We’re halfway through the year at Gasworks Arts Park and there are no signs of slowing down.

The Kids Holiday Program for winter is in full swing, boasting an exciting line-up of classes and workshops and the acclaimed kids production of The Grimstones – Hatched. A handful of events have already sold out, so we recommend getting in quickly to avoid disappointment!

Gasworks have also just launched our exciting new season of Moving Parts, showcasing three highly energised contemporary performance works. Join us for the acclaimed production of Katherine Thompson’s Diving For Pearls, Donna Jackson’s The Baby Show and our recent Gasworks Circus Showdown Champions, Three High, with their high octane performance, Knock Off. Season subscriptions offer fantastic savings and the opportunity to plan your social calendar ahead of time!

We’re also pleased to announce our anticipated fourth season of Gasworks Morning Music. Featuring a series of three charming daytime time concerts accompanied by a complimentary morning tea before the show, it promises to be our best season yet! Click here to view the full program line-up.

Gasworks’ galleries are also brimming with quality art this month. As part of NAIDOC week (1 to 8 July) Gasworks are proud to showcase the incredible work of visual artist Catherine Van Wilgenburg. Her stunning exhibition The Treaty transposes early European images of Port Phillip with their contemporary suburban landscapes and encourages the viewer to imagine a more intimate relationship with our local natural environment.

Whether you’re dropping in for a coffee, seeing a show, browsing through the galleries or picking up delicious goodies at the monthly Farmers Market, we look forward to seeing you down at Gasworks this month!

Summer Joy – Cliff Howard 2 to 22 July: Cliff Howard is a Melbourne artist who describes his 40 years experience in painting as a methodical study of colour and form. Read more… The Pleasure Principle 18 to 21 July: Ignite The Dark, purveyors of Australia’s dark and sexy jazz dance; bring you The Pleasure Principle.  A high octane, subversive dance experience filled with fun, sexy, stylized routines about the search for pleasure, no matter the risks, the social stigma, or the indoctrinated guilt. Indulge the pleasure principle. Read more… Gasworks Kids Holiday Program 2 to 13 July: Gasworks’ kids programs offer creative and entertaining experiences for children aged 4 to 14 both during and outside School Holidays. Bringing together a range of energetic artists and performers who specialise in working with kids, our workshops, performances and classes are imaginative, engaging and fun! Read more… The Baby Show 31 August to 1 September: Love, Law, Charity and Shame lie at the bottom of many a birth; these themes are investigated by an expert, a deliberately barren spinster accompanied by her dog love child. Read more… The Spirit of Christmas! 11 December: A very special Christmas Morning Music, featuring The Gaslight Company performing a beautiful mix of traditional Carols mixed with contemporary songs and a generous sprinkle of comedy. Read more…

The Grimstones – Hatched Fri 13 July: A gothic fairytale told with exquisite old-world marionettes and sign-language with a sprinkle of comedy. There’s a girl who reads dreams, a mother who sews garments lined with love and warmth, a grandfather who heals people with his magical concoctions, and a baby boy with three legs. Read more… The Treaty – Catherine van Wilgenburg 25 June to 15 July: Catherine van Wilgenburg’s paintings make the connections between the first Europeans’ perceptions about this region along with Victorian Aboriginals and the impact of these ideas upon our current beliefs about land management. Read more… Diving for Pearls by Katherine Thomson 8 to 9 August: Katherine Thomson’s Diving for Pearls dramatically records the moment Australia joined the vast world of globalised economics in the 1980s. The story is set in an industrialised coastal city at the cusp of change and how this affects a working class couple – the feisty, irrepressible Barbara and her would-be boyfriend, the retiring but stubborn Den. Read more… Home Again with Donald Cant 18 September: Join us for this concert filled with beautiful baritone, hilarious humour and personality. Having travelled the globe, Donald Cant returns to Australia with a fresh show filled with new songs and old favorites. Read more… Movie Ticket Giveaway Polisse Gasworks have seven double passes to giveaway for the film Polisse. Email giveaways [at] gasworks.org.au with your name, address &  ‘Polisse’ in the subject line to win.

Elvis Forever: Damian Mullin’s “Mission to Memphis” Sun 15 July: Standing at a powerful 6’2″ and with a mighty voice that captures the essence of the King, Damian is closest to the “real deal” Australia has. Read more… Sanguine – Eve Marks 23 July to 12 Aug: In this magnificent collection of red paintings, Eve Marks feeds her fascination for color, tone, form and texture. These evocative and abstracted works encourage the viewer to respond to their own interpretation of meaning and to notice what they see and feel. Read more… A Day at the Great Music Hall 14 August: This new Music Hall production introduces Australia’s star tenor Roy Best into the company, along with the hilarious Brian Hannan, the queen of versatility Michelle Fitzmaurice and Chris McKenna with his trusty Gavel. Read more… Knock Off 1 to 6 October: A blonde, brunette and a Japanese guy walk on to a building site, their mission is to construct a contemporary circus show. Using comedy, circus and music, watch as a gym junkie, a ninja and a reformed hippy endeavor to explore and create what it takes to make a piece of ‘contemporary art’. Read more… Movie Ticket Giveaway Not Suitable for Children Gasworks have twenty double passes to giveaway for the film Not Suitable for Children. Email giveaways [at] gasworks.org.au with your name, address & ‘Not Suitable for Children‘ in the subject line to win.