Waves is a rare concert experience featuring master improvisers from diverse cultures and traditions exploring improvised sound-making through traditional and contemporary forms.  The program will morph between solos, duos and larger group improvisations culminating in a transcendental cascade of sound that defies categorisation. The concert will showcase the amazing sound artistry of Shenzo Gregorio (violin,... Read more »

BEMAC Discussions #3, an engaging Panel Discussion on Monday June 19 that will delve into the fascinating realms of Memory, Nostalgia, and Agency in Sharing the Personal. As diverse artists, we often find ourselves in situations where we are asked to share our personal stories or create art that is deeply connected to memory and nostalgia. But how do we ensure our safety and preserve our agency in these settings?

Join us on Monday June 19 for BEMAC Discover, an open mic night to celebrate the importance of art, music and creativity in our lives and our community. This space will focus on sharing and testing out new work!

SSI’s Homelands Regional Arts Tour program aims to raise awareness and understanding of refugee experiences through arts, music and storytelling to increase social cohesion at regional and metropolitan settlement locations in New South Wales and Queensland during Refugee Week. This itinerant roadshow will consist of a multimedia exhibition, comprising short films, photography, painting and digital art, and a performing arts showcase comprising live music, a short film, narration and experimental performance.

SSI’s Homelands Regional Arts Tour program aims to raise awareness and understanding of refugee experiences through arts, music and storytelling to increase social cohesion at regional and metropolitan settlement locations in New South Wales and Queensland during Refugee Week. This itinerant roadshow will consist of a multimedia exhibition, comprising short films, photography, painting and digital art, and a performing arts showcase comprising live music, a short film, narration and experimental performance.

Improvisessions is an investigation into improvised music as a context for creative collaboration. Improvisation provides a strong context in which to explore the permeability of culture and develop fluid collaborative exchanges while retaining cultural identities. This challenges the tightly controlled, narrowly conceived “diverse creative spaces” of the Australian arts sector. The project will run as a... Read more »

Improvisessions is an investigation into improvised music as a context for creative collaboration. Improvisation provides a strong context in which to explore the permeability of culture and develop fluid collaborative exchanges while retaining cultural identities. This challenges the tightly controlled, narrowly conceived “diverse creative spaces” of the Australian arts sector. The project will run as a... Read more »

Improvisessions is an investigation into improvised music as a context for creative collaboration. Improvisation provides a strong context in which to explore the permeability of culture and develop fluid collaborative exchanges while retaining cultural identities. This challenges the tightly controlled, narrowly conceived “diverse creative spaces” of the Australian arts sector. The project will run as a... Read more »

Improvisessions is an investigation into improvised music as a context for creative collaboration. Improvisation provides a strong context in which to explore the permeability of culture and develop fluid collaborative exchanges while retaining cultural identities. This challenges the tightly controlled, narrowly conceived “diverse creative spaces” of the Australian arts sector. The project will run as a... Read more »

Improvisessions is an investigation into improvised music as a context for creative collaboration. Improvisation provides a strong context in which to explore the permeability of culture and develop fluid collaborative exchanges while retaining cultural identities. This challenges the tightly controlled, narrowly conceived “diverse creative spaces” of the Australian arts sector. The project will run as a... Read more »