Future Tense

It is with great excitement that we announce Blak Pearl Studio’s annual exhibition will be in partnership with @seventhgallery , running from mid-September through to mid-October. Under the guidance of Bunjileenee Uncle Robbie Thorpe, who will deliver workshops throughout the exhibition - the exhibition theme is Blak Spring. Falling in Guling Season the exhibition is a celebration of the beginning of the transition toward change and the anticipation of new growth to come. This year we have a selection of works from over 10 artists - many new to exhibiting with Blak Pearl. Ranging from paintings on canvas to designs painted on various fabrics, burnt animal skins, and an emu feather skirt testing the limits of length - all works are created by artists who regularly attend the studio and are devoted to their practices. The exhibition will launch on Thursday 19th of September at 6pm with a welcome and smoking by Uncle Ringo Terrick, performances by local artists, and a Free BBQ Information regarding Uncle Robbie’s workshops coming soon! This exhibition is possible thanks to support and sponsorship from Pacific Blue, @yarracityarts @banh_inc @ausculturalfund @grassroots_ptr @lordmayorscharitabletrust Lead image by @mugul_fletcher @thebeethelmabeeton @creedcustomdesigns @hollandclayton645 @shareenaclanton @thatgerardpolsass @theplutoandmars @lukedee92

Future Tense director shares his 10 cents on support art, artists, and communities: @warrnambool.region_arts @regionalartsvic ・・・ Join us in Lorne on 28 April for our next @wearemakingchange event! With more and more individual creatives and creative organisations vying for an already overwhelmed pot of public dollars, articulating your value and looking for alternative support systems is more important than ever. So where should you look for partnerships and support? Guests: Leith Thomas from @_futuretense_ and Kim Biggs, @surfcoastshire ’s coordinator Arts and Creative Economy plus more! When: Sunday 28 April, 11am to 2pm at Lorne Community Connect Arts Centre. Event is FREE and lunch provided! Register your attendance via the link in our bio.

Future Tense director Jan van Schaik’s design for a new Museum in the Grampians (Gariwerd) turns a sod. Announcement by the Minister for Sport, Tourism, and Major Events: ・・・ Epic Environmental Art Gallery Bound For Halls Gap ———————————————————— Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos last week announced construction has begun on Australia’s National Centre for Environmental Art, a state-of-the-art art gallery and botanical precinct on a 16-hectare site near the Grampians (Gariwerd). ———————————————————— Read the full press-release in the @mvsarchitects linkinbio ———————————————————— Architecture by MvS Architects + TAUT Landscape Architecture by TRACT Project Management by Case Meallin Construction by Nicholson Construction ———————————————————— Image 1 and 2: artists impression courtesy of MvS Architects + TAUT Image 2: footage of site works courtesy Nicholson Construction ———————————————————— @mvsarchitects @jan.van.schaik @bytaut @tractconsultants @casemeallin @awnicholsonptyltd @wamaproject2025 ———————————————————— #mvsarchitects #tractconsultants #casemeallin #visitvictoria #visitgrampians #wama #nationalcentreforenvironmentart

Future Tense director Jan van Schaik is putting on a performance at Art Brussels in April: ・・・ THE RED BOX: ANNOUNCEMENT 🎺 ———————————————————— A collaboration by artist/architect duo Olivia Lennon and Jan van Schaik. Housed at L’Escaut artists residency in April 2024 for Art Brussels. ———————————————————— Their project THE RED BOX is an iterative and experimental performance, conceived in reverse. Lennon and van Schaik first designed a site-specific set, then costumes, from which characters and a script have emerged... ACT 1 will be presented as part of the Art Brussels OFF Programme on 28 April at L’Escaut. ———————————————————— Sneak Preview Wednesday 24 April: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM ———————————————————— Open Studio Friday 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Saturday 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM ———————————————————— Performance: Sunday 28 April: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ———————————————————— Where: L’Escaut, 60 rue de l’Escaut B-1080 Brussels ———————————————————— Reserve a ticket at the @jan.van.schaik linkinbio ———————————————————— Further reading at artbrussels.com and escaut.org ———————————————————— Image: THE RED BOX Performance Preview, 2024, courtesy of the artists. ———————————————————— @olivia.concetta.lennon @jan.van.schaik @artbrussels @escaut.architectures ———————————————————— #performanceart #theredbox #lescaut #offprogramme #offprogramme2024 #artbrussels #artbrussels2024

Blak Pearl’s first exhibition launches tomorrow night and runs through until 22 December. Stop by and see some amazing work from an incredible community of artists. @blakpearlstudiofitzroy is a creative studio in Fitzroy that aims to provide a culturally safe environment for local Aboriginal people who cannot access mainstream spaces. It’s an immense privilege to be involved in the initiative and the artists who have made the studio their creative home.

Works by Future Tense director Jan van Schaik showing with NAP Contemporary at the Spring 1883 Art Fair : …repost from @napcontemporary ・・・ @spring1883 @hotel_windsor 9-12 August Room 322 Register for preview catalogue Less than a week to go! #spring1883

Future Tense director Jan van Schaik speaks at Open House Melbourne this Sat: Repost from @rmitarchitecture ・・・ RMIT ARCHITECTURE SENIOR LECTURER JAN VAN SCHAIK ON 'PLACEMAKING & PRECINCTS' OPEN HOUSE PANEL WITH ISPT'S LETITIA HOPE AND BELINDA NOBLE . Listen to Dr Jan van Schaik (RMIT Architecture Senior Lecturer) and ISPT's Letitia Hope and Belinda Noble discuss cross-disciplinary applied design research as a placemaking tool. . DATE: Sat 29 July TIME: 2-3pm Bookings via the Open House Melbourne url or IG linktree: openhaousemelbourne.org  /  @openhousemelb Panel Discussion will be held at 271 Spring St, Level One . Jan van Schaik joins is an artist and architect based in Melbourne. He is the director of MvS Architects, a senior lecturer at RMIT Architecture, the founder of +Concepts, the creator of Lost Tablets, and a creative sector activist at Future Tense. He brings his in-depth experience of creative endeavours and the role of public space to this discussion. . ISPT develops meaningful places where people can come together to connect and collaborate. At the forefront of precinct development, ISPT transforms buildings and activates spaces, bringing them to life. . ISPT’s precincts are central to the cultural fabric of Melbourne. Join ISPT’s Partnership Experience Lead, Letitia Hope and CBRE’s Senior Customer Experience and Engagement Manager, Belinda Noble in an interesting discussion about the role of placemaking, space activation and precinct creation in building communities and facilitating connection. . Gain insights into how ISPT-owned Spring Place was created and how iconic Melbourne laneways are transformed into vibrant spaces where people want to work and play. . Video: Spring Place art installation "Apologies to all of Walt" by Jan van Schaik 2022, courtesy of the artist. . Image 1: ISPT Spring Place Nigh Market, courtesy of ISPT. . Image 2: Collective City brand identity designed by Studio Payne. . . @openhousemelb @jan.van.schaik @isptproperty @madamebrusselslane @cbre_aunz #placemaking #applieddesignresearch #rmitarchitecture #rmit #rmituniversity #rmitalumni #architecture @rmit @rmituniversity

7pm tonight live on @radiocarrum ・・・ Repost from @radioarchitecture ・・・ This week on Radio Architecture we welcome JAN VAN SCHAIK to the studio! Jan van Schaik (@jan.van.schaik ) is an artist and architect based in Melbourne. He is the director of MvS Architects (@mvsarchitects ), a creative-practice researcher and senior-lecturer at RMIT Architecture & Urban Design, the founder of +Concepts (@andconcepts ), creator of Lost Tablets (@lost_tablets ), and a creative sector activist at Future Tense (@_futuretense_ ). • I'm particularly excited to discuss MvS Architects’ multi-award winning local project, the Edithavle Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre, completed in 2011 and still looking graceful yet reassuring in the landscape. The following 3 pictures were taken by @razbash_ on her Sunday afternoon stroll. • @rmitarchitecture @radiocarrum #edithvale #edithvaleseafordwetlands #karrumkarrumswamp #mvsarchitects #precastconcrete #ramsarwetland #janvanschaik

#Repost @regionalartsvic with @use.repost ・・・ 📣We are excited to announce the new Manager, Making Change, Stacie Bobele! Stacie is an experienced arts and communications manager, with almost 20 years’ experience in local government, higher education and the arts industry. Having relocated to Wadawurrung Country in the early 2000s, Stacie has fostered incredible relationships and been involved with several arts and community projects in the region. The Making Change Strategy is a unique collaboration between G21 creative organisations in Geelong Victoria, that will foster a culture of collaboration and aspiration, to deliver a region of creative industries leadership and innovation connected to global networks. Regional Arts Victoria and Future Tense are the managing organisations for the delivery phase of the Making Change Strategy. @G21GeelongRegionAlliance @CommitteeforGeelong @GeelongRegionLibraryandHeritage Centre @Geelong Arts Centre @GeelongGallery @BacktoBackTheatre @CreativeGeelong @PlatformArts @_FutureTense_ Image: Stacie Bobele. Photo: Lucinda Goodwin. <image of a person standing speaking into a microphone, in the background is a painted mural>

Come and visit Future Tense director Jan van Schaik and an exhibit of works he has been making since 2019 at The Other Art Fair in Sydney 11-14 of May. - The Cutaway Barangaroo Reserve 1 Merriman Street, Sydney - Exhibition dates: 11–14 May Opening event: Thursday 11 May, 5–10pm - The works, titled Lost Tablets, are a series of art works about architecture. Derived from acts of abstract architectural composition, they test the idea that the subtle and coded languages of architecture are as universally recognisable as the the building blocks of the popular children's toy from which the works are made. - #janvanschaik #losttablets #theotherartfair #sydney #saatchiart #contemporaryart - @theotherartfair @saatchiart @jan.van.schaik @lost_tablets

Wonderful to see the Creative Indigo Strategy adopted by Indigo Shire Council with unanimous support this week. It was a privilege to work with Council and the region's creative communities on this project. Thank you to everyone who participated in the process. There are fantastic things ahead for the North East! You can view the Strategy and follow their its implementation on Council's website (link in bio)

We’re excited to be a part of the development of a Creative Industries Strategy for Victoria’s Great South Coast. @martinfoleymp announced the project today, which is being led by the indefatigable folk at @RegionalArtsVic . For our part, we’ll be working to map the region’s creative ecology, applying the framework developed through the @creativeecologies initiative. It’s going to be a fantastic project. Link in bio. Pic: Still from 'Currency' by Kim Sargent Wishart, a dance and screen project which featured at the Warrnambool Art Gallery. Supported by the Regional Arts Fund. . . . #creativeindustries #regionaldevelopment #communitydevelopment #greatsouthcoast