HAK BAKER INTERVIEW
CULTURE GUIDE INTERVIEW W/ SALLLVAGE
3RD BANKSTOWN BIENNALE: SAME SAME/DIFFERENT | UNTIL FEB 1 | BANKSTOWN ARTS CENTRE
Bankstown Arts Centre presents its latest major exhibition, the 3rd Bankstown Biennale: Same Same/Different, part of Sydney Festival’s 2025 program, which is running now until Saturday 1st February 2025.
Led by a curatorium of esteemed First Nations and CaLD, culturally and linguistically diverse curators – Coby Edgar, Jason Wing, and Rachael Kiang – this year’s Biennale proposes an exploration of equitable multiculturalism.
BOOKED & BUSY
MAZE MANOR’S GOOD DAY | SAT 18 JAN 1PM | THE LORD GLADSTONE HOTEL, CHIPPENDALE
Eora music collective Maze Manor who are gonna be having a one day and night festival at The Lord Gladstone Hotel in Chippendale this coming Saturday Jan 18th from 1PM till Sunday morn.
Expect a whole blend of electronica from baile funk, to ambient, to dance – there’s gonna be 3 stages with a stacked line-up of 24 incred artists for your hearing pleasure as well as the art of Sophie Ethell, Jack Conwell and Ash Veitch will be on display around the Ambient and Mainstage spaces.
Built by community for community, Maze Manor’s Good Day festival is happening this Saturday Jan 18th from 1PM @ The Lord Gladstone Hotel in Chippendale. Tix are $25, more deets on my playlist on fbi.radio.
LET'S EAT LNY CELEBRATIONS | THURS 16 JAN 6PM | BLANK GALLERY, ULTIMO
A group exhibition for Lunar New Year, ‘LET’S EAT!’ explores the significance of food and the deep-rooted traditions of communal dining within Asian cultures, especially during the Lunar New Year period. Across Asia, shared meals during this festive period symbolize unity, prosperity, and the renewal of familial and social ties. From the exchange of phrases like “开饭了!” (Time to eat!) in Chinese households, to the shared dishes that represent luck and abundance, this exhibition delves into the diverse yet interconnected ways in which dining together shapes identity and community.
Exhibiting works from an abundance of Asian-Australian artists including many of those who have exhibited at Blank Gallery before.
Opening night is Thursday 16th Jan from 6pm at Blank Gallery in Ultimo.