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Pari

Locality: North Parramatta

Address: Shop 7, 4-14 Hunter St, Parramatta 2150 North Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Website: http://pariari.org

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24.01.2022 Bookings for the Gudskul workshop: Speculative Collective open today at 12pm AEST / 11:30am ACST / 10am AWST We're looking for lots of different people to participate in this knowledge-sharing exercise, especially if you don't normally attend visual arts or arts events (arts people very welcome too, of course!) In this workshop you'll learn about the Gudskul Ekosistem, Gudskul's collaborative working methodologies, have a chance to ask questions and participate in their kno...wledge-sharing module Speculative Collective Head to the link in our bio to find out more. This is a limited capacity session so bookings are essential. @gudskul Australia Council for the Arts #auscointernational Video description: The letters P2P are in a blue bubble font and bounce around the screen. They settle in the top left corner. Blue text reads: P2P is a program of virtual sharing between - the Pari logo - and - the image flips between the Gudskul and The White Pube logos before settling on the Gudskul logo. The Pari logo, the word and and the Gudskul logo move to three corners of the screen. Blue text reads: Speculative Collective is Gudskul’s latest iteration of a knowledge-sharing and mapping module. This workshop is open to all Australian-based participants. Bookings open Tuesday 22 September 12pm (AEST). Register at pariari.org/P2P. The final screen shows the logos of Pari, Gudskul and Australia Council for the Arts.

24.01.2022 Join us on Insta Live this Sunday 6 December at 12pm for our final artist talks of the year Hear Lemonade artists talk about their work and their process, and ask questions as we go Meanwhile, check out the work IRL : Lemonade is open today from 12-6pm ... #lemonadeexhibition #lemonade #pariari #artisttalks #instagramlive #parramatta #westernsydneyart

24.01.2022 Pull up to Pari on Sunday 18 Oct 2-4pm for Cross Cultures Sessions hosted by Sports Show artist @fezshaheen and friends. We'll be experimenting with elements of skating and football freestyle in a fun mash up of these two subcultures We have limited spots for experienced players to join in or to watch as an audience member Book via the link in our bio for this socially distanced session. Video: exerpt from Feras Shaheen, 'Another Mixtape', 2020 showing three football freestylers playing with a soccer ball on a halfpipe.

23.01.2022 Big thank you to everyone who came down to Pari on Sunday for a squeeze of our Lemonade opening We were slinging Beyonce’s grandma’s lemonade recipe in our little courtyard, while groups of people were taken into the gallery to see the show Lemonade continues until 20 December... Opening hours: 12-6pm Wed-Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun Gallery capacity: 15 ppl Image description: 1. Pari directors posing in front of a lemonade stand. 2 - 4. Candid shots of visitors viewing the exhibition. 5 - 6. Groups of people smiling and posing in front of the artworks.

23.01.2022 We are thrilled to have been nominated for Best Arts Program in the FBI SMAC Awards this year beside some other incredible programs! You have until 5pm tomorrow to get your votes in, so head to the link in our bio to cast your votes. Image description: abstract illustration with the written text ‘vote for us’ and ‘FBI SMAC Awards 2020’. #FBiRadio #pari #westernsydney #westernsydneyarts #parramatta

23.01.2022 Join us on IG live this Sunday at 2pm for some on-field commentary with the artists of Sports Show. No sledging, we promise! Sports Show is on until Sun 25 October. Hope to see you on Fri 12-6pm or Sat-Sun 12-4pm. Photo by @documentphotography... Image description: wide photo of the corner of a gallery. On the right a painting and photographs are hung on green walls. On the left there is a stack of analogue TVs in front of a glass window. Towards the centre of the image are jerseys hung in the window and a table atop with gold figurines and screen underneath.

22.01.2022 Introducing The White Pube who will be sharing their workshop 'How to write from the self' for P2P Hi! We’re The White Pube, two critics based in the UK (London & Liverpool). We write about exhibitions, institutions, video games, food, Love Island & sometimes we make memes - all between the holy trinity of our website thewhitepube.com, and across Instagram and Twitter as @thewhitepube. We started the website as a joke back in 2015 because we did not enjoy the way exhibitio...ns were written about and noticed only a select few people ever got to do that writing, but now this is our real life job! Our workshop for P2P will be one session in three parts: the first third of the workshop will be a run down on The White Pube’s origin story, our politics and some logistics; the second will look over texts from us and from Australian writers too; and then the workshop will end with a discussion on starting things up yourself or re-working something that exists already in case there is something specific you want to bring to the table. We want this workshop to encourage people to speak/write/instagram/tweet their thoughts and feelings, which is something we feel comfortable doing but it is an empowerment we have had to learn; and it is something that’s only been possible because we work as a collaboration. Maybe this workshop will offer the same feeling of having someone in your corner too. Apply now for this incredible opportunity! Applications close on Sunday 11 October. More info via the link in our bio. Image description: Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad of The White Pube are both facing the camera, seated on chairs against a white column and wall. Gabrielle is on the left, leaning forward a little and has a slight smile. She is wearing a white shirt, black pants, black cord jacket and white converse shoes, and her hair is up in a top knot bun. Zarina is on the right, leaning against the wall with a slightly more serious expression. She is wearing a white shirt, black pants and white sneakers, and has her long hair out.

21.01.2022 Introducing Gudskul who will be sharing their workshop Speculative Collective for P2P Gudskul: Contemporary Art Collective and Ecosystem Studies (or, for short, Gudskul, which is pronounced like ‘good school’ in English) is a public learning space established by three Jakarta-based art collectives: @grafishuruhara, @ruangrupa and @serrum_studio. Since the early 2000s, all three have actively immersed themselves into the contemporary art realm by practising a collective and... collaborative mode of working. They collectively formed Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem in 2015 to practise an expanded understanding of collective values such as equality, sharing, solidarity, friendship and togetherness. The collective transformed into @gudskul in 2018. Speculative Collective will be held online on Tues 20 Oct, 5-8pm (AEST). You will learn more about Gudskul’s origins and working methodologies, have the chance to ask questions, and take part in Speculative Collective, Gudskul’s latest iteration of a knowledge-sharing and mapping module. There are only a few spots left!! Book now via the link in our bio Images courtesy of Gudskul. Australia Council for the Arts #auscointernational Image descriptions: 1. Photo of lots of people gathered seated and standing around a long table. Lots of people are smiling and a few are raising their glass. On the table is food laid out on large leaves. 2. Photo taken from above of a classroom with tables arranged in a large oval format. There are people sitting at the tables and also people sitting on chairs behind them. Everyone is facing inwards like they're having a discussion. 3. Photo of lots of people gathering at night. They are spilling out of a building and hanging out. 4. Aerial view of the gudskul complex. It's a two storey building with a concreted space on the middle surrounded by rooms. On the second level the Gudskul logo is attached to the building.

21.01.2022 There’s art that draws on the energy and implications of sport, and then there’s art that’s embedded within sport itself. designed by Dylan Brown and Michael Fardon... Dhinawan Dreaming Connection is a Gomeroi rugby league club started by Nathan Brown and Dylan Grundeman as a way to pay respects to their Elders up on Country. In each competition, the club pays tribute to a different person who has passed. They are interested in using rugby league as a pathway for young people from across Gomeroi Country in northern NSW to learn skills, create opportunities and positively impact their communities. The club’s four key values are: strength, honour, integrity and family. In 2020, Dhinawan Dreaming Connection paid tribute to late club member Ty Powell: . . . . . . Photos by @documentphotography

20.01.2022 We’re proud to be presenting work in by local artist, all round legend and recent Sulman Prize winner Marikit Santiago. /, 2018, acrylic, oil, pyrography, pen, paint markings by Maella Pearl, aged 4; and Santiago Pearl, aged 2, on found cardboard, 156.5 x 226 cm. Tagsibol/Tagsabong ’ Primavera. , ... . , . , . , , , . Marikit is represented by @yavuzgallery, Singapore and Sydney. Huge thanks to @tonyalbert for loaning this work for exhibition. Image 1: photo by @documentphotography See more

20.01.2022 For those of you who missed the opening of Lemonade on Sunday, and didn’t get a taste of Beyonce’s grandma’s lemonade, here is the recipe for you Take one pint of water, add a half-pound of sugar, the juice of 8 lemons, and the zest of half of a lemon. Pour the water from one jug into the other several times, strain through a clean napkin Lemonade continues until 20 December... Opening hours: 12-6pm Wed-Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun Gallery capacity: 15 ppl Image description: hands placing sliced lemons into a drinks dispenser filled with lemonade.

19.01.2022 Lemonade opens on Sunday Have a sneak peek of James Nguyen’s ‘Self-portrait as a shitty fountain’, which you can see IRL at our COVID-safe opening this weekend. ... Dates: 8 November to 20 December Opening: 8 November 2-4pm (meet at Parra Park) Maximum capacity at any one time: 15 Image description: photograph of a square solar-powered water fountain spraying water vertically in a small glass bowl.

19.01.2022 Bitter and sweet, nostalgic and transformational Lemonade is making the best of your circumstances; it is transforming adversity into something beautiful that can be cherished and shared. Come have a sip of our last exhibition of 2020. Artists: Hersh Nat, James Nguyen, Kobla Photography, Amy Prcevich, Martyn Reyes, Jayanto Tan and Leanne Tobin. Dates: 8 November to 20 December... Opening: 8 November 2-4pm * Maximum capacity at any one time: 15 * We will be having a COVID-safe opening again, meeting at Parramatta Park. More details to be announced closer to the day. @her.sh @jamesnguyens @kobla_photography #amyprcevich @guapo.pwet @jayanto_art #leannetobin Image description: The word ‘Lemonade’ is rendered in a slanted, squiggly typeface. The image also includes the artist names and exhibition dates.

16.01.2022 Our friends at Blacktown Arts are offering free costume workshops for young people in western Sydney. Led by artists Leila and Pari co-founder and absolute angel Justine Youssef!! Explore your connections to place and community, and turn these stories into wearable pieces. These free workshops are aimed at LGBTQIA+ 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 to discuss any safety concerns or access needs. Image: Leila and Justine, ‘Say Swear’, 2019, video still, three channel video installation, dimensions variable.

15.01.2022 Our last show for the year, Lemonade opens in three days Here is a little sip of one of the works you will find in the show, ‘Men Do Not Cry’ by Kobla Photography. ... Dates: 8 November to 20 December Opening: 8 November 2-4pm Maximum capacity at any one time: 15 Image description: medium-close up photograph of two young black men leaning on each other back to back against a teal and pink fabric background.

15.01.2022 As part of , we are excited to be presenting documentation of Cigdem Aydemir’s intense and thought-provoking endurance performance, (2018), originally presented by @artshouse, Melbourne. Cigdem Aydemir, , 2018 video documentation of eight-hour live performance on 8 December 2018, Argyle Square, Melbourne.... In this live endurance performance, Cigdem Aydemir must return serves sent from a tennis-ball throwing machine, which ejects a ball whenever the word ‘terror’ is tweeted. With tweets appearing once every few seconds, questions the stamina of a society inundated by and desensitised to the news of terror. Like a player in a macabre tennis game, Aydemir ducks and weaves to negotiate the unpredictability of the machine, which is connected to a screen displaying the emerging tweets. Her relentless vigilance reflects that of the Muslim community of which she is a member regardless of whether or not a new act of terror occurs or is committed by a Muslim. Over eight hours, attempts to visualise how news of terror impacts the human body and by extension, the larger, socio-political body. Terror if it doesn’t kill us, will it make us stronger? Image 1: by @documentphotography Image 2: by Wendyhouse films

15.01.2022 This gem of a work by Wiradjuri/Celtic artist and curator Brook Andrew is currently showing at Pari as part of . Brook Andrew, , 2012, black ink on gold foil. Based on a colonial ethnographic study from the late 1850s, depicts a group of Nyeri-Nyeri men from north-western Victoria participating in a game of marngrook, an indigenous precursor to Australian Rules football. This work is one of six large-scale histo...rical scenes ( , 2012 2014) that re-present a selection of etchings by Gustav Mützel, a German artist who never stepped foot on the Australian continent. Commissioned by Prussian geologist and naturalist William Blandowski to immortalise the findings of his expedition to the Murray Darling basin in 1856 57, Mützel used original ethnographic sketches executed by Blandowski himself and his colleague Gerard Kreft to create composite illustrations. The drawings since lost, many of these images only remain in the minuscule photographic albumen prints composed by Mützel (each measuring 70 x 40mm) published in the illustrated account, , 1862, only two full copies of which are extant in libraries in Europe. Largely unseen by Australian people, indigenous or otherwise, these archives have recently been excavated by scholars and artists, stimulating a post-colonial critique of documentary images of indigenous Australians during the colonial period. Text abridged from essay by Lucie Reeves-Smith, with thanks. Brook Andrew is represented by @tolarno, Melbourne, @roslynoxley9, Sydney and @galerieobadia, Paris and Brussels. Photos by @documentphotography See more

14.01.2022 Registrations for Gudskul workshop: Speculative Collective are now open! Speculative Collective was conceived as a tool to explore forms of collectivising through direct practice, forming a kind of know-how. In a loosely defined process, Gudskul invites strangers to meet and share what they consider to be ‘knowledge’ by playing the roles of both teacher and student in a quick reciprocal exchange. This newly formed pair must then couple with another pair, forming a temporary... collective. This workshop is open to all Australian-based participants. You don’t have to be an artist to participate. If you’re part of a collective yourself that’s great! It’s best if only one person from the group participates as this workshop is about connecting people with different kinds of knowledge who don’t already know each other. Find out more and register here: https://pariari.org/p2p/ @gudskul Australia Council for the Arts #auscointernational Image description: the letters S and C are in a large bubble font, in white against a blue background. White text is written around the curve of the bubble letters, which reads: "P2P Gudskul workshop: speculative collective" and "A tool to explore forms of collectivising through direct practice". Forming a border around the edges is the text "Pari", "20.10.20, 5-8pm (AEST)", "registration open on our website" & pariari.org/P2P

14.01.2022 We're into the final weeks of come through until October 25 to check out the incredible lineup. Elvis Richardson, , 2008 (reconfigured 2020), found trophy figurines, polystyrene, stand. , 2008, single channel video, 15 min ... Trophies are most commonly associated with sporting activities but really they exist in all areas of our lives. Competition is something we are subjected to from the get go. The trophy's history as a military heraldic device such as a coat of arms regained with heroic iconography is more than just an ideal of the elite but also testifies to their role as emblems that display recognition and social status. The trophies are a way in which even the most humble competitor can acquire prestige and honour in our material culture. Trophies also remind me of death, not only because I purchase them abandoned to op shops and Ebay, but in the trophy plaques in the way they record a person’s or event’s time and age in particular almost like a photograph, an embodied object as a document. Also the shapes of the rises and the figurines as a more gaudy reflective silhouette of a necropolis, its this hallowed reverence for sport and sporting heroes in Australian culture that evoke the memorial, in particular the war memorial can be recognised in both and . Elvis Richardson is represented by @hugomichellgallery, Adelaide and @galeriepompom, Sydney. Photos by @documentphotography See more

13.01.2022 Our friends at Blacktown Arts are offering Expressive Writing workshops with artist and educator Priyanka Bromhead. Create short, edgy blackout poems and longer forms of expressive non-fiction in this fun, hands-on workshop. 31 October and 7 November, $25 per person.... Image: Courtesy of Priyanka Bromhead Blacktown Arts #blacktown #westernsydney #creativewriting #writing #blackoutpoetry #poetry #workshop https://blacktownarts.com.au/expressive-writing-workshop/

13.01.2022 Amy Prcevich’s ‘Workaround’ (2019), currently showing in ‘Lemonade’, reflects on difficult past experiences to uncover the complexities and shortcomings of the workplace. It points to failures of the labour system as a whole under late capitalism, with its insidious incursions into the self. Scrawled on offcuts purloined from her job, Prcevich’s anecdotes convey a gradual unfolding of awareness of and resistance to imbalances of power. The texts are specific and personal, b...ut point to much bigger systems at play. Image description: Four long and shallow timber shelves hold rows of rectangular cards. Some cards have text and others are grey and blank. One reads: ‘...address this situation ‘himself’ and quite disrespectful to focus on footwear and dismiss a job well done. It was at this moment that I lost respect for this manager and the priorities of the workplace. Photos: @documentphotography #lemonadeexhibition #amyprcevich #workaround #parramatta #atparramatta #westernsydneyart

12.01.2022 This collaborative work was commissioned specially for , and it continues to evolve and change. Marian Abboud & Vicki Van Hout in collaboration with Tania Abbi-Assaf and Susan Abboud () 2020, photographic prints on rag paper, CRT TV array with propaganda video, disused performance flags... () A pair of eyes stand behind an abandoned building. A hand rolls love notes towards a 2-hour commitment. Two legs walk backwards holding an internal monologue. On repeat , ' , , ' , , ' , , , . (T.Turner) The substitute lover Visits every day since January 22nd This work was developed during Covid-19. Three participants reimagined their sports routines, increasing levels of difficulty each week until the impossible becomes the new impossible. Photos by @documentphotography

10.01.2022 Here are some stills of @guapo.pwet ‘Ikaw Ang Ligaya Ko’, which explores intergenerational language loss, colonial resistance and diaspora. Come down to Pari to experience the beautiful work in person. Lemonade continues until 20 December Opening hours: 12-6pm Wed-Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun Gallery capacity: 15 ppl... Image description: 1 - 3. Extreme close up stills of mouths in song. 4. Install shot of the work in Lemonade; three screens playing the videos with headphones on hooks below.

09.01.2022 As you all know, we're big into supporting and building up western Sydney art and artists. We are proud to be part of the Western Sydney Arts Alliance, and over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing stories from artists and communities from the area to shine a light on all the incredible work that happens here We're also lifetime fans of@marian_abboud (who recently exhibited at Pari as part of Sports Show), and excited about her upcoming project with@arabtheatrestudio, so please enjoy this cute video of her driving through Granville and talking it upppp #LoveWSArts #WesternSydneyArtsAlliance #WSAA #MarianAbboud #ArabTheatreStudios

08.01.2022 Come on down to Lemonade to see @jayanto_art ‘mon amour, not here not there nowhere (buah simalakama)’. Visitors are encouraged to take a paper fortune cookie with them as a little keepsake of the work Lemonade continues until 20 December Opening hours: 12-6pm Wed-Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun Gallery capacity: 15 ppl... Image description: 1. Two peoples’ hands holding origami fortune cookies. 2. Install shot of the work in Lemonade; a big pile of origami fortune cookies.

06.01.2022 It’s the final week of Come thru Wed-Fri 12-6pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm to see new work by Feras Shaheen (pictured), commissioned for , and many more. Feras Shaheen, series, 2020 , & ... Cross Cultures . , . ... . , , ’ . Photos by @documentphotography #sportsshow #ferasshaheen #crosscultures #contemporaryart #westernsydney #parramatta

06.01.2022 Can you believe it’s been a year since our first exhibition at Pari! The space has changed so much & baby is going through its first pandemic! Thank you to all who have made this little spot out West a reality & continue to pop in, exhibit & support our baby steps. 10 Degrees Hotter was Pari’s inaugural exhibition and brought together ten artists with a connection to Sydney’s west: Serwah Attafuah, Mechelle Bounpraseuth, Nicole Barakat, Leila El Rayes, Haines & Hinterdi...ng, Gianna Hayes, Kerrie Kenton, Shivanjani Lal, Hyun Lee and EJ Son. Read more about the show on our website! pariari.org by @documentphotography

04.01.2022 Squeezing in our last show for the year Catch us at 2pm in Parra Park for our IRL opening of Lemonade For those of you who can't make it in, we got you! Tune in at 3pm on IGTV for the live broadcast ... Image description: Text on light orange background reads: Pari's covid-safe Lemonade opening Sunday 8 Nov 2-4pm. Meet behind the Parramatta Park rose garden near Pitt St Gate. We'll visit Pari in groups of 15. A mask needs to be worn in the gallery. BYO picnic blankets, snacks and drinks. We'll provide masks and hand sanitiser. Free street parking in Parramatta on Sundays!

04.01.2022 Join us for a live Cross Cultures session with artist Feras Shaheen (@fezshaheen ) and friends! Pull up and be a part of a dynamic mash-up of football and skating in our back dock. This event is a public program as part of Sports Show and will be socially distanced appropriately. There are spots for skaters and soccer players who wish to take part, and also for those who just want to watch the magic happen! Limited spots available, book now via the link in our bio ... Cross Cultures session will take place on Sunday 18 October from 2-4pm. It will also be livestreamed Image: still shot of Cross Cultures by Feras Shaheen.

03.01.2022 More cute pics from last Sunday We'll post some images of the exhibition soon! Sports Show continues until 25 October... Opening hours: 12-6pm Wed-Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun Gallery capacity: 15 ppl Banners are part of Marian Abboud & Vicki Van Hout, (Juice), 2020

03.01.2022 Come in over the next week to experience this beautiful dual video installation. Samia Sayed & Koumbah Semega-Janneh, / , 2020. For , Koumbah Semega-Janneh and Samia Sayed revisit a previous collaboration, ’ (2017), a live endurance performance where they wrestled each other for an hour. For / (2020), Koumbah and Samia make a work sepa...rately, in response to one another and the creative spaces they are currently working and living in - in Sydney and London. These autonomous works are connected through each artist's exploration of the strengths and limitations of their own athletic body. / is an ode to strong women and an honouring of rage. Photos by @documentphotography See more

02.01.2022 We are honoured to be exhibiting the work of Leanne Tobin as part of ‘Lemonade’ until 20 December A Blue Mountains-based artist, Leanne is a descendent of the Boorooberongal and Wumali clans of the Darug Nation. Of this work, titled ‘My Story is More Than a Skin Colour’ Leanne says: ‘This painting tells my story of being pale-skinned, aware of being a Darug Aboriginal living on the land of my ancestors yet being afraid to talk for fear of criticism; a situation facing many... Indigenous Australians today.’ This work is dense with symbolic imagery, including a Willy-wagtail messenger, barbed wire fencing and the shadow of ancestors across the Cumberland Plains. Photos by @documentphotography Image description: A painting in a dark wood frame depicts at left a young, pale-skinned woman framed by gum leaves, with a curl of broken barbed wire across her chest. At right, a small black and white bird holds out a scrap of red fabric. Shadows move across a sandy landscape before a line of green-blue hills in the distance. #leannetobin #lemonadeexhibition #pariari #burramattagal #darugland #alwayswasalwayswillbe

01.01.2022 Lemonade opens tomorrow Here is a preview of ‘Besharam’ by Hersh Nat. Come down to the opening tomorrow at Parra Park to watch the full film. ... Dates: 8 November to 20 December Opening: 8 November 2-4pm (meet at Parra Park) Maximum capacity at any one time: 15 Video description: shots of young south asian women in saris, sitting in a field playing with barbie dolls, dancing, and whispering in each other's ears.