Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for artists to transform a former factory in Lismore – The Joinery – through performance, installation and site-responsive art.
Nationally recognised theatre company, NORPA, said in a media release they are inviting Northern Rivers artists, makers and creative practitioners to submit Expressions of Interest for Live Edge, ‘a new annual multi-artform event at The Joinery in Lismore. Artists working across performance, visual arts, installation, music, sound, projection and interdisciplinary practice are encouraged to apply’.
‘Selected artists will stage original works inspired by The Joinery’s distinctive industrial spaces, with audiences experiencing the program across two ticketed nights in November’.
‘Live Edge is a new initiative that will celebrate our region’s strong and diverse creative ecology,’ said NORPA Artistic Director Julian Louis.
‘It creates a supportive platform for local artists to take risks, develop new forms, and connect their ideas with audiences in a live context. Lismore has always been a place where creative practice thrives at the edges, and this initiative celebrates that spirit — bringing emerging and established artists together to imagine new and exciting contemporary performance.’
NORPA say, ‘Once a working joinery factory, The Joinery has long been a place where beautiful things are made. It’s currently being transformed into a 3,000m2 creative home for NORPA, designed as a space where artists can experiment, collaborate and create. Live Edge upholds that philosophy by inviting artists to use the building itself as a creative springboard for new work’.
‘NORPA will provide cash, venue, marketing, producer and technical support for selected projects, attracting both emerging and established artists and a range of ideas, including micro-commissions through to larger-scale performance, installation and interdisciplinary works.
‘Artists are encouraged to get in touch for a site tour and can discuss their ideas with the NORPA team before making their pitch.
‘Live Edge artist funding is supported by The Ian Potter Foundation and presentation partners Courtney Miller and Damian Kassagbi, and is focused on strengthening creative capacity and expanding artistic activity across the Northern Rivers’, say NORPA.
For more details, and to submit an application, visit norpa.org.au.
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