Aphids

APHIDS is a 30-year-old artist-led experimental art organisation based in Naarm (Melbourne) Australia

20/05/2026

All smiles for MABF 2026 !!

Cheers to and for holding it down on our table and blessed to be stall neighbours with the cutest +

Delicious imagery by

13/05/2026

Thrilled to announce our film Dead Parents Club will premiere at this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival!

Co-created with documentary maker (Queens of Concrete) This project has been a labour of love (and tears).

Dead Parents Club follows Melbourne locals attempting to become famous orphan characters like Simba, Little Orphan Annie and Frodo Baggins. Blurring documentary, performance and cultural interrogation, the film collides pop culture with private grief.

Screening July 17, 6:40pm

Tickets available for purchase on Cinema Nova’s website

01/05/2026

Excited to announce THE FIRST BAD MAN is now showing at May 1-3 as part of !!!

Kitty Blennerhasset, John Benno, Rose McVittie and Freya Golden have recently joined a book club. Their first book is The First Bad Man and every week for a year they keep coming back to it

This performance is a telling of these book club members’ encounter with the characters of Miranda July’s novel, reviewed by The Observer as: ‘Heartbreakingly sad, thoughtful, disgusting and hilarious’

Did we mention each person booking tickets for the performance will receive a copy of the novel in the post?

Secure a spot via Live Collision’s website

This project is supported by and

24/04/2026

We’ve had a busy month of growth behind the scenes, and we are so excited to share some updates to the APHIDS fam!

Diletta Legowo — Co-Chair
We are thrilled to have Diletta Legowo step up into the role of Co-Chair with Angharad Wynne-Jones. A service designer, arts producer, social innovator and former Creative Director of Nongkrong Festival, Diletta brings over a decade of experience in tackling complex challenges and supporting creative communities. We are excited for Diletta to integrate her background in social innovation in her new leadership role with us.

Catherine Jones — Board Member
A true leader in the creative industries, Catherine Jones joins our Board. Catherine is currently the CEO of the Australian Tapestry Workshop, a Facilitator of Creative Climate and a former Director of the APAM Office. Her background is a roadmap of Melbourne’s contemporary performance landscape (Malthouse, Arts House, Chunky Move - she’s done it all). Her expertise in international engagement and care for the sector will be a huge support for APHIDS.

Sen Vanderzalm — Producer and Operations Manager
We’ve officially found the operational heart of our team! An artist, producer, and curator, Sen’s practice is all about collaboration; whether she’s co-curating the Melbourne Art Book Fair or running the artist group N0 R3PLY. With a background that spans the NGV to grassroot artist initiatives, Sen brings a wealth of experience in publishing, event production, and experimental arts. Welcome Sen!

17/04/2026

We’re coming back to for another Melbourne Art Book Fair 📚 🍎

Come find us in the Great Hall as part of the Stallholder Fair this May. We’ll have a limited selection of our publications and merch available, including contributions from our friends/collaborators!

Fri May 15 - Sun May 17
10am - 5pm
NGV International
180 St Kilda Road

For more info, go to artbookfair.melbourne

02/12/2025

💧🍍MERCH DROP 🍍💧

Keep your thirst in check over summer with the third release in our APHIDS x HANTO CANTO collaboration - Pineapple Fever Nalgene.

A red wide-mouth bottle with black lid and design.

$49 + shipping or email [email protected] to organise free collection at ‘Eating Out.’

🔗in bio to buy!

Images: Thomas McCammon.

28/11/2025

💦 🍒 MERCH DROP 🍒 💦

We’ve cooked up some hot Nalgene bottles to keep your H20 game strong this summer in this APHIDS x HANTO CANTO collab - Sexing the Cherry Nalgene.

Lime green wide-mouth bottle with blue lid and black design.

$49 + shipping or email info@aphids organise free collection at ‘Eating Out’

Images: Thomas McCammon

26/11/2025

AUSLAN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE FRIDAY 12!

Eating Out on Friday is nearly sold out, but as this is the Auslan Interpreted performance we have some access holds out aside. Please email [email protected] to organise 🩷

Link in bio to book 🔗

29/10/2025

APHIDS x Q***R POWERPOINT X LONGPRAWN PRESENT: EATING OUT

🍍🥔🥩 🦪 MENU REVEAL 🦪🥩🥔🍍

Looking for a one of a kind end of year celebration?
Two nights only! Tickets strictly limited! No door sales.

Waiters shuck and cuck ingredients that rethink time. The daddies of QPPT and APHIDS exploit PowerPoint till bursting, whilst Long Prawn and Lorena Corso concoct multiple mouthfeels. Eating Out offers tasty morsels to put in your brainholes and mouthholes.

Expect a menu of experimental performance, history, special guests and tender carbs.

WHEN: 11th & 12th December
WHERE: Kensington Town Hall

🎟🎟🎟🎟🎟🎟🎟

Tickets $69
Ticket price includes:
Three (3) course dinner and a show* Drinks for sale.
Book your q***r fam/ workplace a whole table and save!

BOOK VIA LINK IN BIO 🔗

*Non-linear immersive performance with slides

Supported by City of Melbourne Multi-year Arts Grants

Address

Collingwood Yards
Collingwood, VIC
3066

Website

http://www.aphids.net/

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