Western Terrace: PATCHwork!

PATCHwork! celebrates DIY cultures across music, performance, art-making and written words.

Like patches on a jean jacket, the event brings together artists and acts emerging from underground and grassroots movements. All around us from bedroom studios, to self-published zines; from pop-up stages to home kitchens, a collage of self-organised happenings by artists and 9-5 workers alike colour the life of Western Sydney.

Tough like threads that refuse to fray, people display unbending spirits in the face of scarcity when woven into community. Ever-present in coalescing creative scenes, making and self-organising become everyday acts of resistance.

You are invited into the mix! Try your hand at stamping, browse the publication stall, and stay for the presentation and performances. Featuring Rachelle Esaid, cry ktt and MaF, emoeba h♡rtbridge, Heart Armour and Jasha Juicy Couture.

PATCHwork! has been co-curated by Celine Cheung and Fei Gao

When: Wednesday 29 October, 6:00pm - 8:00pm 

Where: Level 3, Western Terrace

Registration: Spaces are limited with some seats and standing room. Registration is essential. As this is an outdoor venue, please dress accordingly. For access requirements please contact PHIVEtickets@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au  

The Western Terrace is a series of creative gatherings, performances and workshops taking place underneath the golden hour, as the sun sets, facing West, thinking West. Imagining the Western Terrace as an extension of their own homes, gardens and balconies, the series features artists, authors, filmmakers, musicians and community sharing domestic ritual collectively. 

Image Credit: Heart Armour by Sage Riley