A good friend of mine sent me the info to this today, something a little different but no less cool. This is the annual show put on by the Artful Dodger Studio, which, since 1995 have “aimed to assist young people to access education, employment and training for young people aged 15 – 28 who have multiple and complex needs. Additionally the Gateway program addresses young people’s health and wellbeing needs while they participate in pre-employment programs.”

Its a great initiative, and has had a really positive hand in helping to support young artists get out there and into the creative world – and the show looks like a really cool concept as well – really something worthwhile to check out.

“The Artful Dodgers have created an evocative sensory experience that will transform a basement in Flinders Lane into a fantasy garden.  Discover the young artists’ interpretation of what we have in and around our sheds, listen to what emerges from foreign amorphous plant forms, delve into monochrome wall-scapes, flip through botanical illustrations and be beguiled by multi layered projection work pollinated with flora and fauna imagery.  Discover the beautiful, surreal and seamier side of our backyards.”

Who: Artful Dodgers Studio collective
What: Into the Shed group show
Where: FortyFive Downstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
When: Show opens Tuesday 26th October @ 6pm and runs til Saturday 6th November, 2010

Check out the Artful Dodgers website for more info!