Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art 2022

Overview

Following a series of pandemic-impacted online editions, Liveworks is returning IRL to its longtime home. Carriageworks has played host to the festival of experimental arts since 2015 and this year it's back at the expansive venue with yet another lineup of fascinating pieces to discover at this year's event — both in-person and online.

"I couldn't be more excited that we're throwing open the doors—both in-venue and virtually—and returning to a full-scale Liveworks Festival program this year," the festival's outgoing Artistic Director Jeff Khan said. "I hope this year's Liveworks will be a refreshing and revitalising experience for audiences and communities, inviting us to consider new perspectives and offering us the rush of creativity at its boldest and most adventurous."

Across ten days, the festival will feature 18 live shows and nine distinct digital events featuring more than 60 artists. Australian-Papua New Guinean artist Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman will unveil a new set of 19 large-scale shield paintings as part of their new work 'A barrow, a singsong'. There will be musical performances from Rainbow Chan, Sui Zhen and experimental musician Jon Rose who will be unveiling Night Songs, a new composition created with the sounds of the Australian Pied Butcherbird. And, the acclaimed queer dance party Day for Night will be making a glorious return to the festival.

There will also be a range of artist talks including a keynote conversation between Bridgeman and Bradley Vincent, the Head of Curatorial and Programs at the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

For the full program, head to the Liveworks website.

Cynthia Sciberras

Top image: Eric Bridgeman by Carl Warner