WAYOUT was conceived as a way of reproducing the collaborative and co-supportive experience of ARI culture in the regional context. The space is run by eight or more regional artists who work predominantly online to curate and organise the exhibition schedule, and also participate in group projects and initiatives that bring us together for collaborative action. Important to the structure is the fact that as a regional ARI, WAYOUT is open to artists from everywhere, and while we schedule a percentage of regional and local content, the idea is to give the artists involved an opportunity to participate in the broader currents of contemporary culture that usually circulate in the great elsewhere of the cities or the regions outside of the region in which we exist. It’s about consolidating our own activity into a network of support that allows us to participate in the world that we are told exists beyond our own backyard.

It was therefore particularly validating to be invited by Daniel Mudie Cunningham to exhibit in No Show at Carriageworks with some of the most exciting ARI Spaces across NSW. It was exactly the kind of involvement we were hoping to generate. We were fortunate to have our member’s exhibition, The Bitter Crust already underway that would slot in easily.