Community Reading Room

Community Reading Room The Community Reading Room is a pop-up destination for research, community discussion and engagement with international visual arts and culture.

The Community Reading Room is situated on traditional lands of the the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We offer our respect to the Elders of these traditional lands, past, present and future and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Community Reading Room (CRR) is a pop-up destination for research, community discussion and engagement around art, culture and identity. 

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he CRR is envisioned as a safe-space for individuals who identify as First Nations and people of colour to encounter texts that acknowledge and place their lived experience and practice at the centre, rather than the margin. 

Founded by Fijian-Australian artist and academic Torika Bolatagici in 2013, the CRR is a discursive project that invites the general public to consider the inclusivity of public spaces and to contemplate how our institutions of knowledge privilege particular ways of knowing and being.

Lygia Clark 1948 - 1958 by Lygia Clark, 2020."Lygia Clark is primarily remembered for her participation in the Construct...
11/01/2023

Lygia Clark 1948 - 1958 by Lygia Clark, 2020.

"Lygia Clark is primarily remembered for her participation in the Constructivist movement (leading abstract artist at the forefront of the Neo-Concretist movement in Brazil), her innovative approach to modular sculpture and the participatory art that made her a singularly pioneering force in the world of international art. This volume explores her production in the first decade of her career. Clark devoted her time to painting, constantly experimenting and testing new techniques, becoming an important avant-garde figure in Brazil. Her work in these early years oscillated between figuration and abstraction, creating geometric, system-based paintings which will articulate the visual language of her innovative career. Lygia Clark (1920-1988) trained in Rio de Janeiro and Paris. Throughout years, Clark explored different mediums, from painting and sculpture to participatory proposals, relational objects, and therapeutic practice. She is recognised as a major reference for contemporary artists dealing with the limits of conventional forms of art."

Steve McQueen by Clara Kim, 2020."Steve McQueen (b. 1969) is one of the most important artists, filmmakers, and screenwr...
10/01/2023

Steve McQueen by Clara Kim, 2020.
"Steve McQueen (b. 1969) is one of the most important artists, filmmakers, and screenwriters working today. Over the last 25 years he has been hugely influential in expanding the way artists work with film. He has created some of the most seminal works of moving image designed for gallery-based presentation, as well as four major award-winning films: Hunger(2008); Shame(2010); 12 Years a Slave(2013), which won Best Picture at the 2014 Academy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA awards; and Widows (2018). This book, which accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern, London, brings together all the video and film installations McQueen has made since 2000, including such large-scale video installations as Caribs’ Leap/Western Deep(2002) and more recent films such as Ashes(2002–15), as well as new work."

What a perfect way to close the residency at with a visit from the folks at πŸ’« thanks everyone for coming through and ...
24/11/2022

What a perfect way to close the residency at with a visit from the folks at πŸ’« thanks everyone for coming through and checking out the collection.

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24/11/2022

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Today is the final day of the β„‚π• π•žπ•žπ•¦π•Ÿπ•šπ•₯π•ͺ β„π•–π•’π••π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ β„π• π• π•ž at

The weather is heating up again today, so grab your favourite iced drink and escape the heat with us in the gallery. We’re open until 4pm today ❀️

Back tomorrow for the final day of Community Reading Room for project at Open from 10am-4pm Thursday 24th November 🀎
23/11/2022

Back tomorrow for the final day of Community Reading Room for project at

Open from 10am-4pm Thursday 24th November 🀎

The Community Reading Room is open until 4pm today β€’ 39 Langtree Avenue, Mildura. Come through πŸ‘‹πŸ½
23/11/2022

The Community Reading Room is open until 4pm today β€’ 39 Langtree Avenue, Mildura. Come through πŸ‘‹πŸ½

My favourite thing about running the Community Reading Room over the past 10-years are the incidental encounters and con...
22/11/2022

My favourite thing about running the Community Reading Room over the past 10-years are the incidental encounters and conversations with communities. Over he past couple of days we’ve had visits from local artists, writers, local art educators and students. Folks are always so generous with their observations of the local arts ecology what they love about it, what they think needs nurturing. It’s a real a real privilege to have these insights into diverse art communities and what makes them tick.

Thanks to my colleagues at and the folks here at for making this iteration possible 🀎

πŸ‘‹πŸ½ Community Reading Room is open until 4pm today πŸ“š find us at 39 Langtree Avenue, Mildura πŸ‘ŒπŸ½
22/11/2022

πŸ‘‹πŸ½ Community Reading Room is open until 4pm today πŸ“š find us at 39 Langtree Avenue, Mildura πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

Bula Mildura πŸ‘‹πŸ½ the Community Reading Room is open today until 4pm. Come and say hi, escape the wind and chill with a bo...
21/11/2022

Bula Mildura πŸ‘‹πŸ½ the Community Reading Room is open today until 4pm. Come and say hi, escape the wind and chill with a book. Featuring these titles today:
Blakwork - Alison Whittaker
This All Come Back Now - Ed. Mykaela Saunders
Missile Park - Yhonnie Scarce
Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writers - Ed. Mudrooroo Narogin et. al.
Unlimited Futures: Speculative Blak and Black Fiction - Ed. Rafeif Ismael and Ellen Van Neerven
Reconcile This: An Indigenous X Anthology - Ed. Nat Cromb and Luke Pearson
Sydney Road Blaks catalogue
Menagerie: Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture catalogue
Over the Fence: Contemporary Indigenous Photography from the Corrigan Collection
NIRIN catalogue
Archival Poetics - Natalie Harkin
Another Day in the Colony - Chelsea Watego
The Boy from the Mish - Gary Lonesborough
The Right to Offend is Sacred - Brook Andrew
Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today - Ed. Alison Whittaker
Collective Movements: First Nations Collectives, Collaborations and Creative Practices from Across Victoria - Co-curators Maya Hodge and Kate ten Buuren

What a day❗️huge thanks to everyone who came down to Beau’s workshop β€œExpressing yourself authentically through story” a...
20/11/2022

What a day❗️huge thanks to everyone who came down to Beau’s workshop β€œExpressing yourself authentically through story” at today. So exciting to see so many writers from the region coming out to expand their practice and connect with each other. Beau is an exceptional teacher/facilitator, so keep an eye on for upcoming news and events πŸ™ŒπŸ½
Much gratitude to Caitlyn at for being the best host 🫢🏽

The Community Reading Room will be in residence for the rest of the week, so please drop in, bring your kin, charge your device, grab a cuppa and settle in with a book from the collection. Open daily from 10am - 4pm, 39 Langtree Avenue.

Fabulous discussion at the YA bookclub hosted by the brilliant Beau Windon at for the project. It’s not too late to re...
19/11/2022

Fabulous discussion at the YA bookclub hosted by the brilliant Beau Windon at for the project.

It’s not too late to register for Beau’s workshop for writers tomorrow afternoon. See link in bio πŸ‘†πŸ½

Beau Windon is a neurodivergent writer of Wiradjuri descent based in Melbourne. He writes quirky stories with a focus on YA fiction and creative non-fiction. Beau graduated with Distinction from an Associate Degree of Professional Writing & Editing and a Bachelor of Arts and Honours in Creative Writing at RMIT University.

Beau will take you through some activities to help you write about your self and your life in ways that feel true and authentic. This workshop is part of the Community Reading Room, in collaboration with the Reading in the Mallee project.

Open to anyone under 24 who is interested in extending their writing practice in a safe environment. It will run from 1pm - 4pm with a break in the middle (food & drink provided).

After the workshop, Beau will do a public reading of his work from 4.30pm-5.30pm, followed by an Open Mic from 5.30-6.30pm, if you'd like to participate.

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