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COMING UP! Expanding Surrounding
Melbourne's Jump Left presents Expanding Surrounding, a new Indonesia-Australia contemporary art collaboration showcasing neurodivergent and neurotypical artists in innovative cross-cultural partnerships.
This inclusive arts exchange project features dynamic artistic collaborations between Indonesian and Australian creatives, celebrating cultural diversity. Presented by international platform Art et al. and Indonesia's Tab Space, with proud support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Creative Australia, and Creative Victoria.
ON NOW | CONVERGENCE: Regional Perspectives
We are thrilled to welcome you to our inaugural exhibition CONVERGENCE: Regional Perspectives. Free and open to the public Tuesday to Friday 11am-4pm, and Saturdays 11am-3pm.
This diverse exhibition brings together distinctive artistic voices from regional supported studios in Victoria and Albury.
NYC: Jump Left Takes on the 2025 Outsider Art Fair
Earlier this month, Jump Left had the incredible opportunity to immerse ourselves in New York's vibrant art scene at the 2025 Outsider Art Fair.
Celebrating the Launch of Jump Left – Nov 2024
In November 2024, Jump Left officially launched in Naarm/Melbourne with resounding success, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the arts landscape.
Help Us Open Our Doors in 2025 with GoFundMe Campaign!
To make Jump Left and its project space a reality, we need your help now! We’re reaching out to our community and networks for values-driven angel investors to help fund this exciting start-up initiative.
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Jump Left [Art.Co.Lab] Launches in Naarm, Melbourne
We are thrilled to launch Jump Left, an arts enterprise working with disabled, neurodivergent, learning, and intellectually disabled artists alongside studios, organisations, and partners to realise aspirational creative and cultural goals.
Reconnecting with Art et al.
After a brief arts sabbatical, Sim has rejoined Art et al. in a new capacity, in a partnership via Jump Left.
Diffability, belonging, and empowerment.
To the casual observer, artists Natalie Jurrjens and Eden Menta are strong and fearless individuals, which belies their deep sensitivity, vulnerability, and boundless humanity.
US Museum Acquires Large Collection of Overlooked Art
SFMOMA has acquired a large collection of works by developmentally and intellectually challenged artists, many of whom were nurtured by Creative Growth in Oakland, Calif.
Book Launch | Variations: A More Diverse Picture of Contemporary Art
Written by Tristen Harwood, Grace McQuilten and Anthony White and published by Monash University Publishing, October 2023.
Artlink & APA | Raising the bar—collaborative partnerships
In 2020 as the pandemic spread across the globe, Arts Project Australia partnered with UK-based Slominski Projects and Jennifer Lauren Gallery to form Art et al.
Art et al. | Elevating Diverse Voices Globally
An inclusive, curated international art platform that commissions and presents collaborations between artists from supported studios, peers and professionals.
Nonconformers | A New History of Self-Taught Artists
Written by London-based American writer and curator Lisa Slominski, for Yale University Press and launched in 2022, Nonconformers offers new perspectives on outsider art.