Annually for the last 3 years a small team of around 10 friends and I enlist the help and talents of our local community to bring to life an event showcasing the best and brightest upcoming artists of Melbourne and greater Victoria. The last year was special no doubt, in the sense of accomplishment that we all feel and the overcoming of obstacles to reach the desired outcome.

Each iteration presents its own challenges, from conception to planning, working with grants and funding, councils, EPA permits, artist contracting, infrastructure building, curation, volunteers, staff, project delivery, weather... A lot of moving parts create opportunities for things to go wrong and despite continuous tests, we managed to put on a mesmerizing show which - with days to spare and to our gratitude - sold out. 

Inward Goods Festival will be taking a year long hiatus as many of our core crew have gone through changes in circumstance and in life; moving state, having children, and the magnetism of our own careers outside the beautiful family which this event subsists off.

In saying that, I am happy to relive some memories through this careful selection of photos by professional photographers and patrons alike. It's a testament to the power of our collective ambition and resilience that this even comes into existence. Inward Goods is without large-scale government funding, and without support of private funders. Truly a passion project which takes a village to raise.

Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Until the next time.

Here is a list of contributors, in no particular order. In keeping with simplicity, I am only listing the names of people who I worked with and the inner cogs of the team... (apologies if I left you out):
 
CORE
Director/Founder: Lester Goold
Creative Director/Founder: Jasper Kline
HR: Hannah Mo Greig
Site Artist: Zarnie Morcombe
Installations, Tech & Production: Tom Hanson
Installations, Tech & Production Assistant: Ema Jane Fisher
Carpark Manager: Harry Goold
Artist Liaison & Communications Manager: Alysia
Artist Liaison: Emmah
Volunteer Coordinator: Bel Moir
Info Tent Manager: Brook
Marketing, Workshops & Market Stall Manager: Indigo McKean

CATERING
Catering Manager: Airlie Brett
On-Site Food Manager: Hannah Ducane
 
BAR
Beverage Manager: Alex Marshall
VOIVODE Bar: Toby Fitzgerald
Staple Bar: Joshua Harry Hall

FOREST
Stage Managers: Pickl Col, Ben Saargood
Sound/AV: Sapphire Lighting & Audio
Production: Ossian & Lewis Shaw
Lighting/AV Designers: Cal Kenihan & Nathaniel Stewart
Rigging, Elevated Work & Site Lighting: Myles De Keersmaeker

STUDIO
Curator: Shay Bakar
Stage Manager: Evan Di Maria
Sound: Nice Weather Club (Inci Keleher & Robert Kwok)
Lighting/AV Designer: Lava Brain (Eric Fenessy)

BLUE BAR
Stage Manager: Sam O'Neil
Infrastructure: Danny & The Cowboys

MEDIA
Photographers: Annika Ledet, Georgie Donohue, Mayah Lasky, Mondo
Film: Sam Darby

Special thanks to the Klines for their hospitality, generosity and trust.

Inward Goods Festival is held on the lands of GunaiKurnai people, and we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land. We pay our respects to Elders- past present and emerging.
Additionally we acknowledge the roots of the artforms we enjoy and present here were originally created and spearheaded by Bla(c)k and Indigenous artists. Sovereignty was never ceded.