opening feastival

6pm till 8 pm Wed 27 April 2022

free registration here

Celebrating the work and play of

Carol Archer, Daragh Byrne, Angie Contini, Anna Couani, Thea Elder, Stephanie Di Giacomo, Geneva Gilmour, Christiaan Hoppenbrouwers, Leura James, Sam James, Kit Kelen, Anastasia Keros, Recycletastic, Alana Tracey, The Third Voice & Kell Wallwork

  featuring live performances by

The Third Voice

Leura James

Tangueros de la Belle Epoque

NINETEEN, TWENTY-NINE

written & performed by Stephanie Di Giacomo

Sat 30 April 2022

4pm matinee & 7:30pm evening show

tickets: $25

suitable for 16 years+

One woman. Ten years. Fifty minutes. Reflections on the relationships that defined a decade. A meditation on the transitory nature of love, and the search for what we do with the memories that live on within us and shape our identity.

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After the successful premiere of NINETEEN, TWENTY-NINE at Sydney Fringe 2019, Stephanie Di Giacomo remounts her first theatre work in the intimacy of the gallery space.

an afternoon of poetry and improvisation

including the launch of Kit Kelen’s Book of Mother

1pm - 4pm Sun 1 May 2022

free event

all ages welcome

Join us for Maggie Ball's launch of 

Kit Kelen’s new Puncher & Wattmann collection 

Book of Mother

and readings & music with

Ed Wright, Angie Contini, Duncan Kimball & others  

Poetry & Meditation Workshop

with Daragh Byrne

6pm - 7:30pm Thurs 5 May 2022

tickets: $25

suitable for ages 16+

This 90-minute workshop will guide you through a meditation into a time of deep listening to the wisdom and beauty of selected poetry. 

Mindfulness - our human capacity to be aware of our experience, as it unfolds - is the birthplace of great poetry. The poet pays attention to moments in a similar way to a meditator - with the intention to capture and transmit that experience, via words. To receive a poem is to land in that experience again, to share something of the poet's inner world, reflective of your own. 

After some brief words of introduction, you'll be guided through a short meditation, and treated to readings of poetry that is embedded in or related to the practice of mindfulness. 

Daragh Byrne is an experienced meditation teacher and published poet. He has been running The Sydney Poetry Lounge since 2019. He is thrilled to offer this experience combining his deep love of each discipline.

You don't need any experience in meditation or poetry to benefit from this workshop - turn up with an open mind and an intention to simply listen!

Transforming by Collage

handcut paper collage upcycling workshop with Kell Wallwork & Angie Contini

1pm - 3pm Sat 7 May 2022

Tickets: $25 adults/$15 kids

Families with kids welcome

Eco-arts and sustainability enthusiasts unite!

Delve into the curious world of hand-cut collage and mixed media, and discover the feel-good magic of artful upcycling.

In this relaxed and fun 2 hour workshop for friends & family you’ll transform trash into treasure, and make 2 collage creations to take home.

Along the way we’ll talk about diverse approaches to collage & mixed media including the art of juxtaposition, colour harmony & dissent, compositional layout strategies, and storytelling through imagery.

We’ll also chat about the empowering role of artists as warriors of sustainability!

We’ll provide backing boards and canvases, paper materials such as recycled packaging, vintage/second-hand magazines, books, and scissors, glue sticks, pens and pencils.

You’re welcome to bring your own recycled papers, packages and images from magazines, books, wrappers, posters and catalogues that you’d love to cut up, and any other art supplies you enjoy using such as pencils, ink pens or crayons.

Singing in Harmony: Vocal Workshop

with The Third Voice

4pm - 6pm Sat 7 May 2022

Tickets: $30 adults, $10 kids

families and friends welcome!

Just in time for Mother’s Day, The Third Voice presents a very special vocal workshop on three-part harmony singing that celebrates family, love and all the good things in life.  

You don’t need to be able to read music or have previous experience,

just a desire to sing.  

Come and lift your voice in harmony.  

All welcome, including children if accompanied by an adult.

Arty Party in the Hood

with Geneva Gilmour

10am - 12pm Sun 8 May 2022

Free event: registration highly encouraged

Family event…little kids bring your big kids!

Calling all kids in the hood!

Mother’s Day is Family Day all weekend at The Salons

Discover Geneva's quirky arty-party with magical storytelling, treasure hunt and our mystery creations challenge…

BYO morning tea!