The Art Gallery of New South Wales will present Volume, a new and unique festival of music, film and performance in Sydney. Featuring a packed program of Australian and international artists, headlined by American Grammy Award–winning R&B singer-songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Solange and including award-winning Zambian musician, vocalist and rapper Sampa The Great, American songwriter and producer Mount Eerie, Dharawal and Inuit contemporary musician Sonya Holowell and many more, the festival will be held in a variety of spaces across the Art Gallery’s new North and original South buildings on Gadigal Country overlooking Sydney Harbour this spring.
Solange. Photo: Ibrahem Hasan
Running from 22 September to 8 October, the expansive 17-day festival will bring trailblazing musicians, boundary-pushing filmmakers and cutting-edge performers together in Sydney to present a diverse program of more than 50 music, film and performance events, including free and ticketed programming by day and night.
Sonya Holowell Photo: Ella Holowell
Announced today, the ticketed music program includes 27 local and international artists. In addition to Solange (USA), Sampa The Great (Zambia), Mount Eerie (USA), and Sonya Holowell (Australia), the live music line-up features Black Belt Eagle Scout (USA), crys cole (Canada), Datu Arellano (Philippines), Fuji|||||||||||ta (Japan), Hamed Sadeghi (Iran/Australia), Jeff Parker (USA), Joe Rainey (USA), Kim Moyes (Australia), Lonnie Holley (USA), Maissa Alameddine (Lebanon/Australia), Mourning (a) BLKstar (USA), Naretha Williams (Australia), Oren Ambarchi (Berlin/Australia), Sumn Conduit (Australia), TENGGER (South Korea), and Toni Muñoz (Philippines). The festival will also present the world premiere of seven new music recordings by artists Dean Hurley (USA), KMRU (Germany/Kenya), Lea Bertucci (USA), Loraine James (UK), Megan Alice Clune (Australia), R. Rebeiro (Australia), and salllvage (Australia), all commissioned by the Art Gallery.
Mount Eerie. Photo: Brian Lopez
Each night from Tuesday to Sunday during Volume, the Art Gallery’s new SANAA-designed North Building will transform into two unique performance spaces comprising the Tank, a former Second World War oil tank, now a spectacular art space, and the 13-metre-high Atrium and sculpture gallery spaces on lower level 2. By day, the North and South buildings will both offer free live music, performances and workshops.
Sampa The Great. Photo: Travys Owen
Tickets $55–199, on sale Tuesday 18 July at 10am (pre-sale) and Wednesday 19 July at 10am (general on-sale).