Missing Persons

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

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.

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.

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

We’re partnering with Troppo Print Studio this Sunday for their July Screenprint Social Club. Starting with quick life drawing exercises, we’ll capture the human form using markers, ink and pastels as we build up to a collaborative drawing and printmaking exercise that is inspired by the Exquisite Corpse drawing game.   When: Sunday 16 July, 2:00-5:30pm Where: Troppo Print Studio, 503 Sydney Rd, Coburg VIC 3058 Tickets are $60 from @troppo_print_studio . See the link in our bio or jump over to their Instagram. Troppo Print Studio has a relaxed, friendly environment. There's also some snacks, tea and BYO + donation drinks. All experience levels welcome, chill friendly vibes. -limited to 12 places -If you have any cold symptoms please stay home -please wear closed toed shoes.

Matilda Berger 'Fleeting Life' 2023 1:00min Stop Motion Under Camera Animation, paper cutouts, cardboard, electronics, projector and canvas. Images: @mattmcq_ Matilda Berger’s 'Fleeting Life' highlights the quotidian of the everyday. By using an under camera animation technique, the work is created using paper cutouts that are photographed above a light box. Inspired by the early shadow animations of the 1920s, 'Fleeting Life' depicts three familiar scenes: a goldfish swimming in a bowl, a woman dancing to a record, and an elderly person nodding off in front of a TV. Observed through the windows of an art deco apartment block, the looping scenes offer a momentary snapshot of a trio of unrelated storylines. ‘Fleeting Life’ is made entirely from recycled paper, cardboard, and reused materials. MOVING PICTURE WORLD is on exhibition until 22 June 2023. See Matilda Berger, Lucy Davidson, Amy Manson, Kate Isobel Scott exhibition today from 12–6pm. @lucy_maree_davidson @kateisobelscott @dasvidaniya_ @tilbertini MOVING PICTURE WORLD is an initiative led by Missing Persons to increase the visibility and exhibition opportunities of emerging women artists in the Australian arts, supported by the City of Melbourne @cityofmelbourne

Lucy Davidson ‘THE CO-PY CONSPIRATOR’ 2023 1:50min Pixilation Mixed Media Stop Motion Animation created for Music Video ‘Woomera’ by Pinch Points (exhibited with no sound), timber, iPad, electronics and aluminum foil. Image: @mattmcq_ ‘THE CO-PY CONSPIRATOR’ is a playful new work by Lucy Davidson that combines her stop motion animation and a miniature sculptural photocopier. Lucy has hand-made the space-age style machine to create a unique viewing platform for the work. Using similar materials as the animation – aluminium foil, paper cutouts, and collage techniques, Lucy’s stop motion animation is inspired by the paper cutout style of Terry Gilliam. A music video for local band ‘Pinch Points’, the heads of members Jordan, Acacia, Isabella and Adam are free-floating in space (as planets) surrounded by countless and unrelated worldly objects (space junk ideas). Lucy’s animation premiered at The Fantastic Film Festival in Melbourne 2022 where it was awarded Best Musical Interpretation. MOVING PICTURE WORLD is on exhibition until 22 June. See the works of Matilda Berger, Lucy Davidson, Amy Manson and Kate Isobel Scott TODAY from 12–6pm. @lucy_maree_davidson @kateisobelscott @dasvidaniya_ @tilbertini @pinchpointsband MOVING PICTURE WORLD is an initiative led by Missing Persons to increase the visibility and exhibition opportunities of emerging women artists in the Australian arts, supported by the @cityofmelbourne

Kate Isobel Scott 'Air Head' 2023 3:00min Selected Clay Animations from 2018–2023 (exhibited without sound), glazed earthenware, painted timber, electronics, iPad, and sculptors modelling stand. Images: @mattmcq_ 'Air Head' is a new sculptural work combining Kate’s clay animations (Granny Sneeze, Navigation, Fish, Overground) screened within a ceramic sculptural head that is self-referential. By looking through the holes for its eyes, you’re welcomed inside the mind of the artist. In this playful piece, Kate has experimented with displaying digital animation within hand-built ceramics for the first time. 'Air Head' has a tactile quality that is colourful, wonky and heavily inspired by the nostalgia of eighties and nineties children’s television. MOVING PICTURE WORLD is on exhibition until 22 June 2023. We are open Thursday 22 June from 12–6pm. Thanks to the artists @lucy_maree_davidson @kateisobelscott @dasvidaniya_ @tilbertini This project is supported by the @cityofmelbourne annual arts grants @whatsonmelb

Amy Manson ‘With Love’ 2022
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Strata-cut Clay Animation (exhibited with no sound), Samsung screen and upholstery fabric. Image: @mattmcq_ For the work ‘With Love’, Amy has used strata-cut animation, shaping clay into patterns layered within a log shaped sculpture. As the log is sliced the animation is created, each slice revealing a frame. As much as it takes a lot of thought and planning, the results are often unexpected and joyous. MOVING PICTURE WORLD Matilda Berger, Lucy Davidson, Amy Manson, and Kate Isobel Scott The exhibition runs until 22 June 2023. Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 12–6pm @lucy_maree_davidson @kateisobelscott @dasvidaniya_ @tilbertini Thanks to the City of Melbourne for their support @cityofmelbourne @whatsonmelb

WAYWORD FORWORD Curated by Collective Effort Press and @_victoriaperin WAYWORD FORWORD is an exhibition of visual (i.e. ‘concrete’) poetry from Collective Effort Press, Melbourne’s legendary poetry collective, established in 1978. This will be a unique opportunity to showcase six neglected senior figures, who have worked together for decades, cultivating a wildly original approach to text-based art. The group grew out of Melbourne’s Poets’ Union and the magazine Fitzrot (1973–1974), a magazine that had begun to pioneer a form of concrete poetry that is, to this day, neglected by local art and literary historians alike. In the words of Jas H. Duke, a founding member of Collective Effort Press, a concrete poem is “a picture made of words and nothing else”. This exhibition presents the work of Arjun von Cammerer, Jas H. Duke, Peter Murphy, π.o., Sandy Caldow and thalia. Join us from 6–8pm on Friday, 5 May for drinks and performances at the opening. Image: Arjun von Caemmerer, FZ 52, 2010, charmeuse wall hanging, 40 x 32 cm. Image courtesy of the artist, copyright Arjun von Caemmerer This exhibition is proudly supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants

Curator @_victoriaperin and the artists have been working around the clock on an exhibition of concrete poetry from legendary Melbourne anarchist publisher and literary collective, COLLECTIVE EFFORT PRESS (est. 1978). WAYWORD FORWORD features the work of π.o. (pictured), thalia (pictured), Jas H. Duke (pictured), Sandy Caldow, Peter Murphy and Arjun von Caemmerer. We invite you to MAKE AN EFFORT and join us for the exhibition opening and book launch with performances by the poets on Friday, 5 May from 6–8pm. All welcome! WAYWORD FORWORD 5–21 May 2023 Thurs–Sat 12–6pm, Sun 12–4pm This exhibition is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants @cityofmelbourne #collectiveeffortpress #concretepoetry

The TRASHIE clothing exchange is a recurring event that allows consumers to swap their loved pieces and gain new and exciting items. So what do you do when your favourite shirt isn’t your favourite anymore? Throw it out? Resell it? Do you put it under your bed and forget about it? Most likely… TRASHIE is here to make more room for the Boogieman in your closet and give you a home to exchange with other like-minded hoarders. TRASHIE is created and produced by Katie and Angela Di Fabrizio, two sisters who have spent a large portion of their life fighting over clothing. This event is presented as part of the Fashion and Culture program at @melbfashionfestival Tickets from @trashiexchange or see link in our bio Date: Saturday 4 March, 2–5pm