Hi-Viz Reflection: Electric Connections

by Monique Grbec

Monique Grbec reports on Chamber Made’s Hi-Viz Practice Exchange, a day of connection for women and non-binary artists

“The Newport Substation was built in 1915 to supply electricity to the railways. Last month, long after it was salvaged from dereliction and re-born into an arts space, The Substation hosted the expanded edition of Chamber Made’s Hi-Viz Practice Exchange. It’s a day of presentations, practice interrogations, networking and art dates for women and non-binary artists that work across performance, sound and music.

Sixty-plus creatives buzzing… Inside this historic building, we are outside the pressure of making work. Gathered with open minds and open hearts, we are ready to connect…”