invisible art space news - April 2026

After a long summer break, invisible art space is back with more great events and exhibitions planned for 2026. We hope you’re enjoying a relaxing long weekend and not stressing too much about the current state of the world.

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January - March 2026

In January and March, we had a couple of [In]Visible Synth Sessions improv music afternoons with ATMM, Spoid, Zita and her theremin plus special guests: Coco Varma, Stuart Ridley and Glenn O’Loughlin at our Southern Highlands Garden Party and Justin Tauber (Golden Fang, The Sins, Jo Meares Band) at the Balmain gallery space. So far these sets have been low-key/IYKYK, but keep an eye out for their public gigs soon…

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April 2026

Coming up this Saturday 11th April two films by Andrew Garton (Secession Films) are being screened: "Know Me" and "Forged From Fire".

Please join us from 1-3pm at invisible art space to view these special films -> 141/2-18 Buchanan St, Balmain

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Know Me is a poetic realism style film showing the interconnections between the forests of Sarawak and some of the Indigenous peoples living there, as well as the impacts of biomass loss over time. The film weaves 1955-1963 8mm footage filmed by British WW2 veteran and linguist, Ian Urquhart with Andrew Garton's DV8, HDV and HD footage filmed between 1999-2014, along with time-lapse animations by artist, Mirranda Burton. It's a unique glimpse at a special place and culture at risk of further loss.

https://secessionfilms.com/project/knowme
https://www.andrewgarton.com

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Forged From Fire - The Making of The Blacksmiths' Tree tells the story of the Australian and international community of blacksmiths, artists, welders and volunteers working together following the tragic and traumatic 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to create The Blacksmiths' Tree, a three tonne, 9.8 meter tall gum tree made from copper and stainless steel. The film shows that beauty can come from resilient and connected communities during the recovery period following an horrific event such as this. Forged From Fire was a Best Documentary Finalist at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival in 2019.

https://www.forgedfromfirefilm.com

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Andrew Garton is a musician, film-maker and writer, with a history in community media, beginning with radio and open access video in the 1970s, television in the 1980s and the internet from the 1990s. His works have been screened, performed, broadcast and installed throughout Southeast Asia, Europe, and Australia.

He’s notable for his music and bands — in the 1970s-’80s with Monsterio Delicio, S10-45, Private Lives, Kling Klang, The Astrobeatniks, Lingo Babel, White Punks on Hope and Back from Nowhere, later creating electronic music — from generative soundscapes (Lost Time Accident), spoken word operas (Fierce Throat – a screaming choir), structured improvisatory Terminal Quartet, techno, Headlock and prog, Son of Science.

Andrew was also co-founder of experimental new media arts group Toy Satellite (1995-2005) with Justina Curtis, and created a vast catalogue of installations, performance works, interactive media, landmark streaming projects, commissioned websites, publications and lectures contributing to local and international festivals, conferences and symposiums.

Musically, recently Andrew returned to a semi-acoustic ensemble Smitten Bridge, an international collaboration comprised of flamenco, 3/4 and steel string guitars, marimba, electric and acoustic bass, percussionists, backing vocalists, woodwind, mouth organ and brass, as well as forming a post-punk 'fusion' trio Rat Kangaroo along with Chip Wardale and Mark Tallon.

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May 2026

Linda Loh (Mel) → digital and immersive art

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June - August 2026

TBA!

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September 2026

05 – 26 September 2026 ::: Elizabeth Rankin (Syd) “The Image of Her” solo exhibition

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September - October 2026

28 September – 09 October 2026 ::: Katie the Artist (Bris) → popup school holidays art making workshops

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November 2026

Emily Simek (Mel) and Shelley Watters (Syd) collaboration → research on compost-related artworks and digital composting

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Other news

26 March - 19 April 2026 ::: Other Worldly group exhibition at Newcastle Art Space, curated by Jo McLean → “Vaguely familiar yet tinged with the eerie, OTHER WORLDLY is an exhibition that invites playful yet provocative encounters.” More than 90 artists’ works are displayed salon style in this exhibition, including those from Shelley Watters and also Kath O’Donnell

https://www.newcastleartspace.org.au/current-exhibition/other-worldly

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invisibleart.space is an artist-run art gallery in Balmain // White Bay // Sydney

immaterial ::: digital ::: experimental ::: arts

141/2-18 Buchanan St, Balmain, NSW 2041

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