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PHIVE Presents: Western Terrace

The Western Terrace is a series of creative gatherings, performances and workshops taking place underneath the golden hour, as the sun sets, facing West, thinking West. Imagining the Western Terrace as an extension of their own homes, gardens and balconies, the series features artists, authors, filmmakers, musicians and community sharing domestic ritual collectively.

Past Events

A group of people joyfully dance in a brightly lit room with an orange floor and colorful lights. The atmosphere is lively and energetic.

Western Terrace: Utp Portals to the Ancestors

Portals to the ancestors is a community offering of artist-led movement workshops and shrine-making that centre the body as a site of ancestral memory, continuity of culture and resistance against erasure. Dance and craft with us to connect across time and open portals together.

Three vibrant textile artworks hang in a well-lit gallery. Each depicts abstract human figures with colorful, embroidered designs. The atmosphere is artistic and expressive.

Western Terrace: Common Thread Exhibition

The Western Terrace came alive with colour, conversation and connection as the Fabric Connections community gathered for a special community exhibition.

A group of ten people, smiling on a rooftop terrace with a cityscape in the background. One person in traditional attire holds a string instrument. The mood is cheerful.

Western Terrace: Lunar New Year: Horseplay

The Fire Horse is marked by vibrance, breakthrough and persistence. This year, the Western Terrace gathered and honoured longstanding traditions by people whose cultures have resisted being reigned in, stifled and remain spirited through their artistic practices.

A group of seven diverse adults poses on a rooftop with city buildings and trees in the background. The mood is cheerful and collaborative, with bright sunlight.

Western Terrace: Animating the Arab Archive in Burramatta

Join us for a night of stories through time as Alissar Chidiac brings together people and material from two creative productions made in Burramatta on Dharug Land at the turn of this century.

Six people stand smiling in a line, illuminated by soft, colorful lighting. Behind them, a sheer green curtain and large windows create an inviting, celebratory atmosphere.

Western Terrace: Verdure Stories

Join us for a vision of green as we journey with five writers, artists, and community members who contemplate their relationship to plants.

A group of eight friends poses cheerfully on a vibrant orange floor with a purple-lit glass wall backdrop. One person sits on a chair smiling. Casual attire and a lively atmosphere convey a sense of camaraderie and fun.

Western Terrace: PATCHwork!

PATCHwork! celebrates DIY cultures across music, performance, art-making and written words.

A group of people gathered on a sunlit terrace, engaging in a weaving activity. They are surrounded by urban buildings and trees, creating a warm, communal atmosphere.

Western Terrace: Weave and Wonder

Experience a vibrant evening of culture and creativity as the Western Terrace transforms with the brilliance of First Nations artists.

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Western Terrace: Stories are Seeds

Planting our future through speculative and ancestral stories curated by Katie Shammas and Vivian Pham

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Western Terrace: Deep Roots Shared Plant Stories

Join the GUL Collective for an evening of shared plant stories and to launch what will become an ongoing community fibre artwork.

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Western Terrace: Threads Exhibition

An exhibition of handmade artworks by the Fabric Connections Community and creative play curated by Linda Brescia in celebration of International Women's Day.

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Western Terrace: Gathering Before The Light

Come together with us for an evening of creativity, connection, and reflection with An.Other Collective.

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Western Terrace: Lunar New Year In Spirit and Belly

This Lunar New Year, nourish both spirit and belly on the Western Terrace. Curated by Emma Cao

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Western Terrace: Meet Me At The Table

Meet us at the table for an immersive dining experience. Curated by Afro Sistahs

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Western Terrace: Wrapped Around The Sun

We gathered at sunset for herb harvesting and creative workshops curated by Marian Abboud.

Weaving

Western Terrace: Flowing Connections

An immersive workshop where they explored the deep cultural significance of waterways and the intricate connections between the Darug and Gadigal clans.

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Western Terrace: The Oldest Stories

We gathered under the golden hour on the Western Terrace as we listened to The Oldest Stories, featuring authors and artists sharing enchanting yarns, fairytales, fables, and myths.