CuriousWorks in Casula, New South Wales | Community organisation

CuriousWorks

Locality: Casula, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9602 9568

Address: 1 Powerhouse Road 2170 Casula, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.curiousworks.com.au/

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24.01.2022 Blacktown Arts is offering a new costume workshop for LGBTQIA+ youth in Blacktown and Western Sydney! Explore your connections to place and community, and turn these stories into wearable pieces with artists Justine and Leila. These free workshops are aimed at young people (aged 12 - 25) living in the Blacktown area or broader western Sydney.... Mondays 28 September and 5 October Thursdays 1 October and 8 October 1 4 pm Online and in person options available! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/35KC1yf Blacktown Arts is committed to ensuring this program is as safe and accessible as possible. Please get in touch with them to discuss any safety concerns or access needs. Image: Leila and Justine, ‘Say Swear’, 2019, video still, three channel video installation, dimensions variable. @justineyoussef

23.01.2022 Our friends at Pari have announced P2P, a program of virtual sharing with artist-run collectives and spaces from around the world Through a series of online workshops with friends near and far, they hope to collectively engage with ideas and models for collaboration and criticality within and beyond the arts For this first iteration, Pari has teamed up with Gudskul and The White Pube to host the following workshops online:... Gudskul workshop: Speculative Collective Tues 20 Oct 5-8pm (AEST) Registrations open Tues 22 Sept 12pm (AEST). The White Pube workshop: how to write from The Self Tues 10 Nov 6-9pm (AEST) Applications open now until Sun 11 Oct. These are limited-capacity sessions open to participants based in Australia. More info about the workshops and how to apply here: https://pariari.org/p2p This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts.

22.01.2022 What does the future hold for artists? Our friends at SSI Arts & Culture are presenting their new report ‘SSI Artist Voices: experiences of the pandemic and a desired future’, their findings of a series of virtual in-depth artist roundtables facilitated by SSI. Register for further information at the Eventbrite link below.

22.01.2022 As a member of Western Sydney Arts Alliance, we want to shine a light on the incredible arts and cultural activity in Western Sydney. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing stories from our Artists and Communities. Here is why we love Western Sydney Arts Thanks to Khaled Sabsabi, Senior Australian artist and long term supporter and advocate of Western Sydney Arts!... #LoveWSArts #WesternSydneyArtsAlliance #WSAA See more

21.01.2022 From rock ‘n’ roll legends to hip-hop pioneers and today’s up-and-coming musicians, western Sydney’s sound has been shaped by young people with a story to tell. Check out Travelling Sounds exhibition at Fairfield City Museum & Gallery and listen to the soundtrack of the changing social and cultural landscape of suburban Sydney from the 1960s through to today.

20.01.2022 Take a ride back to 2014, FUNPARK's first and biggest event presented at Sydney Festival! RSVP NOW: https://buff.ly/35SrQaK ‘Bidwill’s Funpark’ interviews some of the major players of FUNPARKs 2014 event.... Join us Saturday, December 5 at 3.00pm and take a look back on this grassroot program and its evolution. If you would like to support us, please donate via the eventbrite link below and help us continue our commitment to the community of Bidwill into the future. #GetFUNPARKED #BidwillsFunpark #FUNPARK2020 Blacktown Arts PYT Fairfield Learning Ground Bidwill Uniting

19.01.2022 One week left! Join our friends at PYT Fairfield.

19.01.2022 Urban Stories: WFH, an online, interactive event celebrating the ingenuity & resilience of socially engaged, Gen Z, Western Sydney artists. Take a peek behind the blinds for a look into our homes, our process, our psyches - and our plans for 2021 and beyond.

19.01.2022 "It's real dramatic storytelling," she says. "It's amazingly interesting, surprising, emotional stories so there's a commercial reason why we want to do it. It's not just because we should." We're loving what we've seen so far from Co-Curious' Here Out West!

18.01.2022 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre have teamed up with The Beanies to bring little ones with BIG imaginations a brand new musical adventure for next Friday 9 October (11am). Featuring confetti cannons, sneaky robbers, and VERY silly jokes, The Beanies EGG-straordinary Day is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for Mini-Beanies and their big people. Book your tickets now! https://bit.ly/cprsbeanieslive2020

17.01.2022 CuriousWorks is hiring a Creative Director! CuriousWorks are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and visionary Creative Director to guide the artistic vision of the company through the next exciting chapter. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applications from First Nations and CaLD artists. We are based at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and welcome western Sydney based applicants.... Check out our website for the full job description and application details: https://curiousworks.com.au//were-hiring-a-creative-direc/. Applications close Monday 5th October.

17.01.2022 Congratulations to the cast and crew of When the Mailman Arrives! It was not only a finalist at the recent Made in the West Film Festival, it's also been nominated for the Australian Womens Film Festival! An internal monologue and personal annotation, Nigerian-Australian psychology student (and writer/performer) Angelica Ojinnaka vocalises her response to mental health in the black community in this short film directed by Ebube Uba, and shot and edited by Sivani Yaddanapudi!

15.01.2022 Do you know the story of the black crow and the magpie? Paul Teerman shares a special Dreaming Story about the Butu Wugun (Black Crow) and the Wilbung (Magpie), animated by Western Sydney animator Jaime Aguilar. Be sure to check out the rest of Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre's NAIDOC Week programming! https://www.casulapowerhouse.com/visit/naidoc-week

14.01.2022 2020 has exposed global inequity that has always lain beneath the surface. While our current systems ask us to pivot pivot to online, pivot to diversity, pivot to a new normal- we know that pivoting is simply rotating in place. So, we ask: what’s next? Urban Stories: WFH is an exposure of the process and on-going conversation CuriousWorks has been having across the year around the radical possibilities of change. It's our annual showcase turned into an online, interactive event celebrating the ingenuity & resilience of socially engaged, Gen Z, Western Sydney artists.

13.01.2022 Support Wester'ly by sharing your experience of becoming connected to the internet. If you are a community worker, you can join the Wester'ly coalition, and contribute stories of digital connectivity from the communities you support. #westerlyconnects... https://www.westerly.org.au

12.01.2022 Our friends at Blacktown Arts can help you become a shadow puppet master in this Spring school holiday workshop with artist Jumaadi, who will guide you through the traditional Indonesian art of shadow play called 'wayang kulit'. When: Thursday 1 October, 10 am 11.30 am Where: The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre Ages: Suitable for 8-12 years... Cost: $10 per child, $20 family ticket (up to three children) Book in the link! Image: Jennifer Leahy Silversalt Photography

12.01.2022 Hey everyone, for anyone who hasn't registered for Urban Stories: WFH yet, never fear - we'll be posting the Zoom details on our FB event at 3PM! And if you're not able to tune in on Zoom, we'll still be streaming from Zoom to Facebook at 4PM. Technology! Behind the scenes photo from yesterday's rehearsal taken by Sandra May.

12.01.2022 Fight Racism with Art! #IAmNotAVirusAustralia Diversity Arts Australia, in partnership with Asian Australian Alliance, Democracy in Colour and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art are commissioning Asian artists to create new works responding to COVID-19 Racism. Apply at http://iamnotavirusaustralia.org.au. Applications close 10 October.

11.01.2022 Our friends at CORE Youth Services - our Miller Youth Space partners - are launching a fun, online streaming project for young people to volunteer talent, stories and energy. If you'd like to get involved as a performer or behind the scenes - TEXT "Youth Show" on 0419 556 507 before October 9.

11.01.2022 Connected or Disconnected? Share your stories about digital connectivity in your community. #westerlyconnects... https://www.westerly.org.au/

11.01.2022 Join our friends at Komunidad X in their launch of the first-ever Virtual Resource Center for Contemporary Performance in the Philippines! We'll be talking about our collaboration with Komunidad X at Urban Stories: WFH the day before, so if you like what you hear from them at our event, be sure to turn into their launch of kXchange.org the next day!

09.01.2022 As a member of Western Sydney Arts Alliance we want to shine a light on the incredible arts and cultural activity in Western Sydney. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing stories from our Artists and Communities. Here is why we love Western Sydney Arts Big thanks to Huy Nguyen, emerging artist and cultural leader with CuriousWorks (and designer of the new WSAA logo!)... #LoveWSArts #WesternSydneyArtsAlliance #WSAA

09.01.2022 Apply for the 2021 YouTube Scholarship to NIDA by 30 October! YouTube has committed USD $100,000 to support three individuals from historically under-represented backgrounds to study at NIDA. For more information and to apply head to: nida.edu.au/scholarships2021

08.01.2022 Contemporary Asian Australian Performance have announced the 15 participants for the CAAP Artist Lab, a professional development and pathways programs for Sydney-based Asian Australian performance artists. Look at all these amazing artists! (And how exciting to see a few familiar faces ). We can't wait to see what comes out of the lab!

06.01.2022 Join our friends Casula Power House and Irregular Fit Creative Director, Ayebatonye Abrakasa for an important and fascinating conversation that pays homage to the Bla(c)k pioneers of the music that we know and love today. Going live on Friday 25th of September (6pm), Four to the Floor explores the artistic legacy of legendary Bla(c)k musicians who have and continue to pave the way through artistic innovation. Visit the Casula Powerhouse website for more information about this free online event: http://ow.ly/OjDw50BrYYH

06.01.2022 Sounds from soul streets from Zeadala! We were lucky enough to have Zeadala perform at last year's Urban Stories: Prototype, and we're so pleased to have her work in this year's showcase. Be sure to tune in to Urban Stories: WFH for a taste of her latest track - used with permission for our Friday afternoon broadcast!

06.01.2022 Take a trip back to 2014 to the first FUNPARK. Bidwill's FUNPARK takes a look back at this amazing, mini-arts festival celebrating the community and culture of Bidwill, Mt. Druitt. The documentary premieres online on December 5th! RSVP NOW: https://buff.ly/35SrQaK #GetFUNPARKED #BidwillsFunpark #FUNPARK2020 ... Directed by Sivani Yaddanapudi. FUNPARK Bidwill Uniting Blacktown Arts CuriousWorks Learning Ground PYT Fairfield

06.01.2022 A fantastic initiative by Bidwill Uniting and Parramatta Nepean Presbytery to address digital access inequity in their communities! Become a Digital Mentor and help someone take their first steps into understanding digital devices and the online world. Check out their Facebook Live on Thursday, October 15th to learn more about their Digital Mentor program!

04.01.2022 We're working towards affordable digital access for all. You can get involved and join the Wester'ly campaign. https://www.westerly.org.au/ #westerlyconnects

04.01.2022 Who are we seeing today at 4PM?

03.01.2022 There's still time to share your thoughts? What do you want the Australian arts and culture industry to look like in ten years - and how will we get there? Share your thoughts with the Australia Council for the Arts! You have until October 13th.

02.01.2022 Missed Made in the West Film Festival last weekend? MITW is bringing the red carpet online TOMORROW (Saturday, November 28) for one day only! Register at Eventbrite to experience the 3-hour marathon of Western Sydney short films and red carpet action. They'll only be up for 24 hours, so get your ticket quick!

02.01.2022 Our friends from Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre are pleased to be part of Great Southern Nights, a new event that kick-starts the recovery of the live music industry - featuring 1,000 COVID-safe gigs across Sydney and Regional NSW. The LIVERPOOL /// LINEUP, which is going live on Friday 27 November (7:30pm) featuring Headline Acts: Cult Shtta and Jessica Jade. They'll be supported by Zeadala and Clarissa Mei. Book your free tickets NOW! http://ow.ly/Ekti50BT0ZP

01.01.2022 Last chance to apply to Emerging Writers' Festival At Home Residencies! Just fill out the simple EOI form below. Applications close Sunday 20th September at 5PM.