A NEW popup initiative aimed at showcasing Ballarat\u2019s artists and makers is set to launch next month, organised by the owners of Femxle Experience Art Rebellion, or FEAR.<\/p>\n
The market is set to run on the first Saturday of every second month, and FEAR co-founder Toni Louise said it\u2019ll fill a gap for Ballarat\u2019s art offerings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been hearing a lot of feedback in Ballarat that there\u2019s not really an indoor art market around here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe BMI art market exists but people are wanting an art market that\u2019s just dedicated to artists and makers, so we were like we have the space to be able to do this for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea is to run alongside the Bridge Mall Market which runs on the first Saturday of every month, so we\u2019ll still have that foot traffic but it\u2019s a whole different demographic coming through.\u201d<\/p>\n
The market will feature four different artists each event, with Kim Magee and Sarah Mischker, who create under the name Blooming Cat, confirmed for the debut event.<\/p>\n
Ms Louise said the popup market will tie in well with their retail, workshop and exhibition space while placing a lens over more of Ballarat\u2019s lesser-known artists.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving four artists at four tables, it\u2019s quite intimate and allows people to view the artwork without being overwhelmed with 20 different stalls,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want new and interesting work that you\u2019re not going to find anywhere else, and artists that haven\u2019t necessarily been on our consignment down here.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been really trying to think of different events to put on to better support the local creative community and we had our zine market recently which was an absolute success.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe kind of used it as a test run for this and it did really well so we\u2019re looking forward to the numbers coming into this.\u201d<\/p>\n
FEAR\u2019s popup market debut will run from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, 6 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A NEW popup initiative aimed at showcasing Ballarat\u2019s artists and makers is set to launch next month, organised by the owners of Femxle Experience Art Rebellion, or FEAR. The market is set to run on the first Saturday of every second month, and FEAR co-founder Toni Louise said it\u2019ll fill a gap for Ballarat\u2019s art […]<\/p>\n