Take Me Now!

Overview

Do you often feel like a douchebag for the way you treat artists? If you're anything like me, you love art but kind of expect exhibitions to be free. You think artists are completely crucial to a well-rounded culture but have only actually bought one artwork. Off a friend. For mates rates.

This unsettling logic plagues many of the creative industries, writing included. *Nervously jerks at own shirt collar*. But, this Tuesday, November 26, the folk at Kings ARI are taking a step in the right direction with a one-night only exhibition of local artists' wares for realistically affordable prices ($20 - $500). Running from 6-9pm, the exhibition which is curated by performance and visual artist, Lucy Farmer, will feature work from Cat Rabbit, Sean Morris (pictured), Beth Croce, Lucy Farmer, Kimberley Denson, Lia Tabrah, Nior, and Karen Cromwell.

For the lovers of classics there will be a large selection of jewellery and craft, and for the kookier amongst us, there'll be some unconventional biomedical prints and hand-illustrated beer coasters. Who needs Melbourne Now? As long as people are willing to come along and support talented local artists every so often, the contemporary art world will kick on.

Image: Dead Meat (detail), 2013 © Sean Morris