Retribution Teddy Bears

Retribution Teddy Bears: Revamp a soft toy
Presented by Adrian Lazzaro, Kerrie Neilen and Arts Project Australia

Date: Saturday 22 February 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm

Venue: Arts Project Australia Open Studio, Booth K1, Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2A Clarendon Street, South Wharf 3006

Price: To attend this workshop, please purchase a ticket to Melbourne Art Fair here.
Materials provided

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Join us for RETRIBUTION TEDDY BEARS , a casual session of teddy bear modification and/or zombification with the Maestro himself, Arts Project Australia artist, Adrian Lazzaro. Imbue an old teddy with haunting new relevancy; turn it into a mermaid, rearrange its limbs, remove its chest cavity and pop a butterfly on top... Whether you cut, sew, colour, patch, embroider, bedazzle, the possibilities are endless! All materials provided, or BYO teddy bear to modify.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Adrian Lazzaro is an artist working across drawing, printmaking, zines, textiles, and scrapbooks. Lazzaro’s vivid line-work is both dense and delicate; alive with character and movement. His intensely saturated rendering possesses a heightened emotional, almost carnivalesque feel. A magpie-like absorption of surrounding ephemera lends an elegant punk materiality to his work, which often features a cutting pun-infused social commentary.

Lazzaro has worked at Arts Project Australia since 2004 and presented his first solo in 2018. In 2022 Lazzaro was a finalist in The Lester Prize, winning the The Lester Barton Family Foundation Award. His work is held in national and international private and corporate collections.

ACCESSIBILITY

Accessible toilets, ramps and lifts are available throughout the venue. Companion cards are accepted.

A quiet space is available inside the venue, please see a Melbourne Art Fair staff member for directions.

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is on the bank of the Yarra River in South Wharf. It is a short walk from Melbourne’s central business district and a 20-minute drive from Melbourne Airport.

Enter via Exhibition Door 1. The nearest MCEC entrance is on Clarendon Street.

CAR

There is paid underground parking available, however pre-booking is required to ensure you are guaranteed a spot*.

Book a spot at MCEC Wilson Parking here. The closest MCEC carpark doors are: 2, 3, 4, 5.

There is also secure car parking available close to MCEC. Nearby options include the South Wharf Retail, Siddeley St, Freeway and Montague Street car parks.

*Please note, Melbourne Art Fair and MCEC do not cover the cost of parking.

TRAM

The trams listed below stop opposite the Clarendon Street entrance of Melbourne Convention Centre:

• Route 96 – St Kilda to East Brunswick

• Route 109 – Port Melbourne to Box Hill

• Route 12 – Victoria Gardens to St Kilda

• Alternatively catch tram number 48 or 70 and get off at the Flinders Street stop. Then take a short walk towards the Yarra River, across the Seafarers Bridge. For further tram timetable information and trip planning, visit the Victorian Public Transport website.

TRAIN

Catch any train that goes to Southern Cross Station. Get off at Southern Cross Station and take tram number 96, 109 or 112 as above. For further train timetable information and trip planning, visit the Victorian Public Transport website.

BUS

The SkyBus transports visitors directly from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross train station.

Bus route 238 operates to and from Southern Cross Station to Convention Place between the hours of 10.00am and 3.00pm, Monday to Friday. The coach pick up/drop off point is in ‘Bay 1’, Convention Centre Place (closest to DFO South Wharf). For further bus timetable information and trip planning, visit the Victorian Public Transport website.

RIDESHARE

There is a drop off point right for rideshare vehicles outside the Convention Centre entrance, opposite Pan Pacific.

If you require any additional information or would like to get in touch please email us at: [email protected]

Images: Adrian Lazzaro, Green Butterfly Bear (2019).

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 2a Clarendon Street, South Wharf, Australia