FEBRUARY Queer Stories Thursday 6 February6-7:30pm Convened by Sharon Hong Taking cues from This is who I am, Queer Stories will be an intimate conversation and experience exchange examining racial and political topics relating to the LGBTQIA+ community. By opening the discussion to the wider community, this conversation seeks to broaden a deeper understanding of the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people who reside in […]
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Thursday 6 February6pm-7:30pm Convened by Sharon Hong Taking cues from This is who I am, Queer Stories will be an intimate conversation and experience exchange examining racial and political topics relating to the LGBTQIA+ community. By opening the discussion to the wider community, this conversation seeks to broaden a deeper understanding of the experiences of […]
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16 JANUARY–7 FEBRUARY This is who I am Lilly Lai, EJ Son, Soo-min Shim, Athena Thebus and Chloe Corkran & Zoe Wong Curated by Sharon Hong Opening Thursday 16 January 6-8 pm This is who I am explores the experience of being queer Asian-Australian; the familial connections, cultural expectations, and the binary conflicts on the disparities […]
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Verge is thrilled to announce that we are continuing our partnership with Running Dog in 2020, producing four events over the course of the year. Automate Me, Talk about the weather, Be Like Water and Live/Stream/Now will tackle four disruptive features of our present moment: automation, ecological collapse, political unrest, and mediated fake news. The […]
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16 JANUARY–7 FEBRUARYThis is who I am Lilly Lai, EJ Son, Soo-min Shim, Athena Thebus and Chloe Corkran & Zoe WongCurated by Sharon Hong This is who I am explores the experience of being queer Asian-Australian; the familial connections, cultural expectations, and the binary conflicts on the disparities of the Eastand West. The exhibition showcases five […]
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Special guest: CLYPSO (Claudine Michael)Performances by Indira Elias, Grace Barr and Harnit Bharaj Saturday 23 November 1-4pm Aftersound is a performance program curated by Sydney artist Rainbow Chan. While the gallery’s concrete floors, tall windows and floating walls might present spacial challenges for a regular musical performance, Aftersound invites performers to explore, play with and tease out these spatio-temporal […]
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Toksave: Culture Talks Thursday 14th November 6-9pm, doors open at 5:30 RSVP: eventbrite In celebration of the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, PARADISEC, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Verge Gallery present the podcast launch of Toksave: Culture Talks. PARADISEC is the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures. The podcast is […]
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Running Dog at Verge Wed 13 November 6-8pmFree admission MIGHT DELETE LATER will bring together Sophie Penkethman-Young, Emma O’Neill and Danielle Karlikoff in conversation with Running Dog contributor Mariam Arcilla to discuss artworld habits, online personas and algorithms in an Instagram era. The panel will explore how contemporary art is digested and refreshed through social […]
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Opening 7 November, 6-8 pm The Fullness of Time: JD Reforma & Caroline Garcia Continuing until December 14 The Fullness of Time The Fullness of Time is a collaborative exhibition by Caroline Garcia and JD Reforma. Through two distinct yet interrelated approaches, each artist explores the way that time is recorded in material and language. In […]
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NurtureOctober 17–29Opening: Thursday 17 October, 6-8 pm Simon Baré, Simon Cooper, Sabella D’Souza, Suzy Faiz, Danica Knežević, Jacqueline Larcombe, Bernadette Smith, Rosie Thomas, Tamara Voninski This exhibition will explore the theme of nurture and the act of nurturing. Each artist has a conceptual link to a familial or cultural nurturing pertinent to their personal […]
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