The Thousands

Coordinating the visual arts part of any festival is inevitably challenging. Brigid and I certainly haven’t avoided any of the arts sector hazards. You know, the personality quirks of curators and artists alike, the tricky budgeting of dollars. However – we have attempted to put together a program based around the ideas of "accessibility, and the notion of artists embracing multiple entry points to let friends and strangers into their work". It’s really not that easy.

Somehow we have got a wide range of stuff going on. There is a live sewing exhibition, a performance and sound show about death and dancing, and something rather questionable called ‘Cock and Balls’. And if you like your art to sit on a wall, there is plenty of painting and photography too.

Some of the not to be missed shows include; ‘Little Weeds’ (curated by Lisa Harms), ‘Let Me In’ (the flagship show curated by Brigid and myself) and ‘The Weight of my Consumption’ (featuring Brooke Randall, winner of both the Helpmann Sculpture Prize and the Constance Gordon).