Workshops

The Darkroom Social

May Street Workshop Tent

1:00 - 4:00pm

Drop in for a portrait session or arrange a still life scene at the Darkroom Social’s pop-up photo studio, where artists Remi and Isobel use 19^th Century cameras and develop photos using coffee waste from a nearby cafe. Watch and learn as the artists process the paper negatives on-site, creating unique and beautiful effects on your photos, which you can then take home.

This slow-photography, eco-praxis approach to image making minimises the environmental impact of traditional, extractive and toxic analogue photographic processes in favour of more environmentally conscious, experimental processes.

The workshop is tailored to people with an interest in photography, history, and environmentally conscious art processes. Anyone from the community can attend, whether you have previous photographic experience or not.

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Echoes of the City 

May Lane Workshop Tent

First session: 12:30 - 2:00pm

Second session: 3:00 - 4:30pm

This city holds a multitude of perspectives and stories woven together. Echoes of the City: A Creative Sensory Exploration invites participants to explore what makes their city shine and document their personal stories and memories associated with the city, guided by its sounds, scents and light.

Your facilitators, Akala, Monty and Viv, will guide you through a process of connecting with your favourite city memories through sensory association exercises. These memories will then be transformed into poems, stories and cyanotype prints and collated into a zine. 

This workshop aims to foster a deeper connection to the city by highlighting its sensory dimensions, layers of Country and encouraging participants to express their unique perspectives creatively.

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Marbled Homewares Workshop

May Street Kids & Family Workshop Tent

First session: 12:15 - 1:15pm

Second session: 2:15 - 3:15pm

Explore your creativity by crafting your own unique pot or trinket tray with a beautiful, swirled marble pattern in colours of your own choosing. 

In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of mixing and pouring Jesmonite, an eco-friendly acrylic resin, to create a functional and decorative item to take home.

Our friendly instructors will guide participants through each step, ensuring a fun and rewarding experience for all skill levels.

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Make Your Own 2044 Badges and Magnets

May Street Kids & Family Workshop Tent

12:15-1:15pm

Create your own, personalised badge or fridge magnet inspired by the suburb of St Peters and surrounds! 

Whether it’s St Peters Church, local birds and wildlife, the brickworks chimneys in nearby Sydney Park, or the Paracyclotosaurus skeleton that was unearthed there in 1910, the workshop facilitators will help you to create something fun and unique to take home. 

DIY Shirt & Hat Printing 

At Halo Print Co., Shop 6/44-56 May Street

12:30-4:30pm

Bring your own shirt or cap and print a design on the spot with the crew over at Halo Print Co. (Or you can buy a shirt or hat in the shop!)

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