Welcome to Forepaw.org

Forepaw is a shopfront in Melbourne, Australia. We operate as a non-profit, all-ages venue for gigs, performances, workshops, screenings, installations and anything else that seems like it might fit. Find out more.

Some Stuff That We Do

Mercado

Mercado is our sort-of bimonthly artist market. The first few were a total hoot and the next one will be along soon.

Trails

Trails Forepaw‘s monthly drawing night/ publishing experiment just keeps getting better.

Tape Projects

Tape Projects are holding a series of artist talks at our place, usually on the last monday of every month. Check their site for info.

Run! You Beasts!

Run! You Beasts! This is the short film and video compilation DVD we helped Pip make in 2006. R!YB! II is now seeking submissions!

Summer Winds

Summer Winds are putting on monthly shows here from now on. Each night is a smorgasbord of artschool punk and herky-jerky hottness, with hand-picked performers from all over the country and beyond.

Head Muzak

Head Muzak was an interactive installation by Michael Prior that lived at Forepaw in March of this year. You can watch the little video we made and read the artists statement here.

Frendz of Forepaw

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Saturday 3/11: Lakes!

Summer Winds Presents:

Lakes (First show in Melbs since return from US tour)
Straight Arrows (Syd)
Deaf!Deaf!
Lazy Stripper
Circle Pit
Downtown
UV Race
Free Choice
Super Star

8pm Sturday Nov 3

$5, All Ages

Update: Note the late line-up changes above...

Laughing Skulls

Laughing Skulls Book Launch 6pm Thursday November 1

Over 50 artists have each contributed 100 handmade pages to this limited edition publication. I've had a sneak peek and the thing is mind-bogglingly beautiful. Come and draw, drink, meet a bunch of participating artists and check out this extraordinary edition of objects.

Please note that this launch incorporates this month's Trails.

Day of the Dead Party 3pm Friday November 2

The Laughing Skull action continues on Friday w/ candy skulls, mask making fer kids, wall of drawing and plenty to look at with live music ( L.C.D.c.i. & F.O.V ) from 7pm. Celebrations from 3pm until late.

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Trails

Just a quick note to let you know that yes, TRAILS is happening this week, but not on Tuesday: We are pushing it back to Thursday night to coincide with the Laughing Skulls book launch, which we'll tell you more about later today...

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Monday 29/10: Artist Talk: Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers is a media artist who works comprehensively with site-specific installation, time based media & performance art. His work has been exhibited and screened extensively in the UK, Internationally and more recently in Australia where he has been based for the last 10 years. His recent works include kinetic sound machine installations for Liquid Architecture 5, an installation at ACMI about the Electromagnetic spectrum and Super 8 films with live scores. Paul also VJ’s under the alias Arnold Eye Irons and is involved with Environ- sound and AV manipulation events. In his spare time, Paul lectures in the Visual Arts/ New Media Department, Swinburne University, Melbourne.

7pm, Monday 29 October

Presented by Tape Projects

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APOCALYPSE NOW!

There is a party-like event happening at Forepaw this Saturday Night, 13 October.

And from 8.30pm until whenever you can expect:

The Ukeladies
Yahtzee
DJ Philthy
COME! ARMAGEDDON! COME!
And a bunch more

PLUS big-screen Karaoke, the usual Forepaw in-house live visual nonsense and questionable taste in music and, crucially, DANCING LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW

Free / BYO / Bring yr frendz / No Arseholes

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This Friday

Sabbatical presents

Justice Yeldham and the Dynamic Ribbon Device (NSW)
Scul Hazzards (QLD)
Bone Sheriff
Absoluten Calfeutrail

Friday, 5 October 2007

$7

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