LABELS: FASHION AND IDENTITY
TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY
6:00PM – 7:30PM
TALK
A panel discussion exploring relationships between fashion, gender and identity. Moderated by Sophie Prince (Curator, ACCA), hear the perspectives of fashion design experts Ricarda Bigolin (Associate Dean of Fashion and Textiles Design, RMIT University), Shauna Toohey (P.A.M.) and Jackie Wu (Wackie Ju) as discussion explores unisex and gender nonconforming fashion branding, including designing for diverse bodies and identities. The panel will unpack the role of fashion branding and design in a world of individuals to consider the idea of style as a tool of empowerment.
Labels: Fashion and Identity aligns with the exhibition Tourmaline: Transcendent at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) curated by Sophie Prince. Transcendent is the first Australian solo exhibition of work by Tourmaline, an internationally acclaimed American artist, filmmaker, writer, and activist, whose practice highlights the experiences of Black, queer, and trans communities.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt Street, Southbank
Free to attend. Bookings required
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The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) is a leading public art gallery in Melbourne. ACCA plays an inspirational and critical role investing in our artistic and wider communities, leading the cultural conversation and setting the agenda for contemporary art.
ACCA was established in 1983 and moved in 2002 to a purpose-built, award-winning architectural building designed by Wood Marsh at the heart of the Melbourne Arts Precinct. This consolidated ACCA’s position as a leading centre for contemporary art and a beloved platform for our diverse community of local, regional, national and international artists, curators, audiences, colleagues and collaborators.
ACCA has a long and celebrated history investing in, nurturing and propelling the careers of contemporary artists by supporting them to make new, risk-taking and experimental work that challenges our thinking, encourages new perspectives, and connects and resonates with diverse communities.
We work directly with leading Australian and international artists to commission new work, and produce ambitious exhibitions, publications and digital initiatives, supported by a dynamic series of inclusive and accessible education, outreach and public programs that encourage community engagement and debate, and inspire meaningful participation, cultural belonging and exchange.
ACCA’s programs are characterised by their depth of engagement, impact and transformative potential. Experimentation thrives at ACCA, as we embrace new art and ideas, and inspiring, challenging and urgent conversations. We support artists to push the boundaries of their practice and audiences to share in the appreciation and creation of contemporary art and cultural belonging.
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