The Goods Shed Program

THE GOODS SHED

2019 PROGRAM

JANUARY­—JUNE

THE GOODS SHED

THE COFFEE POD

8am-3pm Mon to Fri

7am-3pm Mon to Fri

9am-3pm Sat & Sun

8am-3pm Sat & Sun

Opening Times

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Coffee with a double shot of culture and current affairs. Relax, sample the menu, read the newspapers‌the world will still be there! *Creativity can be unpredictable so please note, some events in this program may be subject to change.

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A warm welcome from FORM to The Goods Shed’s program for the first half of 2019.

Since opening the doors of this splendid old building in 2016, we’ve staged scores of residencies, exhibitions, workshops, professional development events, and bakers’ markets. We have welcomed hundreds of school children, teachers, creative practitioners and people who love art. And without doubt, thousands of coffees have been served to the people who pass by daily, or who make a special visit to see what we do.

There’s more of the same at The Goods Shed over the next six months: highlights include the Scribblers Festival family weekend, with a fabulous array of literary events—

many of them free—over 11 and 12 May. From March until the end of May, we have The Man, The Monster & The Sea: an enchanting, reef-themed exhibition by an exceptional Indonesian artist, Mulyana, and workshops showing how to crochet or finger-knit a monster. We also have a month’s worth of Creative Learning events happening in March.

And while The Goods Shed is keeping busy, FORM’s projects elsewhere are still happening. If you haven’t yet been to Albany to see Field of Light: Avenue of Honour by Bruce Munro, then you only have until 28 April 2019 to do that.

We have also now completed a circuit of silo murals, running from Northam and Merredin then south to Pingrup, Newdegate, Ravensthorpe and Albany, and are publishing first-person accounts of what it’s like living in these rural communities. We encourage you to get out into Western Australia’s south west, and experience these places for yourselves. Whether you are citybased or live in the regions, we hope to cross paths with you soon.

Satu. Mulyana the Mogus. 2018. Photograph courtesy of MOGUS CORP.

J A N —A P R I L

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour

by Bruce MuNRo

Find out more at

fieldoflightalbany.com.au

Open every day, lighting up at sunset

UNTIL SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2019 Last few months to catch this extraordinary experience in Albany

Field of Light, Hermitage Museum and Garden, Bruce Munro, 2014. Photograph by Mark Pickthall, courtesy of Bruce Munro Studio.

An incredible 100,000 people have already experienced Bruce Munro’s artwork, glowing under the memorial trees on the Avenue of Honour at Mount Clarence.

‘I visited on a moonlit night in October. The way up the hill was filled with families entranced by the experience. Everyone from the five to the 85 year olds were expressing their excitement and delight, sharing their feelings and the thoughts the work stimulated in them.’

If you haven’t yet seen and walked through Field of Light: Avenue of Honour yourself, now is the time. After 28 April, it will be no more.

‘Our family’s visit took place on a drizzly evening just as dusk drew in. The stalks slowly lit up one by one. This made us think of each individual ANZAC soldier who boarded a ship for the Great War, many never to return. The warm glow of the lights lingers on after you leave and it is a gentle way to reflect on the enormity of war.’

For all details, including vehicle-friendly nights for visitors with limited mobility, go to: fieldoflightalbany.com.au

F E B R U A RY

CREATIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

INFORMATION SESSION FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS What’s the most important skill our children need to learn, and our schools need to be able to teach for the future?

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY 1-2.30PM | FREE Come to this information session to find out more.

Registration essential: email learning@form.net.au to reserve a place.

Creative thinking: the ability to develop original solutions, to cope with unpredictability, respond positively to change and to display flexibility of mind. FORM’s Creative Schools Program has been designed with experts to help schools employ creative ways of teaching the curriculum, by partnering teachers with creative practitioners to deliver in-class learning activities that help children engage better with all subjects.

Creative Schools workshop, 2018. Photograph by Taryn Hays.

F E B R U A RY

type club SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY 10-11.30AM | FREE Join The Type Club’s first gathering of the year to talk lettering and typography, ideas and techniques. Whether or not you know your sans serif from your elbow, this informal catch-up is ideal for designlovers, typographers, and experienced and would-be calligraphers. Rolls of butcher’s paper and a few lettering tools will be available, all you need to bring are your favourite drawing tools and your love of typography.

Email hello@typeclub.com.au

Type Club Workshop at The Goods Shed, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Type Club.

THE PRINT LAB

LINOCUT WORKSHOP

SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY 10AM-12.30PM Tickets: $130 + booking fee Learn all about the wonderful world of linocut with specialists from the Print Lab: how to make a variety of designs with a range of cutting tools, how to prepare, carve and ink a lino plate, and how to mix your own colours. Suitable for beginners and intermediate printmakers. *All materials are supplied, with additional specialist printmaking paper and linoleum plates available for sale on the day. Items priced up to $10; cash only.

Bookings essential: visit thegoodsshedclaremont.com/projects for tickets.

MARCH

a month of creative learning

PAUL COLLARD & PAUL GORMAN CREATIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAM experts in residence

‘What we try and do is design a space in which the learning takes place but also where children can explore creative habits of the mind’ PAUL COLLARD

UK-based education and creativity experts Paul Collard and Paul Gorman have been working with FORM on creative learning initiatives since 2016, helping schools and teachers understand how creativity is key to children’s ability to learn and retain knowledge. For the past year, FORM’s Creative Schools Program has partnered teachers and creatives

in schools to deliver in-class learning activities that help children use their imagination to problem-solve, and engage better with all subjects.

Paul and Paul return to train more teachers and creatives, work closely with Perth’s young people, and share their knowledge with their parents, schools, carers and educators.

Creative Learning at The Goods Shed, 2018. Photograph by Bewley Shaylor.

MARCH

EXPERTS IN RESIDENCE

PROF. BILL LUCAS & PAUL COLLARD TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING: DEVELOPING LEARNERS WHO GENERATE IDEAS AND CAN THINK CRITICALLY THURSDAY 14 MARCH | 9AM-3PM Cost: $150+GST per participant.

Email learning@form.net.au for venue details, more information, and to reserve a place.

Please note: this session does not take place at The Goods Shed

Inquisitive. Persistent.

Imaginative. Disciplined.

Collaborative. According to Professor Bill Lucas, who identified them, these are the key ‘creative habits of mind’ that all successful learners share.

But they don’t become habits by accident. Bill Lucas (co-chair of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2021 test for Creative Thinking, education advisor to the Victorian Government, and author of Teaching Creative Thinking and Educating Ruby) joins Paul Collard CEO of Creativity, Culture & Education, a global organisation dedicated to transforming the learning experience of young people to prepare them for the opportunities and careers of the 21st century. Together Paul and Bill reveal how school / cultural collaborations can transform the learning experience and make a positive difference to our children’s academic, social and emotional outcomes. A hands-on workshop, suitable for all educators.

Creative Schools in action, 2018. Photograph by Taryn Hays.

MARCH

PAUL GORMAN WORKSHOPS

Paul Gorman is a performer, innovator, educator, collaborator, and all-round creative disruptor. Better still, he’s Scottish. A bit of time with him in a workshop will have you thinking differently about – EVERYTHING.

BESPOKE WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS By arrangement: email learning@form.net.au

WEEKDAYS TUESDAY 19 - FRIDAY 29 MARCH $5 per student.

One workshop per day, time and duration (60-120 minutes) to be arranged with individual schools. Schools can pick from any of the below or request a workshop customised to their curriculum requirements:

Clean up your own mess

A workshop for Year 6+ tackling the responsibilities that pass between generations

A story from the sea

Participatory storytelling workshop Years 1-5

Creative Learning Evening with Paul Gorman at The Goods Shed, 2018. Photograph by Bewley Shaylor.

Tidal

A creative workshop for Year 4+ exploring how today’s actions impact on tomorrow’s world

FAMILY WORKSHOPS

AFTER DARK SESSIONS

SATURDAYS 23 & 30 MARCH 10AM-12PM $10 per participant

FRIDAYS 22 & 29 MARCH 6-7.30PM | 15 years+ $25 per participant

Resist the Current or Go With the Flow?

This is not enough

A fun street theatre workshop for families exploring disruption, protest and movement.

For radical thinkers, join us to do more with less.

SUNDAYS 17, 24 & 31 MARCH 10AM-12PM $10 per participant

Does anything last forever?

A fun and challenging workshop for families about inventing our possible futures.

Artist Talk at Scribblers Festival, 2018. Photograph by Taryn Hays.

MARCH

A MAN A MONSTER & THE SEA exhibition OPENING THURSDAY 14 MARCH

The Goods Shed becomes an underwater wonder-world with this reef-themed installation knitted and crocheted by Indonesian installation artist Mulyana, whom FORM brings to Perth for his first Western Australian residency.

Beginning as tiny organisms, slowly blooming into vividly coloured clusters of mysterious forms, this breathtaking display of jellyfish, corals, reef species cascades from above and spills across the floor…but look closely. From bright colours teeming with life the installations degrade to bleached and starving coral.

Mulyana’s art is subversive. While articulating a concern for ocean environments and conservation, his practice also draws upon traditional skills to give life to his alter-ego, the ‘Mogus.’

What really lurks beneath the surface?

Could there be sea-monsters too?

5.30PM Artist Talk and FORM member preview A chance to meet Mulyana and his assistants plus curator Sharmila Wood over wine and canapés at a special preview

6-8PM

Exhibition Opening & launch of Scribblers Festival Family Program Exhibition runs until the end of May

Colourful Coral Mogus. Mulyana the Mogus. 2018. Photograph courtesy of MOGUS CORP.

MARCH

CREATIVE LEARNING WORKSHOPS WITH

MULYANA

SUBMERGE yourself in hands-on workshops with Mulyana and his assistants as they guide you through techniques of crocheting, knitting and sewing to create your very own underwater artwork. If you love monsters, craft and creativity, these are for you. All materials supplied.

Colourful Coral Mogus. Mulyana the Mogus. 2018. Photograph courtesy of MOGUS CORP.

FAMILY WORKSHOPS SATURDAY 16 MARCH Create Coral: explore what’s possible when you try out basic crochet skills Age 8+ | 10am–12pm $10 per child | Parents welcome

Make your own Monster:

SCHOOLS WORKSHOPS MONDAY 18 MARCH Make your own Monster: creepy, crawly or just plain ugly Year 3 and above | 10am–12pm $10 per student

Yubiyami:

glamorous or scary, it’s up to you

no knitting experience, no needles, just fingers!

Age 8+ | 1pm–3pm $10 per child | Parents welcome

Year 3 and above | 1pm–3pm $10 per student

Bookings essential: Email learning@form.net.au for tickets

Bookings essential: Email learning@form.net.au for tickets

MARCH

Manguri Wiltja project development workshop at The Goods Shed, December, 2017.

Photograph by Bewley Shaylor, courtesy of Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Polyglot Theatre and FORM.

REVEALED FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE REVEALED EXHIBITION OPENING: FRIDAY 12 APRIL | 6.00pm

REVEALED ART MARKET: SATURDAY 13 APRIL

SPINIFEX HILL ARTISTS AT REVEALED Check out the annual marketplace for Western Australia’s Aboriginal art centres. A fantastic opportunity to meet artists from Spinifex Hill Studios, and snap up the work of tomorrow’s stars. Spinifex Hill’s Teddy Byrne, Beryl Ponce and Paul Thomas also have work in the REVEALED exhibition.

MANGURI WILTJA AT REVEALED Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Polyglot Theatre and FORM present the world premiere of their collaboration Manguri Wiltja. A play space of repurposed tyres, intricate woven forms, and evocative sound invites children and families to explore, listen, and learn tjanpi weaving skills. A wiltja (traditional shelter) created from delicate woven circles offers a tranquil space for contemplation. The installation draws upon the playful yet sophisticated aesthetics of both Tjanpi and Polyglot, to introduce children to the culture and Country of Warakurna.

A P R I L / M AY

SCRIBBLERS FESTIVAL FAMILY WEEKEND SATURDAY 11 & SUNDAY 12 MAY The Golden Pen Award:

Scribblers Family Program Launch:

Thursday 14 March | 6-8pm The Goods Shed

All welcome!

This year Alison Lester, Dr Karl, Eddie Woo and Jacqueline Harvey are among the Scribblers author line-up. And as Scribblers Family Weekend coincides again with Mother’s Day, get ready to spoil Mum with goodies from our special Mother’s Day Market, in and around The Goods Shed.

open to all high school students across Western Australia. For writing tips and competition information, including deadline, visit scribblersfestival.com.au Our four guest youth curators, Oscar, Summer, Eva and Jacki take control of The YA Collective: sessions dedicated to YA Lit, one of the fastest-growing and most popular genres for teenagers (of all ages!).

Don’t be Shy! We want you for the Conversation Caravan Your chance to be one of our young podcasters, take charge of the microphones and ask Festival authors and illustrators all about their work.

All details, including how to apply, from scribblersfestival.com.au

Golden Feather Hunt From the Kimberley to West Cape Howe, even more libraries are hiding feather book-marks. Yet only five throughout the entire State will be golden, and come with a fabulous prize. Will it be YOU that finds one?

Off the Page Claremont town centre becomes an open book (sort of) as businesses and community facilities again host Off the Page, an installation-based art exhibition in celebration of Scribblers Festival. From 30 April to 12 May. Scribblers Festival, 2018. Photograph by Taryn Hays.

A P R I L / M AY

Stories from the Silo Trail Katanning, 270km south-east of Perth; a former backup singer to Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) translates for 40 different nationalities that call this farming town home.

Albany, a port city on the southernmost coast; a group of locals yarn-bomb a significant local landmark, adorning it with Aboriginal colours and motifs under cover of night.

Northam, a rambling heritage town on the banks of the Avon River; a nationally celebrated architect returns to his roots to open a sleek wine bar at this gateway to sheep and wheat country.

FORM captures the stories of the people who live in the silo-art towns of the Western Australian Wheatbelt in a new publication.

Visit

PUBLIC SILO TRAIL All of the artworks are now complete, linking towns from Northam and Merredin then south to Pingrup, Newdegate, Ravensthorpe and Albany. Why not take the PUBLIC Silo Trail, and see them for yourself?

publicsilotrail.com for more details

Left: Evoca1 for PUBLIC Silo Trail, Pingrup (2018). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor.

Right: William Lloyd, 2019. Photograph by Bewley Shaylor.

JUNE

Bugai

EXHIBITION OPENING

Thursday 6 June FREE Exhibition Opening 6-8PM

Exhibition runs until the end of July

FORM member preview 5.30PM A chance to jump the queue and buy unique artwork, while meeting Bugai, members of the Martumili Artists and team over wine and canapĂŠs at a special preview.

Bugai Whyoulter is an internationally acclaimed pujiman (desert-born) artist, from the small Western Desert community of Kunawarritji (Well 33) in the Pilbara. Using gestural brush strokes evoking methods of sand-drawing from pujiman times, Bugai commits the tuwa (sandhills), warla (salt lakes), waterholes and landmarks of her home onto canvas, resulting in sublime yet highly contemporary renditions of Country.

In association with Martumili Artists, FORM presents a solo exhibition of significant recent and historical works showing why Bugai’s artwork continues to resonate across cultures, generations and borders.

Bugai Whyoulter in Parnngurr art shed, 2016.

Photo credit Sita McAlpine, National Museum of Australia, provided courtesy of Martumili Artists.

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas by Bugai Whyoulter, 2017. Photograph c/o of the artist.

who’s who Bill Lucas (UK)

Bruce Munro (UK)

Bugai Whyoulter (AUS)

Mulyana (INDONESIA)

Bill is a professor at the University of Winchester, co-chair of the PISA 2021 test for Creative Thinking, and education advisor to the Victorian Government.

Bruce is an internationally acclaimed artist working with light, best known in Australia for his Field of Light installations at Uluru and now in Albany.

Bugai (language group Kartujarra, skin group Purungu) is a leading artist at Martumili, celebrated for her artistry with colour, gesture and subtlety.

Based in Yogyakarta, installation artist Mulyana experiences the act of knitting or crocheting as a form of meditation and prayer.

Paul Gorman (UK)

Paul Collard (UK)

Print Lab (AUS)

Paul runs education consultancy Hidden Giants, supporting schools to re imagine their curriculum by placing creative and critical thinking at its heart.

Paul is CEO of Creativity, Culture & Education, dedicated to transforming the learning experience of children to prepare them for the opportunities and careers of the 21st century.

Print Lab is a local collective in Perth, with 20 years of printmaking experience.

THE GOODS SHED:

EVENTS BOOKING & INFORMATION Unless otherwise stated, tickets for events are available from thegoodsshedclaremont.com/whats-on/ For more information about workshops, artist talks and events please email thegoodsshed@form.net.au Teachers and artists interested in Creative Learning and Creative Schools please email learning@form.net.au or lamis@form.net.au

Pujiman Opening Night. 2018. Photograph by Bewley Shaylor.

THE GOODS SHED:

COMMUNITY & CORPORATE HIRE If you’ve already been to The Goods Shed, you’ll be able to imagine what a wonderful place it is for small corporate functions or community gatherings.

Unfortunately we don’t hire out The Goods Shed for weddings or private parties, but it is available for hire, upon application, to community and special interest groups, and businesses.

For all the application details get in touch with us on events@form.net.au, or call 08 9226 2799.

Creative Schools in action, 2018. Photograph by Taryn Hays.

CREATIVE sparking students’ LEARNING creativity FOR SCHOOLS: Is your child inquisitive, imaginative, persistent, disciplined and collaborative? These ‘good habits of mind’ are what FORM aims to encourage as part of our Creative Learning program: bespoke workshops for students of all ages. In particular we look at the role of arts and culture in connecting people, community cohesiveness and giving people a sense of place and identity.

We’re offering opportunities to explore the artworks of FORM’s exhibitions in ways which relate to the curriculum.

Most workshops are free but must be booked in advance.

Email learning@form.net.au for bookings.

If you are a parent, school governor, educator, teacher or creative practitioner interested in learning more about the activities connected to Creative Learning, please contact Lamis Sabra on learning@form.net.au

About FORM FORM is an independent organisation which for nearly two decades has been working to build ‘a state of creativity’ in Western Australia. We’ve created platforms for debate and action on culture and art and the essential role they play in enhancing everyone’s quality of life. However it is manifested, whether as a huge mural or an inspiring talk, we believe that everyone responds to creativity; it sparks further conversation, learning and connection, and often significant economic return. We know this because we’ve introduced creative people from Australia and all over the world into communities where there has been a hunger not only for self-expression but also for social bonding. We’ve seen the difference creativity can make, how people and places can flourish, how government and business can be influenced by the results it can achieve.

From making a neighbourhood feel welcoming and distinctive to finding our own aptitude and ambitions, creativity allows us to demand more of our relationships with our environments, our communities, ourselves and each other. That’s why we work in the Pilbara, in the Great Southern, in other regions and in Perth, and why in 2016 we repurposed a heritage railway building to establish Western Australia’s newest creative hub, The Goods Shed in Claremont.

FORM MEMBERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPY A not-for-profit organisation, FORM funds the majority of its programming through partnering and sponsorships. We welcome philanthropists, members, donations, volunteers, creative and in-kind exchange. If you are inspired to help us with building a state of creativity, you will find information at the following links: form.net.au/membership thegoodsshedclaremont.com/the-good-people/join-support/ Or contact The Goods Shed team on thegoodsshed@form.net.au

The Goods Shed, Photograph by Taryn Hays, 2018.

THE GOODS SHED 4 Shenton Rd, Claremont WA 6010 T E W

+61 8 9226 2799 mail@form.net.au thegoodsshed.form.net.au

The Goods Shed is an initiative of FORM.

Program Partners

Cover: Colourful Coral Mogus.

Mulyana the Mogus. 2018.

Photograph courtesy of MOGUS CORP.

The Goods Shed is FORM’s space for exhibitions, installations and commissions; for artist and thinker residencies; for community activity and exchange. The transformation of The Goods Shed has been made possible by the partnership between LandCorp and FORM. Occupying a heritage railway building in the heart of Claremont, The Goods Shed invites people to connect locally and globally through culture and creativity.

Principal Partner