Fan Factor

Fan Factor: Listening and drawing party
Presented by James Dawes, Carolyn Hawkins, Dani Hakim, and Arts Project Australia

Date: Saturday 8 February 2025, 1:00-3:00pm

Venue: Arts Project Australia gallery, Collingwood Yards, Level 1, Perry Street Building, Collingwood

FREE: Materials provided

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

You are invited to a listening and drawing party with Arts Project Australia (APA) artist and music lover Jamie Dawes, staff artist Carolyn Hawkins, and APA staff alumni Dani Hakim.

Render your favourite album cover with coloured pencils to the tune of a curated playlist by Dawes, whose artistic practice is known for lovingly depicting every strand of hair upon his favourite musicians’ heads.

This workshop takes place within Devoted To You, an exhibition about music fandom curated by your hosts. The session will also feature a conversational curator talk while drawing divas together.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

James Dawes is an emerging artist whose practice spans drawing, printmaking, painting, and embroidery. His work frequently features his favourite bands and pop stars rendered confidently with fluid, continuous linework. The subjects often take on a windswept look, with every strand of hair standing on end. Dawes’ idiosyncratic depiction of detail results in repetitive patterns within sketchy, colourful and crowded compositions.
Dawes has worked at Arts Project Australia since 2011. He has exhibited in group exhibitions in Melbourne and his work is held in private collections in Australia.

ACCESSIBILITY

Arts Project Australia gallery can be accessed via 30A Perry Street. This entrance is wheelchair accessible and offers direct access to the Courtyard, Perry Street Building upper ground and Johnston Street Building upper ground. Lift access is available to visit other buildings and levels.

Collingwood Yards offers a single accessible parking bay, located in the entryway via 35C Johnston Street vehicle entrance. Limited parking is available in the surrounding area.

Collingwood Yards is a 10 minute walk from Victoria Park station and a 5 minute walk from the Johnston Street stop on the 86 tram.

The Arts Project Australia gallery has accessible toilets in the Perry Street Building. They are located in the northern end of the building. On the upper ground level they are located off the northern side of the service corridor. On Level 1 and Level 2 they are located behind blue manual double doors.

More details are available at: https://collingwoodyards.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility

If you require any additional information or would like to get in touch please email us at: [email protected]

Image: James Dawes, Salt n Pepa (2022)

Host or Publisher Arts Project Australia