Monday 12 August 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm
St Kilda Army and Navy Club
88 Acland Street (upstairs - lift access)
St Kilda
During the 1970's, a house in Mozart Street, St Kilda was the shared home of some of St Kilda's most interesting painters, photographers, film makers and musicians, including one of Melbourne’s best-known bands, the Skyhooks.
Photographer, Carol Jerrems, famous for documenting the revolutionary spirit of the 1970's, also lived there with fellow Prahran College ex-students Greg Macainsh, Ian Macrae and Robert Ashton. Her 1975 photo, Vale Street, some suspect, may well have been shot at the Mozart Street property.
The house’s then co-owner, Philip Bird, uncovered their stories from behind the grime and graffiti, layer by layer, like a palimpsest, during his family’s 1987-2003 renovation and delved deeper into their history.
His talk will explore a time when St Kilda was home to some of the most creative and influential artists of their generation at a time of great social and political change.Philip is the Society’s current treasurer, a retired accountant who worked in the arts industry. He has been a resident of St Kilda for more than 40 years.This is a free event for members and friends. Booking essential.