By Connection Arts Space Izaak Lubin was the second person who took part in Connection Arts Space’s joint residency program with the Way Over There Collective. Izaak is not your traditional artist, in fact, he barely identifies as one. In conversation with Connection Arts Space, he talks about identity, his budding practice, and how the […]
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Meet the CAS Board
Early this year we formed our first ever governing board! The eight members of the new CAS board will provide leadership for our next strategic plan and contribute to our mission of making the arts accessible, relevant and sustainable. As you will see in their introductions, our board members come to CAS with an incredibly diverse range of interests, skills and professional experience. Read more about them and what they’re looking forward to in 2021.
GOING SOLO: Artist Interview with Oz Malik
This week in our fifth GOING SOLO, we are joined by Oz Malik, an actor, artist and program curator Oz, being our only performance artist in the group, talks about the steps that aspiring actors/actresses can take in order to get their foot in the door of the acting industry and possibly land their first role.
GOING SOLO: Artist Interview with Oladimeji Coker
This week in GOING SOLO, we are joined by Oladimeji ‘Dimeji’ Coker, a documentary photographer from Nigeria, currently based in Australia. In his session, Oladimeji focuses on identity as a critical part of being an artist. We need to feel comfortable with our identity in order to effectively and authentically express our ideas and ourselves through our work.
GOING SOLO: Artist Interview with Mohamed Chamas
Our GOING SOLO series is back tomorrow night! CAS volunteer Rachael spoke to featured artist Lara Chamas about the unique challenges of navigating art school as a person of colour (POC), defining success and finding your voice.
GOING SOLO: Artist Interview with Lara Chamas
Our GOING SOLO series is back tomorrow night! CAS volunteer Rachael spoke to featured artist Lara Chamas about the unique challenges of navigating art school as a person of colour (POC), defining success and finding your voice.
GOING SOLO: Artist Interview with Sha Sarwari
Our GOING SOLO series kicks off tomorrow night! The first instalment in the series will be a conversation with the talented multidisciplinary artist Sha Sarwari. CAS volunteer Rachael spoke to Sha about his identity as an artist, how art has enriched his life, and the topics he will cover in tomorrow’s session.
Curator Interview: Larra Juab on ‘Heating Up’
Behind every great exhibition is a great artist (or group of artists), but also an amazing team of passionate and dedicated volunteers who put it all together. Our current exhibition, ‘Heating Up’ was curated by Larra Juab.