Welcome
to correspondences. Our aim is to create lasting people connections across cultures through the medium of art.
to correspondences. Our aim is to create lasting people connections across cultures through the medium of art.
Picture of Ali McCann’s performance ‘Social’. Photograph taken by Annika Kafcaloudis featuring Pearl Gross and Sascha Müller
correspondences is a social enterprise. We run our organisation through a combination of Government support, private donations, artwork sales commissions, ticketed event revenue, hospitality and retail sales revenue, and in-kind goods/services, all of which are invested in creating social benefits for the artists and communities engaged.
Success is measured by:
— artistic development outcomes
— access and participation outcomes
— social inclusion outcomes
— local/regional/international community partnering outcomes.
Events are a fundamental way we attract people into our creative space to engage with our resident artists, their practices and ideas. We get a lot of joy from events and think they deserve the labour of love and care they involve.
With that said, the labour is considerable and generally not reflected in our ticket prices, which we like to keep affordable.
If you enjoy what we do, one simple way you can express this is by showing up regularly. Every guest we welcome into our space for an event—free or ticketed—is enormously valued. And, when you purchase a ticket or a drink or make a donation (at a free event), you’re helping us to generate income that helps us to continue.
To stay informed about events, please join our mailing list via this website or follow us on Instagram. Event bookings can be made via our constantly evolving Ticket Tailor platform.
Purchasing an artwork directly benefits our resident artists and generates a commission for correspondences that can be reinvested back into continuing the work that we do.
Beyond the financial gain needed to continue making and showing art, artwork sales are also vital to support an artist’s ongoing development. In our experience, they often lead to life-long relationships that are cherished by both artist and collector.
We’d love you to pop in and talk with us about a special art purchase.
You can inquire about purchases for a particular resident’s exhibition on show. Or, we invite you to check out our digital catalogue of artworks by resident artists available for sale correspondences Editions.
We offer a diverse range of artworks of varying mediums and value.
Our retail and hospitality functions are a vital part of what we do. You can join us for coffee or sake, purchase a drink at an event or find a special gift for someone you love.
Our curated online gift store focuses on books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction by Australia-based writers and selected craft, glassware, sake and jewellery. If you’re buying for a loved one but can’t decide what to get them, why not grab a gift card?
Please explore our online shop and menu via the links above or pop in and ask us all about it —we’d love to chat.
If you like what we do, please make a contribution below. We love to acknowledge our supporters, so please provide your details if you’d like and nominate a target area for your contribution to go towards - something that you’re passionate about.
For instance, if you like what you’re hearing about our publishing plans, or you’d like to support a project we have just announced, please include a note to that effect, and we’ll ensure the funds are directed there.
We are blessed to have the most incredible team of talented volunteers who work with us regularly to support the delivery of our event program.
If you’d like to be more hands-on, we love volunteers and welcome your interest!
Please fill out the form below, and we will be in touch shortly. Thank you very much for your willingness to volunteer for our initiatives.
If you would like to support a charitable organisation we admire, check out the Indigenous Literacy Fund. We know you’ll be amazed by the work they do and encourage you to support them if you can.
Thank you for helping us to reach for ambitious goals whilst supporting our collaborating creatives along the way.
Warmest wishes,
correspondences & its collaborating creatives
Music credit: It Takes Two by Marven Gaye & Kim Weston
