Coming Up

Room 13

25/11/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Tom Christophersen | In: Art

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Room 13 , through the NSW Fresh AIR initiative, is supported by the Federal Government through the Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with the NSW Government through Arts NSW and the NSW Department of Education and Communities.

The aim of the Artist in Residence program is to improve children and young people’s access to quality school-based arts education by supporting professional artists in residence in public schools. It encourages longer term engagement between artists and public schools with residencies of a minimum of one month.

Over the past couple of days I have been helping hang the exhibition and the work is stunning. Congratulations to Howard and the Shopfront team on all their hard work.

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Cubby House

17/10/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Tom Christophersen | In: Art, Nature

Join Tom for some Landscape painting classes (think Bob Ross) down at Cubby House’s inaugural event (Sunday the 18th of October).

Image: Samantha Hawker

From the Cubby House site:

“Rather than a wasted day of woe, Sundays are meant for nourishment. For homecooked meals, meaningful chats and creative beverages. We’re here to help. Concrete Playground and Secret Garden — keen weekenders and lovers of good food, new friends and general tomfoolery — have teamed up to create the ultimate Sunday fortress of fun: Cubby House.

Located at the stunning Strickland House, Cubby House is a temporary hidden haven created purely for you to reclaim the weekend and stand you in good stead for the week to come. Give up the password and crawl into a secret hideaway of local food and drink, lawn games and seriously great talks to ditch the Sunday blues and make the most of your weekend. We’ll even help you send that postcard to your grandma.

Find a spot on the lawn to catch performances, news wrap-ups and comedy handpicked by The Guardian, eat a hearty Sunday roast from Newtowners Raven’s Eye, play your favourite lawn games, find comfort in a Bloody Mary by the Golden Age Cinema guys, pop into a workshop or two and learn a few mad skills, then we’ll even help you sort out your errands in time for Monday.”

Tickets and more info here.

Edit 2/11/15: Check out some of the images from the day here.

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2 Weeks Til Business Unfinished Premieres

20/09/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Tom Christophersen | In: Theatre
Photography by Sophie Haylen

Photography by Sophie Haylen

There is just under two weeks til I debut my first ever solo show at Crack Theatre Festival and I can’t believe how quickly it has come and how excited I am to show you what I’ve made.

‘Business Unfinished’ started a year ago when I applied for PACT‘s ‘Vacant Room‘ program. I was completely obsessed with the whole notion of the paranormal. I was watching a lot of really trashy American Ghost shows and 90s horror movies. I was fascinated by the ideathat people experience terrific and unexplainable spectacles in their homes (paranormal or otherwise) that they were willing to ignore or rationalise.

I wanted to make a show which incorporated people’s donated ghost stories with my own interviews with my Mum, about my Dad – who saw ghosts in our family homes before my parents divorced when I was 9.

After my PACT residency, I received a lot of encouragement and positive feedback about the show. I very much wanted to turn my residency piece into a ‘fully formed show’. A cabaret exorcism that only I could perform without being possessed by the devil. I applied to Crack. I got in – and ‘Business Unfinished’, the show, was conceived. The new material is satanic, scary, saucy and secret.

Below are the times and dates. I hope you can make it out to Newcastle to come and see it and heaps of other awesome stuff playing during THIS IS NOT ART. It’s also my 28th birthday so definitely come and have an ‘I-beat-the-27-club’ cocktail if you’re in the area.

Business Unfinished
Playing at ‘The Crack House’ – Market Square, Hunter Street, NEWCASTLE
Friday 2 October – 10:30 pm – 11:20 pm
Saturday 3 October – 11:30 pm – 12:20 am
Cost: FREE (+ your soul)

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AIM Open Day

24/07/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Tom Christophersen | In: Theatre

Tom will join a handful of AIM alumni and industry specialists to speak about his experiences studying with the Institute. For more information please click the banner below.

From the AIM site:

“Meet with AIM teaching staff & students, hear industry professionals and experts during the popular music, dramatic arts and entertainment industry panel forum. Listen to successful graduates on our alumni panel talk about their insights, thoughts and advice on breaking into today’s music, dramatic arts and entertainment industry”.

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Google Map Link to AIM

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Marina Abramović: In Residence

22/06/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Tom Christophersen | In: Art, Theatre

I am thrilled to announce my involvement as a facilitator in Marina Abramović’s residency with Kaldor Public Art Projects. Details of the exhibition’s opening hours and ticketing can be found below.

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‘Marina Abramović: In Residence’
Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney.
24 June – 5 July 2015
12 noon – 7pm daily

AGES 12+
FREE ENTRY
BOOKINGS NOT REQUIRED

Pier 2/3 is wheelchair accessible.
Read more about the project here.

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‘Untitled #3’ featured in the 2015 Semi-Permanent Book

24/05/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Tom Christophersen | In: Art, Illustration

I am extremely honoured to be featured as a contributor in the Semi-Permanent Book for the second year in a row. My piece can be found in the ‘Contributors’ section along with a bunch of other talented, up-and-coming Australian Visual Artists and Designers.

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Copies of this year’s book will become available on the Semi-Permanent Website in the coming months.

Big thanks to the Semi-Permanent team, the book feels and looks incredible.

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