Image by Hunter Whyte
The ever popular KISS club returns in 2024 with Propel Youth Arts WA’s Youth Week WA KickstART Festival, in partnership with pvi collective and Midland Junction Arts Centre.
KISS club is a showcase of works in progress by emerging and established artists from various live and experimental arts disciplines. It was founded by Sydney artist Karen Therese and has been run by pvi collective, a tactical media group, since 2010. From 2017 to 2020, KISS club was delivered in partnership with PICA, and in 2022, it became a platform exclusive to emerging artists with the inaugural KickstART Edition.
For 2024, KISS club will continue as a collaboration between Propel Youth Arts WA, Midland Junction Arts Centre, and pvi collective. As such, applications are open only to artists aged between 18 and 26. Please also note that KISS club is an all ages event and presented ideas in progress should be suitable for audiences 15 years and over.
Selected Propel artists will participate in a 3 day KISS club lab and present 10 minutes of a work in progress to an audience, providing a chance to trial new ideas and receive feedback in a generous and supportive environment. KISS club celebrates work in progress, giving audiences a fresh insight into what is bubbling in the hearts and minds of Perth’s experimental performance makers, and the opportunity to help shape and support new work.
Key Dates
Callout Open: Tuesday 5 December 2023
Callout Closes: 11:59pm, Sunday 25 February 2024
Callout Notification: Early March 2024
KISS club lab: Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 April 2024
KISS club event: Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 April 2024
Who Should Apply:
Young and emerging artists and practitioners aged 18-26 years old.
WA emerging and established practitioners, groups or collectives from any live art form who are keen to test out a component of an idea or embryonic work in progress in front of a live audience.
How does the public feedback event work?
Part of the Kickstart Festival, and presented in Midland Junction Arts ‘Performance Space, each artist presents up to 10 minute’s work during the event, one after the other. Time for audience feedback is allocated at the end of the evening, in small groups.
The Offer
Artists will receive:
An honorarium of $500 plus 11% super (per work/collective).
A place in the KISS club 3 day lab
Free access to Midland Junction Arts’ Performance Space for rehearsal in the lead up to the event.
For the event, access to Midland Junction Arts’ house lighting, A/V and sound systems.
Technical support on the day of the event and a Venue Technician to operate during the event.
A copy of photo documentation taken at the event.
Artists provide:
Anything else to test the work.
Please read the KISS club FAQ info for further details HERE.
KISS club is the brainchild of Sydney performance maker Karen Therese in response to the need for artists to test out their emerging ideas to audiences in a supportive and critical environment.
Email kate@pvicollective.com for further information.