Underbelly. Image by Prudence Upton

If in Chippendale taking a stroll next to the site of the old Carlton United Brewery on Broadway later this week, you’ll bear witness to the fruits of a thriving arts precinct.

More than 100 exciting experimental and emerging artists (those that flourish on collaboration and harbour a defiance of creative risk) will be developing works and performances as part of the Underbelly Arts: Public Lab and Festival.

You can expect interactive installations, a DIY 3D film project, brutal 1900s street dance, voyeuristic engagement with the online world, and random performances by a mass a cappella choir.

the Lab Saturday Program puts artist, audience and process under the microscope. And if you’ve never been able to put ‘creative’, or ‘artistic’ on your CV, the Lab is your chance to remedy.  Artists like Applespiel will be asking you to participate and decide its fate. If you like to draw pictures and play games there’s even an onsite publication project that needs you.

Underbelly Arts: Public Lab + Festival
Chippendale Arts Precinct, Kensington Street and Surrounds
8 – 17 July 2010