Micro Galleries

08/06/2026

Last chance to apply for COP Out. Applications close 9 June!
https://microgalleries.org/copout

13/05/2026

CALLOUT FOR CURATORS AND CREATIVES IN ASIA PACIFIC:

COP Out is a temporary curatorial collective of five curators across Asia-Pacific. We meet online for 12 weeks. We share knowledge, build trust, then make something real in our communities, all timed to COP31.

No institution required. No enormous budget. Just a group of people who are done waiting for permission and ready to knowledge-share, support, and create.

We're looking for curators who:
→ Work (or want to work) close to community (and mean it)
→ Are navigating the tension between local urgency and global frameworks
→ Are somewhere in the emerging-to-mid-career range
→ Are based across Asia-Pacific
→ Can show up, genuinely

Applications are free and close 9 June.

https://microgalleries.org/copout

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06/05/2026

We went quiet for a while. Deliberately. Now, we have something to say.

We've launched "Uninvited: Made Anyway" - our 2026–27 program for artists and curators working at the sharpest edges of climate, community, and creative power.

You can read all about it here👇
https://open.substack.com/pub/microgalleries/p/its-all-too-loud-so-were-whispering

And the first callout is open right now.

COP Out is looking for five curators across Asia-Pacific to form a collective, meet weekly for 12 weeks, and produce a coordinated public action timed to coincide with COP31 in November. This is about curators, creatives, and communities as genuine agents of change.

Applications close 9 June. More info and the application in the link below. 👇

microgalleries.org/copout

We’ve got something to say now. Here it is:

09/01/2026

A great article by The Conversation Global on the disgraceful decisions being made by Adelaide Festival and as authors abandon Adelaide Writers’ Week due to the cancelling of Randa Abdel-Fattah - simply for existing as a Palestinian.

Also worth noting, the board doesn't have a single artist on it.

Value artists and their voices - they are often holding the line when Boards, Directors, and Politicians aren't.

The decision to silence a Palestinian Australian author goes well beyond the standards of the Racial Discrimination Act and ordinary standards of free speech.

10/12/2025

09/12/2025

“Ora Cool but Okay Lah – A Story of Colors and Quiet Battles”

MG is exceptionally honoured to scream about our colour-blasting joy-bringer, latest exhibition in Bali .

📍 , Denpasar - Bali

🗓️13 Dec 2025 – 9 Jan 2026

Our AD also had the honour of writing the curatorial statement, which was very OK lah when such dynamic art is at play. Read below on what says so beautifully about his upcoming work. If in Bali, don’t miss this.

“The colors may shout, but deep inside each piece there’s a quiet battle — between chaos and calm, humor and doubt.
I’ve always been drawn to this in-between space, where things are both messy and beautiful, both loud and strangely peaceful.

The works in this show are born from that tension. They’re made of papier-mâché, fabric, and soft plush materials — fragile, imperfect, and full of fingerprints.

They carry traces of the things I see and feel living in Bali as an outsider: the mix of colors, shapes, rituals, politics, and stories that somehow all coexist here.

I don’t try to explain them; I just absorb, translate, and retell them in my own visual language.
My sculptures are bright, bulbous, and maybe a bit ridiculous — like they’re laughing at the world but also quietly thinking about it.

They borrow from Balinese textiles, ogoh-ogoh energy, street art, and everyday life.
They’re not about showing what’s “cool,” but about accepting that being not cool can be its own kind of freedom.
So yes — the colors are loud, the forms are playful, the mood is sometimes chaotic.
But underneath all that, there’s something softer: a small sense of peace, honesty, and joy.
Maybe that’s the whole point.
Not calm, not perfect —
just okay lah.”

02/12/2025

There ain't no party like a MOB PARTY🔥

28/11/2025

TOMORROW NIGHT! Chiang Mai’s most incredible event assisting families and communities affected by the civil war in Myanmar is ON🔥

MOB PARTY has a stella line up as always, with incredible support from the indefatigable and MG’s long-time supporter, Jason Stephenson (check out his latest inspirational program at link in bio)

You can grab your tickets at the link in bio, or head to the door tomorrow form 5pm. If you’re not in town and want to donate, reach out to MOB PARTY as they are doing incredible things for some of the most vulnerable communities in the region.

https://www.facebook.com/MOBpartycnx

Artists include 🎤

edge


zzz


youngkuu_





wiz
pkz
thobmx





@07.zeroseven


augustnagorn


And, true to curatorial magic and connections, many more!💥🔥🔥

24/11/2025

Thrilled to share that "Summers End", a project we're proud to support through creative management and production, is a TOP 50 FINALIST in the 6th Awards, selected from over 10,000 global entries! This immersive Arctic climate installation proves that creative production with heart can transform how audiences experience our changing planet. 🌍❄️

Summer’s End is a 22 minute, three-channel multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary video experience and installation that journey’s through mourning, reflection, and ecological awakening. Follow for updates, or if you're interested in discussing having this work in your gallery/space/event.
https://instagram.com/summersendsong
https://microgalleries.org/summersend

Artists:
Rachel Honnery, Kat Roma Greer and Alan Olejniczak with Nathan Hall and Setthasiri Chanjaradpong

27/10/2025

Meet the music lovers putting Chiang Mai on the sonic map. TEMPO.wav isn't just a collective, they're a movement determined to elevate the Lanna region's music scene from overlooked to unmissable. TEMPO.wav is a decentralized, slow music media platform bringing together music creators from every corner of the community. They're creating a living archive of Chiang Mai's diverse and truly dynamic musical landscape via their (Un)Zine, events, and bi-weekly radio happenings that aren't just shows - they're sonic love letters to a city whose music deserves far more attention. Tune in Wednesdays (5:30-7:30PM GMT+7) or Sundays (1-3PM GMT+7) via Facebook, or catch recordings on Patreon. This is what happens when a community decides its music matters and they collectivise to show you how much.



This initiative is an MG featured project as part of Scaled Spaces - they are doing something awesome to make the world a better place. Check out all 20 initiatives. Click: https://microgalleries.org/scaledspaces