11/10/2025
✨🔥 SAVE THE DATE! 🔥✨
‘Expanding Surrounding’—our second incredible Indonesia x Australia Cultural Exchange is launching 18 October 2025, from 2-4pm!
This incredible project will foster peer-to-peer collaborations between Indonesian and Australian neurodivergent and neurotypical artists, featuring:
🤝 3-month online artist residencies & exchanges (Jun-Sep 2025)
🇮🇩 Indonesian artists & staff visiting Melbourne (Oct 2025)
🖼️ Co-curated exhibition at .co.lab (Oct-Nov 2025)
💬 Accessible workshops & talks with Auslan interpretation
🌐 Digital resources documenting inclusive arts practices
Led by .etal and , in partnership with .co.lab, this project builds on the successful 2024 ‘Capturing Surrounding’ UK/Indonesia collaboration.
Watch this space for project, artist, and public programming announcements!
Supported by Australia-Indonesia Institute .australia
Image 1: Mark your calendars! 📅 Australia x Indonesia collab happening October 18th - Expanding Surrounding 🌟
Image 2: Featured artists: Woman in green top with patterned skirt, child in blue hoodie holding crafts, plus cat illustrations”
Image 3: Artist portraits: Man with glasses in workshop setting, young person in pink shirt with art collection displayed behind them
Image 4: Visit these websites for more information: artetal.org, tabstudio.org, and jumpleft.com.au