

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exhibitions Opening Night | Ladder Art Space, Melbourne
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please join us and the artists for the opening celebration of two exciting exhibitions at Ladder Art Space this FebruaryDistraction - Jacqui DriverDistraction conveys the mental and physical struggle of living with chronic pain. I draw the twisted trunks, branches and thickets, losing myself within all the tangles, feasting on the texture of the bark and falling into the depths of overlapping branches. I forget my pains and let my mark making distract me from my everyday – I become lost in the detail.Conjuring the complexity of forcing pain into background noise, these entwined branches reflect the cycles of thinking I get tangled up in. Sometimes the patterns support and protect me, as I am caught up in the comfort of their repetition but often, I get stuck in negative or depressive modes of thinking. The challenge is in finding a way through them or maybe it is simply ‘being’ within the layering of the drawings.As an artist living with a severe form of Rheumatoid Arthritis, drawing and printing these trees challenge my body physically but echo the monumental nature of living with inflamed joints and deteriorating tendons. Printing on a large scroll reflects the scale of these sentinels and the large task of coping with chronic pain by dancing around it. Sighted Birds - Julie PuchalskiThis body of work brings together two long-standing interests of mine: birdwatching and painting. Each work depicts a bird I have observed whether during travels across Australia or in my own backyard. The paintings are organised into small groupings based on species, habitat, or shared characteristics such as size and behaviour.Birds have long attracted artists for their diversity, vitality, and accessibility. I portray each bird at close range, approaching them as portraits. This intimacy allows for a focus on individual features, particularly the face and eyes, acknowledging the reciprocal act of observation between humans and birds.Across history and culture, birds have held rich symbolic meaning, appearing in art, literature, and scientific study. They have been associated with themes ranging from death and omen to hope and renewal. As Emily Dickinson wrote, “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.”Birds are among the few wild animals we routinely encounter at proximity. This series is a reflection on those encounters and on the birds, I have been fortunate to observe.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kew/exhibitions-opening-night-|-ladder-art-space-melbourne-tickets/80003064505234
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Kew
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Ladder Art Space
- **lat**: -37.809009
- **long**: 145.028572
- **full address**: Ladder Art Space, 81 Denmark Street, Kew, Australia

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Ladder Art Space (https://allevents.in/org/ladder-art-space/17695505)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ladder Art Space, 81 Denmark Street, Kew, Australia
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 AUD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ladder Art Space
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** exhibitions, art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Exhibitions Opening Night | Ladder Art Space, Melbourne ?
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