From Within the Coal House is a selection of new artwork by Emma Florence May, a proud trans-woman and interdisciplinary artist.
She invites us into her experience of transition, which cannot be untied from the intergenerational haunting of deindustrialisation that reverberates across space and time.
From within her coal house, Emma asks us to bear witness to her personal struggles with haunted memories of belonging and identity, as she uses collage, mixed media and installation, to bring ideas from her past, present and future into conversation with one another, allowing for the simultaneous fragmentation and re-assembly of objects of representation.
Exhibited alongside Emma’s works will be a selection of artworks created by community members who attended a series of workshops which explored students’ unique identities and sexualities through the fragmenting, embellishing, and reassembling of the portrait works of William Dobell.
Please join us on Saturday 12 July 2025.
Food and beverage
Light refreshments will be provided from 2pm
Federici's Italian food and coffee is open from 9am-3pm
Parking
Please follow directional signage and make use of overflow parking locations. Note you may have to walk a short to medium distance, please plan and time your visit accordingly. Disabled car spaces only are located next to MAC yapang via vehicle access road.
Tickets
This celebration is a free event and open to the public. Please register your attendance to assist our team. Please note there is no need to print your tickets for this event.
Enquiries
Please contact [email protected]
This event may be photographed and filmed, and your image could be used in advertising and promotion by Lake Macquarie City Council. Should you wish to not be photographed or filmed, please advise event organisers on entry at the event.