MUD: Improvisation and Extended Domains

MUD is an arts initiative based in Adelaide, South Australia, supporting trans-disciplinary communities of artistic practice across conventional and unconventional domains.

MUD is an evolving initiative that exists to aid cultural and ecological systems through experimental, regenerative, and empowering projects. We acknowledge the processes and products of our work as an emergent feature of our socio-ecological reality and continually collaborate with individuals and communities of artistic and ecological practice.

  • Monthly events

    Hosting monthly performance events that explore extended notions of music, arts, dance and multimedia. This is realised through unique guest curation each month, where we support curators materially and financially to devise and deliver individual and/or group performances.

  • MUD Zine

    The MUD Zine is a monthly publication featuring the works of South Australian and national artists, writers, musicians, academics, and activists. It is a place for finished and unfinished works, where publishing can be privileged as a process as much as a finality.

  • Artist-in-Residence Program

    MUD:HUMUS (not Hummus!) is a performance-based artist-in-residence program that offers a unique professional development opportunity for South Australian artists working in emerging and experimental arts to obtain financial support, four weekly performances, mentorship, production of high-quality audio-visual materials, and publication of the artist’s work in print and online to the MUD Zine, website, and mailing list.

  • Composer-In-Residence

    MUD’s new Composer-in-Residence Pilot Program seeks to empower working-class composers and address their underrepresentation in the Australian new music scene.  This initiative featured Naarm/Melbourne-based composer Joseph Franklin, who took up creative residence at bar Ern Malley, and wrote for David Moran on solo cello. The program included a community workshop and performance of the work in development, as well as a zine publication.