The Thousands

As much as we hate to use this word… CRISIS! Melbourne’s artist-run galleries have been getting rather large rent hikes inserted into their rectums recently. And it’s time for us all to adjust our perspectives, because if we don’t start doing more than drinking free goon at launches of a Thursday night there’ll be no more launches to drink goon at! Ever! Unless we start going to Anna Schwartz, but we’re not sure how to get invited there.

If you didn’t go to Bus Gallery’s White Cube Dance Party on the weekend, then go to their fundraiser exhibition, BUS:PASS, before it closes this Friday.

Then go to West Space’s 15th annual A4 Art Show next Thursday. It’s a fundraiser featuring new works for sale by more than 60 artists, including Alasdair McLuckie, Alex Martinis Roe, Azlan McLennan, Brad Haylock, Damiano Bertoli, Dylan Martorell, Laith McGregor and Lily Hibberd.

It’s not just A4 stuff either. They will use the money to fund projects and pay doctor’s fees for removal of rectal blockage.