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On Ngunnawal + Ngambri land.
Art and design all-rounder. graceblakegkb[at]gmail.com

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Such and Such is hosting a three day interactive exhibition featuring collaborations between contemporary creatives from multiple industries across Canberra and surrounds here for the centuries old game Chess.
We would love to see you there!

Proudly supported by the ACT Government.

Clubb Chess is being held as a part of the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival held on 5 - 15 November, and supported by artsACT through City of Design fund.

♖ Everyone is welcome! ♖

Jaquie Meng, Mark Brook, Shaun Hayes, Harry Townsend, Hands on Studio, Olivia Kidson, April Phillips, and Nathan Nhan have dissected, resurrected, folded, manipulated, built, broken and constructed artworks presented as games for play.

If you have signed up to our newsletter you will have received an access code for the presale starting today at 12pm.
All other tickets go on sale Monday 5th October at 5pm.

Head to @clubb.chess to buy tickets

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HOSTED BY SUCH AND SUCH
CURATOR: GRACE BLAKE
MUSIC: SONIC BUISNESS
PHOTOGRAPHY: CASSIE ABRAHAM
ACCESSIBILITY: FANCY AND PICKLES

Thank you to our sponsors:

@opentableau @eifer_projects

and...

@capitalbrewing @archierosedistillingco @heapsnormal @spirits_platform

and partners:

@wwwchesscom @goodtimes__studio @madawines @blufff.mag

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Interstitial Utility — new work for the Canberra Art Biennial 2026.
I’m pleased to be presenting “Interstitial Utility” as part of “In Service”, curated by Grace Blake, alongside artists Jennifer Mathews and Minka Gillian.
In response to the notion of “in service”, these new works explore the lives and roles of domestic archetypes and how they might be imbued with “interstitial utility”—functional elements that operate between an object’s primary purpose and our experience of it, extending its utility and value to those who use and encounter it.
The two works, I.A. – Interstitial Animacy and Life Support, approach this idea through relationships between object, material, technology and living systems.
I.A. – Interstitial Animacy, employs notions of animacy to explore how a familiar domestic archetype might become responsive to human presence. Produced by robotic 3d-printing technology developed with Max Maxwell, from recycled PETG, the work uses human presences sensors to subtly alter its illumination as individuals move through the surrounding space.
Rather than simply providing light, the object responds to presence—creating moments of interaction that bring awareness to both the individual and their movement through space. These subtle responses suggest a form of attentiveness within the object, shifting the lamp from a passive domestic utility towards something that appears aware of, and responsive to, those around it.

Life Support, reconsiders the familiar typology of the bench by asking what else an object designed to support the human body might support. Its function extends beyond seating to provide a structure for living plants, allowing human and non-human needs to occupy the same object. Constructed from aluminium foam and recycled PETG the material palette aims to employ materials that can, at the end of their lives, be easily metabolized into new objects through cross-cycling, an approach know as “Cradle to Cradle.

Special thanks to Addie Hutchison – Plant Genius, Nick Burrows – Photography wizard, And all who supported this project along the way.

#industrialdesign #designresearch #roboticprinting #3dprinting #aluminiumfoam

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Join artists Jennifer Mathews, Minka Gillian and Sam Tomkins with curator Grace Blake for a conversation about In Service, part of Canberra Art Biennial 2026.

Presented across Constitution Place and A by Adina Canberra, In Service brings contemporary art into the spaces we work, stay, gather and move through every day.

The conversation will explore Jennifer, Minka and Sam’s practices, the works they are presenting for the Biennial, and the ideas that connect them through In Service. From workplace design and public furniture to materials, labour and the systems and structures that quietly organise everyday life.

Saturday 12 September
10.30am
Foyer 1 Constitution Place, next to Red Brick Coffee.

Come along to hear directly from the artists and curator, ask questions and learn more about the exhibition.

In Service was made possible by the philanthropic support of 1 Constitution Place and festival Accommodation Partner A by Adina.

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OPENING WEEKEND PROGRAM 📣

The 2026 festival opens next week with a program of events Friday 11 - Sunday 13 September.

Inviting festival artists and curators into conversation, join us across festival sites Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Reconciliation Place, Canberra Contemporary, 1 Constitution Place, and the Australian National Botanic Gardens to hear first-hand about the exciting new artworks, exhibitions, stories and connections of the 6th edition of the Biennial.

Explore the full festival program and plan your visit via the link in bio.

Design credit to our partner @small_tasks

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1 week to go till the opening of the Canberra Art Biennial! 🎉💕

Lots of art spread over various venues in Canberra including one I’m in!🥂

“In Service“ curated by Grace Blake and featuring works by Jennifer Mathews, Minka Gillian and Sam Tomkin at A by Adina

For more information on all the wonderful events check out @canberraartbiennial

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2026 Program Announcement 📣

Stay tuned for upcoming event announcements.

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A little cosmic, a little tipsy 🍷✨ it's been a pleasure to pair @dionisiasalas ' swirling, dream-logic imagery with @drink_littlefrances' Rental Rouge, a red wine with just the right amount of mystery. The perfect bottle for getting a little soft around the edges.

Sipping at @and.suchandsuch all summer long, until this limited drop is gone.

In the hellebores by Dionisia Salas 2024.

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When you spend enough time in a room, there is this feeling that you become the room. Just a little bit. The dining room of Such and Such is a room I will hold in me for a very long time, it’s floorplan my palm, each table number like the tips of my fingers. It is a beautiful room to have spent so much time in. The design by Mark Brook coming out in playful textures. The art curation and hang by Grace Blake and the sheer NUMBER of artists on display. Phebe Schmidt, Cassie Abraham, Nathan Nhan, Scott Chaseling, et AL. I feel like I know Tom Skeehan better than some of my extended family in how many times I have wiped, and rewiped, his tables.

When you spend enough time in a room, there is a feeling that you become the people you spend that time with. Just a little bit. I am often told I sound exactly like Caitlin Baker when I manage, and it doesn’t surprise me at all. She taught me how – continues to teach me how – to work with people with deep professionalism and respect. I am Caitlin in the way I set a table, lead a team, and hold my own against a customer with an attitude. I take inspiration from the rest of the team as well. Dash’s creativity and steadfast ability to follow through. Ross’ generosity and consideration. Mal’s frenetic energy and calm specificity. Nick’s solidness and humour. Everyone I have worked with, whether it be two shifts or two years, has given me something.

When you spend enough time in a room, with its people, there is a hope that they become like you. Just a little bit. A part of the restaurant in a scratch I accidentally left on a table, a system of organisation, a massive glass strawberry full of negroni. A part of the team in the way they tell a joke, explain a dish, or speak – just a little bit too much – to a table. A part of the guests who came in the doors, left, and then hopefully came back again.

I am not one to get sentimental when it comes to leaving. But when you spend enough time learning and – somehow – teaching in a place, it becomes hard not to. A restaurant is a place of story, and of sharing. The act of service is an art. We need places as cheeky and as honest as Such and Such. Get around it.

Viva la Such. x

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Back at it from 12pm ALLDAY⁠
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Spanakopita lasagne is here.. for now⁠
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Same goes for Tully Moore's 'Surf and Turf' artworks, these will be up for one more week so come in, take a look and if you think they would look better in your arms get in touch. We are hosting these works and they are available for purchase as part of the @canberraartbiennial AND there is a red spot next to one already. ⁠
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How good is Eden.⁠
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#SUCHANDSUCH

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BTS install for PALATE CLEANSER curated by Grace Bake!⁠
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You can come and check these out for the next couple of weeks for the duration of the festival.⁠
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Bookings available through the link in bio.⁠
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@manze_melbourne⁠
@kah_glass⁠
@s_hayes__⁠
@simonfitzsimon⁠
@jacquelinebradleyart⁠
@hi_phiber⁠
@canberraartbiennial

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Keen to be part of “Palate Cleanser” presented at Such and Such as part of the 2024 Canberra Art Biennial

Curated by Grace Blake, with two other great artists @jacquelinebradleyart and @simonfitzsimon

Featuring a two night dinner event hosted @and.suchandsuch in collaboration with chef/owner of @manze_melbourne Nagesh Sheethiah

Cracked Corn , Mid fire clay, glaze and lustre, 32x18x10

Photo Bryna Bamberry

@hi_phiber
@canberraartbiennial

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PALATE CLEANSER | SEP 30 - OCT 1 ⁠
MANZE X SUCH AND SUCH X CANBERRA ART BIENNIAL⁠
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Join us for Palate Cleanser, a two-night dining event presented at Such And Such as part of the 2024 Canberra Art Biennial.⁠
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The Biennial is excited to welcome home an old friend and chef/owner of the incredible Manze (Melb) Nagesh Seethiah, to present this one-of-a-kind dinner in collaboration with Such And Such Restaurant.⁠
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Hosted at Such And Such, the two nights of dinners are a celebration of craft, artistry and sculpture as part of the 2024 Canberra Art Biennial.⁠
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Guests will find an internal exhibition curated by Grace Blake, featuring Jac Bradley, Tully Moore, and Shaun Hayes. The tables within the restaurant will display objects locally designed and hand-crafted including glasses, vases and coasters, and guests will be encouraged to tour the public art sculptures positioned outside for the Biennial. ⁠
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Manze showcases the many influences on Mauritian cuisine – which was shaped by its history of colonisation, slavery and migration. The melting pot cuisine takes cues from Creole, French, Chinese and Indian cuisines, as well as styles from across Africa. So the menu will consist of just that - presented share style over four courses. Matched with the 500+ bottle list of Such and Such and a bespoke 'Palate cleanser' cocktail this event is not to be missed.⁠
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Reservations are now open for both nights and we would love to see you there! All information on what to expect and how to book can be found via Such and Such - hit the link in bio.
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@and.suchandsuch
@manze_melbourne⁠
@kah_glass⁠
@s_hayes__
@simonfitzsimon⁠
@jacquelinebradleyart⁠
@hi_phiber⁠
@canberraartbiennial
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