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Maker Space

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Last updated

4th October 2023

Artists

Geryon, Pey Chi, Chelle Destefano

Collective

Arts Access Victoria

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Maker Space, free in person and online visual and digital arts workshops. For young Deaf and Disabled people aged 18 – 25 at any skill level. Beginners welcome! This is a safe space for making art, socialising and creating community with your peers.

We are running taster workshops throughout October! This is your chance to test out Maker Space! We will run the full program in 2024.

Taster Workshops will:

  • focus on different mediums
  • be facilitated by an established Deaf and Disabled artist
  • give you access to creative spaces to make art and connect with your peers

Maker Space Tasters - October 2023

Visual Maker Space

Saturday 7 October – Air dry clay with Pey Chi

Saturday 21 October – Illustration/drawing with Chelle Destefano

Time: 11.30 am - 3 pm

Where: Signal, Flinders Walk

Access: Wheelchair Accessible, Auslan Available, Quiet Space room, Support workers avalable, Asistantace Animals welcome

Digital Maker Space

Saturday 14 October  –  Ableton Live with Geryon

Time: 11.30 am - 3 pm

Where: The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne 

Access: Wheelchair Accessible, Auslan Available, Quiet Space room, Support workers avalable, Asistantace Animals welcome

Online Maker Space

We are running Visual and Digital Maker Space via Zoom on Wednesdays

Wednesday 11 October, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm - Air dry clay workshop with Pey Chi 

Wednesday 18 October, 6 to 8 pm - Ableton Live with Geryon

Wednesday 25 October, 6 to 8 pm - Illustration/drawing with Chelle

We will send you all supplies before the workshops

Online: Zoom 

Access: Auslan and support workers Available
 

You can book into Maker Space Tasters by filling in the online form or downloading the word document and emailing it back to us. 

Future Reset – Maker Space Tasters Booking: Online Form [Arts Access VIctoria Website]

Download Maker Space Tasters Booking Form: Word Document [91 KB]

Maker Space Program - 2024

About Maker Space

We are running a serires of workshops thoughout 2024 to help you learn new skills and give you the resources to create new works and new friends!

The workshops will be broken down into terms where we will cover new skills, always centring your saftey social connection and needs. All workshops will be in person and online. 

Term 1 - 3 will focuse on visual and digital arts workshop. 

Term 4 will focus on professional development and digital accessibility.  

Term 5 will be studio time fort you to exsperiment with facilitatortating artists, leading up to an exhibition (in person at a gallery and online) in late October – early November. 

We encourage you to take part in every term. 

Registration Form

You can Register your interest by filling in the online form or downloading the word document and emailing it back to us. 

If you would like more intomation visits the Arts Access Victoria Maker Space website page 

We will be releasing more opertunities in 2024. If you would like to stay up to date on the Maker Space Program Sign up for the AAV eNews [External Link]

Contact Us

We are commited to ensuring our programs are accessible for all Deaf and Disbaled people. If you have any questions or concerns please contact CJ Jonathan (Coordinator/ Creative Producer, Maker Space)

Emai CJ / Phone CJ: 8640 6037 (voice only)

CJ only works 3 days a week, so if you have any ergant requests or would prefer to text us please contact AAV Reception 10 am - 4 pm Monday to Friday. 

Phone: 03 9699 8299 (voice only)/ 0401 224 864 (text or voice)

Maker Space is in partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne and City of Melbourne’s SIGNAL program and supported by the Victorian Government through Engage! and VicHealth.

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