Loom Arts and Management

05/12/2022

International Day of People with Disability may have come and gone, but we celebrate our artists and the disability community all year long ✨💪

Listen to Loom writer and disability activist Olivia Muscat talk about IDPwD on today’s episode of 💙 https://7ampodcast.com.au



ID 1: black text on a white background that quotes Olivia saying “We exist 365 days in a year”. Underneath that is a blue play button and “listen now” prompt

ID 2: white text on a blue background reads “Today contributor to the Saturday Paper, writer and critic Olivia Muscat, on what the day means to her and how it could be done better”. There are white audio sound-wave lines above the text.

04/12/2022

International Day of Disabled Joy and Rage

✨Olivia Muscat✨

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of systemic abuse and the discrimination of disabled people.

04/12/2022

The discomforts of disability advocacy

🔥Georgia Rose Cranko🔥

For the visibly disabled person, the battle against discrimination is constant, and sometimes brings uncomfortable public scrutiny as a token for inclusion.

04/12/2022

THREE pieces by Loom artists in The Saturday Paper!! Congratulations on your brilliant work, Olivia Muscat and Georgia Rose Cranko ✨

Happy International Day of Disabled Joy and Rage everyone 💖 and thank you The Saturday Paper for ensuring the makeup of writers in this edition was reflective of the percentage of disabled people in Australian society (20%).

Head to: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au to read 🤓



ID: a photo of 3 sections of a newspaper, fanning out on a polished wooden floor. Visible headlines read: “The Saturday Paper”, “International Day of Disabled Joy and Rage”, and “The reluctant representative”. The latter article has an image inserted of Bill Shorten standing next to an awkward looking Georgia Cranko.

04/12/2022

Great news! If you missed Loom Large yesterday, you can still watch it here: https://vimeo.com/777237699

Go check out some excellent disabled artists including Olivia Muscat, Artemis Munoz, Georgia Rose Cranko, Kate Hood, Gaele Sobott and Tash Atkins - Mezzo Soprano doing their thing 🤩 with support from Yarra City Council 💜



ID: Bold white text, reading Loom Large, is layered over an image of a large scale, outdoor projection at Collingwood Yards at night. The projection features Mel Smith, a dancer who is leaning against a tree wearing bright red SÜK Workwear overalls ❤️

03/12/2022

TODAY from 4pm! Join us via https://loom.org.au/ for Loom Large - a celebration of our organisation and our incredible artists ✨

Video will be captioned and will feature embedded audio description

#OnlineEvent #InternationalDayOfPersonWithDisabilities

@tash_atkins

ID 1: White text on a black background reads: You are invited to Loom Large. An online celebration of Loom Arts and Management and our artists. There are golden yellow bursts of colour in the top left and bottom right corners of the background.

ID 2: Black text on a pale pink background reads: Loom Large Running Order. Welcome and introduction from Zoe Boesen and Hannah Reekie. A message from artist and Board Member, Georgia Cranko. ‘Shades of Ableism' by Olivia Muscat. ‘For Juliet Part 1' by Tash Atkins. ‘The Cat Got Her Tongue' by Gaele Sobott, performed by Kate Hood. ‘Community' by Artemis Muñoz.

02/12/2022

Launching TOMORROW Dec 3rd from 4pm, tune in via our website https://loom.org.au/ for Loom Large - a celebration of our organisation and the incredible artists we work with! 🥳

This online showcase will feature performances by Olivia Muscat, Artemis Munoz, Tash Atkins, Kate Hood & Gaele Sobott.

Video will be captioned and will feature embedded audio description.



ID 1: Black text on a pale pink background reads: You are invited to Loom Large. An online celebration of Loom Arts and Management and our artists. There are golden yellow bursts of colour in the top left and bottom right corners of the background.

ID 2: white text on a black background reads: Loom Large will be live from 4pm, Saturday 3rd December 2022. This event will be captioned and will feature embedded audio description. For more information visit www.loom.org.au or contact us on Instagram .org.au or via Facebook . Proudly supported by Yarra City Council. There is a City of Yarra logo at the bottom of the image.

01/12/2022

Last week we were incredibly proud and humbled to be awarded the 2022 National HESTA Excellence Award for Outstanding Organisation in Disability Services✨

An amazing honour to be awarded this in our first two years of operation! We can’t thank .super enough 💜



Image description: Zoe and Hannah, two very proud Co-Executive Directors, stand in front of a white backdrop holding a rectangle, purple HESTA award. Zoe is wearing a long sleeve emerald green dress and her long, auburn-red hair is down. Hannah is wearing a long sleeve, black dress, red lipstick, oversized gold earrings, and her brown hair is tied back apart from her fringe.

30/11/2022

A beautiful creation in collaboration with and 🌈✨💖

Disney would like everyone to know that “LGBTQIA+ people should wear what they want to wear and be who they want to be”. We love you, Disney!



Video Description: Disney in the Loom studio wearing a very fabulous gown with organza frills layered in white, yellow, orange, red, royal blue, pink, aqua, purple and gold. They slowly spin while holding the edges of the dress out to show its incredible fullness. There are colourful paintings and drawings on the walls behind them.

25/11/2022

Filming a beautiful collaboration between the legendary Kate Hood and Gaele Sobott. Watch this space for details of our upcoming online event Loom Large supported by Yarra City Council on December 3rd 💕



ID: a photo of Kate, a middle-aged wheelchair user sitting in her apartment holding a black folder in her lap. She smiles at the camera. A video camera on a tripod with a microphone mounted on top points towards Kate to the left of the frame.

21/11/2022

Making the arts more accessible

Thank you Pro Bono Australia for chatting with us! A lovely interview with Loom’s Co-executive Director Zoe Boesen and writer/performer Olivia Muscat 😍

ID: Loom Co-Executive Director, Hannah Reekie, a white woman with brown hair tied back, wearing a white t-shirt sits to the left of frame. Next to her is the brilliant Nicole Tsourlenes, who’s camera is mounted to her wheelchair. She has olive skin, brown hair tied back and is wearing a denim dress over a striped top. They are sitting in front of a window in Loom’s studio smiling at a laptop placed on a table in front of them.

This Melbourne-based charity and social enterprise is run by people with disability for people with disability, and is challenging the mainstream arts industry to be more inclusive.

19/11/2022

TONIGHT! As part of Burrinja In Motion Day 3 - Dance Bites, the brilliant Dr Mel Smith OAM will be performing live alongside her video installation work, Humanist. There’s a beautiful dinner with wine pairing on offer too!

Head here for more info: https://burrinja.org.au/burrinja-whats-on/burrinja-in-motion

ID: a screenshot from a video work with 3 square image tiles. The right half of the frame shows Mel with cropped blonde hair and blue eyes peering at the camera just at the left edge of the shot. There is a wooden fence behind her. On the left side is an image of a wheel from a wheelchair lying on its side with a brick wall behind it. Below is an image of a smaller caster wheel against a beige background.

17/11/2022

The legendary ✨Walkley Award nominee✨ Georgia Rose Cranko looking very suave at the award gala last night.

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to , and team for having us 🧡

Image description: Georgia is wearing a swanky black three piece suit with a black shirt with white polka dots and a cream coloured tie. Her hair is partly shaved at the bottom and the rest of her hair, which is dark and wavy, is tied in a bun on top of her head.

Behind Georgia is a big projector screen and stage. Other gala guests are chatting together in the background.

09/11/2022

On now at the Dax Centre! “Levitation: My Path to Light” by Big Dipper 💙

Join us for opening night celebrations tomorrow Thursday 10th November from 6pm - 8pm. All are welcome. Light refreshments provided.

More information in the link in our bio 😇

03/11/2022

Opening next week! The latest solo exhibition from called “Levitation: My Path to Lightness” will be on from November 9 until December 16 this year.

Join us next Thursday 10 November for opening night celebrations, 6pm - 8pm. All are welcome 💙

01/11/2022

Opening this Friday Nov 4 at 6pm ACDT, you are invited to ’s From My Room 💖

Register via the link in our bio for online or in person attendance ✨

Image description: a colourful poster drawn by Ruby, mainly in pinks, purple and red. The text reads: Ruby Allegra welcomes you to From My Room, A celebration of disabled joy and identity, created with love, joy, rage and spoons. Nov 4th - Dec 3rd 2022. Newmarch Gallery, Kuarna Yarta. Artist talks, interactive artwork, performance, books & zines, workshops and more. There is a QR code in the top left corner with symbols for Auslan interpretation, audio description and wheelchair access. In the top left corner, a text box reads: supported by .org.au

28/10/2022

So excited for this collaboration! ❤️📸

Nicole Tsourlenes from , represented by .org.au will be capturing moments from our AGM and Members Lunch coming up soon on the 8 November 2022. Nicole has an exquisite photography portfolio and we are so lucky that Nicole will be attending.

Loom Arts and Management are a not for profit who work with and for artists with disability and the broader arts industry to increase representation, respect and access.

Whilst in person registrations for our AGM and Members Lunch are closed, you can still register for online attendance. Online registrations close Thursday 3 November, register here https://www.wdv.org.au/agm2022/

We can't wait to share some amazing shots from the day! 📸

Image description: photo of Nicole in a motorized wheelchair, with a camera, tablet and mobile device attached to the front of her chair. Nicole has brown hair tied back and a fringe, is smiling and looking directly at the camera. Nicole is wearing a blue stripy top, with a denim dress over the top. Blurred in the background is a plant and some abstract art.

23/10/2022

Unsurprisingly, Olivia Muscat absolutely killed it at her Arts House showing today! 🍻

Cheers to Nilgun Guven and Vitae Veritas for having us as part of Disrupting Sighted Ableism. What a treat!



ID: Olivia, a woman wearing a fabulous Lucy & Yak boiler suit with abstract shapes in pale pink, blue, orange and tan on a royal blue background, smiles into the camera holding up a glass of beer. She has black hair with blue streaks which is tied back and is wearing bright red lipstick. She is sitting at an outdoor table at a pub.

13/10/2022

Oh hey there WALKLEY AWARD FINALIST Georgia Rose Cranko!!!!! 🤩

We are positively bursting with pride that Georgia’s 7AM interview follow up to her piece for The Saturday Paper is amongst the finalists for the pre-eminent national journalism awards!💥

You can listen to the podcast here: https://7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the-killing-of-ann-marie-smith



ID: a screenshot with a green and gold banner at the top of the image which reads: The 67th Walkley Awards. 2022 Walkley Award finalist announcement. Black text on a white background below reads: PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM
Award Partner Sydney Airport
*Anne Connolly, Stephanie Zillman and Ali Russell, ABC Four Corners, “State Control”
*Ruby Jones, Georgia Cranko, Erik Jensen and Elle Marsh, Schwartz Media, 7am, “The killing of Ann Marie Smith”
*Katri Uibu, ABC News, “Bad parent: Life at the hands of Australia’s child protection system”. Star and exclamation point emojis are overlaid next to Georgia’s listing and her name is underlined in blue.

12/09/2022

Loom writer-extraordinaire finishes her residency today as part of the inaugural Writer’s Space program 💛🌻🌼🌞

Thank you to the team at Varuna for a very productive and lovely week!



Image description: Olivia, a woman with shoulder length dark hair, stands in front of Varuna Writers’ House which is a two story yellow building with flowers out the front. Olivia is smiling and is wearing a bright green jumper and denim overalls.

30/08/2022

Photographers taking photos of photographers with floppy eared dogs in sweaters forever please! 😭😍🐶

and George captured beautifully by Loom artist Nicole Tsourlenes aka 💕



Image 1: a woman with shoulder length blonde hair, wearing a striped jumper is sitting in a room with plants, artwork and a camera sitting on a desk behind her. On her lap is a small black dog wearing a grey sweater. She is holding his ears up and smiling goofily, with open mouth at the camera.

Image 2: the same woman in the same spot with George the dog in her lap. In this photo she is gazing directly at the camera with a subtle smile over her closed lips. George is looking at something off camera.

10/08/2022

Leisa Prowd plaster casting in process by for Arts House Warehouse Residency.

These moulds will be used to create Leisa sized mannequins as part of commissioned work, I Am Not This Body, showing at Arts House this October. Link in bio 💕



Image descriptions in captions

08/08/2022

For anyone who missed hearing the interview with Lukas DiPietrantonio on Triple R last Thursday, the link to the episode is available via this link: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/smartarts/episodes/21433-smartarts-4-august-2022

Dipper’s interview is around the 26 minute mark 🎧💙

The Spectrum Blue exhibition is on every day this week from 10am - 3pm. The Big Dipper himself will be in the gallery on Friday! 💫

Image description: Detail from Dipper’s painting called “Triangular Oceanic Upholstery”. It features lots of triangles in different shades of blue that are overlapping each other.

05/08/2022

Access info for tonight’s exhibition opening of Spectrum Blue by Lukas “Big Dipper” Di Pietrantonio 🔷🔵🔷

ID: a series of 6 images with blue text on a white background, with a blue border. Light blue text in the border reads, SPECTRUM BLUE by Lukas “Big Dipper” Di Pietrantonio.

The text reads: EVENT ACCESSIBILITY

Information for tonight’s opening night event of Spectrum Blue.

Schoolhouse Studios is located at 28 Victoria St, Coburg, Victoria.

Look for the old Coles building which is now painted yellow.

Image descriptions of the artworks are available via QR code on flyers and displayed around the gallery.

These are in the product description on each page of our shop website.

There will be music playing at this event at a medium level.

There are quieter spaces you can go if you need time away from the event.

If you need anything during the event, please ask for a Loom or Schoolhouse staff member and we can help you.

Loom staff will be wearing stickers that say STAFF.

If you need anything else in order to access this event, please contact us here or at [email protected]

You can also call us on 0402331448.

The last image is a screen shot of a map with a pin dropped at Schoolhouse Studios.

02/08/2022

Term 1 was such a blast! Join us for term 2! 🎥

29/07/2022

Don’t miss ’s first solo exhibition, ‘Spectrum Blue’ 💙

Join Big Dipper and Loom for the offical launch next Friday 5th August, 5pm - 7pm. The dress code is BLUE and light refreshments will be provided 💫

We couldn’t be prouder or Dipper and the wonderful Loom team for pulling this together. It’s going to be spectacular!

Image 1: Dipper, a young man with slicked back dark hair, stands in front of several geometric blue paintings. He wears a grey jumper and holds a round painting of an abstract flower in different blue tones.

Image 2: A close up of the blue paintings on a plywood wall. They are abstract paintings with lots of different shades of blues.

27/07/2022

OPENING NEXT WEEK!

Lukas “Big Dipper” Di Pietrantonio’s first ever solo exhibition ‘Spectrum Blue’ will be on August 2 - 14 💙💫🛸

Opening night event is on Friday 5th August, 5pm - 7pm. Light refreshments provided, and Dipper requests everyone wear BLUE to the event 💙

More information in the link in our bio and image descriptions in comments 💫

21/07/2022

We are having such a great time facilitating this series of screen acting workshops with our friends at Rollercoaster Theatre!! Registrations are open for the second series. Find the link below! 🎬

15/07/2022

In case you missed it… OUR SHOP IS LIVE! 🥳 Head to https://shop.loom.org.au to check out our first run of merch designed by our artists, or an original artwork for your home.

Featured artists include .simpson888 Kimberly Oakley, Alex Rees!

Artist merch is moving quickly!

ID: a screenshot of a shop website, taken with a mobile phone. There is black text reading, “A social enterprise supporting artists with disability” and two peach coloured buttons reading, “shop now” and “learn more”. These overlay a photo of a person with short black hair wearing a white, blue and yellow halter neck top and transparent pink beads around their neck.

09/07/2022

The Cute and Carefree tote by Lukas DiPietrantonio has already been very popular! 🐬💫

Find the link in our bio or go to shop.loom.org.au to check out all the products by our incredible artists 💚

Photo by Nicole Tsourlenes

Image description: A white tote bag is held up against a pink background. On the front of the bag is a design featuring a dolphin jumping above blue waves. There is a yellow sun in the sky and the handwritten words “cute and carefree”.