We always love heading along to the exhibitions at Addition Gallery, set in a beautiful refurbished house that usually in the day time operates as a law firm. They've just opened their third exhibition Addition3 featuring work by Dale Harding, Alice Lang, Dana Lawrie, Sancintya Simpson, Tyza Stewart, and our very own Athena Thebus.
The art we saw was intriguing, beautiful, humorous and also (for one work in particular) a little confronting! Afterwards we had the luck of hanging out the back with everyone - some old friends, and some new - and knocking back a few of the gallery's home brews (Bruce's Blood) and house wines.
Here are a few friendly faces we got to chat to on the nigh!
Ben Loel / 20 / Bio-medical science student
5 words about your day. Anticipation. Exhilaration. Frustration. Relief. Beer.
Last arts event you attended? Can't remember.
If you could be any planet, which one would it be? Pluto. because everyone argues about whether it's actually a planet. I'd be controversial.
What are you looking forward to? Studying medicine.
Best/worst/weirdest advice your mother gave you? Only flip a steak once.
Jash Fullinfaw / 24/ I own and run The Print Bar
5 words about your day? Colourful. Fun. Tiresome. Hairy... Deathly.
Last arts event you attended? Pompon and Moth in Sydney.
If you were a colour which would it be? Pantone 801C. It's the perfect blue.
What are you looking forward to? Speaking french to a french person.
Best/worst/weirdest advice your mother gave you? She taught me how to tie my shoes laces the weird way - bunny ears and a double knot.
Annie Pate / 21 / I make coffee and I'm a student
I like your shoes. Where are they from? Weirdly enough, Wittner.
What did you do today? I've been moving into my new place.
If you were a cartoon character who would you be? Jake the dog, from adventure time.
What are you looking forward to? Seeing Grimes play, and Harvest Festival.
Best/worst/weirdest advice your mother gave you? My mother is like an onion. She seems very sociable on the surface, but to her daughters on the inside she is harsh, but really deep down inside she is this sensitive and beautiful person. She told me this saying, "never complain, never explain". So if someone asks you how you are, never complain and never explain.
Rosemary Holmes / 18 / Study undergraduate medicine, tutoring and working at a cafe.
If you were a cartoon character who would you be? Kim Possible because shes a secret agent.
What did you do today? Had a crafternoon making jewellery.
What are you looking forward to? Harvest Festival, Black Keys concert and Woodford.
Best/worst/weirdest advice your mother ever gave you? Don't date fixer-upers. Like if you buy a house and you have to fix it up. That but in relation to boys.
