Missing Persons

Exciting update! We surpassed our fundraising goal for the Coates Community Arts Renovation Fund with 132 supporters before the 1 Dec deadline. In the last month, we transformed the space—demolition, new lighting, repairs, and more. A huge thank you to everyone who generously donated to the fund Amy Rudder N White Kenzee Patterson Ruth Slonimsky Ben Sexton Ben Carollo Jeff Stewart N Bowller Nick McNaught Takako Osawa Olivia Susanto Eiko Sakaguchi Claire Collins Kate Robertson Carmine Frascarelli Ronald Ramos Zennie McLoughlin Andrew Li Nick Buckley Kirby Casilli Kim Nguyen Hannah Milligan Troppo Print Studio Ajay Jennings Andy Johnson Pete Binek Ben Stuyfbergen Leanne Hodyl Deborah Stahle Barry and Nan Kennedy Pete Shand Elena King Thomas Gooch Rhiana Whitson Anita Michalski Derry Sheehan Christina Apostolidis Nathan Morfett Marcus O'Donnell Trevor Whittaker Luke D King Biddy Connor Tammy Knox Adriana Benarroch Jason Hamilton Maddison Kitching Simon P James Alex Landragin Shaun De Roza Simon McKeown Ezzie Williams Genevieve Rankin Eleanor Schofield Emma Scally Leanne Waterhouse Noora Baadilla Ethan Kong Sophie McLeod Felicity Young Nineveh Yako Andrew Hannaker Kalonica Quigley Kit Quick Angus Tonkin Katie Dickinson Brendan Lyall Paul Mariotti Michael Lindsey Davison Bronte Sommerfeld Mariela Schultz Hilary Quinn Kate Tucker Marnie Morieson Tom Millward Steph Raad Sarah Lamanna Rachael Paintin Sim Luttin Lucy Maddox Jessica Mills Bronwen Kamasz Emily Veale Kiah Roache-Turner Matt Stonehouse Olivia Foulds Carol Mackay Celia Armitage Zahra Zainal Melanie Read Hana Musa Ally Benet Matthew Winstanley Cynthia Torkel Evan Cooper Ange Lin Connie Ineatoas Carly Fischer James Martin Aurelia R Rachel Ang Vicki Perin Mark Payne Alyssa Finlay Vera Kung Jess Eisenhauer Devika Bilimoria Adriano Lo Conte Ares Neel Naomi Lindon Matlok Griffiths Erin McNeill Oslo Davis Kathy Sarpi Teresa-Jane Day Jessie Fayers Andrea Huelin Nicole Miller Jessica Pitcher Bertrand Fava Werkstatt Wine Megan Kelly Melissa Pineda Mia Veur Lashna Tuschewski Kim Lam Karen Maeda Dominik Krapski Nicole Lawrie Marc Pearson Kirsty Budge Alice Fleming [Continued in comments]

You’re invited to ‘Boogie Woogie Bye Bye’, the closing party. Let’s dance it down this Friday, 20 October from 8pm until 12am. Entry is by donation, tickets are available from Eventbrite. Music is by @elliot.ofmarco @dannyissues69 @luigi.fm We’ll have drinks available. BYO is welcome too. See you on the floor

Missing Persons is closing. We’re throwing a dance party to say goodbye on Friday 20 October. Entry is by donation so pay what you feel. Tickets are on Eventbrite. The link is in our bio. We hope to see you there

Congratulations to the People's Choice Awards winners at Life Drawing's 15th Anniversary Group Exhibition. Who won? Emma Scally (1st place), Peter Kennedy (2nd place), and Emily Veale (3rd place) received gift cards from @lifedrawing___ , @metropolisbookshop_ and @senior.art supplies. Thanks to our life models Mazz, Felippe and Jade for announcing the winners, and Anita and Gen for counting the votes in record time.

Some photos from the opening of ‘A Crystal Jubilee’, Life Drawing's 15th Anniversary Group Exhibition. Congratulations to all 61 exhibitors: Ally Bennett, Amy Woodroffe, Angela East, Angelique Matthews, Angus Kennedy, Angus Tonkin, Anita Michalski, Anthony Thanaxay, Ben Stuyfbergen, Bertrand Fava, Brendan Lyall, Cali Calabio, China D Z Paul, Claudia Dean, Dani Kerr, Debra Dunn, Dom Krapski, Emily Veale, Emma McAnelly, Emma Scally, Emma Towers, Ethan Kong, Evan McInnes, Fay Bynion, Georgia Kelly, Hannah Milligan, Huy Toan Huynh, Juliet Valentine, Kat Chadwick, Kenshin Sugihara, Lachlan Easton, Laetitia Shand, Lisa Theiler, Louise Klerks, Mac Hewitt, Maddison Kitching, Masha Saltykova, Mason Coles, Mina Misic, Natasha Frost, Oriette Wood, Oslo Davis, Pas Tian, Paul Camenzuli, Paul Mariotti, Peter Kennedy, Ptolemy Culvenor, Rashi Jain, Rhea Isaacs, Robbie Luu, Ronald Ramos, Rosie Stanton, Shaun De Roza, Simon James, Steve Clark, Sunny Tandoc, Takako Osawa, Thomas Gooch, Thomas Milne, Tom Daly, Yunlin Bai. Special thanks to @mcphersonwines , @poortoms and our exhibition volunteers; Maddison Kitching, Anita Michalski, Takako Osawa, Mason Coles, Bonnie Thorn, Matilda Berger, and Genevieve Rankin for taking these great photos.

Today is your last chance to see our @lifedrawing___ 15th anniversary exhibition. The show features 61 drawings from our class members. Congratulations to everyone involved: Ally Bennett, Amy Woodroffe, Angela East, Angelique Matthews, Angus Kennedy, Angus Tonkin, Anita Michalski, Anthony Thanaxay, Ben Stuyfbergen, Bertrand Fava, Brendan Lyall, Cali Calabio, China D Z Paul, Claudia Dean, Dani Kerr, Debra Dunn, Dom Krapski, Emily Veale, Emma McAnelly, Emma Scally, Emma Towers, Ethan Kong, Evan McInnes, Fay Bynion, Georgia Kelly, Hannah Milligan, Huy Toan Huynh, Juliet Valentine, Kat Chadwick, Kenshin Sugihara, Lachlan Easton, Laetitia Shand, Lisa Theiler, Louise Klerks, Mac Hewitt, Maddison Kitching, Masha Saltykova, Mason Coles, Mina Misic, Natasha Frost, Oriette Wood, Oslo Davis, Pas Tian, Paul Camenzuli, Paul Mariotti, Peter Kennedy, Ptolemy Culvenor, Rashi Jain, Rhea Isaacs, Robbie Luu, Ronald Ramos, Rosie Stanton, Shaun De Roza, Simon James, Steve Clark, Sunny Tandoc, Takako Osawa, Thomas Gooch, Thomas Milne, Tom Daly and Yunlin Bai. Missing Persons is open from 12-4pm on Sunday, 1 October. Photo @caitymollyjane.co

We are excited to present the work of our life drawing group in an open-entry exhibition celebrating the class’s 15th anniversary. The exhibition showcases a wide variety of figure drawings from our weekly sessions, capturing both short and long poses. Our life drawing class has occupied art galleries and event spaces in Melbourne’s CBD since 2008. In 15 years, the class has brought thousands of creative and curious minds together to draw the human form at No Vacancy Gallery (2008-2015), Thousand Pound Bend (2014), and Missing Persons (2016-2023) in the Nicholas Building. Join us for the opening party on Thursday 28 September from 6pm to 8pm to commemorate a crystal jubilee.

Missing Persons is closing. If you have an idea for a one-off event and would like to hold it with us, please get in touch. We close permanently on 31 October 2023. Founder, Louise Klerks (@missingpersons__ @lifedrawing___ @chapterhouselane ) is genuinely excited for a change. She’s opening @coatescommunityarts in the CBD. Life Drawing will continue there. We’ll post more about this soon! Photos: @aliceshutchison

See Piaera Lauritz’s latest dance project ‘Is It Working?’ at Missing Persons from 25 to 27 August. The choreography takes direct inspiration from movements @pia_lauritz and her collaborators @emriches_ , @claireleske , @mgna_12 and @rhysjryan have practiced in the many jobs they work whilst maintaining their lives as artists. Piaera’s recent dance performances include ‘Beat by Bits’ by Haptic Hide/Paula Rosolen (Paris L’Été 2023); ‘maybe tomorrow’ by Johannes Wieland (b12, Berlin, 2022); ‘Billy Soy’, a self-choreographed Drag work (Temperance Hall, 2022); and ‘Bodylex’ by Rhys Ryan (Dancehouse 2021/Adelaide Fringe 2022). Her dance films have been screened at festivals in eight countries, with her 2019 work ‘(like a) Less Dense Brick’ winning Best Film at Multiplié Dance Film Festival (Norway), and ‘Softer Terracotta’ a 2020 semi-finalist at Dumbo Festival (New York). ‘Is it Working’ is supported by the @cityofmelbourne Arts Grants. Image: James Lauritz Tickets via bio

Our weekly figure drawing classes take place Monday to Wednesday nights from 7–9pm. Find out more at @lifedrawing___ Photo @han.a.ko

Size12Font’s first exhibition showcases the visual art and wearables of seven local and international artists. Central to the exhibition is unseen and revisited works that address the theme of darkness in a contemporary landscape. Referencing unsettling and historical notions of the human form, the artists explore the subject with skilful simplicity, craftsmanship, detail and texture. Curated by Brogan Daly and Daniel Helman Artists: Nick Astanei, Brogan Daly, Grace Dinham, Claudia Perez, Tyler Reed, John You, Yiran Zhou Join us for the exhibition opening on Friday 4 August from 6–8:30pm Dates: 5–6 August 2023 Hours: Saturday to Sunday, 10am–5pm @nnixz @brogandaly_ @fallenfromggrace @studio.cloudia @_tyler.reed @yvetteono @size12font

Piaera Lauritz's 'Is it Working?' is a dance performance exploring the age-old stereotype of artists needing ‘day’ jobs, with excerpts from Piaera’s dance film of the same name. The performers in ‘Is it Working?’ juggle multiple jobs outside of their professional dance careers. They've played the roles of: bartender, fitness instructor, barista, life model, shop assistant, dance teacher, massage therapist, waitress, theatre usher, lawyer, and receptionist. 'Is it Working?' draws on the intricate patterns of movement perfected in these non-dance jobs to playfully highlight the pressures faced by practising artists. Does work lie in productivity, repetition, effort, duty, or outcome? In performance, does a work exist before being presented, or only when consumed by viewers? Who owns the work – artistic or otherwise – and how do we validate, quantify, monetise, and label this work? 'Is it Working?' will take place in @thenicholasbuilding . With its symbolic history as an industrial hub for a diverse range of creatives, and with the imminent threat of commercial development - this building serves as the perfect backdrop for 'Is it Working?' to premiere in a live performance context. Dates: 25–27 August 2023. Limited tickets for performances. Link in bio or jump over to @pia_lauritz ‘Is it Working?’ is supported by the @cityofmelbourne Arts Grants. @whatsonmelb