As the building celebrates its 100th year, The Substation has released the first season of its 2016 program under the leadership of new director Brad Spolding, featuring collaborations between communities, architecture and artists. To cap it off, more than 80 percent of the program is entirely free. Launching the program is the largest party on the Midsumma Festival calendar, Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia – hosted by performance artist Tristan Meecham.
2016 also marks a new artist residency program with local artists Plastic Loaves and The Rabble set to create and present new works as well as Natalie Abbott and Robin Fox. In a special event celebrating The Substation’s 100 year history, more than 30 visual artists will create new works responding to the unique architecture and cultural legacy of the building.
Elsewhere in the program, Berlin-based photographer and Berghain nightclub bouncer Sven Marquardt will present the Australian premiere of his exhibition FOTOGRAFIEN, a series of guided projection walks at dawn and dusk will take to the streets and a performative lecture unpacking the Vietnam Archive Project as part of Human Rights Arts and Film Festival will take place. Season one of The Substation’s 100th anniversary program will run until Thursday May 12. For full details and tickets, head to their site.
