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Mothership Bailout Fund
The lights will be kept on at Marrickville based arts and entertainment venue, Mothership Studios, after it successfully crowdfunded enough money to pay cash owing for utilities. For the past six years, Mothership Studios has provided an affordable venue and gallery space for independent artists, filmmakers and other performers. It’s provided a home for events […]
Barbara Licha – In Progress
Walk into the Up Space Gallery in Marrickville, and you will find yourself surrounded by floating figures, architectural cages, and strangely graceful urban visions that occupy the space between isolation and ecstasy. All of it constructed out of wire. Polish-Australian artist Barbara Licha says her past work involved painting and graphic approaches to drawing that involved […]
Anti-gay troll riles Marrickville Facebook community
By VERONICA ANASSIS Marrickville locals are infuriated by what purports to be a community Facebook page, ‘We Love Marrickville.’ Instead of upbeat talk about their community, visitors have found anti-LGBTQ+ comments and memes posted on the social-media page. They allege that the administrator verbally attacks, harasses and blocks users that seek removal of the offensive […]
THE NAKED CITY – SYDNEY’S MUSIC CENTRAL
In a city where live music has taken a real beating over the past decade or so, one suburb is defying the trend with a string of venues far outnumbering what other precincts have to offer. Whereas areas such as the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross once boasted numerous live music venues, it’s Marrickville that […]
ARCCO vs Bower dispute going to court
By Michael Hitch The case of the missing rental agreement proposal heats up as tensions rise again between the Bower Reuse and Repair Centre in Marrickville and the Addison Road Community Centre Organisation (ARCCO) over allegations of a deceptive media release. In a media release sent days before Christmas last year, ARCCO claimed that a […]
The Bower locked out of Addison Road
By Michael Hitch The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre in Marrickville has been locked out without notice from its premises by the Addison Road Community Centre Organisation (ARCCO) due to an alleged breach of the conditions of its lease. Customers and staff of the Bower arrived at 8:30am on Monday morning to find that the […]
Graffiti Ore
Sydney artist Grace Huie Robbins had been scavenging Sydney’s inner west for fallen graffiti for almost a year before she ever thought of creating jewellery from the old paint. “I looked anywhere that has street art that is regularly painted over.” she said. “Like big outdoor murals in parks, alleys and skate parks” Thin layers […]
Belinda Carter Art
Belinda Carter is a self taught Sydney based artist who specialises in acrylic and various ink medium. She has a love for colour and diversity as well as a talent for colour fusion and trending creations, which shows through in her mesmerising creations. Belinda’s creations have become a phenomenon in the Australian art landscape with her works […]
Billy Bones Club
Billy Bones Club was born out of a ‘who cares’ mentality, by two local Melbourne dudes looking to escape the 9-5 grind. initially making small runs of rad gear for themselves and their friends the brand has since grown due to demand and ever growing support from the club. billy bones club takes design cues […]
Pitok
John, better known as Pitok, is a Sydney based artist working out of his studio space in Marrickville. his work explores the intersection of kitsch Australiana and the aesthetics of classic and contemporary Japanese art making practices. his creations include original gouache paintings currently on display at Hypmotive hub, as well as limited edition prints, […]
