Expressions of interest: Wunder Gym 2024

 
Hobsons Bay and Wyndham City Councils are seeking creatives from the western regions of Melbourne to participate in Hobsons Bay + Wyndham City’s Wunder Gym Melbourne Fringe Festival Program.

Wunder Gym provides artists and creative practitioners an opportunity to develop skills and techniques with the guidance of an established artist mentor.

Now in its third year, this unique community art program is designed to encourage and support individuals in their artistic practice, connect them with broader support networks and assist in developing new audiences for their work.

Expressions of interest (EOIs) open at 9am on Tuesday 11 June and close at 3pm on Wednesday 10 July. 

2024 Program

Together with the guidance of mentor Yandell Walton, participants will explore how art and food bring us together, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. 

Participants will respond to a project brief that is aligned with Melbourne Fringe Festival’s program theme. Through workshops and shared resources, participants will create new work for a multi-venue exhibition during Melbourne Fringe Festival (1 – 20 October 2024).

Participation is free and participants are expected to commit to the program in its entirety.
 

Key dates

Eligibility

• Artist who reside in the western regions of Melbourne.
• Participants must be over the age of 18 years.
• Applicants must commit to participating in the program’s entirety.
• To ensure accessibility and diversity, previous participants who have engaged in the program three times are not eligible.

Please note: Hobsons Bay and Wyndham based artists will be given priority. 

Apply

Online information sessions

Two online info sessions will be held on:

Sunday 23 June
10am to 11am

Sunday 30 June
10am to 11am

Register

About

Yandell Walton

Yandell Walton is a highly regarded artist based in Melbourne who works across moving image, installation, and digital media. Her installations are known for their immersive nature, blurring the lines between the real and the virtual, and exploring ideas of impermanence in relation to environmental, social, and political issues. 

Wunder Gym

Founded by Annette Wagner, Wunder Gym is a unique professional development program for artists and creative practitioners at all career stages. Through the program, participants create new work for an exhibition outcome with the support of an established artistic mentor. Wunder Gym participants develop new skills and techniques, extend their creative practice, engage with new audiences and connect with a broad network of practising artists. 

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