Shopfront Arts Co-Op in Sydney, Australia | Performance & event venue

Shopfront Arts Co-Op

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9588 3948

Address: 88 Carlton Parade, Carlton 2218 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.shopfront.org.au

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25.01.2022 MEET THE CAST AND CREW Let's meet the team behind the upcoming 2020 Members' Show, To My Younger Self! This is the wonderful Prema Yin, the composer for the show. Prema Yin is an award winning singer songwriter from Malaysia with a hidden passion for interactive media i.e. animation and games. A graduate at the Australian Institute of Music, Sydney for Music Production and Composition, she identifies key elements of a story which in return helps assists her in creating ...the sonic aspect of a project. Her recent published projects includes Projection First Light [Apple Arcade] (2019) and Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the future [Documentary] (2020). Book tickets now: https://shopfront.org.au/self

24.01.2022 After a rigorous selection process, Shopfronts very own Young Leader, Carlee Heise, is a nominee in Westfield Hurstville Local Heroes! We are so very proud of Carlee and the work that she does for Shopfront and we are so happy to see her hard work recognised with this nomination. A community vote will now determine the final 3 successful Westfield Hurstville Local Heroes, who will each be awarded a grant of $10,000 for their organisations. So thats $10,000 for Shopfront if Carlee wins! Vote for Carlee now to help secure her spot in the final 3! Please vote today: https://bit.ly/2Q5sVmO #westfieldlocalheroes.

24.01.2022 A message from King Kronos Drag meets gospel in Return of Kings, a service for masculinity, hosted by contemporary drag collective Socks in Jocks. Bear witness to two women dressed as men as they expose toxic masculinity for the good of humanity. Return of Kings was originally created as a part of Shopfront’s emerging artist program, ArtsLab in 2019. Join us for a remount of the show from 26-28 November at Old 505 Theatre in Newtown.... There is very limited capacity, so book now! shopfront.org.au/returnofkings

23.01.2022 Do you have the dream of auditioning for a performing arts school? Audition fees can be really expensive so Be You Inc are awarding grants to people who have encountered barriers and struggled with access to the Arts industry. Apply today: https://tinyurl.com/y5ten7hh

23.01.2022 AUDITION CALL-OUT We are looking for 2 female-identifying actors aged 18+ for a remount of ArtsLab 2019 show Return of Kings! The characters we are casting are two drag kings but no drag experience is required. Auditions will be held at Shopfront next Thursday 3 September. Email director Carlee at [email protected] for more info and to book a spot!

21.01.2022 Look what we found in Hurstville Westfield! Our wonderful Young Leader, Carlee, has been nominated as a Westfield Local Hero! It's now up to a community vote for Carlee to win. If she does, Shopfront will get $10,000! Read more about the fabulous work Carlee does for our community: shopfront.org.au/votecarlee Have you voted yet? Help Carlee secure a spot in the top 3 by voting now: https://bit.ly/2Q5sVmO

20.01.2022 One more day to vote for our Young Leader! Carlee has been nominated as a Westfield Local Hero! The decision is down to a community vote, so we need your help. If Carlee wins, Shopfront will get $10,000! VOTE NOW! https://shopfront.org.au/votecarlee

18.01.2022 Spring is here! Here is another picture of our new, colourful building to celebrate the first day of Spring! Big thanks to Nicole and Bree for looking after our gardens.

18.01.2022 Little Eggs Collective making magic in our building

18.01.2022 Have you purchased your tickets for ArtsLab: Unreliable Witness on 17-21 Feb? RETITLED by Jason Liu The perceived notion of internet culture is seen as inferior to that of traditional media to the opposing generation. Retitled is a series of artworks which challenges this value through subverting expectation by appropriating aspects from the differing values to juxtapose traditional and modern media provoking a satirical take on these perceived ideals.... See what other works will be on at the festival and BOOK NOW: http://ow.ly/53AG50DjhLV by Joshua Morris

17.01.2022 Did we see you at Scratch Night on Monday? It was so nice to have our Emerging Artists back in the building, testing their new works, sharing ideas and supporting one another. Our next Scratch Night is Monday 12 October and we would love to see you there! If you have something you'd like to show at Scratch Night, email Carlee at [email protected]

17.01.2022 What better way to celebrate Spring than by getting your art on! Check out all of the awesome art available to view on Playwave On Demand. https://playwave.com.au/

16.01.2022 Are you a dancer, musician, performer or maker from the St George area? We want you to perform at ELEVATE! ELEVATE is a two day multicultural, multi art festival showcasing diverse art makers. It will take place on the weekend of 12-13 December at Shopfront. If you would like to perform or showcase your art, complete this expression of interest form: https://forms.gle/brRHjyKdjJ4sebVz5

16.01.2022 Have you booked your tickets for Never, Ever!? Shopfront's Junior Ensemble are so excited to show you the work they have created with director Lauren Scott-Young and playwright Alex Tutton. We have a limted seating available so book now! shopfront.org.au/never

16.01.2022 Have you been thinking about your Shopfront Member Show Pitch idea? As an arts co-op, we are all about supporting the art you, our members, want to make. So if you have a vision wed love to help it become a reality! Were giving you until the 1 NOVEMBER to get your pitch idea ready. This will also give you the chance to see To My Younger Self, our 2020 Member Show that was postponed due to lockdown back in May. This will be staged live (fingers crossed) in October! Get in early and register your idea to pitch your own show now: https://shopfront.org.au/members-pitch-2020/

15.01.2022 Have you voted for Carlee yet? That's right, our fabulous Young Leader Carlee is up for a Westfield Hurstville Local Heroes award! Here is a lovely piece in The Leader about the awards. But remember, she can't do it without you! Voting takes less than a minute, and if Carlee wins, Shopfront will receive $10k! Read the article: https://www.theleader.com.au//meet-our-westfield-hurstvil/ Get voting here: https://bit.ly/2Q5sVmO... #westfieldlocalheroes

15.01.2022 PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY Coming up in December is ELEVATE, a two day multicultural, multi art festival that celebrates and showcases diverse Art Makers, in NSW’s Premier Youth Arts Facility. ELEVATE will welcome the community over the weekend of December 12th and 13th at Shopfront and shine a cultural beacon on the incredible talent of St George. We are looking for local artists to perform at this event! Perform in our Scratch Night on Saturday 12th December, featuring... a variety of local emerging and established artists OR perform as a part of our artist trail on Sunday 13th December. If you are a musician, performer, visual artist, film maker, dancer or maker and would like to be involved please fill out this expression of interest: https://forms.gle/brRHjyKdjJ4sebVz5 Please note this is NOT a paid opportunity.

14.01.2022 Are you coming to Scratch Night tonight? Come along to visit the new building and support local artists testing new ideas. See you tonight at 7PM at Shopfront!

14.01.2022 Our friends at Matriark Theatre have an awesome opportunity open for young writers and storytellers aged 14-18. In early 2021 Matriak will release a podcast of horror stories written and told by young people. Participants will get to workshop their writing with storyteller, Phil Spencer (ABC Radio Fictions, Storyclub) and get the chance to record the podcast themselves! Apply now!

14.01.2022 Hey Emerging Artists! Shopfront's Scratch Nights are back! Join us at Shopfront next Monday 8 Feb at 7pm for our first Scratch Night of the year. If you have something you'd like to test, present or share, email Carlee at [email protected].

13.01.2022 Have you been down to Shopfront to see our new building? It has been hard work but with the help of some amazing volunteers it is looking beautiful! Here is a picture of Bree and Nicole working on our new gardens the other day.

13.01.2022 The school holidays are coming up and we have some really fun workshops planned!! Shopfront's holiday workshops are open to Young People aged 8 - 15 and will run from 6 - 9 October. Whether you are interested in podcasts, dancing, story-telling or visual arts, we have something for you! Enrol now: https://shopfront.org.au/workshopsopen/ Image by Joshua Morris

12.01.2022 Did you know we run a technical theatre workshop for ages 14-19? Last week the tech theatre workshop created stained glass windows with lighting gels while learning about lighting design. Check it out! Find out more about our workshops at www.shopfront.org.au/enrol

12.01.2022 It's World Kindess Day. Shopfront is a kindness zone! We love seeing how welcoming, inclusive and kind our Young People are and wanted to take today to acknowledge them. This beautiful image is from last year's Junior Ensemble show, The Unknown. While we celebrate our Young People, make sure you get your tickets to support our 2020 Junior Ensemble show, Never, Ever! The show opens next week! We can't wait to see what our amazing young artists have created. Book now: shopfront.org.au/never Image by Gerry Tye

12.01.2022 It's been a really tough year for Arts & Culture in Australia. Five of Australia’s biggest youth theatre companies, including Shopfront, were defunded this year. At Shopfront we know how important it is for Young People to express themselves, explore artistic adventures, make meaningful friendships and have their voices heard. As the home of youth arts, Shopfront provides a safe space for them to do so. Please sign our petition and help the next generation #takethestage they... deserve. You can help us by signing the petition today: http://ow.ly/5mZW50Chf44

12.01.2022 A Shopfront Member Production: To My Younger Self 15 - 18 OCTOBER With every tick of the clock the world around us keeps spinning and changing while we are forced to adapt with it or run the risk of being left behind. Every day, every minute, every second we become older than we once were, time constantly passes even if we are not conscious of it. We learn, we grow, One Direction breaks up, movies get remade, YouTubers retire, TikTok is no longer just a biscuit, the pandemic ...leaves people brawling for toilet paper and stuck in their homes, all of these are soon to be just memories as we keep circling the whirlpool of life. To My Younger Self brings you along for the ride as we take the letters of strangers written to their past selves and dive into the innocence of youth. This new work by Mallory Sedger was selected as the Member Show for 2020 by Shopfront members and staff. Limited seating available. Book now: https://shopfront.org.au/self/

12.01.2022 Happy Wear it Purple Day from all of us here at Shopfront! This year Wear it Purple are celebrating 10 years of supporting rainbow youth! Our staff dressed up in purple as a visible message that LGBTQIA+ Young People are welcome, celebrated and supported here at Shopfront Arts Co-op. Looking for something to do to celebrate? Wear it Purple are holding a few online events tonight so head to their Facebook page to find out more!

12.01.2022 Shopfront Term 1 starts tomorrow! Have you enrolled in your workshops? Don't forget that you can sign up for a free trial before you commit to the whole term. We can't wait to see you at Shopfront this week! Enrol now: https://shopfront.org.au/workshops/ - Joshua Morris

10.01.2022 The first review is in! Thanks Reviews by Judith - and Friends for this awesome review. Logical, telegraphed and flecked with flair, this production has the strength of a good script and cracker performances. https://reviewsbyjudith.com/review/return-of-kings

10.01.2022 Today is R U OK? day. This year's focus is that there's more to say after R U OK? Check out the R U OK Day Facebook page and website for some useful resources on how to ask someone if they are okay, and what you can say to keep the conversation going. A conversation could change a life. #ruokday

09.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! The 2020 Member Show, To My Younger Self, has a new season after being postponed in April. The new dates for the show will be 15 - 18 October and tickets are now available! Here is Shopfront member Mallory with her amazing cast and crew! Shopfront is a registered COVID safe organisation and takes your health and safety seriously. There will be limited seating for this show, so get your tickets now! https://shopfront.org.au/self

09.01.2022 Shopfront Yoga classes today are cancelled! Thanks to everyone who has been coming and doing yoga with Maddie. We cant wait to see you back in Term 4!

09.01.2022 2 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE FOR CARLEE Voting for Westfield Local Heroes closes on Monday! Have you voted for our Young Leader, Carlee? She does amazing work at Shopfront with our Young People and Emerging Artists. If Carlee wins, Shopfront will receive $10K! Vote today https://shopfront.org.au/votecarlee

08.01.2022 Did you know that Shopfront runs a technical theatre workshop? Here are some costume designs that the workshop participants created while looking at all things production design! This week is the last week of Term 3 at Shopfront! Join us for technical theatre in Term 4: https://shopfront.org.au/enrol

07.01.2022 Carlee and Carlee need your help! Our Young Leader, Carlee, is nominated as a Westfield Local Hero and it's up to a community vote for her to win! We are so proud of the work that she does at Shopfront, supporting Young People to find their tribe and express themselves through the arts. If Carlee wins, Shopfront will get $10K! Vote today: https://shopfront.org.au/votecarlee

07.01.2022 Have you heard that our very own Young Leader, Carlee has been nominated as a Westfield Local Hero? Carlee does amazing work at Shopfront by helping kids find their tribe, especially those who identify as LGBTQIA+, live with a disability or dont fit in at school. If Carlee wins, Shopfront will get $10,000 so we can keep supporting Young People and Emerging Artists! Vote now: https://shopfront.org.au/votecarlee

07.01.2022 It is closing night of Return of Kings and we are sold out for the whole season! What a cracker of a show. Thanks to everyone who has come to support our young artists. photo by Clare Hawley

06.01.2022 This weekend is the perfect time to work on your Member Show Pitch Idea! As an arts co-op, we are all about supporting the art you, our members, want to make. So if you have a vision wed love to help it become a reality! Were giving you until the 1 NOVEMBER to get your pitch idea ready. Register your idea to pitch your own show now: https://shopfront.org.au/members-pitch-2020/

05.01.2022 Glitter beards and rough housing is what you can expect from Return of Kings! The show opens tomorrow, and we are almost sold out. Book now to avoid disappointment. shopfront.org.au/returnofkings image by Clare Hawley

05.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS DEADLINE EXTENDED! With pandemics and exams and a whole lot happening in the world right now, we have decided to give our Shopfront Members more time to work on their Shopfront Member Show pitch idea. Were giving you until the END OF OCTOBER to get your pitch idea ready. This will also give you the chance to see To My Younger Self, our 2020 Member Show that was postponed due to lockdown back in May. This will be staged live (fingers crossed ) in October! Get in early and register your idea to pitch your own show now: https://shopfront.org.au/members-pitch-2020/

05.01.2022 Did you know that we offer free trials on all our workshops? If there is a workshop you've been thinking about trying, you can sign up for a free trial before you commit! Join us at Shopfront for Term 1, starting 1 Feb! Sign up for a trial on our website: https://shopfront.org.au/workshops/ - Joshua Morris

04.01.2022 Shopfront Arts Co-op is proud to introduce you to our 2020-21 ArtsLab artists-in-residence. With our biggest pool of applicants ever, it was a really difficult final decision, but a verdict has been reached, and we are delighted to welcome: Eliza Scott, Tom Crotty, Eric Jiang,Tom Doyle, Jason Liu, Lily Hayman, and Linda Chen (not pictured, but on the ). Find out more about our new ArtsLabbers: https://shopfront.org.au/artslab2021artists/

02.01.2022 Return of Kings opens tonight! We are sold out for tonight and tomorrow but there are a few tickets left for Saturday. Bear witness to two women dressed as men as they expose toxic masculinity for the good of humanity. shopfront.org.au/returnofkings image by Clare Hawley

02.01.2022 AUDITION CALL-OUT for two female-identifying actors aged 18+ to cast in a remount of ArtsLab 2019 show Return of Kings! Return of Kings is a satirical comedy cabaret performed by drag kings. No drag experience is required, we're just looking for actors to add their own personality to the role! Auditions will be held on 3 September. Email director Carlee at [email protected] for info about auditions and to book a spot!

02.01.2022 Are you coming along to Never, Ever! next week? This year's Junior Ensemble are so excited to share their show with you. Here is their director, Lauren, with the blanket mountain she has sown together for their set. Talk about an epic blanket fort! Book now: shopfront.org.au/never

01.01.2022 Today is Dog Appreciation Day! To celebrate, the Shopfront staff invited our dogs (and cats) to our morning meeting. The pets discussed many important topics like which brand of wet food is superior and why human beds are so much more comfortable than pet beds. Happy Dog Appreciation day to you and your furry friends!

01.01.2022 Have you been to one of Shopfront's Scratch Nights? It is a night of testing ideas, getting helpful feedback and making connections. This Monday 14 September will be our first Scratch Night back in the building! So come and hang out! Email Carlee if you would like to perform: [email protected]