BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIAN

BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIAN

ampersand BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIANAmpersand Magazine

Ampersand Magazine is a quarterly curiosity journal from Redfern. Founded in 2008, each issue of Ampersand is curated around a key concept that brings together prose, fiction, poetry and visual art. Ampersand’s contributors are emerging and established, and have included Claudia O’Doherty, Bob Brown, Nick Coyle, Amelia Groom, Bill Henson, Tommy Murphy, Gareth Liddiard and a hundred-or-so more. Ampersand illuminates the unfashionable, the unorthodox and the rare. It intertwines it all with absurdity, sex and cheap laughs. It is a beautifully designed compendium of current thought and creativity. Website

dirty shallows BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIANDirty Shirlows

Dirty Shirlows, Marrickville has been hosting independent creative events since 2008. Since its inception the space has been run by a dedicated band of volunteers (artists, designers, writers, curators & broadcasters) on pretty much no budget. They aim to support emerging, independent and sometimes challenging live performance (predominantly music). They’re not genre-specific but instead exist with the intention of providing an accessible, well-equipped and relaxed environment in which to host interesting events. Website

applespiel 220x220 BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIANApplespiel collective

Applespiel is a group of young performers that studied Creative Arts (Performance) together at the University of Wollongong, and evolved out of a shared interest in contemporary performance and a collaborative creative process. Many of their projects are focused on the relationship between the personal and the collective, or the individual within the community. Simon Binns, Nathan Harrison, Nikki Kennedy, Emma McManus, Joseph Parro, Troy Reid, Rachel Roberts & Mark Rogers combine their skills as actors, directors, designers, musicians and technicians. Website

big village BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIANBig Village

Big Village is an independent record label representing the new wave of Sydney hip hop artists. Tired of jostling for recognition as individual bands, Big Village artists came together to forge a joint identity and carve out new opportunities on their own terms. Consisting of Daily Meds (P.Smurf, Mikoen, Billie Rose and Roleo), Loose Change (Rapaport, Ellesquire, PMajor and SamZ), True Vibenation (Verbaleyes, Native Wit and Gabriel Clouston), Reverse Polarities (Kit Complete, MC Mute, P.Smurf, Mikoen and Billie Rose), Tuka, Ellesquire and Jeswon, Big Village artists are dedicated to producing thought-provoking, open-minded music that challenges the status quo. Website

makeshift1 BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIANMakeshift

Makeshift (Tessa Zettel & Karl Khoe) collaborate on post-disciplinary projects that imagine or enact other ways of living and are generative of sustainment, dialogue and new economies. Their redirective practice has encompassed sculpture and installation, drawing, printmaking, writing, live art, curating and design. Informed by colonial and scientific memory, their projects often appear as participatory, site-responsive interventions that make visible contested histories and possible futures. Website

dork BEST COLLECTIVE, presented by PEDESTRIANDorkbot

Dorkbot is an international community of people interested in electricity and what people do with it. The Sydney arm holds regular meetings (generally the last Tuesday of the month) at Serial Space in Chippendale. These pose as an opportunity for public discussion, peer review and exploration of ideas, experiments and finished works. They also foster growth, encouragement and collaboration in a community of curious people. Website

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