current activities

Feb 21 2010: SquatFest is on again!
It's our (can you believe it?!) 10th Squatfest! Go here for more details...

May 31, 2009: The Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty is on again!

As part of There Goes the Neighbourhood, an exhibition at The Performance Space curated by Zanny Begg and our own Keg de Souza, SquatSpace is offering another Tour of Beauty.

The details are as follows:

Date: Sun 31 from 1pm-5pm. Arrive by 1pm sharp, please!
Where: Meet at entrance to Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh [see it on google maps]
Bookings: places are strictly limited, so book in advance by emailing info@squatspace.com

...for more information about the Tour, including links to documentation photos and videos, have a look at our Redfern page.

...for more information on There Goes The Neighbourhood, have a look here.

PLUS!...a new book is now available, also entitled There Goes the Neighbourhood, published in conjunction with the exhibition. The book contains an essay reflecting on the Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty by Lucas Ihlein. You can download the book in pdf form here.

Feb 22 2009: SquatFest is on again!
It's our 9th Squatfest! Go here for more details...

June 2008: Concrete Culture Exhibition

SquatSpace has been invited to be part of an exhibition at Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney. As part of the current show, Concrete Culture, yet another Tour will be offered-see details below- and a forum.

CONCRETE CULTURE
Asian and Australian projects at the intersections of art
and architecture, private and public spaces
Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan(Philippines/Australia), Ou Ning (China),
SquatSpace (Australia), Richard Goodwin (Australia), Ashok Sukumaran (India)
Curator: Felicity Fenner

Exhibition: 29 May–5 July 2008*

Forum: Monday, 23 June 2008, 9.20am–5.45pm
Extra/Ordinary Cities: The Cultural Dynamics of Urban Intervention
Convened by the Centre for Contemporary Art & Politics, UNSW and the Biennale of
Sydney with Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in connection with a Linkage Project
funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC)
Bookings: www.bos2008.com/app/biennale/event/8

Tour of Beauty: Sunday, 22 June 2008, 1pm-5pm
There are some *strictly limited* places on the Tour of Beauty bus – please book immediately.
Bookings - email info@squatspace.com.

Meet at 12.45pm
ID Gallery, Selwyn St, Paddington, NSW
Load into our special tour bus.

October 2007: Keep Going Exhibition

SquatSpace will be featured in the exhibition Keep Going at Hazelhurst Gallery in Sydney's Southerland Shire, from Oct 20 to Dec 2, 2007.

Click here to view the exhibition flyer with all the details.

We will be presenting an informative installation in the gallery, and running one of our popular Redfern Waterloo Tours of Beauty on the 17th of November. Please email us to book in for the tour as places are strictly limited!

Details from the exhibition's press release:

Keep Going broadly considers the subject of utopias. Bringing together a number of different artistic practices, the exhibition looks at how contemporary artists provide ways of dealing with our lived environments. Real and imagined pictures, places, maps and guide books sharpen our perspectives of local and neighbouring spaces, and this exhibition focuses on how actual and fictional activities help us come to terms with the world at large. Artists featured include Peter Alwast, Jess MacNeil, Peter McKay, Spat+ Loogie, Sam Smith and Squatspace.

The exhibition is organised by Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre and curated by Sally Brand.

Feb 2007: Redfern Waterloo Mapping Project
SquatSpace has begun a new mapping project, check out this page for more details.

Feb 18 2007: SquatFest is on again!
Because Tropfest sux corporate cock. check out this page for more details on the SquatFest film night.

Tour of Beauty
The Redfern Waterloo is a continuing project. Throughout 2006 year we have run more tours, and we're continuing in 2007. Please refer to our Redfern page for all the details, and see our blog for feedback and documentation.

Easter Weekend 2006 (April 14-16)
SquatSpace presents: villaTV
For the Great Escape's theme "escape" the Sydney based SquatSpace collective is joining forces with indymedia and the Refugee Action Coalition to bring you a live update from the Easter’s convergence at the Detention Centre in Villawood, about 10 kms south of Homebush. SquatSpace will provide punters with 2 daily updates from the protest, at 12 and 7 pm.

Expect interviews and reports, media watch and media bitch, live action and hopes fulfillment! All in a CNN style sensationalist reports from the trenches! The program of VillaTV will be augmented by a selection of short films from Australia wide independent cinematic gurus.

Don’t miss the news!
Don’t miss VillaTV!

Sunday April 9th 2006:
Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty...on bikes!.
As part of the ArtLanguage: Every Publishable Place exhibition at The Cross Art Projects, Sydney’s SquatSpace will be running another popular ‘Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty’, a bicycle tour of a number of Redfern-Waterloo’s housing, development and historical hotspots.
For all the details, visit our Redfern page.

NB: There are a few *strictly limited* places on the SquatSpace minibus for those with reduced mobility or no bike.
Book immediately by sending an email to info@squatspace.com

Sunday March 5 2006:
Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty...on bikes!.
As part of the ChangeX Festival, Sydney’s SquatSpace will be running another popular ‘Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty’, a bicycle tour of a number of Redfern-Waterloo’s housing, development and historical hotspots.

For all the details, visit our Redfern page.

NB: There are a few *strictly limited* places on the SquatSpace minibus for those with reduced mobility or no bike.
Book immediately by sending an email to info@squatspace.com

PS: In collaboration with ChangeX, the Redfern Outdoor Cinema will be presenting a free screening after the tour, in the abandoned field at the corner of Cope and Phillip, Redfern, 730pm. On show will be Agnes Varda's "The Gleaners and I".

Saturday January 21 2006:
Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty...on bikes!.
As part of the gang festival, SquatSpace is offering the Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty once more!
This time, on bicycles!
Bring your bicycle, camera and curiosity!

Details:
Where: the wedding circle, 16-18 Meagher Street Chippendale.
When: Saturday 21st January, 3pm-6.30pm
Enquiries: 0422771092 or info@squatspace.com

Bonus Picnic and Film Screening!
The tour will be followed by a picnic from 6:30pm at The Old Tannery Paddock (the park at the corner of Cope and Phillip Streets, Waterloo).
At dusk in the paddock (approx 8.15pm), the Redfern Outdoor Cinema team presents a screening of Tom Zubrycki's 1981 documentary "Waterloo". Click here to see a flier for the event.

NB: There are a few *strictly limited* places on the SquatSpace minibus for those with reduced mobility or no bike.
Book immediately by sending an email to info@squatspace.com

Sunday February 26, 2006: SquatFest 2006!
yes it's happening again! Send in your films: all details are at the SquatFest page.

September 9th-October 15th 2005:
Disobedience at Ivan Dougherty Gallery.
During the exhibition period, SquatSpace will be organising a bus tour of Redfern/Waterloo to highlight particular sites which will be threatened by the Redfern Waterloo Authority's plan to "revitalise" the area.
For all the details of the tour, or to make a booking, look at our Redfern Waterloo page.
Please contact us if you have any advice or recommendations for our research.
Ongoing Redfern/Waterloo related links and info will be posted up on the new SquatSpace blog during the project.

June 18th 2005: SquatFest at the Wedding Circle!
SquatSpace presents a selection of the best films from SquatFest 2005 at the Wedding Circle. Saturday June 18 at 8pm. 18 Meagher Street Chippendale Sydney, entry just $3.00 with free popcorn! Click here to see a flier for the event.

SquatFest 2005
A big squat cheer to everyone who made the SquatFest 2005 hooley-booley bigger and better than ever!
More details...

Early Dec 2004
SquatSpace agents will be present at the Straight Out of Brisbane festival to present our unique perspective on the use of space in the city...

November 2004
SquatSpace is participating in [Out of Gallery], a guerrilla art project co-ordinated by the Blacktown Arts Centre.
Update!
Click here for pictures of the deposition of the Squatters' Handbook in the Liverpool Public Library as part of [Out of Gallery].
Update!
Fellow artist Zanny Begg's artwork was censored by the Blacktown Council during this project - for the full story go to Bilateral

Nov 17 2004
SquatSpace agent KegRoll is off to Perth to present a "best of" SquatFest as part of the 2004 ArtRage Festival.

October - November 2004
SquatSpace agent MickieQuick is heading to Paris and London to be the Australian delegate at the Festival Art et Squats, and the Space HiJackers Second International Convention.
Update!
Read the Space Hijackers report on their big meeting.