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.

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Trails this Tuesday

Trails is on yet again, 7pm to whenever, this Tuesday the 27th of November. See youse there!

Artist Talk: Sam Smith

Sam Smith utilises the mechanics of cinematic production and special effects technology to form parallel universes in the digital realm. He combines the codes of different entities, engineering new hybrid life forms which reference their physical counterparts from the analogue world.

His solo art practice has been exhibited in Australia, Japan, Ireland, New Zealand and Serbia. Sam Smith lives and works in Sydney, Australia and is currently the Tape Projects artist in residence with Simon Berman.

Presented by Tape Projects

7pm Monday 26 November

Pumice! Armpit!

All the way from NZ we is proud to offer you:

Pumice
Armpit

ably supported by these fine locals:

Chris Smith
Wog
Bowl of Dick
Elise & Jem

8pm Saturday November 17

Clown Party

Ultraviolet MC
Cicada Umbrella
Pig & Machine (from Osaka)
Oojah and the Trash (from Auckland)
Dane Certificate
Spatula City (an amalgamation of Talkshow Boy, Molliger and Anonymeye)

Presented by Gooey on the Inside

8pm Friday November 16. $6

Labels:

Ceasar Tigraco, Virgil and the nine futures of Planitia Mondus

A One-Night Installation by

Androniki Douramakos
Maara Serwylo
Oliver Van der Lugt

7pm, Thursday November 8

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