IDENTITY EXHIBITION Through a series of drawing workshops children and young people from within the Chinese Parents Association - Children with Disabilities Inc (CPA) have explored explore personal IDENTITY. ‘The process of finding one’s identity sometimes involves exploring our surroundings, interacting with family and friends and acknowledging that our differences make us unique and special’. Quote from CPA. Presented are a few personal portraits – drawings reproduced onto canvas created by the CPA KIDZ. A Nick Baldas Initiative...

IN THEIR SHOES Installation - Exhibition  A Nick Baldas Initiative 2017 supported by the Chinese Parents Association - Children with Disabilities Inc Supported by Club Central Hurstville and the Dragon’s Lair Gallery, Hurstville Museum & Gallery Georges River Council....

MY FACE IN OUR SPACE PROJECT YOUTH EXHIBITION for the Belmore Youth Resource Centre Visitors to the centre were given an opportunity to be photographed and interviewed for this project. Sharing personal stories and perspective from within the inner west. They have spoken up and wish to be heard. They are putting their FACE in our SPACE. Commissioned by the NEW City of Canterbury - Bankstown  Venue Campsie Library 14 to 28 Any Street Campsie  Tuesday, 31 Jan to Friday, 17 Feb 2017 A Nick Baldas...

IN THIER SHOES INSTALLATION Exploring disability within the family. Achieved through a series of four workshops and interviews. Over the duration of the installation visitors to the gallery will have an opportunity to step into the shoes of the artist/participants. Visitors will then travel through the gallery seeking out the identity of shoes, taking small steps within a family were one of the members has a disability Proudly supported by the Chinese Parents Association - Children With Disability Inc. Sponsored by CLUB GRANTS - Clubs Central Hurstville & Menai & Georges River Council.  Venue: Dragons Lair Gallery Hurstville Museum and...

VISIBLE/INVISIBLE Explorings disability within the family. Parents and children/young people from within the Chinese Parents Association, Children with Disability INC were invited to sit for a photographic family portrait and to answer/explore some difficult questions regarding having a child with a disability and living in Australia. Stay tuned for further deatils and a booklet. Kind regards Nick...

What is NoRMAL? Stay tuned for more details....

YOUR CHOICE = THEIR FUTURE G20 Summit 15 & 16 OF NOVEMBER 2014 Brisbane...

ELDERS @ UNIVERSITY - a celebration of seniors Photographs by Nick Baldas celebrating seniors week 2014 (City of Canterbury) with drawings and stories submitted by the year 7 students of Canterbury Boys High School, celebrating the beauty and diversity of seniors in thier own lives. Margot Hardy Gallery, University of Western Sydney. Exhibition open for viewing 15 November to 5 December,...

NoRMAL Photographic Project Open Invitation to writers with disability VENUE – Belmore PCYC, 332 – 344 Burwood Road, Belmore NSW DATE – Wednesday November 12, 2014 TIME – 1pm to...

My Human Family - Rescue Dogs Find a Home Rescue Dogs Visiting The Queen. Great news the My Human Family - Rescue Dogs Find a Home exhibition will be visiting the Queens Hall, Parliament House Victoria - Melbourne, this month to commemorate WORLD ANIMAL DAY. Exhibition dates 13 to 17, October, 2014. The exhibition has been touring around Australia for the last 2 years visiting local libraries and State Parliament Houses, collecting images and stories to create awareness for abandoned and neglected dogs. If you would like further information on the project please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Human-Family-Rescue-Dogs-Find-A-Home/257057447736073 WOOF WOOF...

The My Human Family- Rescue Dogs Find a Home exhibition is visiting the QUEENS HALL Parliament House Victoria - 13 to 17 of October to commemorate WORLD ANIMAL DAY 2014. Queen Tash...

HUMAN-SCAPES After the successful first workshop at the Salerno Gallery as part of the Peoples Battle For Nature Exhibition, which was hosted by the WILDERNESS Society. We now have workshop number 2, which will engage younger members of our community - students at the Macquarie Grammar School in Sydney - September 8, 2014. HELP SAVE THE LEARD FOREST...

DOGGIE DAY OUT - Campsie...

ELDER EXHIBITION - GOING BACK TO SCHOOL As an extension of the ELDER Exhibition - A Celebration of Seniors, year 7 students from Canterbury Boys High School invited seniors from the Canterbury City Community Centre for morning tea at their school. With the exhibition currently hanging in their library the students felt it would be a great opportunity to meet some of the participants, interview them and create their own artworks inspired by these senior’s and members of their own families. All artworks created by the student’s will be revealed and presented to the Mayor of the City of Canterbury,...

EARTH SPIRIT BOOK A series of black face digital portraits and film colour bouble exposures exploring our influence on the natural and human made environments/habitats.  These images are the start of a new project/campaign I am planning. This book will be taken to a local school were I will ask the studnets to sit for a black face portarit and colour double exposure. They can then work with these images to question thier own beliefs regarding the environment. Here is a link to my BLURB account for you to view the first draft of the book EARTH SPIRIT:...

Tibetan Dancing Ladies Photgrphed a womens knitting event in Granville NSW today and I met the most beautiful Tibetan Dancing Group - here they are. So...

SAVE LEARD FOREST World Environment Day - June 5, 20104...

Connecting With Our Youth ELDER Exhibition - Canterbury Boys High School Tuesday 27 of May,...

ELDER Exhibition - connecting with our youth. The ELDER exhibition is now visiting at Canterbury Boys High School. With this showing a group of year 7 students have been asked to create artworks inspired by the exhibition. To further inspire the students ELDERS from the Canterbury Community Centre were invited into the school to meet the students. Students served morning tea while interviewing the visitors, gaining insight into experiences and memories of these very special local ELDERS. The artworks created during this project will go on show at the Margot Hardy Gallery - University of Western Sydney in November with...

WORLD LOVE IDAHOT 2014 A community campaign/collaboration to commemorate and create awareness for International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT - Celebrated world wide on May 17). https://vimeo.com/94349448 The images within this photo montage were taken at various community events across New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Participants were invited to KISS behind/within a frame to show that a KISS does not discriminate. A call-out was them placed to the international IDAHOT community to send through their translations/characters for the word LOVE. Music by Burt Bacharach was then added to inspire hope and link the two. The whole experience has be...

IDAHOT 2014 - WORLD LOVE BOOK A sneak peak now avaliable via BLUB - the book it also avaliable for purchase. http://au.blurb.com/books/5198560-world-love-idaho-2014 Also found on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia offical web site:...

CRACKED WE NEED YOU -  WE NEED YOUR FACE Would you like to add your face to the new exhibition and environmental awareness campaign titled CRACKED? Basically you will be given a facial mud mask and photographed onto a landscape. Landscapes will be both natural and human made and you could find your face anywhere in the world. If you would like to participate please visit the SALERNO GALLERY to sit for your CRACKED portrait: SALERNO GALLERY Address - 70 Glebe Point Road Glebe, Saturday the 3rd of May, 2014 - 11am to 2pm. Part of the People’s Battle For Nature Exhibition,...

The My Human Family Rescue Dogs Find A Home Exhibition is visiting the Queens Hall in Victoria, Melbourne this October to commemorate World Animals Day Stay tuned for more wagging tails – details.  WOOF...

ELDER EXHIBITION LAKEMBA LIBRARY...

IDAHO - IDAHOT Family Day Documentary 2012 Filmed out in Paramatta (NSW) in 2012 to commemorate Internatioanl Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia - Parents from PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and other members of the GLBTIQH community were invited to spaek and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir performed. Here is the YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJt9l_8bCh8 Enjoy KInd reagrds Nick TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE...

WORLD LOVE IDAHOT 2014 Video Express yourself for IDAHOT 2014 by sharing your word for LOVE in your own langauge for a short 3 minute video being created to commemorate International Day Agaisnst Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT) 2014. If you would like to participate please send your word to prideincolour@gmail.com. ONE WORLD - ONE VOICE - ONE LOVE A Nick Baldas initative for IDAHOT 2014...

ELDER Exhibition Canterbury City Council site Seniors week 2014 LINK to Canterbury City Council page to view all 20 images:...

The Torch newspaper clipping...

ELDER Exhibition Book Celebrating the beauty and diversity of seniors within the City of Canterbury A selection of black and white photographs from the ELDER Exhibition launched at Campsie Library on the 11 March 2014 as part of the City of Canterbury’s seniors week festivities. A Nick Baldas initiative sponsored by the City of Canterbury. www.nickbaldas.com.au LINK...

ELDER EXHIBITION 2014 A new photographic exhibition celebrating the beauty and diversity of seniors within the City of Canterbury Campsie Library 14-28 Amy Street Campsie LAUNCH 1.30pm 11 March EXHIBITION 11 to 23 March 2014 Lakemba Library 62 The Boulevarde Lakemba MORNING TEA 10.30am 26 March EXHIBITION 25 March to 4 April 2014 A Nick Baldas Initiative in partnership with City of Canterbury...

Fujifilm Landscape Photographer of the Year My entry to the compition - EARTH & SKY SERIES...

My Human Family - Rescue Dogs Find a Home Exhibition Touring in 2014. Queensland Parliament House 10 Feb to 21 Feb, 2014...

ELDER Photographic Portrait Exhibition 2014 A Nick Baldas...

ART & MUSIC Performance Images FAIRY BREAD DAY Facebook page link...

ART & MUSIC EXHIBITION II Images of artworks from exhibtion via Facebook page - FAIRY BREAD DAY....

ART & MUSIC exhibition and performances An International Day of People with Disability event 2013. The University of Western Sydney cordially invites you to attend the opening of "ART & MUSIC" exhibition and performances on Sunday 1 December 2013 from 1pm to 3pm. Special performances by the CPA KIDZ. Indonesian music/performance workshop by Sisca Hunt. Venue Margot Hardy Gallery, Foyer of Building 23, University of Western Sydney (Bankstown Campus) Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra. Exhibition open for viewing  - Wednesday 27 November until Friday 20 December 2013 Proudly supported by the University of Western Sydney -  a NICK BALDAS...

CHRISTMAS IN QUEENSLAND My Human Family Rescue Dogs Find a Home Exhibition CALL OUT! Doggie families across Australia are invited to submit their Christmas doggie family photos for the up and coming My Human Family exhibition being shown at Queensland Parliament House in February 2014. All Christmas images will go into the Christmas in Queensland book.  Exhibtion dates 10 to 21 February 2014 Read more...

CALL OUT - ART & MUSIC EVENT II INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DIABILITY CALL OUT for performers and musicians. Celebrating International Day of People with Disabilitiy 2013. If you are a performer or a musician with a disbility we would like to invite you to perform at the launch of the ART & MUSIC Exhibition on Sunday the 1st of December, 2013. Margot Hardy Gallery - University of Western Sydney For further information or to register for the day please contcat Nick Baldas...

FAIRY BREAD DAY on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FairyBreadDay?ref=br_tf Fairy Bread Day explores the changing face of todays family unit through community projects, workshops and installations. All have been designed to be interactive and inclusive allowing diverse families to share similar experiences in a safe environment.Projects to date: - Fairy Bread and Wings (17 April, 2013)- Children exploring the family unit through drawings- Fairy Bread Day Exhibition (21 to 31 March, 2012)- KISS community installation- KISS Exhibition (18 to 28 February, 2011)A Nick Baldas...

Hawaii Instergram images...

DOGS IN THE CITY Rescue Dogs Find a Home Great News we are reopening submissions to the My Human Family Exhibition being shown within the Fountain Court area of NSW Parliament House in August this year (6 to 29 August, 2013). If you have any new images feel free to send them through or register via Pine Street Gallery web site: http://www.pinestreet.com.au/MyHumanFamily/default.html For further information plesae feel free to visit the My Human Family Facebook page: My Human Family Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Human-Family-Rescue-Dogs-Find-A-Home/257057447736073,  All the best Nick WOOF WOOF My Human Family exhibition/campaign 2013. Special thanks to Cate Faehrmann (NSW Greens)...

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) Commemorated Around The World May 17 is the 9th annual International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO). The day will be commemorated in over 100 countries around the world and will highlight the horrific consequences of homophobia and transphobia on gender and sexual minorities. In that spirit, a handful of activists commemorating IDAHO all over the world submitted a brief post about what homophobia and transphobia look like in their countries, what they are doing for IDAHO and how IDAHO will ultimately impact their efforts at the local level to end homophobia, lesbophobia, biphobia...

YOU MAKE ME PROUD - IDAHO 2013 Short film Acknowledging and celebrating the families and extended families of GLBTIQ identifying individuals. An International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO) short film created on the 6 May, 2012 - Parramatta Town Hall, New South Wales.  Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJt9l_8bCh8 A Nick Baldas...

International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2013 (IDAHO) YOUR OWN SAFETY IDAHO 2013 International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia commemorated on May 17 world wide marks the date that the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental health disorders. Here is Sydney we will be commemorating IDAHO with the distribution of the 2013 IDENTITY Catalogue representing sexually diverse multicultural minority groups both locally and internationally and the launch of the YOUR OWN SAFETY Campaign Pick up a your free copy of the catalogue on May 17 at: Ultimo TAFE Student Association - Building Z level 1 -...

IDAHO 2013 IDENTITY CATALOGUE An inclusive multicultural and sexuality diverse community exhibition/events showcasing artworks from across New South Wales, Interstate and overseas. Open to all members of the community the exhibition will link our diverse communities regardless of race, sexuality, gender, age, colour or creed. One of our main goals is to breakdown and acknowledge isolation due to language, sexuality, gender or a disability. In Memory of David Kato, Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, speaker for human rights. Murdered in his home in 2011 following an article published in the Ugandan tabloids with his photo and address condemning his...

FAIRY BREAD & WINGS A free community event exploring identity and diversity within our families. Children’s WINGS parade, face painting, damper fairy bread – You can also pose for a rainbow family portrait. Proudly supported by PRIDE in COLOUR. FREE Family Fun Day & WINGS Parade REDFERN COMMUNTIY CENTRE 29/53 Hugo Street Redfern Wednesday April 17, 2013 11am to 2pm Wings workshop and rainbow photo booth by Nick Baldas –...

MY HUMAN FAMILY - WESTERN SYDNEY DOGGIR DAY OUT - Saturday April 13, 2013 Margot Hardy Gallery, Foyer of Buliding 23, University of Western Sydney (Bankstown campus) Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra. Free Vet Check, doggie treat bags and doggie family photo booth. A Nick Baldas initiative in partnership with the Pine Street Creative Arts...

ART & MUSIC AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY & BEYOND  THE MUSE GALLERY - TAFE ULTIMO COLLEGE , BUILDING C. MARY ANN ST ULTIMO SAT 23 MARCH 12pm to 2.30pm Proudly supported by TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute, Ultimo College, PRIDE in Colour, Ultimo Community Centre Chinese Seniors Group Australian Iranian Community Organisation City of Sydney Curated by Nick Baldas –...

AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY & BEYOND EXHIBITION LAUNCH a multi-cultural & sexuality diverse community event. THURSDAY 21 MARCH 5pm to 7.30pm THE MUSE GALLERY - TAFE ULTIMO COLLEGE ,  BULIDING C. MARY ANN ST ULTIMO THURSDAY 21 MARCH 5pm to 7.30pm Proudly supported by TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute, Ultimo College, PRIDE in Colour, Ultimo Community Centre Chinese Seniors Group Australian Iranian Community Organisation City of Sydney Curated by Nick Baldas – www.nickbaldas.com.au...

AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY & BEYOND an all inclusive multi-cultural & sexuality diverse community exhibition/event    EXHIBITION & EVENTS Wednesday 20 March – LOVE & RESPECT Youth event - 5pm to 7.30pm Thursday 21 March 2013 – AIB EXHIBITION Launch - 5pm to 7.30pm Friday 22 March 2013 – FIRST MEMORY International Event - 5pm to 7.30pm Saturday 23 March 2013 – ART & MUSIC Accessibility Day, acknowledging and supporting individuals with disabilities- 12pm to 2.30pm For further information please visit the PRIDE In Colour Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pride-in-Colour/198173440230572?fref=ts,  THE MUSE GALLERY - TAFE ULTIMO COLLEGE , BULIDING C. MARY ANN STREET ULTIMO Proudly supported by TAFE...

                                                          LOVE & RESPECT celebrating our multi-cultural & sexuality diverse youth                    AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY & BEYOND PRESENTS Wednesday 20 MARCH, 2013 5pm to 7.30pm THE MUSE GALLERY - TAFE ULTIMO COLLEGE , BULIDING C. MARY ANN ST ULTIMO Proudly supported by TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute, Ultimo College, PRIDE in Colour, Ultimo Community Centre Chinese Seniors Group Australian Iranian Community Organisation City of Sydney Curated by Nick Baldas –...

Dear Doggies Friends and Families, Great news the My Human Family - Rescue Dogs Find a Home Exhibition is travelling out to Western Sydney in April 2013. You can add your own story and doggie photo to the exhibition and also foster a DOG DIARY, for one month. Curated by Nick Baldas...

Dear Friends, Please find attached an invitation to my latest project - Australian Identity & Beyond Community Exhibition  - The MUSE Gallery March 2012. Project description: An inclusive multicultural and sexuality diverse community exhibition showcasing artworks from across New South Wales, Interstate and overseas. Open to all members of the community the exhibition will link our diverse communities regardless of race, sexuality, gender, age, colour or creed. Please note performances and workshop yet to be confirmed. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.447841368597110.98772.198173440230572&type=1 Curated by Nick...