Inner West Council is very proud to announce the artists commissioned for EDGE Inner West 2024.
After an extensive EOI process, the selected artists represent a roll call of excellence from a diverse cross-section of art forms, including the famous Legs on the Wall and Force Majeure performers. Well-known broadcasters and writers Benjamin Law and Yumi Stynes will curate the EDGE Talks program.
EDGE Inner West, as part of a major partnership with Biennale of Sydney, stands to be one of the most exciting creative festivals within the Inner West for 2024.
EDGE Inner West × Biennale of Sydney will take place across three weekends in April with a program of site-specific works by leading performance artists at White Bay Power Station (6–7 April) and Petersham Town Hall (13–14 April) followed by a weekend of talks at White Bay (27–28 April).
EDGE White Bay: 6–7 April
White Bay Power Station, Rozelle
EDGE White Bay hands over the iconic site to performing artists who will create site-specific works that interpret the multiple stories and histories of White Bay.
- Legs On The Wall
- Force Majeure
- Oliver Cameron and Elizabeth Jigalin
- Ryuichi Fujimura and WeiZen
- Samantha Snedden
- Suara Indonesia Dance
EDGE Town Hall Takeover: 13–14 April
Petersham Town Hall, Petersham
EDGE Town Hall Takeover hands this traditional civic space to creatives for performance works by:
- Deborah Kelly, Lex Lindsay, Kit Spencer and Saria Green - CREATION
- Alon Ilsar, Diane Busuttil and Matthew Hughes
- Kenneth Craig Lambert
- Emma Kew and Cheryn Frost
- Shamgods
EDGE Talks: 27–28 April
White Bay Power Station, Rozelle
Guest curated by the famous Australian writers and broadcasters Benjamin Law and Yumi Stynes, hear from local luminaries as they cover a range of topics and ideas centred around the Inner West community. Expect a motley and eccentric series of talks with special guests, presented as a love letter to the Inner West.
Council would like to thank all artists who expressed interest in the program. The large number of submissions demonstrates Inner West's strong shared creative identity and the area's profile as Sydney's leading creative community.
Stay tuned for the full program announcement in March.
