ART CLUB w/ Matt Aitken

Join us for ART CLUB in Term Three, working with artist and educator Matt Aitken on a multi-sensory, multi-media exploration of the river's stories as part of the Melville Storylines festival.

This term it’s storylines time… but make it extra-terrestrial/extra-curricular! We’ll get into story-detective mode shape-shifting and code-switching across the five senses and beyond. Drift along the river breeze via a different lens each week… sunglasses, binoculars, VHS cam-corders, audio field recordings, CD mixtape listening exercises, disposable cameras, finger-knitting and blind-fold marble-drawing. Come explore stranger things, tactile strings, fact-find-ings, analogue windings and creative adventures. We’ll work towards a collective club outcome by the final week… let’s make a zine, write a theatre play, create a song-cycle… it’s storylines time.

There will be opportunity to showcase participants' work through the Melville Storylines program. All materials are provided.

Please note that this workshop is for people aged 8 - 12 years old.

About Matt Aitken:
Matt Aitken is a West Australian artist and educator working in social practice, video & low-fi graphic design. Drawing from his background in Cultural Anthropology and DIY music, Matt’s practice uses collaboration and humour to investigate social history and world-building. He’s made work for International Art Space (IaS), Perth Festival, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) and the Museum of Water. Matt has also been instrumental in starting several local social initiatives including Camp Doogs, Magnolia’s, Gulls Review Hour, and Paddle Clubb. Matt has undertaken multiple teaching artist residencies at schools both local and regional, and currently teaches specialist music programs in several local schools.

Affordability: A City of Melville resident and can't afford the price of ART CLUB? Contact us at the details below and we can organise a free place for you.

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