‘Akavata is the space between one point and another, and can only be activated through community. The name originates from the curator Morgan Hogg's Cook Island heritage; she has invited artists to engage with the spaces of the creative studios to bring together the arts community in a night of celebration, with a spread of performances, music, installation and visual arts held within the City of Sydney Creative Studios.

The City of Sydney Creative Studios features 30 spaces across 5 stories of Greenland Centre, 119 Bathurst Street Sydney. The 2000sqm venue includes rehearsal spaces, recording and editing suites, visual art studios, workshop and screening rooms, office spaces, cafe and an artist in residence apartment. Come and experience this new facility while witnessing living art produced by the artists already using the spaces.

The lineup for the evening will consist of:

Live performances from: 

Tommy Misa & Fetu Taku, Sela Vai, Harriet Gillies, Solly Frank, Sophie Penkethman-Young, Riana Head-Toussaint, Clash palace, Harry Klein, Marcus Whale, Natalie Power 

Artworks By: 

Rainbow Chan, Leyla Stevens, Taloi Havini, Talia Smith 

Open Studios: 

Binny Talib, Sharon Billinge, Sylvia Griffin, Deborah Kelly, Leyla Stevens, Rainbow Chan, Carolyn Craig, Shivanjani Lal, Remy Faint 

If you have any access requirements for this event, please contact morgan@brandx.org.au.

This event is supported by the City of Sydney.

It is a FREE event. For tickets, head here.