Everything You Can Dream of is True residency

Hosted by Utp, a transgenerational cohort of First Nations, Asian and African diasporic artists will engage in facilitated experiences and peer learning, with self-directed time over a week-long residency. Critically considering the provocation ‘Everything You Can Dream of is True’, which builds on the theme of the Sharjah Biennial 15, ‘Thinking Historically in the Present’, the residency will conclude with public programs and artist talks.

A moving image series with the same name took place at Utp on Dharug land in 2024. Everything You Can Dream of is True is a moving image series that invites a re-imagining of ourselves and the world around us. It is touring to WestSpace in June 2025.

Participating Artists: Akil Ahamat, Tarik Ahlip, Jagath Dheerasekara, Tania El Khoury, Samira Farah, Gillian Kayrooz, Eugenia Lim, Roberta Joy Rich, Nithya Nagarajan

Residency Dates: 19 - 23 May 2025

Public Program Date: 24 May 2025, 3-6 pm

You are invited to join us for the public sharing at the end of the residency. There will be artist talks and presentations reflecting on the critical conversations and knowledge exchange that take place during the group residency.

RSVP to the public program here.

Cover image: Gillian Kayrooz, Between Sharjah, 2023

Everything You Can Dream of is True residency is part of a year-long suite of programs within Utp’s 2025 provocation – who is ready for another world considers this moment of collective grief, models of collective liberation and resistance to settler-colonialism.

PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

This project is presented with support from Arts House.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the Neilson Foundation.