I.C.E.HAUS turns a well known hub for community and cultural engagement into a live music venue! The first instalment of I.C.E.HAUS is gonna be huge! I.C.E.HAUS is a live music initiative, presented by Information + Cultural Exchange in Parramatta. Featuring emerging Western Sydney independent bands and...
All images: Nancy Trieu On Monday 27th May, Fairfield West Sewing Hub celebrated the achievements and dedication of our wonderful participants. Photographer Nancy Trieu was invited to shoot the group's latest finished products. The hub was transformed into a fashion runway with red carpet and curtain for...
Information + Cultural Exchange is looking to engage two new creatives for the next term of Creative Family Hub projects. Priority is for Women from a CaLD background, preferably someone who lives or works in Western Sydney, and has experience working with community. We are seeking: ...
"Vim & Vigour - Contemporary Dancer, Jasmine", by Lyndal Irons 2019. The photos say it all. Abel Tasman Village, Chester Hill and I.C.E. have partnered for a year long intensive exploration, research and analysis project offering collaborative and immersive creative activities to improve the daily lives of people in aged and dementia care. Five...
Halal Gurls is a 6x6 minute comedy about three hijabis living their best lives in Bankstown. Produced in partnership with I.C.E., it's a female driven show, upturning many of the stereotypes that exist around modern Muslim women in Western Sydney, just like Broad City, but less haram! We're...
Our Digital Diaspora crew got down to business with award winning producer Jackie Turnure as they took their film projects from production to impact and exploring every thought process in-between. The Western Sydney based creatives came together with projects in hand and left with a handful...
Winnie Dunn is the General Manager of Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement and she's been leading the charge compiling and editing Sweatshop Women: Volume One, which launches officially on Friday 03 May as part of Sydney Writers' Festival. We had a chat to Winnie about the anthology,...
Olga Markovic's drama/comedy series has just received funding through Screen Australia! Olga found out about the Screen Australia funding opportunities via our Hot Desk West initiative and we were so delighted when she got in touch to share the good news with us. [edgtf_separator class_name="" type="normal" position="center" color=""...
We first came to know Liana when they participated in the All Girl Electronic workshops back in 2017. Since then we've watched Liana's practice expand outwards and upwards as they explore sound and create surreal soundscapes as Milkffish. We had a chat with Liana to learn more about...
The Milky Pop Kid is a well-travelled film, boasting a long and impressive hit list of film festivals and screenings; The Other Film Festival (Melbourne), ReelAbilities Film Festival’s North America Program (New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Houston, Portland, New Jersey and Google Headquarters, California), plus...
