by Phip Murray

Tyger! Tyger! is a series of six exhibitions featuring work created by six pairs of artists. Firstly, we invited six artists – Constanze Zikos, Philip Brophy, Maria Kozic, David Chesworth, Lyndal W...

28 Jul 2011 - 31 Dec 2012

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West Space's Video Series

Johann Rashid

West Space has long desired to create short films that build on the content of our artistic program – this has important outreach and educational ramifications for us. In 2011 an emerging...

1 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2012

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Port Journey Yokohama↔Melbourne

Port Journey Yokohama↔Melbourne is the platform for launching a collaborative, cross-cultural international network that will present and promote the work of contemporary Victorian artists during 2...

1 Feb 2012 - 1 Sep 2012