Upcoming events.
ARTIST TALK BY JEN DENZIN AT DISCO VOLANTE
FREE.
Hear Jen Denzin talk about her creative practice and inspirations as she discusses how she developed the Disco Volante installation. A special guest performance by Frances Johnston will take place.
SWELL MAGAZINE TREASURE HUNT
FREE
Head to Playstate Curate Gallery for the First Swell Magazine clue!
Swell Magazine is a local publication, printed on 100% recycled paper, celebrating the Newcastle region - the city we love and the community that we’re a part of.
Swell is designed as a collector’s item, something to have and to hold, to be enjoyed slowly, devoured and returned to time and time again.
The Swell Magazine team are storytellers, explorers, creatives and are passionate about their postcode. Follow them at @swell.mag
MINIATURE SCAVENGER HUNT
Join Kim Siew and Rachel Williams on a scavenger hunt to find little paste-up creatures in the lanes of Newcastle. There will be prizes at the final destination at Kuwumi Place.
TINKY ARTIST TALK & LIVE PERFORMANCES
Join us for refreshments and an artist talk by Tinky about her teeny tiny diorama art. Mad Bitches Inc will then present live performances by singer/songwriter Kay Proudlove and fire artist Ifritah. Free registration is compulsory. Recommended for over 18s.
WORKSHOP - STREET ART ON FOUND OBJECTS WITH SHANTA
FREE. Location: Kuwumi Place
Suitable for kids with parental supervision.
Get your creative on and explore the art of street art painitng on rock sand found objects with stencil artist and muralist Shanta.
WORKSHOP - MINI ZINE MAKING WITH 085C3N3
Price $10
Recomended 15 years +
An introductory workshop into the mechanics of zine making with 085c3n3 (Brisbane). Participants will be guided through a variety of zine-making techniques including collage, drawing, including text and pictures. Participants will be able to add their mini zines to the Little Festival Mini Zine Library Project if they wish to do so.
SWEET SEPaRATION
In Sweet Separation performance artist Alan Schacher will construct a 2 metre by 2 metre miniature enclosure of sugar cubes to separate him from the public. Visitors and children are welcome to help him build his sugar cube wall. No registration required.
Wet weather plan: Tthis event will be moved to Playstate Curate Gallery in the event of rain.
Hunter Workers Poster Exhibition
Location: Devonshire Street.
Hunter Workers will be exhibiting a range of posters from the Australian Labour movements, celebrating vibrant and powerful union art over the last century.
MINI ZINE LIBRARY with 085C3N3
The mini Zine library project is the brain child of multi disciplinary artist adam lewczuk AKA 085c3n3 - developed for the Little Festival to encourage festival attendees to explore the nooks and crannies of Newcastle’s CBD. 7 individually designed mini libraries (20cm (h) x 11cm (w) x 8cm (d) have been placed throughout the festival precinct for punters to discover randomly or as a part of the mini ZINE library trail starting from the festival hub/ head quarters Playstate Curate (map below).
Each mini library contains limited edition 085c3n3 zines, slaps and artefacts to read or take. Local zinesters can also leave their own zines during the festival.
Remember to share your zine discovery and post to socials tagging @085c3n3 & @minizinelibrary and use the hashtags #minizinelibrary & #085c3n3
PICTURE YOURSELF - INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION
Presented by The Fourth Chamber and featuring art by Sam Absurd, step into this 3D giant street art pricture and frame yourself.
WORKSHOP - LEARN TO STENCIL WITH CRISP
Price: $40
Suitable for 15+ years and over. Strictly limited spaces.
An introduction to stencils with stencil artist CRISP. Get hands-on and learn how to cut and spray stencils.
Learn the skills to create your own stencils, how to create ‘bridges’ and killer aerosol skills. Participants aren't required to have drawing skills to participate. Workshop covers all materials and participants will create a stencil artwork to take home.
@crispstreetart
DISCO VOLANTE BY JEN DENZIN
Free. Open 10am - 4pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Suitable for ages 5 + only. N.B. This event is not suitable for visitors in wheelchairs or mobility issues and prams will not be permitted.
The Newcastle Crime Investigation Unit has granted limited access to a mysterious alien spaceship landing site inside of the Frederick Menkens 525 Hunter Street building. Inside lurks a paranormal unidentified flying object from a galaxy far far away. Bedazzled, ethnographic and extraterrestrial.... an interplanetary phenomenon unit was initially deployed to make contact with the aliens, only to have disappeared. Why is Disco Volante here and who has sent it? Earthlings are to enter with caution through the door in the mural.
Event team: Jen Denzin supported by Neil Mansfield, Joanne Back, Elsie Biles, Maisie Denzin, Anneka Hailes, Frances Johnston and Haylee Knight.
CRATEMAN INSTALLATION
Witness street artist Indo install a giant ‘crateman’ made entirely out of milk crates. Indo will install the artwork from 9am - 12noon on Saturday. The artwork will be in place Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 4pm.
STATE OF PLAY EXHIBITION
Visit Playstate Curate website for general opening hours. Festival opening hours: 10am - 4pm on Saturday 1 October and 10am - 2pm on Sunday 2 October.
Featuring 20+ artists from Little Festival and Big Picture Festival. Street art, graff, small scale, sculptural and miniatures. Artworks are for sale.