“30 Years Fundraiser”

13 May → 20 May 2023
Gallery

A group of 4 people foreground a larger crowd, all laughing in a crowded room. The walls are lined with two-dimensional artworks, all diverse.
West Space '30 Years Fundraiser' opening event, West Space, Collingwood Yards, 2023. Photography by Emily Seif.

West Space's 2023 Fundraiser celebrates thirty years of West Space.

West Space has operated in five different locations since 1993, across Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung countries.

West Space was founded by artists Brett Jones and Sarah Stubbs in the western suburb of Footscray within a cultural moment defined by shifting funding priorities and rising artist-collectivity. West Space began as a counterpoint to major institutions – offering a platform for risk-taking experimentation while prioritising the needs and ideas of artists.

Today, West Space focuses on timely projects with long incubation periods by artists at all stages in their careers. We offer a supportive space for experimentation, mentorship, and connection with an ever-growing audiences.

The 30 Year Fundraiser is an opportunity to take home an artwork by over 70 artworks by artists who have been critical to our history including Brook Andrew, Mia Boe, Emily Floyd, Eugenia Lim, James Nguyen, Patrick Pound, Steven Rhall, David Sequeira and many more.

All proceeds from artwork sales are shared between West Space and the arists. Support our work and the artists in our community.

Launch party

Saturday 13 May, 3 → 6pm

→ Kids workshop with Lauren Simmonds

→ Music by DJ [untitled]

→ Raffle prizes from our Collingwood Yards neighbours including Hope St Radio, Liquid Architecture, Arts Project Australia, Social Studios, Licorice Pie, Padre, Bookshop by Uro, PBS 106.7PM and more!

→ Drinks from our sponsors Young Henry's, Heaps Normal, Blackhearts & Sparrows and Brighter Later

→ After party at Runner Up! Rooftop Bar in Collingwood Yards

A young figure with a yellow tote bag and big floppy sun hat is entering through the big open doors of West Space gallery below a sign that says "West Space"
A person waving to someone while walking into the art space.
A person wearing headphones playing music on the DJ turntable.
two figures stand in a crowded gallery space looking adoringly at an artwork that is just out of frame. Both figures are smiling
A person looking and pointing at the artwork on the wall with a drink in hand.
Two figures - a child and an adult - gaze outside a window of the gallery. The works on the distanced wall are undistinguishable.
A person in a deep red sweater embraces someone in yellow from the side, smiling widely. They foreground a work of a hand photograph on the wall behind their heads.
Two people embracing each other, one with a glass of drink in hand.
A person wearing glasses smiling beside a person with yellow beanies.
Two people standing in front of the brick balcony.
A large series of small - medium works consuming two walls of a space, in a diverse array of mediums. In the distance there are two works installed on hollow plinths. At the top the image on a foregrounding wall is a large black and white, long, textural rounded form.
A large series of small - medium works consuming two walls of a space, in a diverse array of mediums. In the foreground there is a hollow plinth with a small blue coloured ceramic form.
A series of sculptures installed on hollow plinth made of black bar with a white platform. The works are ceramic. One is a rounded black and white checkered vase, the other two pointed fingers with long pointy red nails. The third work, on a second shorter plinth is a coral-like blue and light pastel green modelled vase. The window behind the works has a lovely beaming glow on its edges. There is a small un-identifiable orange form on the wall to the left.
Two artworks - to the right, a warm terracotta-coloured ceramic form on a hollow plinth. Beside the work on a wall, is a picture 'of' a vase on a dining table setting, hand painted.
West space, black long sleeve with an array of illustrated, drawn animal forms with small pieces of text, across the front of the shirt.
A series of small works installed on a wall, in different mediums and scales.
A large series of small - medium works consuming two walls of a space, in a diverse array of mediums. In the foreground there is a rounded ceramic warm pink work, installed on a hollow plinth.
West Space Curator Sebastian Henry-Jones and Director Joanna Kitto in their Jason Phu x West Space tshirts.
West Space, white t-shirt - a series of illustrated, drawn animal forms with small pieces of text.
A series of playful hand-drawn animal illustrations with text celebrating West Space 30 Year Anniversary. They are displayed on a tea towel as a collective of shapes.
West Space socks - white with drawn illustrations on their cuffs.
A hand facing upward, holding and displaying a series of West Space stickers up the arm. The images are fun, drawn illustrations with playful text.