Event: Lick Lick Blink
Dates: Wednesday 5 June 2019, 5–9pm
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 June 2019, 12–5pm
Location: MCA, Lecture Theatre
Booking: Free
Event info: Combining film, performance and ice-cream, Willoh S. Weiland’s work explores the consumption of the female image on screen. LICK LICK BLINK invites one audience member at a time into a theatre and confronts them with the unlikely spectacle of a screen inhabited only by women. Note: Gelato Messina served!
Bookings can only be made on-site at the MCA information desk on Level 1.
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Event: ARTplay: Fambo edition
Date: Thursday 19 June 2019, 10am–12pm
Location: NCCL, Level 3
Booking: Free
Event info: Celebrate the 2019 Bella Room Commission, hello, good to meet you, by Sydney artist Liam Benson with this special edition of ARTplay is centered around LGBTIQA+ experience, welcoming all families to enjoy a session of creative play. Designed for children under 5, entry by donation.
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Event: GENEXT: The National
Date: Sunday 23 June 2019, 6–9pm
Booking: Free, booking required
Event info: GENEXT is a festival-style event that is strictly for school-aged students 12 to 18 years. It is also a parent- and teacher-free event supervised by MCA staff. Enjoy live music, artist-run workshops, social activities and exclusive after-hours entry to MCA, AGNSW and Carriageworks blockbuster exhibition The National: New Australian Art.
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Event : In Conversation – Michael Armitage
Date: Saturday 29 June 2-3.15pm
Bookings: $18/$14 concession
Event Info– Kenyan born painter Michael Armitage practice weaves together history, politics, Mythology and personal experienc from his home country. Join artist and curator Natasha Bullock as they discuss key works and ideas in the artist’s first exhibition in Australia.