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The Substation

Locality: Newport, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9391 1110

Address: 1 Market Street 3015 Newport, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 We are pleased to welcome Audrey Thomas-Hayes onto our team as our new Company Manager. . Audrey is an arts professional with extensive experience supporting contemporary art and design practice in Naarm (Melbourne) and London. A graduate of the MA Culture, Criticism and Curation course at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, Audrey has worked as part of the art, architecture, and design collective Assemble Studio and Dorich House Museum. Prior to this, she worked with the RMIT Design Hub Gallery team. . Having recently returned from London, Audrey is excited to support interdisciplinary creative practice and community engagement through this role at The SUBSTATION.

24.01.2022 The SUBSTATION's Artistic Director Brad Spolding meets percussionist Louise Devenish to discuss her work 'Digital Phasing'.

24.01.2022 We are delighted to present the world premiere of 'Free Dive' by Aviva Endean and Matthias Schack-Arnott for this weeks instalment of LISTENING. . Working apart to bring this work together, the duo both contributed various electronics and mixing efforts to the work, with recordings of bass clarinet provided by Aviva and percussion from Matthias. Dance artist and resident of The SUBSTATION, Jo Lloyd, prepares us to listen closely with her foreword. . LISTEN: bit.ly/2T1QyxT... . LISTENING is presented with the Australian Art Orchestra and Room40. See more

24.01.2022 When you attend a show at The SUBSTATION, there are a series of actions taken to shift your focus and ready you for the work you are about to see. Taking in the building on arrival, reading a guide in the foyer, and entering a gallery or event space - these rituals are designed to prepare you. We are interested in how this experience can best be delivered to you online, to provide a moment of respite and contemplation during what continues to be a challenging time. . Curated ...by our long time collaborators Room40 and residents, the Australian Art Orchestra, QUIET LISTENING will arrive every Friday morning in the form of new voice and sound works. Each week, dance artist Jo Lloyd will begin each recording with a spoken reflection to prepare you to relax, rest and listen. . Our first episode features the world premiere of 'The House Is Empty' by avant multidisciplinary artist and AAO Artistic Associate Reuben Lewis. . Listen now: https://bit.ly/33QSNth Subscribe to receive each episode: https://bit.ly/3mv707y See more

23.01.2022 The SUBSTATION Livestream

23.01.2022 We are delighted to present Amos Gebhardt's Spooky Action (at a distance) as part of PHOTO 2021. We look forward to welcoming you back to our building for our 2021 Program. . Collaborating with performers, choreographers and musicians including Melanie Lane, Oren Ambarchi, Bhenji Ra and Eric Avery, Amos Gebhardt brings a cinematic force to large-scale, moving image installations and photography. . Gebhardt gives power to both human and non-human narratives in their exploratio...ns of the intersections between culture, nature and the body, explorations presented nowfor the first timein this new exhibition. Centred on themes of identity, queerness, resistance and entanglement, this extensive series of Gebhardt’s works form a labyrinth of film and photographs that unify the artist’s practice in a bold new way. . Presented by The SUBSTATION and PHOTO 2021. . Photo: Amos Gebhardt, Family Portrait, 2020 See more

22.01.2022 Join us tonight for a free artist talk with Sofi Basseghi, Ehsan Khoshnami, Ai Yamamoto and Salme Geransar. Led by our curator at large Nikki Lam, this panel discussion will cover the collaborative development of Sofi's 'Ripples from the Unseen' exhibition, currently showing in our gallery. This talk takes place upstairs in our Main Space from 6:30 PM, with Blame The Shadows Collective 'The Sky After Rain' video installation showing next door. Walk-ins welcome. Image: Sofi Basseghi 'Elusive Paradise' 2018. Installation view: The Substation. Photo: Sarah Walke

21.01.2022 PLATFORM welcomes audiences to The SUBSTATION’s iconic building, recreated inside a private Minecraft server. PLATFORM is a space for artists across visual and digital arts and electronic music to develop and present new work. In-game audiences are free to explore the iconic Newport building, attend exhibitions across its galleries and interact with other audience avatars. . Staged over five hours, this time players will explore brand new landscapes, new artworks and several ...new in-game experiences all to a newly curated selection of electronic music from Stable Music . Music lineup: Connor Wall, Chiara Kickdrum, Matt Radovich, Ben Cromack, Vohkinne . In-game exhibition, featuring new work from: Kalonica Quigley, Simon Bent, EduElfie . Register for in-game or livestream access now: https://bit.ly/3lLbWVC See more

21.01.2022 Over the last five years, The SUBSTATION has actively created space for the representation of diverse artistic and curatorial perspectives, from across art forms. In all our programs, we have welcomed new ideas and new approaches. We have explored unique collaborations and partnerships to create opportunities for artists and audiences to come together. In 2021, we will build on this approach through the appointment of four new Curators at Large. . We are excited to welcome Emma Valente, Lawrence English, Nikki Lam and Phuong Ngo as our new Curators at Large. They will work alongside our Artistic Director, Brad Spolding, to develop our future programs. . Learn more about our Curators at Large: bit.ly/2EEH9IQ

19.01.2022 Making in Minecraft: PLATFORM Artist Talk Our Artistic Director Brad Spolding meets artists Ian MacLarty and Stephen Elford ahead of the second iteration of our Minecraft event.

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18.01.2022 Ben Cromack live for the next hour.

18.01.2022 A morning for SOFT LISTENING. . We are pleased to bring you the world premiere of Eunoia, composed and performed by Fia Fiell and Peter Knight, for our third instalment of LISTENING. To prepare you for a moment of meditation, dance artist and resident of The SUBSTATION Jo Lloyd provides a foreword. Presented in collaboration with the Australian Art Orchestra and Room40. . LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3l3iei8... . Eunoia - (rhetoric) Goodwill towards an audience, either perceived or real; the perception that the speaker has the audience's interest at heart. See more

16.01.2022 We are honoured to round out our LISTENING series with a world-premiere from KMRU with his track titled 'From The People I Met.' . Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU is a sound artist and producer based in Nairobi, Kenya. Celebrating his debut album plus two full-length, follow-up releases in 2020, KMRU's unique style of atmospheric, experimental music is layered with synthesis, samples and manipulated field recordings. . To prepare you for a moment of meditation, dance artist and resid...ent of The SUBSTATION Jo Lloyd provides a foreword. . LISTEN now: https://bit.ly/389LHUr . The full LISTENING series will be available for playback for another 2 weeks. LISTENING is presented with the Australian Art Orchestra and Room40. See more

15.01.2022 We're thrilled to see Makino Takashi's 'Double Phase' take out the Best EXIS Award last week. . A collaborative piece with Lawrence English (Room40) 'Double Phase' was commissioned by The SUBSTATION as part of Asia TOPA 2020.

14.01.2022 The SUBSTATION Livestream A digitally-scaled recreation of The SUBSTATION building hosted inside a private Minecraft server, PLATFORM is a space for artists across visual arts and electronic music to develop and present new work. Watch the in-game audience as they explore the iconic Newport building, attend exhibitions across its galleries and interact with other audience avatars. To enable closed captioning, please click on the 'CC' icon on the bottom right-hand side of the YouTube video. Live captions are auto-generated by YouTube.

13.01.2022 This is the final week that you can revisit our first sound series Listening in its entirety. . Eight premiere, long-form ambient and experimental sound works make up this special project, with a meditative foreword provided for each instalment by dance artist Jo Lloyd. . LISTEN now: soundcloud.com/thesubstation... . This series was presented with the Australian Art Orchestra and Room40. See more

13.01.2022 Curating music for this Friday's Melbourne Fringe edition of PLATFORM is Tongberang'i Ngarrga Inc. Register now to stream the party or participate through Minecraft: https://bit.ly/364RjfN . Tongberang’i Ngarrga Inc. is a voluntary, not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, who create dance music gatherings, cultural events, and community based programs for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community. Originally operating as consultants to support music festivals in incorporating c...ultural understanding and celebration into festivities, Tongberang’i Ngarrga Inc. now facilitate their own community programs and music events, with a focus on promoting reconciliation and cultural celebration through dance, storytelling and music. . Photo: Tongberang’i Ngarrga Inc. Presented with Creative City Hobsons Bay See more

12.01.2022 For Week 7 of LISTENING we host a world premiere from Tilman Robinson and Mindy Meng Wang, with foreword by dance artist Jo Lloyd. LISTEN: https://bit.ly/2HHwnTW . 'Homeostasis' is a remix by Tilman Robinson of a solo improvisation recorded by Mindy Meng Wang for the Australian Art Orchestra Solo Series (2019)... . This piece was made in the final throes of Melbourne’s second wave COVID lockdown (in fact, the news restrictions were lifting broke as I was completing the mastering). Unable to enter my studio for 3 months, it was made in a home shared office space surrounded by other people and synthesisers - a far cry from how I would usually make introspective work of this nature. Working with Mindy’s guzheng was a rare treat in an otherwise mundane time. Tilman Robinson, 27 October 2020 Tilman’s remix feels to me like I’m falling into a spiritual world of my own thoughts... watching glooming tracks in the sky as time passes on a winter evening and the extension of universe from above." Mindy Meng Wang, 27 October 2020 . LISTENING is presented with Australian Art Orchestra and Room40

12.01.2022 The Unconformity have just launched UNTV, a one night, online TV broadcast featuring curated video that reflect the qualities and characteristics of the remarkable West Coast of Tasmania. . UNTV has been developed through collaboration with a range of Tasmanian, national and international artists and creative professionals, with lead roles by Tasmanian filmmaker Shaun Wilson and artist and curator Matt Warren. . WATCH UNTV now: https://bit.ly/378yI4U

12.01.2022 "Identity and how people interact with the world is really important to the show, and there’s a lot of personal stories that get thrown around. And there’s this wonderful dichotomy between the utterly mundane and the absolutely spectacular, one-in-a-million, and they kinda crossover which is really interesting." - Ebony - We premiered the debut work from Platform Arts' ensemble 'Anything & Everything' last night. It will be available on ourYouTube channel for another 48 hours. Link in bio. @platformartsgeelong #platformartsgeelong #thesubstationpremiere

12.01.2022 MAKING IN MINECRAFT: PLATFORM ARTIST TALK Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ Our Artistic Director Brad Spolding meets artist Ian McLarty and Stephen Elford ahead of the second iteration of our Minecraft event, Platform

12.01.2022 We’re excited to welcome audiences back to our private Minecraft server for the fourth instalment of PLATFORM. This edition brings focus to the rich artistic heritage of Indonesia, exploring radical art forms through virtual and collaborative performance. PLATFORM INDONESIA is part exhibition, part ethnomusicology lesson morphing into a late night dance party drawing on Indonesian traditions. MUSIC LINEUP Gabber Modus Operandi, Dewa Alit, Prontaxan, DJ MIXXIT, Karina Utomo + ...Rully Shabara, Setabuhan, Ican + SWIFT EXHIBITING ARTIST Ardi Gunawan YOUR HOST MC Hahan from Ace House CURATED BY Kristi Monfries - Volcanic Winds To enable closed captioning, please click on the 'CC' icon on the bottom right-hand side of the YouTube video. Live captions are auto-generated by YouTube.

11.01.2022 Please join us at the Digital Launch of Hyphenated Biennial 2020/2021, with Welcome by Uncle Larry Walsh and a conversation between Carol Que and Joel Spring. Supported by The SUBSTATION and Footscray Community Arts Centre. . Carol and Joel collaborate through ideas and writing. Due to living in different cities across different countries (Carol on Wurundjeri and Joel on Gadigal), their friendship has so far been largely sustained by phone calls and witnessing each other shitpost on social media. They will discuss smelling the sulfur, smashing pedestals, seeding atmospheres of solidarity, and mutually assured reconstruction. . REGISTER now: bit.ly/3kZRD54

10.01.2022 In 2020, The SUBSTATION continues to support artists to identify and explore new projects through our In Development program. While current COVID restrictions prevent artists from developing their work within our building, we look forward to delivering our first wholly remote program this year. . Working from locations around the world, across various art-forms, we're excited to announce the 11 artists selected to develop work this year: thesubstation.org.au/in-development/

10.01.2022 We are looking for a Company Manager to join The SUBSTATION team. This position will provide essential administration, ticketing, and production support across the development and presentation of our program. Apply now: thesubstation.org.au/about/work-with-us/

10.01.2022 Experimental composer-performer David Shea provides the soundtrack for our fourth week of LISTENING with his ambient piece 'Freedom Within / Freedom Without.' Dance artist and resident of The Substation, Jo Lloyd, introduces the work with a listening preparation to encourage a calm morning. . LISTEN: bit.ly/3nA7aLA . LISTENING is presented with the Australian Art Orchestra and Room40.... See more

09.01.2022 The next part in our In Focus series seeks to shine a light on the work of the Geelong-based, contemporary arts organisation, Platform Arts. Join us for the live premiere of the debut work from their infinity ensemble, plus a pre-interview with select artists. . Founded in 1996, Platform Arts is Geelong’s only contemporary, multi-art form organisation dedicated to supporting the next generation of artists. Platform Arts presents an annual program of events, exhibitions, and ...performances alongside opportunities for intensive creative and professional development. . REGISTER now: https://bit.ly/38iAVeF . Image: Platform Arts See more

08.01.2022 The finalists for the virtual 2020 Art Music Awards have been announced, with two productions from our 2019 Program nominated for Work of the Year: Electroacoustic/ Sound Art: ‘Diaspora’ Composer Robin Fox and Erkki Veltheim in a Chamber Made Production Performer Robin Fox, Erkki Veltheim, Madeleine Flynn, Georgie Darvidis, Tamara Saulwick (co-direction/dramaturgy), Nick Roux (video artist)... ‘Everywhen’ Composer Matthias Schack-Arnott Performer Matthias Schack-Arnott . Congratulations and best of luck to all finalists! . Photos by Bryony Jackson and Pia Johnson . @apraamcos @australianmusiccentre #ArtMusicAwards

06.01.2022 We're calling for applications to volunteer in our Community Reference Group. . The newly created Community Reference Group aims to provide community representation and pathways for input, feedback and participation in The SUBSTATION program. The group (chaired by The SUBSTATION Community Ambassador) will promote and support The SUBSTATION through increasing visibility, strengthening partnership opportunities through a local voice, increasing engagement and advocacy with the ...local community. . If you are interested and live in the Hobsons Bay municipality please download the role description here: https://bit.ly/35GWoMS - Image: Madeleine Flynn & Tim Humphrey The Megaphone Project Photo: Leela Schauble See more

06.01.2022 The next part in our LISTENING series features French visual artist, experimental composer and writer Félicia Atkinson with a piece titled 'Unfollow the Wind'. Proceeded by a guided preparation by dance artist and The SUBSTATION resident, Jo Lloyd, this audio is offered to encourage STILL LISTENING. LISTEN now: https://bit.ly/33V2o1Z

05.01.2022 ' ! We can’t wait to welcome you back to our building from 12 February 2021. A few things have changed since your last visit we’re excited to announce our first exhibitions for 2021, plus our new gallery hours and COVID-safe measures. ... ' We're reopening with two exhibitions presented by The SUBSTATION as part of PHOTO 2021. You can find more information on these exhibitions here: https://bit.ly/2LmcjbR Amos Gebhardt 'Spooky Action (at a distance)' 12 Feb 27 Mar 2021 Gustavo Germano 'Ausencias (Absences)' 11 Feb 7 Mar 2021 Our gallery will now open from 12pm 6pm, from Wednesday to Saturday, with an 8pm close on Friday. , In accordance with our COVID-safe plan, capacity for this event is extremely limited. Please book now to secure your entry. You can find more information on your upcoming visit and the new measures we’re introducing to keep our community safe here: https://bit.ly/3qiXlCe Image: Amos Gebhardt, 'Evanescence (Salt #2)', 2018

05.01.2022 We welcome Alexandra Spence to our LISTENING series this week, with her track 'Blue Waves, Green Waves'. Through her practice, Alex reimagines the intricate relationships between the listener, the object, and the surrounding environment as a kind of communion or conversation. . To prepare you for a moment of meditation, dance artist and resident of The SUBSTATION Jo Lloyd provides a foreword. . LISTEN: bit.ly/2FNPxqj... . LISTENING is presented with the Australian Art Orchestra and Room40. See more

03.01.2022 Chamber Made Hi-Viz Practice Exchange 2020 is going online. This one-day event for women and non-binary artists working at the intersections of performance, sound and music is on Thursday 22 October. . With artists including Janet Cardiff, Sui Zhen, Aviva Endean, Roslyn Oades and more, it's a chance to gather, connect, recharge and reflect on practice. . Book here: https://bit.ly/3mkOfn6... - See more

02.01.2022 Composition takes you closer to the method in which a performance is made. Ben Cromack premieres his demonstrative '3 turntables & mixer' set, with support from Nina Buchanan (live). A new experience from The Substation and Stable Music, which take you inside live electronic composition. Capacity to this event is extremely limited, with seated and standing tickets available. Book now: bit.ly/3dCJEKK... Artwork by Io Design Company

01.01.2022 The SUBSTATION curator at large and resident Emma Valente (The RABBLE) speaks to Platform Arts, Geelong.

01.01.2022 Calling all Victorian independent dance artists! Temperance Hall Lucy Guerin Inc are collaborating on a newly created showcase program called Out of Bounds. You could be one of 48 artists to have the opportunity to develop and present a short showing of your recent choreographic investigations to local audiences and fellow artists. You’ll receive financial and technical support, access to rehearsal space, and creative feedback from peers. A simple EOI process will commence in Jan 2021, find out more (https://lucyguerininc.com//new-showcase-program-for-indepe) Image: Jeff Busby