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                    Signal Curators

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                    The Signal Curators are a group of 16 to 25 year olds who love art. They meet monthly at Signal to hear from artists, curators and art world people and to plan exhibitions, workshops and other projects.

                    Being a part of Signal Curators means you will work as part of a group planning projects and get a chance to learn and hear from artists, curators and others from the Melbourne art world. You will also get to contribute your ideas to the Signal program and will have a chance to participate in workshops with Signal and our arts partners.

                    We are always up for new members coming along and would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. Please email us at signal@melbourne.vic.gov.au if you’d like to join and we’ll get in touch.

                    Past projects

                    Art in Iso

                    Line drawings of laptop, cereal bowl, dog leash and runnign shoesWhile the Signal building has been closed to help reduced the spread of COVID-19, the Signal Curators have been meeting online, continuing to collaborate on art in iso. Check out their first Quarantine Diary on IGTV and download Quaranzine Volume 1 below.

                    Little Art Fair

                    Young people at tables with artIn collaboration with MPavilion in the summer of 2020, (SIGNAL) Signal Curators presented a one-off Little Art Fair featuring an array of handmade illustrations, ceramics, calligraphy and zines. The art fair explored the idea of ‘my energy made this’, inviting audiences to consider how we can all use our energy—in our own ways—to be creative, and also to reconsider how technology plays a part in our lives.

                    NGV Tours

                    People in art gallery(Curators Club) Signal Curators worked with the National Gallery of Victoria and Nile River School to deliver a community engagement program in 2019. This included running a tour of selected works from the exhibition ‘A Fairy Tale In Red Times: Works from the White Rabbit Collection,’ followed by a collage workshop with artist and arts educator Robert Lee Davis.

                    Layered 

                    Six artworksIn June 2019, Signal Curators presented a group exhibition at Dirt​y Dozen in Campbell Arcade. Using an array of materials and approaches, the group presents a suite of contemplative micro spaces that diffract a broad range of perspectives on identity and transience.

                    Layers

                    Painting of person in layered clothes, layers of paper, and layers of an onionOver the course of 2018, Signal Curators developed a collaborative risograph project, featuring an array of illustration, writing, photography and thinking from this diverse and exciting group of young artists. Each of the Signal Curators designed and developed their own A3 spread, resulting in a layered assemblage of artisan papers.

                    Signal Quarterly

                    Cover of journalIn 2017, Signal Curators edited two editions of the group publication, Signal Quarterly. Issue one looked at Australian Street Artists. Issue two focused on young creatives and the importance of sustainability in their lives and artistic practices.

                    Mine

                    Sculptures of pink headsIn 2016 the Signal Curators collaborated with established artists in a creative exchange that culminated in an exhibition at Fort Delta.



                    Signal Instructionals

                    Caricature of man clutching his headThe Signal Instructionals are a series of three artist books based on workshops the Signal Curators programmed at Signal. The books guide you through making your own skirt with Bats of Leisure, making a clay planter with Kim Jaeger and making Bilas (woven jewellery) with Lisa Hilli. Download the skirt pattern for the Bats of Leisure book (PDF 787 KB) to print it out and make your own skirt.

                    Soft

                    Young people in gallery spaceAs part of the Fringe Festival in 2014, Signal Curators had an exhibition of their own works at Fort Delta called Soft. Artists included Freya Alexander, Bats of Leisure, Kendall Manz, Georgia Hillebrand, Peta Petrakis, Mimi Petrakis and Gerado Godinez.


                    This is our Signal

                    Photo of young man next to photo of combSignal Curators worked with photographer Georgia Metaxas taking portraits of young people at Signal Summer and produced an exhibition as part of Youth Week at the City Gallery.

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