Photo credit: Jo Richardson.
Let’s talk about what “nothing” can look like in a time where many activities, assemblies and wage labour are restricted to the confines of one’s own home.
As a poor, spoonie, neurodivergent creative, I’ve practiced the art of guiltily doing “nothing” for quite some time. Let’s talk about what “nothing” can look like in a time where many activities, assemblies and wage labour are restricted to the confines of one’s own home. But also, what “nothing” can look like when these restrictions are lifted; and when employment and funding in the arts is still scarce. Can we move past the guilt of arbitrary standards of productivity by criticising what it actually means to be productive?
My pronouns are they / them. I grew up close to Jandakot (place of the whistling eagle), now I live and work by Baigup Derbal Yerrigan (place of rushes, Maylands, narlak bilya), and Boorloo (Perth City) near Kuraree, once a gathering place for Whadjuk Noongar people where Perth Town Hall now stands.
Details
When: Thursday 28 May, 7.30 - 9pm
Platform: Zoom (link will be emailed to you the day before the event)
About Aisyah Aaqil Sumito
Aisyah Aaqil Sumito is a printmaker, writer and conceptual artist based on Whadjuk Noongar boodja. Considering elements of endurance, pain and pilgrimage, Sumito recounts personal narratives regarding intercultural influences, neurodiversity, disability and queerness. Since entering the local arts industry in late 2016, Sumito has participated in a number of multidisciplinary creative projects at various spaces across Boorloo. A brief selection of examples include Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Paper Mountain, The Blue Room Theatre, Fremantle Arts Centre and the Art Gallery of Western Australia. They are currently a co-director at Cool Change Contemporary.
About KickstART Virtual
22 - 29 May 2020
For 10 years KickstART has been the flagship event for Youth Week WA, however things are a little different in 2020.
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent live event cancellations, Propel Youth Arts WA is presenting KickstART Virtual: a week-long online festival of free workshops, talks, and hangouts, specifically tailored to young creative people in WA, and developed by Creative Coordinator Kobi Arthur Morrison with the Youth Week WA Planning Committee.
KickstART takes place on Noongar Boodjar. We acknowledge the ownership and are grateful for the custodianship of the people who originate from the Whadjuk nation. We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. We are committed to reconciliation and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
KickstART Virtual is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also sponsored by Lotterywest and the City of Perth.