Emporium Melbourne is a proud to partner with RISING - Melbourne’s boldest festival of new art, music, performance and provocation.
RISING is a festival which transforms the city into a living, breathing cultural playground of new art, music and performance in the heart of Melbourne. RISING will be holding events around Melbourne from 4th June – 15th June including art installations, music events and performances, mindfulness competitions and much more.
Swingers
RISING will be hosting Swingers - The Art of Mini Golf at Flinders Street Station. Swingers is a playable art exhibition featuring nine mini golf holes and any number of untold obstacles. Each hole is created by a female artist.
Emporium Melbourne will be home to the 10th hole, created by celebrated Yankunytjatjara artist Kaylene Whiskey.
This unapologetically joyful installation lands at our Lonsdale Street entrance from 4 June – 29 June. Visit the installation at Emporium Melbourne where country meets pop culture and Dolly Parton stares you down at tee-off.
Artist
Kaylene Whiskey was born in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory, and grew up in Indulkana, South Australia.
Kaylene started working at the art centre after finishing school, making paintings that incorporated representations of local flora and fauna, as well as traditional bush foods. Over time Kaylene developed her unique approach to painting, with depictions of pop culture references sitting alongside elements from traditional Anangu culture. She favours painting prominent figures such as Dolly Parton and Tina Turner as well as comic book characters like Wonder Woman in a celebration of heroic women and the sisterhood.
Kaylene was the winner of the Sir John Sulman Prize in 2018 and won the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards’ General Painting Award in 2019.
Moonbites
To complement the sensory experience Emporium Melbourne’s very own Haidilao restaurant is offering a bespoke dining experience for RISING festival goers.
Haidilao Hot Pot is an international hot pot restaurant renowned for its authentic hot pot dishes. Haidilao has curated the perfect menu to enjoy before heading off to your RISING Festival event. Enjoy authentic Chinese hot pot, dipping sauces and a jug of plum juice, to fuel you into the evening.
Book your table now and mention Moon Bites when reserving.
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