PAST EVENTS
FIX AND MAKE MARKET
A free day of live making and communal action to introduce the Fix and Make program and collaborators. It’s free and all ages; drop on in from 10AM – 2PM.
| TIME | 10AM – 2PM |
| DATE | Sat 07 Nov 2015 |
| PLACE | Nishi gallery, Canberra |
| COST | Free |
RESHAPING GLASS
Break it. Remake it. Learn new ways for reviving broken glass objects and steward this brilliant material into old age with the head of the glass workshop at ANU, Richard Whiteley.
| TIME | 9AM – 1PM |
| DATE | Sat 14 Nov 2015 |
| PLACE | ANU, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession |
MAKE A SWARM TRAP (MELB)
Make your very own pre-fab swarm trap – a safe house for honey bees – to take home and install with Honey Fingers and Many Many. Satellite event. Host at MPavilion, Melbourne
| TIME | 2 – 5PM |
| DATE | Sun 15 Nov 2015 |
| PLACE | MPavilion, Melbourne |
| COST | Free |
THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS
This talk brings together neuroscientist Dr Pascal Molenberghs, designer Trent Jansen, entrepreneur Bruce Jeffreys and historian and artist Anne Brennan to explore the concept of ownership.
| TIME | 6PM |
| DATE | Wed 18 Nov 2015 |
| PLACE | Palace Electric Cinema, Canberra |
| COST | $25 / $15 concession (including a drink) |
19 OBJECTS: NEW WAYS TO VALUE
An archaeological dig through the personal archives of Hotel Hotel curators Nectar Efkarpidis, Ken Neale and Don Cameron.
| TIME | 6PM |
| DATE | Wed 25 Nov 2015 |
| PLACE | Nishi gallery, Canberra |
| COST | $15 / $10 concession (including a drink) |
MAKE YOUR OWN CAMP FURNITURE
Create bush furniture from twigs and a biodegradable plastic with nothing but your hands and a kettle with Melbourne based object and furniture designer Dale Hardiman.
| TIME | 1.30 - 5.30PM |
| DATE | Sat 05 Dec 2015 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession |
MAKING AS MEDITATION
Whittle your own long-life chopsticks by hand from salvaged wood while listening to a gentle reading of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s ‘In Praise of Shadows’, an essay on Japanese aesthetics. With Canberra designer Tom Skeehan.
| TIME | 9AM – 1PM |
| DATE | Sat 16 Jan 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession |
MAKING AS MEDITATION (MELB)
Whittle your own long-life chopsticks by hand from salvaged wood while listening to a gentle reading of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s ‘In Praise of Shadows’, an essay on Japanese aesthetics. With Canberra designer Tom Skeehan.
| TIME | 2 – 5PM |
| DATE | Sat 23 Jan 2016 |
| PLACE | MPavilion, Melbourne |
| COST | Free |
FOR SCHOOL
Curated by Bree Claffey (Mr Kitly) and Sarak K (the Other Hemisphere, Supercyclers) ‘for school’ is an exhibition
of objects for use in the classroom. This exhibition of handmade objects questions mass production and presents an alternative model for retail. Exhibition dates 7 Nov 2015 – 5 Feb 2016.
| TIME | Until Fri 5 Feb 2016 at 2.30PM |
| DATE | Fri 05 Feb 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | Free |
THE LOVE OF THINGS
This panel discussion will lift the lid on why we buy, the impact both bad and good, and how our purchasing decisions are influenced.
Join a diverse and distinguished panel of leaders including hoarding and obsessive-compulsive disorders specialist Professor Mike Kyrios, product designer with a social conscience Russel Koskela, craft and design authority Avi Amesbury and environmentalist and circular economy expert Tim Silverwood.
| TIME | 6PM |
| DATE | Wed 10 Feb 2016 |
| PLACE | Palace Electric Cinema, Canberra |
| COST | $25 / $15 concession (including a drink) |
MEET THE TOYMAKER WITH ARVIND GUPTA
Drop on in to meet Arvind Gupta – India’s most prolific toymaker. He’ll be hanging out in the Mosaic lounge whipping up toys from household waste and conducting a variety of science experiments for curious minds. All ages.
| TIME | 9AM - 12PM |
| DATE | Sat 27 Feb 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | Free |
TOYS FROM TRASH WITH ARVIND GUPTA
Arvind Gupta is celebrated throughout India where he travels widely to teaches children and parents with very little how to make seriously entertaining learning toys from trash. This is one of two kids workshops where he will show children aged 6 -11 how to make super fun toys from discarded objects with no value.
| TIME | 2PM – 4PM (6+) |
| DATE | Sat 27 Feb 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $30 |
KNIFE MAKING AND PRESERVING
Learn three preserving techniques – salting, pickling and fermenting with Monster head chef Dan Flatt. Sharpen your own knives on specially sourced mountain stones with Cheng Fei. Appreciate handmade blades and find out how knives are made with metal smith Rowan McLachlan of Rowsaan.
| TIME | 9AM – 3PM |
| DATE | Sat 12 Mar 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $165 / $115 concession (including light lunch) |
OYSTER APPRECIATION
Make your own shucker with Alison Jackson. Learn how to shuck like a pro with Steve Feletti from Moonlight Flat Oysters. Discover how to bring out an oyster’s delicate flavour with Monster kitchen and bar head chef Dan Flatt. Taste lots of oysters. Eat lunch. A good day.
| TIME | 9AM – 2.30PM |
| DATE | Sat 02 Apr 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $165 / $115 concession (including light lunch) |
THE ART OF KINTSUGI
Learn the art of Kintsugi – a Japanese technique for repairing smashed or chipped pottery where the damage is celebrated as a part of the objects history with ceramicist Naomi Taplin who makes the dishes you can eat off at Monster.
| TIME | 9AM – 12PM |
| DATE | Sat 09 Apr 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession |
REPAIR. REMAKE. SWAP.
Clothing waste is a big problem, created by fast fashion.This event is a meeting place for our loved yet neglected clothing to be repaired, remade or swapped. Please bring up to 10 items to swap and 1 pre-loved item to fix, remake or redesign.
| TIME | 9.30 – 11.30AM 2.30 - 4.30PM |
| DATE | Sat 16 Apr 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $10 / $7 concession |
INVENT AN INSTRUMENT
Assemble an instrument from waste, install an immersive sound environment and play in a robotic orchestra with Melbourne artist Dylan Martorell. Supported by Blue Gum Community School.
| TIME | 9 – 10.30AM (6-11 year olds) 2 – 3PM (3-5 year olds) |
| DATE | Sat 30 Apr 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $30 / $20 for 3-5 year olds |
GHOST NET WEAVING
Learn traditional weaving techniques from artists from the Torres Strait. Facilitated by Lynnette Griffiths, the Artistic Director of Erub Arts, in conjunction with Melanie Katsalidis from Pieces of Eight. Together you will make a large-scale woven artwork from ghost net – harmful fishing nets that have been left in the ocean by fishermen.
| TIME | 10am – 4.30pm |
| DATE | Sun 01 May 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession (including light lunch) |
MAKING AS MEDITATION AT KOSKELA
Learn how to whittle your own long-life chopsticks by hand from salvaged wood with Canberra designer Tom Skeehan. The workshop will be accompanied by Japanese sencha green tea and small plates of Japanese pickles for participants to use their chopsticks
| TIME | 9.30AM -1.00PM |
| DATE | Sat 14 May 2016 |
| PLACE | Koskela, Sydney |
| COST | $130 |
THE ART OF KINTSUGI AT KOSKELA
Learn the art of Kintsugi – a Japanese technique for repairing smashed or chipped pottery where the damage is celebrated as a part of the objects history with ceramicist Naomi Taplin.
| TIME | 9.30AM - 12.30PM |
| DATE | Sun 15 May 2016 |
| PLACE | Koskela, Sydney |
| COST | $130 |
FACTORY
Valerie Kirk and the ANU School of Art will set up a fully operational factory production line at Hotel Hotel. The textile-making factory will produce a pencil case. Come along and take part in the process.
This event is booked out but drop in between 2-3pm to experience the production line in action set to a live soundtrack of improvised and prepared percussion works from the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
| TIME | 10AM – 12PM 1PM – 3PM |
| DATE | Sat 21 May 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | Free |
MAKE A UTILITY APRON OR TOTE
Make a new utility apron or tote from old denim in the Japanese boro style to take home with Suzan Dlouhy – a designer who makes new clothes from old clothes
| TIME | 9AM - 12PM 10.15AM - 1.15PM |
| DATE | Sat 11 Jun 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession |
SWARM TRAP
‘Swarm Trap’ is an exhibition of conceptual and functional architectural objects made for one of the planet’s more important species – bees. Swarm traps are safe houses for bees – small man-made structures designed to give bees refuge when they swarm seasonally, looking for a new home. Curated by Honey Fingers and MANY MANY. Opens Thurs 30 June at 6pm in the Nishi Gallery. All welcome.
| TIME | Opening party Thurs 30 June, 6-8pm. Runs until Sun 10 July |
| DATE | Thu 30 Jun 2016 |
| PLACE | Nishi Gallery |
| COST | Free |
REPAIR. REMAKE. SWAP.
Clothing waste is a big problem, created by fast fashion.This event is a meeting place for our loved yet neglected clothing to be repaired, remade or swapped. Please bring up to 10 items to swap and 1 pre-loved item to fix, remake or redesign.
| TIME | 9.30 – 11.30AM 2.30 - 4.30PM |
| DATE | Sat 09 Jul 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $10 / $7 concession |
MAKE A SWARM TRAP
Make your very own pre-fab swarm trap – a safe house for honey bees – to take home and install with Honey Fingers and Many Many. Hotel Hotel’s resident beekeepers Sarah and Dermot Asis Sha’Non will share the magic of bee architecture including wax and comb.
| TIME | 9AM – 12PM |
| DATE | Sat 27 Aug 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | $95 / $60 concession |
Object Therapy Talk at UNSW
Convened by UNSW’s Guy Keulemans, this Object Therapy panel discussion invites a selection of Sydney contributors to discuss their repair projects.
| TIME | 5.30PM for 6PM start |
| DATE | Thu 20 Oct 2016 |
| PLACE | The Lecture Theatre, EGO2, E Block, UNSW Art & Design |
| COST | DIA Members and UNSW students free. Non DIA members $15. |
Object Therapy Talk at ANU
Convened by Genevieve Jacobs and ANU’s Niklavs Rubenis, this Object Therapy panel invites a selection of Canberra contributors to discuss their repair works, including gold and silversmith Alison Jackson, and craftsman, academic and curator Rohan Nicol.
| TIME | 6PM |
| DATE | Thu 27 Oct 2016 |
| PLACE | ANU, Sir Roland Wilson Building, Level 2 (ground floor) Theatre; 120 McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601 |
| COST | Free |
OBJECT THERAPY
Object Therapy is a research and design project designed to help us rethink our consumption patterns and reevaluate the broken objects that surround us. Come and see an exhibition of the 30 repaired objects. Runs until Oct 30.
| TIME | Exhibition runs until |
| DATE | Sun 30 Oct 2016 |
| PLACE | Hotel Hotel, Canberra |
| COST | Free |