Pink Ember Presents Swan Gone by Arrow

The next edition of Speaking to Pictures is here, featuring Ben Juers, Gareth Morgan, Melody Ellis, David Talal Motamed and Ainslee Meredith. 

The inaugural exhibition of Pink Embers’ artists on their brand new gallery wall, with catering from Wazzup Falafel.

Artists explore the many associations of pipes. A pipe is a tube that flows, a pipe is a wind instrument, a pipe is a carrier, something to put inside your pipe- and smoke it.

Our initial inspiration for the exhibition comes from our recent trouble with the pipes at Pink Ember. The toilet breaking down, sewage explosion and the subsequent flooding. This got us thinking about how fragile the infrastructure that we live in and with, is. As a not for profit ARI, sudden failures, like what happened with our pipes alert us to how we are so beholden to so much outside our control. PIPES is an exploration of the tubes that bind us together - exploring the many associations of pipes.

Pink Ember - A queer art collective in Coburg, invites community members to follow local artist Aaron Billings as he guides you around Coburg's creative spaces - introducing you to artists and their art practices’ in motion - including Ceramics, Mosaic, Puppetry, Screen Printing, Painting and more.

Visit Troppo Print Studio, Coburg Studios and Pink Ember Studio to meet the artists, glimpse different disciplines and mediums through demonstrations.

Schedule
2:00pm - Meet at Troppo Print Studio: 503 Sydney Rd, Coburg VIC 3058
3:25pm - Meet at Coburg Studios: 69 Charles St, Coburg VIC 3058
4:25pm - Meet at Pink Ember Studio: 22 Allenby St, Coburg North VIC 3058

The next edition of Speaking to Pictures is here, featuring Sholto Buck, Steven Christie, Bootleg Comics and Zarah Butcher-Mcgunnigle.

Speaking to Pictures is an ongoing reading event hosted at Pink Ember Studio. We bring together poets, comic artists, writers and artists to present work accompanied by images. 

Join Pink Ember Studio and the Hellenic Museum for a special edition of Speaking to Pictures: a performance night where poets, comedians and zine makers come together and present their work through pictures, this time drawing inspiration from ancient Greece and the Hellenic Museum.

Come along to see something surprising, hear something compelling and explore the museum. A cash bar will also be available. Doors will open at 6.30PM ahead of 7PM readings, featuring the talents of:

• Bella Li

• Aoife Bilings

• Ele Jenkins

• Elias Youssef

• Aaron Billings

• Tobias Fulton

• Stacy Gougoulis

• Marc Pearson

• Frances Cannon

• Kathy Sarpi

• Brad Mc Donald

The Great Queer Pottery Throwdown is returning for its second year, where contestants will compete for the title of 2024’s Throwdown Champions of the Year. 

Contestants will be able to compete in a maximum of 3 mini-games, choosing from 8 pottery themed mini-games. Categories range from  small sculpture, hand building, sgraffito and wheel throwing, all judged by a panel of three prominent members of Pink Ember Studio. 

At the end of the day judges will announce the winners of each category and round out the competition by awarding individual titles and hand crafted trophies to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners. 

During the day there will be a mini artists market pop-up, where you will be able to purchase wares from local artists and raffle prizes to win. 

The 2024 Throwdown event will be raising funds for Pink Ember Studio to further develop the studio space by  installing a gallery wall for future exhibitions. An inhouse gallery space will create a home for LQBTQI+ artists to exhibit their work to share with the community.