The Substation

It's time to start planning your End of Year Celebration!

This year, The Substation invites you to host your event at our unique home, with exclusive packages starting from just $50 per head.

We have two spaces available:

Main Space - suitable for 100+
Dance Studio - suitable for 70+

Private and corporate events are welcome!

To find out more, submit an enquiry below:
https://airtable.com/app0bgKZpOtVyr2Ny/shrtJNpiVbEYwbp6N?fbclid=IwY2xjawFHSXZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHb91jMWNT7BHLse3Ru8aizGOwHWrwaO75OIRGIL_4rS0Q1ZDN0LfhH9mUg_aem_6-17I5tgJhCWoBbGY-bk5g

Read more about our venue hire here:
https://thesubstation.org.au/about

DONT MISS OUT/
LIVEWORKS FESTIVAL/

23.10.2024 - 27.10.2024

Showing some astonishing works previously developed and presented by The Substation.

Brolga - Joel Bray
Fell - Luke George
The crying room - Marcus Mkenzie
It’s Already Happened, we’re just in the past - Emily Parsons-Lord & Shan Turner Carrol







PHOTO CREDITS/
Tiffany Garvie
Gregory Lorenzutti
Damian Raggatt

Interior by Rawcus/
August 20 – 24

24% OFF FOR 24 HOURS - USE CODE 24INTERIOR

Don't miss the premiere of Interior by award-winning theatre company Rawcus Ensemble.

Auslan interpreted performance Friday 23 August at 7:30pm.
Audio described performance Saturday 24 August at 2:00pm.

Book your tickets here:
https://thesubstation.org.au/program/interior

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Photo: Pia Johnson

Are you The Substation’s next Board Director?

The Substation is seeking up to three (3) new members to join our voluntary Board of Directors. As volunteer members of the organisation, Board Directors will have relevant industry skills and expertise. We are seeking talented individuals with an interest in not-for-profit organisations, arts and culture. The Substation encourages and will prioritise First Nations applicants.

See PDF for more info.
https://cdn.sanity.io/files/bh62ok4v/production/7b2a8b657a24958acbf4947984f93d1f492bb814.pdf

Japan Photo Book By Rebeca Scibilia will be taking over The Substation Billboards opening next week Wednesday 21 August.

Scibilia employs a variety of media in her practise, focusing primarily on felt-tip and paint pens. Finding inspiration in personal experiences and popular culture, she conveys personal or collective memories through abstract forms, often weaving visual references, motifs and text into the imagery. In Japan Photo Book, each piece captures a moment in time, inspired by photographs taken throughout the trip. Characterised by assured patternmaking, the works are at once reflective and electric.

Japan Photo Book is presented by The Substation and Arts Project Australia.

The Substation billboards are located outdoors and accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week.



Image: Courtesy of the artist and Arts Project Australia
Rebecca Scibilia, Japan at Night, 2019, marker and paint pen on paper, 33.5x34.5cm

We are excited to announce our 2024 Melbourne Fringe season! Join us at The Substation for:

Transmission - Into The Dark, by One step at a time like this : 30 September - 05 October
A radio-based live performance inviting you on a journey through suburban streets and into the dark.

Dream Swamp, by Melanie Lane: 02 October - 05 October
A dance performance by Melanie Lane that transports children to a universe of magic and adventure.

FEAST, by Pony Cam: 09 October - 19 October
Fine dining with a twist. FEAST is an intimate dinner party served and performed by Pony Cam.

Check out the link in our bio to book your tickets!

We are excited to announce across 2024 – 2025 The Substation has partnered with Ace Hotel Sydney to curate the Ace Hotel Artist in Residence Program (AIR). In partnership with Ace Hotel Sydney The Substation will Present: Shan Turner-Carroll (Aug 24), Luke George (Nov 24), Peter Waples-Crowe (Feb 25) and Amy Claire Mills (May 25) as Ace artists in residence.

Commencing in August 2024 and running on a quarterly basis. Each participating artist will complete a month-long working stay at Ace Hotel Sydney, culminating in an exhibition of their works created on residency.

The Ace AIR program provides artists at all stages of their career space to create and exhibit new works.

Read more about Ace Hotel's Artist in Residence and our artists online: https://tinyurl.com/ACEAIR2425

Don't miss your chance to see Kim Gordon in conversation at The Substation this coming Tuesday. Tickets have almost sold out, so get in quick!

Photo: Kim Gordon LA River by Vice Cooler

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For your Friday reading pleasure, an interview with Jim O'Rourke.

Great to have Jim perform at The Substation last week along with Eiko Ishibashi and Chihei Hatakeyama.

Coming up this Saturday is the next installment in our Room40 shows - Keiji Haino, Carl Stone and Nyokabi Kariuki perform from 7:30pm. Don't miss it!

For Jim O'Rourke, Music is "Work That Has to Get Done" Jim O’Rourke on the anticipation of his upcoming Australian shows at The Substation (Melbourne) and The Art Gallery of NSW for Volume: Extasis (Sydney).

We're excited to announce that Anaiwan gedyura artist Gabi Briggs is the first recipient of the 'Listening to Country — First Nations Experimental Sound Commission.' This program, the first of its kind nationally, supports First Nations artists to develop a new sound work, co-commissioned by Liquid Architecture and The Substation.

Gabi Briggs, a research-based artist, weaver, and community organiser, will use this opportunity to sonically explore her 100km walk on Country. Her work will highlight the interconnectedness and resilience within the Anaiwan Skin System, contrasting it with colonial narratives to prompt reflection on settler colonialism.

Stay tuned for the premiere at The Substation in 2025!

📷 by Destiny Powell

This work forms part of Gabi Briggs' ongoing project at West Space as part of her 2024 West Space Commission.

This initiative is generously funded by the City of Melbourne.

Liquid Architecture City of Melbourne

Don't miss out seeing the second show in our Room40 series this Saturday 20 June, 7:30pm - secure your tickets before they sell out!

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Photo: Keiji Haino, courtesy of Room40

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Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O'Rourke and Chihei Hatakeyama left the audience mesmerised last Thursday night at The Substation.

Did you miss out on tickets or do you want an encore? We have another fantastic show coming up this Saturday featuring Keiji Haino, Carl Stone and Nyokabi Kariuki. Tickets are selling fast - book now on our website.

Photos: Damien Raggatt

Room40 Eiko Ishibashi Chihei Hatakeyama

Tickets have sold out to see Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O'Rourke and Chihei Hatakeyama tomorrow night at The Substation. But don't despair, tickets are still available (selling fast) to see Keiji Haino, Carl Stone and Nyokabi Kariuki on the 20th July. Book now and don't miss out.

Room40 Eiko Ishibashi Chihei Hatakeyama

Announcing an anarchic gathering from the award winning Rawcus Ensemble.

Interior takes you into our struggles to connect with the people around us; our ecstatic, desperate attempts. A collision of text, movement and design, Interior is a visual and aural unravelling, a unique spectacular about the parts of us that we can’t see.

On at The Substation for one week only in August, get your tickets now at thesubstation.org.au.

Photo: Pia Johnson

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Object of Projection by Kim Gordon is now showing at The Substation.

A compelling survey of her works, including photographic and mixed media pieces, the exhibition also includes video installations such as the recently completed Picture Window and Los Angeles June 6, 2019, where Gordon utilises a guitar as a navigation device through public space in a thought-provoking commentary on performance, surveillance and urban life.

The gallery is open 11am - 5pm, Wed - Sat.

Photos by Machiko Abe.

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Do you have your tickets yet?

Kim Gordon is coming to The Substation on 23 July to discuss her exhibition (now showing) with curator Lawrence English.

Kim Gordon’s exhibition, Object Of Projection, explores themes of architecture and the stage, the body gesture and dismantling the hierarchical sanctity of the object.

The exhibition is free entry, tickets to the 'in conversation' event are available on our website.

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Have you booked your tickets yet? This one will be popular!

Kim Gordon will be live in conversation with exhibition curator Lawrence English on the 23rd July, discussing her approach to art making and the exhibition Object of Projection, now showing at The Substation.

Photo: Kim Gordon LA River by Vice Cooler



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Kim Gordon is coming to The Substation in July. See her live in conversation with curator Lawrence English as she talks about her approach to art making. You can also view Gordon's exhibition Object of Projection where she explores themes of architecture and the stage, the body gesture and dismantling the hierarchical sanctity of the object.

Tickets to the in conversation event are available through our website, the exhibition is free.

Photo: Kim Gordon LA River by Vice Cooler



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Our gorgeous poster has been spotted all over Melbourne! If you've seen it you will know that we have two exciting new music programs coming to The Substation in July. Tickets are selling out to see Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O'Rourke, and Chihei Hatakeyama (11 July) and Keiji Haino, Carl Stone, and Nyokabi Kariuki (20 July).

Tickets available on our website thesubstation.org.au.

Room40 Eiko Ishibashi Chihei Hatakeyama

We are delighted to be part of Open House Melbourne on the 27th July with a program of free events.

Step behind the curtain at The Substation and learn about the history of the building and its community from Yalukit Willam man Jaeden Williams. Hear the first-hand story of its repair and restoration from one of the original campaigners Nigel Edwards and find out what's next for The Substation with CEO Nuala Furtado.



Open House Melbourne

This July The Substation and Room40 bring you music and sound performance from some of the most acclaimed artists of our time.

Keiji Haino (JP), Carl Stone (US) and Nyokabi Kariuki (KE) will each perform at The Substation on July 20, pushing the boundaries of sound and song and exploring the possibilities of voice, electronics and contemporary composition.

Early bird tickets close tomorrow, book now and don't miss out.

Images courtesy of Room40.

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Nasty Women by Katie Sfetkidis is now showing on our Billboard gallery at The Substation. A new series of drawings celebrating women in activism across time, place and movements.

The Substation Billboard Gallery is located outdoors on the east wall of the building, parallel to the train line. Access and exhibition information is available on our website.

Photos: Machiko Abe.

Kenyan sound artist Nyokabi Kariuki is responsible for a growing body of work that focused around the possibilities of voice, electronics and contemporary composition. She is part of an emergent generation of eclectic sound explorers, expanding pathways into zones of experimental and contemporary sonic traditions.

See her perform this July at The Substation - early bird tickets are available at thesubstation.org.au.

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