Opening at Off the Kerb Gallery in Melbourne’s Collingwood on Friday 19 January is the annual Summer Daze exhibition, featuring the works from a plethora of emerging and mid-career queer artists.
After taking a forced hiatus due to COVID-19 and Melbourne lockdowns, Summer Daze finally made a comeback in 2023.
While there may be criticism of charging both space hire fees and commission, Pararajasingham explains: ‘Our gallery hire is the lowest in Melbourne, to make it accessible to new artists, while the commission is on the higher end of ARI models – that says to the artist we will work hard for them, because we need to sell their work to cover our operating costs. Payment is always 10 days after bump out.’
