Screenprinting with Chira Grasby and Oxy Customs

Dress up your clothes with cool new prints! Join Chira Grasby, winner of the 2026 Midsumma Art Award Bundoora Homestead Prize, and local creative Oxy Customs for a screen-printing workshop. Bring along an item of clothing and customize it with prints of Chira’s paintings, exploring Internet culture and Y2K nostalgia. Don’t have any threads to bring along? Well don’t worry, Chira and Oxy will also have a curated rack of thrifted finds for you to choose from! Presented as part of Mudsumma Festival 2027. Cost: Free to attend! All welcome, bookings essential When: Saturday 6 February, 1-4pm **This event is suitable for people aged 16+. People under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.** About Chira's exhibition Digital Fantasy is a survey of self through Y2K nostalgia and adolescence in the digital age. Using oil painting, low-fi video, and hand-painted ceramics, Chira Grasby explores her associations with early 2000s internet culture. Her works are informed by meme culture, digital ephemera, and memory. She paints on unconventional surfaces such as circuit boards and computer parts. Drawing out a contrast between traditional oil painting and contemporary digital hardware. Many of her works are inspired by design movements like Frutiger Aero, which combined imagery from nature and technology in glossy, dream-like compositions. She also references social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace, which were prominent platforms in the 2010s. As a neurodivergent individual, Grasby dissects her consumption of mass-produced media and exposure to visual overstimulation. She queries her nostalgia for these forms of digital media, considering their influence on her since childhood. About Chira Chiranjika (Chira) Grasby is an artist and curator working on Kaurna Yerta. Her practice incorporates painting, illustration, sculpture and video. Her work is informed by her lived experience of cultural disconnect as a Queer person from the Asian diaspora. This is represented in her works through melancholic depictions of mundane daily imagery. Her work explores the personal impact of internet culture and the spread of digital technology through a neurodivergent lens. chiranjika.com About Oxy Customs Oxy Customs is a Melbourne-based screenprinting company for brands, events, artists and all. Bring your own garments or choose from our stock. Low minimums, clean finishes, and flexible placements. From subtle prints to bold graphics. Sustainable and Unique just like you. oxycustoms.com Getting here — Venue is wheelchair accessible – disabled parking available (2 spaces); entry via ramp at main entrance — Free car parking available (40 spaces) via onsite car park — Bike parking also available — Tram route 86, stop number 63 (Greenwood Drive) + approx 6 min (550m) walk. This tram stop is accessible. In the interest of caring for the health and well-being of other attendees, please do not attend if you feel unwell, even if your symptoms are mild. To plan your visit click here. About Us Please note we are a cash-free venue. Bundoora Homestead Art Centre is the public art gallery for the City of Darebin, on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. It is a centre for contemporary art, ideas, a public garden and café, housed in a Queen Anne style mansion. Opening hours: Wed- Fri: 11am–4pm Saturday: 10am–4pm Contact us via bundoorahomestead@darebin.vic.gov.au for any queries. Terms & Conditions Please note: general photography and short videos (for social media) will be recorded at this event for promotional use only and to document this event internally. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know once you arrive. Join us in the Café! Our Café is open, offering a variety of light refreshments including pastries, soup, scones, cakes and coffee. It is open from 10am-3pm and the perfect place to grab a bite. Privacy Collection Notice Darebin City Council collects, holds and manages personal information under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and health information under the Health Records Act 2001. For Information on how we handle your personal and health information in accordance with these Acts, please see our Eventbrite Privacy Statement at https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Privacy-Statement or ask us for a copy by emailing privacy.officer@darebin.vic.gov.au