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Ouyang Yu & Jessye Wdowin-McGregor—Ekphrasis - Join us for a conversation with Merlinda Bobis, a master poetry workshop with Ouyang, closing celebration with Mindy Meng Wang, & more.
Thank you for your support during this past month. We have loved every moment - Open House chats with our residents, thought-provoking conversations about plants with Zena Cumpston, an opening celebration with lots of laughs and mooncakes and most recently, our drawing, poetry, tea and conversation event with our friends at SoCA.
We have several lovely activities planned for this month, and we hope you can join us. But we know this time of the year can get busy. So, we’re excited today to also share our plans for November. On Sunday, 5 November, join us for a conversation with the acclaimed novelist, poet, short story writer, dramatist and performer Merlinda Bobis, who will be chatting with us from Ngunnawal Country in Canberra about her book, The Kindness of Birds. On Friday, 10 November, join us for the opening of the final exhibit for Ekphrasis, featuring new work by Ouyang and Jessye and a special improvised sonic response by internationally acclaimed composer/musician Mindy Meng Wang 王萌. On Sunday, 12 November, join us at CCP in Fitzroy as part of our monthly Art Walk to see the exhibition James Tylor: Turrangka…in the shadows. On Saturday, 18 November, we are honoured to have Ouyang facilitating a master poetry workshop. Finally, on Friday, 1 December, we have our final Open House with the residents before closing Ekphrasis on Saturday, 2 December. To find out more and book to join us, please read on.
We warmly thank Merri-Bek City Council for partnering with us to make this programming possible.
Warmly
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BRUNSWICK| 5.11.23—1.12.23
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Special events & talks
Writer In Conversation —Merlinda Bobis / The Kindness of Birds
Sunday, 5 November 3:00-4:30 PM
correspondences Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC 3056
Join us for a glass of wine or a cup of tea and conversation with the acclaimed novelist, poet, short story writer, dramatist and performer Merlinda Bobis, who will be chatting with us from Ngunnawal Country in Canberra about her book, The Kindness of Birds. An oriole sings to a dying father. A bleeding-heart dove saves the day. A crow wakes a woman’s resolve. Owls help a boy endure isolation. Cockatoos attend the laying of the dead. Always there are birds in these linked stories that pay homage to kindness and the kinship among women and the planet. From Australia to the Philippines, across cultures and species, kindness inspires resilience amidst loss and grief. Being together ignites resistance against violence. We pull through in the company of others. Kindness cannot self-isolate. It moves both ways and all ways, like breath. WINNER, CANBERRA CRITICS’ CIRCLE
SHORTLISTED, CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION, NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS 2022 Publisher: Spinifex Press 2021 © Merlinda Bobis 2021
Places limited. Press 'Join the guest list to join'.
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Closing celebration Ouyang Yu & Jessye Wdowin-McGregor—Ekphrasis Featuring Mindy Meng Wang 王萌
Friday, 10 November, 2023, 7:30 -9:30 PM
correspondences Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC 3056 We warmly invite you to the closing celebration for Ouyang Yu & Jessye Wdowin-McGregor / Ekphrasis featuring Found Poetry, a live music improvisation by esteemed composer and world-leading performing artist Mindy Meng Wang 王萌. Guest entry via the front gallery entrance from 7:30 p.m. to explore the latest exhibition by the resident artists. The improvisation will commence promptly at 8:00 p.m. and will run for approx. 15 minutes. Bookings are essential for access to the performance space from 7:30-8:30 p.m. General access will re-open via the front gallery when the performance has ended, and we’d love you to join us then if preferred. A limited number of free tickets for the performance are offered. General access after the performance is free and does not require registration.
Places limited. Press 'Join the guest list to join'.
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Art Walk: November 2023 —Visiting CCP to see James Tylor: Turrangka…in the shadows
Sunday, 12 November, 2023 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Centre for Contemporary Photography
404 George StreetFitzroy, VIC, 3065 Join us at the CCP in November to see James Tylor: Turrangka…in the shadows. Multi-disciplinary artist James Tylor combines historical and contemporary photographic processes to explore his Nunga (Kaurna Miyurna), Māori (Te Arawa) and European (English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch and Norwegian) ancestry. ‘Turrangka…in the shadows’ surveys a decade of Tylor’s practice and, for the first time, brings together the most comprehensive selection of his unique daguerreotypes, expansive digital photographic series, hand-made Kaurna cultural objects, and furniture. The exhibition title is drawn from a Kaurna word, highlighting a significant ongoing aspect of Tylor’s practice: the learning and sharing of his Indigenous language. As well as shadow, turra also translates to reflection, image, and mirror. Learn more —> here. Credit: Photograph of our event at SoCA picturing resident artist Ouyang Yu speaking with audiences. Press the ‘JOIN THE GUEST LIST’ button below to register for free.
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Master poetry workshop - 欧阳昱 / Ouyang Yu
Saturday, 18 November, 2:00-4:00 PM
correspondences Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC 3056 On Saturday, 18 November, we are honoured to have acclaimed poet, writer, editor and translator Ouyang Yu facilitating a master poetry workshop. The workshop will focus on two main ideas/concepts - found poetry and creative mistakes.
Ouyang Yu is a Naarm (Melbourne)-based poet, novelist, literary scholar and translator. Over his decades-long writing career, he has published prolifically in both English and Chinese—including the award-winning novel The English Class (2010). His more recent works include the novel Billy Sing (2017) and the poetry collection Flag of Permanent Defeat (2019). He is the recipient of the 2022 Australia Council Fellowship for Literature, the awarding of which has allowed him to focus on his new documentary novel.
This workshop is suitable for poets at all levels. More details are to be released in due course. Press the 'Join the guest list’ button to book your ticket. Places limited.
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Open House & Multilingual Poetry Reading Circle (Nov/Dec) - with Ouyang Yu & Jessye Wdowin-McGregor—Ekphrasis
Friday, 1 December, 6:30-8:30 PM
correspondences Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC 3056 Join us for our final Open House with the residents. For this final month, we invite you to join us for our second multilingual poetry reading circle (the first is this month!). Ouyang and Jessye will share a couple of poems, and then we want to hand the floor over to you to share a poem or two in English or any other language. All levels and languages are welcome! We'll also chat with the artists about their final exhibit.
Press 'Join the guest list' to RSVP for planning purposes. Note:—Admission is free, but drink purchases and donations are gratefully received as this income is used to continue doing our work.
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Thank you, Ray and the team at Raya, for our beautiful mini mooncakes. They made our Mid-Autumn celebration this year very special.
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Acknowledgement of CountryWe respectfully acknowledge the Sovereign Custodians of the land and waters upon which we live and work, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We extend this respect to all First Peoples.
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