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GLOBAL, APRIL 2020 onwards
Match Box Projects: pARTicipate
We welcome everyone around the world to participate in a series of projects from the comfort of their home.
Please come back here shortly for further information to connect, create and
collaborate with us!
#pARTicipateglobal
NADI, FIJI 2019
Match Box Projects: People Make Places NadI
JULY TO AUGUST 2019
We are in Nadi from 18 July to beginning of August to create People Make Places Nadi.
To pick-up/deliver and/or create a matchbox impression of Nadi, join us at one of our pop-ups or contact us to meet up along our journey . (Some Pop Ups will be added to our blog as we decide where we will have them as we go. First meet up will be around the 27th July)
IMPORTANT: Before joining us please ensure you read the invitation instructions to take part HERE. At our pop ups please allow yourself plenty of time to ensure we can capture your photo of your creation in your hands and voice record you introducing your matchbox reflection of Nadi. (There is a possibility quite a few people could be at each event and we wish to encapsulate everyone's story).
If you can not make any of the times we will sporadically upload on our blog/, please contact us and we will do our best to meet you at an alternative time.
Contact us
Fiji Mobile Cell No: +679 905 9190
WhatsApp: + 61 410 331 600 /+ 61 419 388 108
e-mail: matchboxprojects@gmail.com
Facebook: Match Box Projects / Leanne Shedlezki / Naomi Shedlezki
Facebook Messenger: m.me/matchboxprojects
On Facebook please feel free to add Leanne or Naomi as as a friend. Let us know where we met or how you found out about People Make Places Nadi so we can befriend you.
PERTH 2018
Match Box Projects: People Make Places Perth
We are in Perth in November 2018 to create People Make Places Perth.
To pick-up/deliver and/or create a matchbox impression of Perth join us at one of our planned pop-ups below or contact us to meet up along our journey .
Contact us on 0419 388 108 / 0410 331 600
or via matchboxprojects@gmail.com
TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
Aroma Cafe
11.30-12.30
30 Aberdeen St, Northbridge WA 6003
Picabar
4.30-7pm
51 James Street, Northbridge WA 6003
We will be out the back in front of the big tree - weather permitting (otherwise inside)
WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER RENDEZVOUS
Moments Cafe
8 - 9.30 am
3 Davidson Terrace, Joondalup WA
LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
Time and location will be uploaded closer to the date.
SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER RENDEZVOUS
8.30-10.30am
La Patisserie
35 Mends St
South Perth, WA 6151
4-5.45pm
Ischia
2-4/500 Beaufort St
Highgate, WA 6003
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER RENDEZVOUS
7.30am-9am
Catalano’s
266 Albany Hwy
Victoria Park WA 6100
NOTE: We will be leaving at 9 - please ensure you are there early enough to enable us to capture your photo and voice-record your Perth reflection.
10.15-12.15
Freemantle Arts Centre
In the front garden
1 Finnerty St, Fremantle WA 6160
from 2.30-5pm
Matilda Bay
Bayside Kitchen & picnic area just outside
5 Hackett Dr,
Crawley, WA
Note: Coffee shop closes at 4. We will be at Coffee shop till 4 then continue collecting boxes outside to 5pm or longer if required. We will be where this lovely family was picnicing when we encountered them and/or on the blue tables behind them which are outside Bayside Kitchen
TOKYO
MATCH BOX DELIVERY
17-20 DECEMBER 2017/ 今日から１２月20日ま
最新の場所やニュースについては私たちのブログをチェックしてください。あるいはライングループに参加してください。さきに私たちのラインに参加していただいてからグループに招待します
For updates on new locations - please see our blog or join our line group. Join our line - then we will invite you to join our line group. You can also contact us by phone, WhatsApp or e-mail anytime.
LINE/WhatsApp/TEL: + 61 410 331 600 (+61 is Australia)
E-mail: matchboxprojects@gmail.com
MATCH BOX MEETING POINTS
Contact us to make a time to meet to deliver your matchbox. (Last day in Tokyo is 20 December). We will also be having a number of pop up/meeting points over the next week where one can pick up and deliver matchboxes. Look back here OR our blog for details. Or Join our LINE to contact us anytime.
If you have a suggestion of a good pop up for us in Tokyo. Please contact us. See our blog page for further information.
私たちはこれから12月２０日まで多くのミーティングを行います。みなさんがPeople Make Places のプロジェクトのために、マッチボックスを取りにきてもらったり、届けてもらうためのミーティングです。
いくつかのイベントについては私たちのブログに載せますが、フェイスブックやLINEで、頻繁に載せていきます。
私たちのLINEグループ, 私たちがどこでイベントを行なっているかを更新していきます。もしくは、私たちにメールなどでいつでも連絡してください！
どなたかオススメの場所はありますか？ 連絡してください
LINE/WhatsApp/TEL: + 61 410 331 600 (Australia)
E-mail: matchboxprojects(at)gmail.com
Saturday 16 December
10.00 am-11.15 am
Le Café Doutor Ginza, 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chūō, 銀座５‐７‐２ 三愛ビル１Ｆ
Sunday 17 - Wednesday 19 December
AM/PM: contact us to meet up / 連絡してください
8.30-11pm:
くにたち村酒場 / Kunitachi Mura Sakaba
中1-9-30 国立せきやビルB1
Kunitachi, Tokyo
Tokyo, Kunitachi, Naka, 1 Chome−9−30, せきや国立ビル B1F
http://www.emalico.com/sakaba/access.html
Please come join us
:是非参加してください！
Please contact us if you would like to join us.
:もし参加してくださる場合は、こちらまで連絡してください
Monday 18 December
AM/PM- 連絡してください
7.15pm - 10.45pm下北沢 / 三軒茶屋 Shimokitazawa / Sangenjaya Area
Tuesday 19 December
am/pm: Ginza and Roppongi Hills contact us to meet up.
Evening: どなたかオススメの場所はありますか？ 連絡してください
Wednesday 20 December
Ueno Park + More places
連絡してください
MEETING POINTS
For Tokyo meeting points look back here OR our blog for details
or
follow us on
or
(Line phone number: + 61 410 331 600 (Australia)
DECEMBER 2017
We will be in Japan to conduct action research and create People Make Places Tokyo. We warmly invite anyone living, working and or studying in Tokyo to participate.
English Invitation via website HERE (or PDF HERE)
日本語/ Japanese Website info HERE or Invitation PDF HERE
SYDNEY:
POP UP DEPOTS for Match Box Projects: People Make Places Sydney
We will be having a pop up depot where Sydneysiders can deliver and/or create their matchbox impressions of Sydney. Ensure you read our invitation instructions.
INVITATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please view our invitation instructions to take part in People Make Places here
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2017
When: 4.30-6.40 pm
Where: Seans Panorama, 270 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
18 - 19 NOVEMBER 2017
When: 2-4pm on Saturday and Sunday 18/19 November
Where: Love Supreme, 180 Oxford St, Paddington
Contact:
0419 388 108
or
0410 331 600
or
matchboxprojects(at)gmail.com
LANE COVE
25 August to 2 September 2016
Exhibition: Match Box Projects: People Make Places Lane Cove
As part of Lane Cove's 25th Anniversary celebrations of the Cameraygal Festival we will be presenting a work in progress exhibition of People Make Places, highlighting the 350+ matchbox impressions created by the People of Lane Cove last year.
Opening Night: Wednesday 24 August from 5:30pm
Gallery Lane Cove
Upper Level, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Monday - Friday 10am - 4.30pm
Saturday 10am - 2.30pm
This exhibition is being presented by Lane Cove Council as part of Love Where You live Lane Cove.
SAN FRANCISCO
Mid July 2016
We will be Encountering San Francisco. We will be inviting local residents, workers and students to join our People Make Places Project. If you or any of your family or friends would like to join us please see our invitation instructions here and or personally contact us to find out more.
CONTACT
info@matchboxprojects.com
646-512-0530
Visit our blog regularly for our planned and spontaneous pop ups across the city
NEW YORK
May / June 2016
We will be creating new work in New York, including People Make Places..
CONTACT
info@matchboxprojects.com
646-512-0530
MELBOURNE
Monday 18 April 2016
Join us for a casual insight into People Make Places at Brunetti - in the heart of Melbourne's CBD. We are bringing along some of the 1000s of matchboxes we have collected across the globe. If you haven't created your Melbourne matchbox yet, invitation instructions can be found here. Family and friends welcome
CITY CBD
Brunetti - City Square
214 Flinders Lane (corner of Swanston St)
Monday 18 April
4.30 - 6pm
NOTE: if we are not at the outside seating we will be inside in the upstairs area
contact: 0410 331 600 / 0419 388 108
info@matchboxprojects.com
BRISBANE
9 April - 12 April 2016
We will be in Brisbane to present our Time Capsules and create new work. We will be having a number of intimate pop ups throughout the city. If you would like to join us please see our blog or personally contact us to find out more.
info@matchboxprojects.com
SYDNEY
Saturday 5 March 2016
We will be conducting an ARI tour through Marrickvile's artist run initiatives. More information including registration can be viewed here
Now
For those that are taking part or wish to take part in People Make Places, invitation instructions for your matchbox portails can be viewed here
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
LANE COVE
August to October
We will be artists in residence in Lane Cove where we will be creating People Make Places- Lane Cove.
We will be having numerous pop-ups and workshops throughout our residency. Dates will be uploaded to our blog.
For those that would like to take part invitation instructions can be found here
VENICE
2-3 July 2015
We will be in Venice to present our Time Capsules and create new work.
On 2 July join us at Campo Santa Margerita to celebrate all the new matchboxes we have collected whilst in Europe and meet Venice matchbox family members.
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
mobile phone (cell): +39 344 148 2515 (il nostro nuovo numero di cellulare/ IT'S A NEW NUMBER (only in use when we are in Italy)
See our blog for location/time updates on the day.
PARIS
22 - 30 Juin 2015
Paris! Joignez vous a nous et aider nous a creer "People make Places:Paris". Comment participer? Vous pouvez trouver les instructions ici en Francais ou en anglais. N'hesitez pas a nous contacter pour en savoir plus
We will be Encountering Paris. If you live, work and/or study in Paris and would like to join People Make Places, instructions can be viewed here. Please personally contact us to find out more.
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
Telephone (mobile) : + 33 6 83 61 65 76 (a partir du 23 Juin)
BASEL
19-21 June 2015 / Juin 2015
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
AMSTERDAM
Beginning of June 2015
We will be Encountering Amsterdam. If you live, work and/or study in Amsterdam and would like to join People Make Places, instructions can be viewed here. Please personally contact us to find out more.
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
mobile phone (cell): + 31 (0) 6 4533 1623
CANNES
Mid May to Beginning of June 2015
We will be in Cannes creating new work. We will be having a number of intimate pop ups throughout both cities. If you would like to join us please personally contact us to find out more.
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
mobile phone (cell): + 33 6 83 61 65 76 (only when we are in France)
VENICE
Mid May
We will be in Venice to present our Time Capsules and create new work. We will be having a number of intimate pop ups throughout the city. If you would like to join us please personally contact us to find out more.
e-mail: info@matchboxprojects.com
mobile phone (cell): +39 344 148 2515 (il nostro nuovo numero di cellulare) (only in use when we are in Italy)
ROCKS POP UP
Farewell Sydney for now... May
140 George St, The Rocks (in the MCA bulding - old entrance to the MCA)
(two doors down from ChocolArts - nearest corner is Argyle St)
Visit us at our Pop-Up Depot and view the 2000 matchboxes we have collected from our collaborators across 10 global regions before we head back to Venice Itay.. Sydneysiders who would like to take part can view People Make Places instructions here
PRESS
891 ABC Adelaide - 30-31 March 2015
We encountered Spence Denny with his dog Lucy on the streets of Unly North. He delivered his completed matchbox back to us the following day live on air during his program Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan on 891 ABC Adelaide. See article here.
Radio Adelaide 101.5 fm - 4 April 2015
We are also looking forward to receiving Cath Kenneally's matchbox when we return to Adelaide - listen to us on her Arts Breakfast Radio program on Radio Adelaide 101.5 fm 4 April 2015 here.
ADELAIDE
27-31 March 2015
We will be in Adelaide creating People Make Places.
For those that would like to take part view invitation and instructions here
(if you cannot open the PDF instructions can also be viewed here)
ROCKS POP UP
Now to End December 2014
73 George St, The Rocks
(two doors down from ChocolArts - nearest corner is Argyle St)
Visit us at our Pop-Up Depot and view the 2000 matchboxes we have collected from our collaborators across 10 global regions. Sydneysiders who would like to take part can view People Make Places instructions here.
See our blog weekly for upcoming matchbox delivery times and artist talks.
VILLAGE BIZARRE
Friday nights 6.30-10pm 7 November - 19 December 2014
Rocks Pop Up @ 73 George St, Sydney (nearest corner is Argyle St/Jack Mundey Place)
The Rocks is the place to be over the coming Friday nights. Join us as this historical precinct comes alive with mystery, magic, music and markets. All are welcome to come and listen to some of the individual tales behind each box created by over 2000 people that have joined our journey to date.
If you haven’t delivered your own box yet, please do.
Your friends and family are welcome to join the journey too.
Invitation/Instructions for our People Make Places journey can be found here
Copy link to Event map below. We are the Blue No 5 on the map.
To gain a full insight to the Village Bizarre program of events see this link.
PRESS
MELBOURNE
14 - 20 August 2014
Join us at one of our Rendezvous where we will be collecting matchbox portraits from Melbournians and bringing along 100s of matchbox projects we have collected across the globe. See our blog daily for dates and times
PRESS
July 2014
Kulture Magazine's Anita Bhole stumbled upon our Rocks Pop Up Studio. She featured us in Issue 4
ROCKS POP UP STUDIO
June to July 2014
85-85½ George St, The Rocks
(in between the Orient Hotel and G’day Cafe - nearest corner is Argyle St)
VIisit us at our Pop-Up Depot/working studio. For those partaking in People Make Places instructions can be viewed here
See our blog for time and days.
DUBAI
3-8 April
We will be popping up across Dubai for matchbox meet ups to collect People Make Places: Dubai matchbox portraits. Visit our blog for dates and places or contact us on 05 6204 7730
SIKKA, DUBAI
25 March
MATCHBOX POP UP @ SIKKA
5-7pm
Courtyard B (in front of main stage), Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Bur Duba
We have been invited to pop up at Sikka, an annual art event featuring contemporary art practices and initiatives.
VENICE
17 March 2014
MATCH BOX FAREWELL (for now..)
19:00-21.00 @ RIVETTA - Santa Croce 637a
Grazie per aver partecipato al “People Make Places Venice” Match Box Project!
Saremo liete di viaggiare con la tua bella scatola e condividerla in giro per il mondo.
Lunedi sera porteremo con noi più di 300 scatole di fiammiferi della magica Venezia (compresa la tua) alla RIVETTA. Invitiamo te e i tuoi amici a venire a vederle e a salutarci.
Join us to celebrate and farewell the 300+ impressions of Venice we will be taking with us.
EDINBURGH
9 March 2014
Matchbox Rendezvous for People Make Places: Edinburgh Matchbox Collection
9 am-10.30 am
Southern Cross Cafe
63a Cockburn St (on the corner of Fleshmarket Close),
Edingburgh EH1 1BU
1.30pm-2.30pm
The Fruitmarket Cafe (@ Fruitmarket Gallery)
45 Market Street
Edinburgh EH1 1DF
LONDON
8 & 11 March 2014
MATCH BOX DELIVERY SALON
17.30 -21.00
Bella Shenkman Room & Sir Hugh Casson Room
Keeper’s House
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
BERLIN
23-25 February 2014
We look forward to collecting Berlin matchbox impressions. Look on our blog daily for set pop up delivery locations or contact us on 0176-67838341 to arrange a time to meet to deliver your box.
