Western Terrace: PATCHwork!

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.

Like patches on a jean jacket, the event brings together artists and acts emerging from underground and grassroots movements. All around us from bedroom studios, to self-published zines; from pop-up stages to home kitchens, a collage of self-organised happenings by artists and 9-5 workers alike colour the life of Western Sydney.

Tough like threads that refuse to fray, people display unbending spirits in the face of scarcity when woven into community. Ever-present in coalescing creative scenes, making and self-organising become everyday acts of resistance.

You are invited into the mix! Try your hand at stamping, browse the publication stall, and stay for the presentation and performances. Featuring Rachelle Esaid, cry ktt and MaF, emoeba h♡rtbridge, Heart Armour and Jasha Juicy Couture.

PATCHwork! has been co-curated by Celine Cheung and Fei Gao

When: Wednesday 29 October, 6pm - 8pm 
Location: Level 3, Western Terrace 
Suitable for 18+ - people aged under 18 may not be granted entry.
Registration: Spaces are limited with some seats and standing room. Registration is essential as this is an outdoor venue, please dress accordingly. For access requirements please contact PHIVEtickets@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au  

Image Credit: Heart Armour by Sage Riley

Meet the artists

 


Heart Armour is a Sydney three piece working at the intersections of ambient music, experimental pop, and r&b. Bandmates Jenny (Wytchings), Kashif (Kash Bhai) and Zac (roomers) combine their diverse influences and musical backgrounds with a spirit of openness and experimentation. Their live shows are heavy on improvisation, volume, and chaos. They are also very good friends. Their debut single “White Flag” was released in December 2024 and has been supported with write-ups by MixMag AU/NZ, The Music and FBi radio. Heart Armour also featured as FBi Radio’s first Independent Artist of the Week of 2025.

 

Three musicians perform on stage, surrounded by electronic equipment. A hand-drawn banner displays cartoonish figures and text about occupation.
A graph paper towel with various hand-drawn symbols and abstract shapes is clipped to a clothesline under a blue sky. The scene is bright and casual.

 

Rachelle is a practising visual artist living in Western Sydney. She received her Bachelor of Creative Arts, majoring in Visual Arts, at the University of Wollongong. Her work aims to be bright, bold and colourful while still fulfilling an important goal – to create a healthy outlet for intrusive thoughts, hard days and obsessions she can't get a hold of. Her artworks represent her world between worlds, one that is easier to create than to live in. They are unreal and unapologetically all of hers.

Cover of "Pr(axis) of Resistance," featuring a halftone image of a man with glasses, and text emphasizing selected writings by Basel al-Araj.

 

cry ktt is a 9–5 worker and self-publisher on unceded Dharug land. She co-founded rot shop, a community distro for leftist books, zines, and printed matter. Her publishing practice draws on anti-capitalist and anarchist traditions to challenge the logics of commercial and institutional capture. By positioning publishing as a decentralised site of epistemic rupture, her work reorients publishing away from extractive logics and towards collective world-making. Currently, her work centres on reclaiming print as a tool for mutual aid, radical pedagogy, and the redistribution of access, grounding it as praxis for ongoing collective struggle and resistance.


MaF is an urban designer, educator, and researcher based in Dharug land. Grounded in decolonial theory, her practice examines how pedagogy and architecture have historically operated as instruments of control, and how they might instead serve as tools for liberation. She is the co-founder of Interlude, a research and design collective that explores how design, pedagogy, and archival practices can challenge dominant narratives within the built environment and create space for new ways of seeing and knowing. Engaging with global struggles, particularly in Palestine and so-called Australia, MaF is interested in developing alternative educational and spatial frameworks that critically inform how we live, learn and design within settler-colonial contexts—foregrounding practices of care, repair, and collective agency.

Two people with glasses smile brightly for a selfie. The person on the left wears an orange jacket, and the one on the right is in a lavender sweater. Warm, cheerful mood.

 

Fei and Celine are shapeshifting artist friends who collaborated on various projects. Having met through Pari and worked alongside each other as co-Directors, they went on to collaborate on projects across many forms. Most recently, they participated in ‘Ghost in the Machine’, a group exhibition in Outer Space, Meanjin (Brisbane) and ‘The Path’, a performance led by Fei Gao, presented at Parramatta Lanes and Verge Gallery. PATCHwork! is the first event they co-curated together.

Learn more about their individual practices below.

Celine Cheung

Celine Cheung is an artist, artsworker and educator working on unceded Dharug land. She occasionally curates, and currently volunteers at Pari as a co-Director. Broadly interested in DIY cultures and storytelling, her practice takes different forms from artworks to educational or interactive experiences. She fashions confessional narratives through art, using mediums available on hand spanning installation, drawing and performance.


Fei Gao

Fei Gao is an artist and producer based on unceded Dharug land. Their practice centres on building characters and worlds through costume, performance, and digital environments.

Drawing inspiration from toys, video games, and TV superheroes, their work is often performative and interactive. Fei is interested in exploring deeply emotional, tender, and transformative experiences that often links individuals and communities together.

A person with long braided hair stands smiling in front of a lush, green tree under a clear blue sky, wearing a patterned Adidas sweatshirt.

 

emoeba h♡rtbridge is an artist, arts worker, home2home cook, and suburban commuter currently living in western sydney, Darug/Bidjigal land. . previously cooking with friends Emma Cao and Emma Pham as "emma's kitchen", they continue their sour sweet bitter spicy quest thru Patchwork, from kitchen 2 kitchen... 2 bellies. believing that a healthy amount of mess, fuss, and sharing of counter-cultural oral histories is the secret ingredient to a good meal, emoeba invites you into the kitchen to enjoy, play with, and tell tales over food.

A woman in a sporty-chic outfit poses confidently. She wears a white crop top, mini skirt, long socks, heeled shoes, and holds an orange handbag, exuding a playful, stylish vibe.

 

Jasha Juicy Couture, is a street dancer based in Sydney representing the International Kiki House of Juicy Couture and $upervillain$. Focusing on the freestyle dance forms of vogue femme and waacking, Jasha actively participates in battles, showcases, balls and  other events within Sydney and wider Australia to share her love for people, culture and dance

Gallery

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.
Image: Garry Trinh
A diverse group of people at a gathering in a room with purple and orange lighting. They're joyfully serving themselves from boxes of mochi at a table.
Image: Garry Trinh
Five people sit casually on a patterned rug in a modern room, smiling and relaxed. A screen displays colorful text and an image in the background.
Image: Garry Trinh
A diverse group of six people pose indoors, smiling and making peace signs. They wear casual, eclectic outfits. The background is lit with purple and green lights, creating a vibrant, joyful atmosphere.
Image: Garry Trinh
A group of seven people smiling and posing in a warmly-lit room with colorful lighting. They appear happy and are dressed in various casual and stylish outfits.
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A woman in a red dress and heels dances energetically in front of a small, smiling audience. The stage is lit with vibrant pink and purple lights, creating a lively and dynamic atmosphere.
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Indoor music performance with a band playing on stage. Seated audience watches them in a room lit by purple and green lights, creating a vibrant atmosphere.
Image: Garry Trinh
Two hands engaged in a fabric printing activity. One hand holds a roller with black ink, while the other points to a fabric stencil on a teal table. Art supplies and patterned fabrics surround the scene, conveying creativity and focus.
Image: Garry Trinh
A group of people gather around tables covered with colorful fabrics in a well-lit room. The atmosphere is lively and collaborative, with a purple-lit backdrop.
Image: Garry Trinh
A person stands holding a transparent umbrella and a microphone under purple lighting, conveying an artistic and contemplative mood.
Image: Garry Trinh
A three-person band performs in a room bathed in purple light. The guitarist sings into a mic, while two others use electronic equipment, creating a focused atmosphere.
Image: Garry Trinh
A person in a beige coat holding an open booklet with images and text, appearing focused. Another person is blurred in the background. The setting is calm and introspective.
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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. 

This event is proudly funded by the NSW Government through the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.

Logos for NSW Government and 24-Hour Economy on a black background. Red lotus with blue text for NSW, abstract purple and orange design for 24-Hour Economy.