Accessibility
SOFT CENTRE wants everyone to feel welcome and be safe at UNFURL. An accessibility breakdown for all venues at UNFURL is downloadable as a .pdf format below:
⧉ Download SOFT CENTRE pres. UNFURL 2022 - Accessibility Breakdown.pdf
General
- Bathrooms at every venue are All Gender bathrooms.
- Seating will be available at all venues. If you have access needs and would like to secure priority seating, please reach out to our Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au.
- All performances - excluding the discourse program at Greenhouse Studios - contain amplified music, so bringing your own earplugs is recommended.
- All music events - except the Social Hub @ Poor Toms Gin Hall and The Calyx - carry a strobe and laser warning.
- All music events carry an atmospheric smoke/fog/haze warning, except the Social Hub @ Poor Tom's Gin Hall.
- Guide dogs are obviously welcome at all venues, but please note that the performances contain amplified music.
- If you wish to bring a support animal, please reach out to our Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au.
- Each venue at UNFURL has spaces away from amplified music if you need to take a break and chill out. See the Accessibility breakdown (link above) for venue-specific information on chill out spaces.
- SOFT CENTRE is a safer, welcoming and positive space. There is a zero-tolerance policy toward any forms of harassment or discrimination. If you or anyone you are with notices any disrespectful or predatory behaviour please notify our doorstaff or any of the event organisers. They will be able to help rectify the situation and take the burden out of your hands.
Ticketing
- Free entry for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - reach out to Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au to organise.
- If you hold a government-issued Companion Card and require a companion, you are eligible for one free ticket for your companion - reach out to Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au to organise.
- Volunteers positions are available in return for individual event entry - reach out to Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au for more info.
Using a wheelchair at the venues
- St Barnabas’ (24.11.22), Poor Toms Gin Hall (26.11.22) and The Calyx at the Royal Botanical Gardens (27.11.22) are accessible venues; they can be accessed by people who use a wheelchair, and have wheelchair bathrooms on site.
- Greenhouse Studios (26.11.22), the Pleasures Playhouse (25.11.22) and the secret location (26.11.22) are unfortunately not accessible for those who use a wheelchair.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility, requests or suggestions on how we can make SOFT CENTRE more fun for everyone, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au.
SOFT CENTRE champions radical new ideas in sound, art, and digital media through its annual festival and various collaborative projects. Since its inception in 2017, SOFT CENTRE has been lauded for its experimental artistic programming, winning ‘Music Event of the Year’ at the FBi Radio SMAC Awards in 2017 & 2018. In addition to the annual festival, SOFT CENTRE works with organisations and artists across a variety of practices to develop cutting edge cross-disciplinary performances, public installations and programs. UNFURL is proud to partner with Australia Council of the Arts, CreateNSW, City of Sydney, Poor Toms, FBi Radio, Atomic and Doom Juice.
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Volunteer
Volunteers play an integral role in making SOFT CENTRE possible. Since 2017, a community of incredibly talented volunteers have generously donated their time on event day to fill roles in:
- Stage management and assisting,
- Managing ticketing and the door,
- Artist liaising and support,
- Pre/Production, for example running,
- Event Production, for example bump in/out, changeovers, soundcheck,
- Art Department, and
- Sustainability.
No experience is required to volunteer; we’re seeking people with a passion for new ideas in sound, art, and digital media! In return for four hours of your time, you’ll receive an entry ticket to one UNFURL event. If you’re keen to be part of the SOFT CENTRE team over UNFURL weekend (Thurs 24 - Sun 27 Nov), please fill and submit our application form below.
⧉ SOFT CENTRE pres. UNFURL 2022 - Volunteer Application Form
Volunteering applications close at 5pm on Thursday 17 November.
If you have any questions about volunteering, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Logistics Manager, Lane Pitcher, at lane@softcentre.com.au.
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