Join local artist Khaled Sabsabi as he gives his perspective on NAVA’s Code of Practice as one tool in the artist's toolkit to help sustain a professional career and practice.
This session is co-presented with The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA).
Date: Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: The Workary, Whitlam Library, 165 Railway Parade, Cabramatta 2166
This is a free event. Light refreshments provided.
No parking onsite, street parking available on Railway Parade and McBurney Road.
This event is part of Creatives in the Neighbourhood.
Whitlam Library is a wheelchair accessible site.
About NAVA:
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is a Membership organisation that brings together the many voices of the contemporary arts sector to improve fundamental conditions of work and practice.
Endorsed by the Australian Government as part of National Cultural Policy - Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place, the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design sets out equitable, ethical and self-reflective standards for the professional Australian contemporary arts sector.
About Khaled Sabsabi:
Khaled Sabsabi migrated with his family to Australia in 1978 following the outbreak of civil war in Lebanon. They settled in Western Sydney, where Sabsabi now lives and works. Since the late 1980s Sabsabi has worked with communities, particularly those in Western Sydney, to create and develop arts programs and projects that explore the complexities of place, displacement, identity, and ideological differences associated with migrant experiences and marginalisation.
Sabsabi began his creative life as a hip-hop performer but more recently has produced sound art, immersive installations, and theatre pieces. As a video artist, he continues to work across borders of discipline, nationality, and culture to create artworks that challenge the passive consumption of media spectacle.
Sabsabi is represented by Milani Gallery, Brisbane and has works in private, national, and international collections. He has participated and presented in over 80 solo and group exhibitions in Australia and abroad including Biennales in Marrakech, Shanghai, Sharjah, Yinchuen, Kochi Muziris, Adelaide and Sydney. Most recently, he presented A Promise at the Art Gallery of NSW (2021) and A Hope at Campbelltown Arts Centre (2022).
