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An artist standing, working at a desk with bookshelves and computers in the background.
30 May – 30 Nov

Rewind Forward: Creative in Residence Group Exhibition

  • Free
  • Art

Rewind Forward at the Victorian Archives Centre features the work of the 2025 Creative in Residence artists: Emile Zile, Sam Wallman, Shannon Slee, Susan Fitzgerald, and Queer-ways.

For the past four months they've been deep in the archives, uncovering hard truths and fascinating characters. Comics journalist, and dock worker Sam Wallman has looked into the impact of automation on the docks. Textile artist Shannon Slee is highlighting the historical violence on women’s bodies due to state laws that prohibited access to safe reproductive health care. Graphic designer Susan Fitzgerald has immersed herself in the history of transport ticket design and the lost manufacturing processes. Luciano and George Keats, who work collectively as Queer-ways have brought to life the outfits that landed people in the courts for gender non-conformity in the early 20th century. And video and performance artist Emile Zile has discovered the traces his own family have left behind in the archives.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 30 May
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 2 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 3 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 4 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 5 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 6 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 9 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 10 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 11 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 12 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 13 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 16 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 17 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 18 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 19 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 20 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 23 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 24 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 25 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 26 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 27 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 30 Jun
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 1 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 2 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 3 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 7 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 8 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 9 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 11 Jul
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Mon 14 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 15 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 16 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 21 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 22 Jul
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Wed 23 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Jul
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Fri 25 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 28 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 29 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 4 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 5 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 6 Aug
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Thu 7 Aug
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Fri 8 Aug
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Mon 11 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 12 Aug
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Wed 13 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 15 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 18 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 19 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 20 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 22 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 25 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 26 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 27 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 28 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 29 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 1 Sep
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Tue 2 Sep
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Wed 3 Sep
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Thu 4 Sep
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Fri 5 Sep
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Mon 8 Sep
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Tue 9 Sep
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Wed 10 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 11 Sep
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Fri 12 Sep
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Mon 15 Sep
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Tue 16 Sep
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Wed 17 Sep
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Thu 18 Sep
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Fri 19 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 22 Sep
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Tue 23 Sep
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Wed 24 Sep
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Thu 25 Sep
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Fri 26 Sep
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Mon 29 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 30 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 1 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 2 Oct
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Fri 3 Oct
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Mon 6 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 7 Oct
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Wed 8 Oct
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Thu 9 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 13 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 14 Oct
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Wed 15 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 17 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 20 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 21 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 22 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 23 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 24 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 27 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 28 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 29 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 30 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 31 Oct
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 3 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 4 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 5 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 6 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 7 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 10 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 11 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 12 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 13 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 14 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 17 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 18 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 19 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 20 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 21 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 24 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 25 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 26 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 27 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 28 Nov
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Gallery
Victorian Archives Centre
99 Shiel St
North Melbourne 3051

Open in maps location for Victorian Archives Centre

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • email address: media@prov.vic.gov.au
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