Absurd Art: Using Sillyness as a Creative Tool with Josh

  • 2nd Sep, 2026
  • 7:45pm - 9:00pm (AEST)
  • Laneway Learning
    Level 3 Rooms 14, 15/37 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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$22 - $26 AUD + BF
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This workshop is ideal for anyone feeling stuck in their routine or overwhelmed with the state of the world. Embrace chance and absurdity through collage poetry to take a break from the rat race.

What will we cover?

The session will cover a brief history of the DADA movement before getting into creative activities. Using collage techniques combined with chance to create unique poems. Your poems will then be read out in front of the group, keeping with the silly performative approach of DADA.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible Venue

  • Gender Neutral Bathrooms

  • Quiet Spaces

  • Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees 

Who will be Teaching? 

Josh (they/them) is an artist and educator from Naarm.  They have a passion for community and empowering everyone to realise they’re able to create, even if they haven’t picked up a brush since primary school. Their practice spans many mediums but is rooted in painting and drawing which they use to think through social and historical contexts.

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More about accessibility 

Any other questions or ways we can assist with accessibility? Just shoot us an email at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.