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www.metroarts.com.au Metro Arts is developing the future of Australian contemporary arts practice, now. Championing all contemporary art forms, the two core activities of the organisation are developing and co-presenting contemporary arts. Within the walls of Metro Arts there are artists taking risks, creating, developing, experimenting, and presenting ambitious contemporary art. In addition to the artistic program Metro Arts supports the wider artistic community with low cost short and long term venue hire for creative businesses, photo shoots, rehearsals, exhibitions, performances, auditions, forums, celebrations and more.

05/11/2026

OPENING TONIGHT!

Leah Shelton & Ursula Martinez’s newest work ‘Keep Sleeping, Beauty’ premieres tonight.

Sedation, power and consent are tackled in this darkly funny, high-camp exploration of the patriarchy’s obsession with a woman who’s out of it but conveniently, into it at the same time.

BOOK NOW through the link in bio or on the Metro Arts website.

📅 4-14 November 2026
📌 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End.

Presented as part of Melt Festival.

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Video by Nevin Howell. .howell

28/10/2026

Exhibition Announcement | ‘Can Touch This’ by Shan Michaels

‘Can Touch This’ is a tactile, participatory installation that invites audiences into intimate encounters with texture, sensation and proximity.

Regional Queensland artist Shan Michaels worked in collaboration with the blind and low vision community to create the work, reimagining touch as both material and metaphor, exploring access, desire and refusal.

Find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/exhibition/shan_michaels_can_touch_this/

📅 19 Nov – 19 Dec
📌 Gallery One
ℹ️ Opening Night: Thurs 19 Nov, 6pm

Presented by Metro Arts with the support of ACE (Adelaide Contemporary Experimental)

Image credit: Artist Yarns and Braille Bombing: ‘Push / Pull’ (2025), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Andre Castellucci

Image Description: Two people standing centre frame, in a gallery with pink walls and soft, dim lighting. They are surrounded by suspended bright pink tactile and textile artworks. The two people are interacting with pink soft fabric tube that are hanging down from the ceiling.

21/10/2026

TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT. Today is AusArt Day.

Thanks to our longstanding supporters and Creative Australia, every donation is being matched 3 times over!

Your generosity enables us to continue our 47+ year legacy of supporting artist development, with space, resources and funding.

Writer, director and theatre-maker Margi Brown Ash is one of the many amazing creatives whose practice has been supported by a community that believes in artist development.

Triple your impact. Back an artist.

DONATE TODAY via the link: https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Video by .co

21/10/2026

THIS AUSART DAY, YOUR GIFT GOES ✨THRICE✨ AS FAR.

We are thrilled to announce that - thanks to Creative Australia matched funding and a group of longstanding Metro Arts supporters - your donations up to $5,000 will be TRIPLED.

That means…
$10 becomes $30,
$25 becomes $75,
and $100 becomes $300,
and all of it goes to support for independent artists.
ART STARTS HERE, WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

MAKE A DONATION VIA THE LINK: https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

8am-8pm, AusArt Day, Thursday 22 October.

20/10/2026

ART STARTS HERE, WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

"A huge part of who we are... wouldn't exist without Metro is absolute truth."

Your donations make it possible for us to support artist development at every step of the journey.

Metro Arts helps creatives like Artistic Director Thomas E.S. Kelly, develop ambitious new work and take the next step in their practice.

On AusArt Day, Thursday 22 October, your donation will be MATCHED, thanks to Creative Australia.

Multiply your impact. Back an artist.

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday 22 October.

Donate via the link: https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Creative Australia
Video by gdocs.co

16/10/2026

From award-winning performances at Metro Arts to an international sell-out sensation, Leah Shelton is an artist whose work is a must-see and continues to push boundaries.

In 2022, Leah brought 'BATSH*T' to the New Benner Theatre, a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny and deeply intimate interrogation of female madness. The production went on to win the prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award in 2024, alongside four Matilda Awards.

In 2023, Leah returned with 'ON HEAT', a high-camp, pop-fuelled critique of sexual politics in the age of cynicism, before taking her work to audiences across to the UK and North America.

This November, Leah returns to Metro Arts with 'Keep Sleeping, Beauty', reuniting with Olivier Award-winning director Ursula Martinez for a darkly funny and wildly theatrical new work tackling sedation, power and consent.

Keep Sleeping, Beauty | 4–14 November | Metro Arts

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/event/keep-sleeping-beauty/

Presented by Metro Arts and Quiet RIOT as part of Melt Festival.

Image Credits:
Img1: 'On Heat', 2023, Leah Shelton. Photo by FenLan Chuang.
Img2: 'BATSH*T', 2022, Leah Shelton. Photo by Pia Johnson.
Img3: 'On Heat', 2023, Leah Shelton. Photo by Jade Ellis Photography.
Img4: 'BATSH*T', 2022, Leah Shelton. Photo by Pia Johnson.

14/10/2026

Exhibition Announcement | Small Object Spaces: 'Familiar', by Selene Cochrane.

Presented by artisan and Metro Arts.

Continuing artisan's Small Object Spaces exhibition series. 'Familiar' is Selene Cochrane's newest work in her exploration of symbiotic connections between human and animal.

Drawn to what is strange and beautiful, she uses thread and fabric to mimic fur, feathers, flesh and antlers, creating richly textured surfaces that evoke a sense of mystery.

Find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/exhibition/selene-cochrane-small-object-spaces-familiar/

📅 13 Nov - 20 Dec
📌 Window Gallery
ℹ️ Opening Night: Friday 13 Nov, 5:30pm

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Image Credit: 'The Collectoress' (detail), 2025, Selene Cochrane. Image courtesy of the artist.

12/10/2026

ART STARTS HERE, WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

Artists need more than a gallery wall. They need time, space, resources and people who believe in their work.

Your support makes our Artist in Residence program possible - helping artists like Tay Haggarty develop ambitious new work and take the next step in their practice.

On AusArt Day, Thursday 22 October, your donation will be MATCHED, thanks to Creative Australia.

Double your impact. Back an artist.

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday 22 October. Donate via the link: https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Creative Australia

Video by gdocs (Georgia Haupt)

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

09/10/2026

Have you ever really thought about Sleeping Beauty?

Earlier this year, Leah Shelton and Ursula Martinez sat down in London to talk about Keep Sleeping, Beauty - a darkly funny and wildly theatrical new work tackling sedation, power and consent.

Hear them unpack the ideas behind the work and what audiences can expect when it premieres at Metro Arts this November.

🎟️Book your tickets via the link in bio.
📅4–14 November 2026
📌New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts

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Presented as part of .fest
With the support of and .australia

09/10/2026

An exciting new chapter for Metro Arts as we welcome four new Directors to our Board!

Katherine Hoepper, Sarah Neal, Wendy Peard and Naomi White joined the Metro Arts Board on 1 October, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise across the arts, finance, strategy and organisational leadership.

The strength and calibre of applicants in the national recruitment process reflects Metro Arts’ standing in the arts sector and the enthusiasm for contributing to its future.

Our new Directors join Chair Tara Hastings and Directors Paul Bowker, Natano Fa’anana and Dr Naomi Blacklock, combining fresh perspectives and complementary expertise with the experience and knowledge of our existing Board.

Welcome, Katherine, Sarah, Wendy and Naomi! 👏

Katherine Hoepper
Naomi White
Tara Muntz Hastings
Naomi Blacklock
Natano Fa'anana

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