Carriageworks today announced its new Carriageworks Nights program featuring a line-up of boundary-pushing artists, performers, musicians and producers. Across 10 events, Carriageworks Nights invites audiences to gather after dark for a series of artist-led evenings, spanning performance, music, film and food.

Kickstarting the program on Thursday 11 May, Jazz Money together with Jason Phu present Silly Silly Party, featuring the artists favourite nostalgic activities, including big bubbles, bad face painting (by Jason Phu), mystic readings, magicians and giant games. Held in the Blacksmith’s Workshop, the night will include hands-on activities such as a superhero cape making workshop with artist Dennis Golding and weaving with writer and artist Anne-Marie Te Whiu. A free event for all ages, Silly Silly Party invites everyone to have a silly time.

On Thursday 25 May, artist Frances Barrett presents Mouth, a night focused on the voice presented at the Clothing Store Artist Studios. Through poetry, improvised performance and song, audiences are invited to explore the slipperiness, multiplicity and power of the voice with artists Sage Pbbbt, Jo Fabro, Tina Stefanou, Sonya Holowell, BLECK and Tarik Ahlip performing under simulated moonlight.

Carriageworks Nights events continue over three months, including video artist and curator EO Gill, who presents Softcore, a drive-in cinema featuring rare and classic experimental films; artists Sidney McMahon, Mistress Tokyo, Demon Derriere, Haiku Hands, BVT, Luke George and Weizen Ho explore artistic representations of Consent; and Salote Tawale feeds the soul with Feast, collaborating with Bloodwood’s Head chef and owner Claire Van Vuuren to present a celebratory banquet. Full program to be announced soon.