Community Reading Room

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 💫 thanks everyone for coming through and checking out the collection.

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 🤎

👋🏽 Community Reading Room is open until 4pm today 📚 find us at 39 Langtree Avenue, Mildura 👌🏽

What a day❗️huge thanks to everyone who came down to Beau’s workshop “Expressing 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 🙌🏽
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.