Nabe Studios

Nabe is a slang word for neighbourhood and a type of Japanese hot pot where everything gets chucked in. Nabe Studios (AKA The Nabe) is a community-minded space for emerging creatives, locals and those who feel creatively adjacent, working and creating together to see what’s possible. At The Nabe, we believe that everyone enjoys being creative - it’s just a matter of finding a space where you feel comfortable (no scary art teachers breathing down your neck) and letting go of the idea of having to make something for an end result; scribble for the sake of scribbling; tinker for the sake of tinkering. We wanted to make a space where all kinds of people could feel comfortable not only making, performing, experimenting and exhibiting but a welcoming art space for people to check out exhibitions, maybe buy (or sell!) their first piece of art or to come along to creative workshops and events for the first time. From our humble beginnings where we had an exhibition space in the nightman's alleyway behind our house (known as Panic Room Gallery - long story behind that name), we've now found an old house in Kensington, Naarm with an adjoining ex-fish n' chip shop to hang out with you for throughout 2023!