Seda Starr, 4th generation turkish belly dancer stars at the Seda Star Christmas Event with highly respected Aboriginal musician & story teller, Gumoray Newman at the Tap Art Gallery Saturday, 15 December 2018 from 19:30 – 22 pm.
Both performers are incredible – dont miss this!!!!!
Enjoy an Art nude photographic soirée showcasing mural projections.
Come and share your artwork with those of others artists while enjoying a drink.
Prints will be on TAP’s gallery wall for display and available for purchase. ( starting from $20 to $100).
Donated to the TAP gallery to help promote the artist community.
Artist Talk 4pm Saturday 21st April
All welcome to share drinks & food
and the fabulous Vincent Van Gogh animated movie:
“LOVING VINCENT”
DRIVE may be entered along the middle lines of a social sculpture that of a continuous work that contains many disparate components, with a multiplicity of sensational aspects within Lesley Dimmick’s life, held with a unity of purpose. Lesley’s relation to art – and to life – is one of dynamic assimilation. It presents us with a series of dialogic events and puts us on the road to the heart of the artist as field worker, wanderer who encounters what is happening and keeps a record on canvas.
LESLEY The real theme is the drive to paint. This is something that we all have in us, but this is something that has been in my mind very early on, in my childhood, the dream of being a successful artist, painter.
In DRIVE we have a presentation of a freighted discourse of a woman whose character has depended on what is happening, on the success and the access to those artists, painters, musicians, poets, actors, photographers, performers, singers, playwrights, composers, songwriters, digital artists, sound artist, video and film-makers, inventors, comedians, magicians, and the many varieties of observers, administrators, collectors, curators, directors and producers etc. she deals with everyday.
LESLEY The wonderful thing about being an artist is that it’s a profession to know the future but we can’t, or not that we want to know but it fascinates us in what is going to occur, what adventures are we going to have? But you have to be on the road, and you have to have the drive to get there. The road is a real important thing for many artists who like to travel and see other things, view the world, see the desert, see the bush and the water. The fascinating people that come into your life, it’s all a kind of inspiration.
The choices that come in DRIVE are through a converging of perspectives from on the road, of converging interests, unintended byways, intuitive angles and the resolve of Lesley’s determination of a whole range of openings to the readiness for potential and it is because of this that there is a commingling of lived experiences with the actual experience in the time of the event. What is known is the mobility of experience and experience in the making.
Angela Stretch
ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND THE LAUNCH SATURDAY THE 14TH OF APRIL
With special guests speakers Dr Debra Keenahan Lecturer, Humanitarian And Development Studies (
and Sally Atkins, long friend, high school art teacher & established artst.
Sydney Pride Festival 2018
“TRUE COLOURS”
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
The Sydney Pride Festival 2018 “True Colours” will launch at Stonewall Hotel on Friday 15th June and run until the 30th June.
This year’s Pride theme is “TRUE COLOURS”. Remembering The Pioneers that have lead the way and fought for our rights, the heroes of Stonewall and the 78er’s who paved the way. The LGBTQI community are all under one fabulous Umbrella and together we continue to create change and acceptance. Homosexuality is no longer illegal in Australia, Marriage Equality has been achieved and our community has shown it’strue colours high and proud. This year we celebrate the 40 years of Mardi Gras and remember the people, events and stories from our LGBTQIA family.
Sydney Pride Festival is a time to pass on the history and raise awareness and education of our LGBTQI Charities. This year we will be putting a focus on the strength of our Community in our pursuit for acceptance and total Equality for all our LGBTQI brothers and sisters. Sydney Pride can reach out and help those struggling with Sexual identity, bullying, drugs or just feeling that life is too hard to stand strong and ask for help. We can pass on our knowledge and learn from each other the importance of Standing Together in Solidarity. This is Pride!
The Sydney Pride Festival is a special time for the LGBTQI community as we remember the history and celebrate the present and look forward to a day when everyone is Equal. Sydney Pride Festival is a not for profit event which supports a wide range of LGBTQI Charities, Organizations and businesses. This Sydney Pride festival will include events throughout Sydney that are fun and affordable for everyone. The events will raise much needed funds for Charity and showcase our community and achievements.
This is a time to remember The History of the Stonewall Riots and the beginning of Gay liberation as we know it. The Sydney Pride festival is dedicated to those that lead the way back in 1969 who fought for equality and human rights and the incredible strength of our friends who marched in the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978.
Homosexuality is still illegal in many countries and the LGBTQI community struggles around the world are heartbreaking. The Sydney Pride festival is a time for us to stand strong with our community, family and friends. Together we can bring change and acceptance to not just Australia but our entire rainbow world.
Last year the Sydney pride Festival contained over 50 events. The festival will feature Art, Cinema, Trivia, Debates, Sports, Fundraising activities and Club events across Sydney. The Sydney Pride Festival would like to thank the volunteers, event organizers, sponsors and LGBTQI community and all our friends for all their support.
We are currently seeking expressions of interest in holding events.
Enjoy the festivities!
Glenn Hansen
Sydney Pride Festival
