Join the second live event of Let’s Talk About Art, Baby! - a 3 part series of live panel discussion events, each recorded and released as audio podcasts.

In this episode augmenting the current experimental exhibition 4'33'' open at Elevator ARI, hear directly from exhibiting artists and curators working with experimental arts. Creative Producer and Curator Ingrid Wilson will lead a casual discussion joined by exhibiting artists Betty Russ and Bob Horan (Immortal Soil) plus Elevator Board member Danni Zuvela.

Following the discussion, stay for the afternoon (4:33pm onwards) for a live performance by Desmond Cheese & Marcos Micozzi, explore the gallery, indulge in drinks and nibbles while continuing the discussion of all things art.

4'33'' features a group of local experimental and interdisciplinary artists including Michael Donnelly / Betty Russ, Immortal Soil, Grace Fayrer, Casino Wake Up Time, Steep St and Jeremy Austin, each expanding the edges of all art forms including visual arts, video, installation, performance, sound and design.

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Panellists -

Ingrid Wilson / Curator & Creative Producer - When Ingrid joined Arts Northern Rivers in 2019 she launched the Northern Rivers Creative directory platform and has since been managing the platform as Creative Producer, introducing an artistic program delivered across the region.

Betty Russ / Artist & Co-founder of Elevator ARI - Betty’s art practice ferments in between and around the philosophies and renderings of fear, environmental feminism, science fiction, spirituality and kitsch. Working across sculpture, installation, sound, ceramics, and assemblage, Betty draws on personal and observed experiences to investigate material manifestations of psychological states and hypnagogic fantasies.

Bob Horan (Immortal Soil) / Artist - Working with a devout urge to offer an altered interpretation of earth grown elements, lays deep within the spirit of everything Immortal Soil generates. From creating immense growing site specific installations down to carefully considered collections of curated beauty, Immortal Soil believe simply that 'The Earth is our church'.

Danni Zuvela - A member of the Elevator ARI board, Danni Zuvela is a curator, creative producer and writer, originally from Brisbane, now living in Melbourne and the Gold Coast. Danni’s interest in experimental practice is informed by her academic training, particularly her research and theoretical background, and manifests across her projects and activities.

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This project is delivered by Northern Rivers Creative in partnership with Studio Tropico and made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.