Creative Block – A Resource
When A Rising Tide wrapped in 2024, we asked our Young Artistic Directorate to consider what they had received through the program and what they wanted to give back.
This is what Banda wanted to share.
Creative Block – A Resource was made in a time when Banda had an incredible amount of creative block, and in his time of need he turned to who he always seems to turn to when lost: friends.
Featuring the voices and wisdom of Adele, Jodie-Mae, Jess and Moe, he calls them on an aimless wander and asks them for advice.
A Rising Tide encouraged experimentation and risk-taking in curating, community building and culture-making. Banda was supported to produce ShareHouse, and achieve his long-term goal of holding an event that invited people to think of ‘art spaces’ more like a community living room or sharehouse.
Banda
Banda was one of Next Wave's Young Artistic Directors, as part of our inaugural A Riding Tide program.
A ‘big-ideas guy’, and self-described ‘good friend’, Anthony Bandalan aka Banda is an enthusiastic documentarian of his artistic surroundings.
Across various mediums he spotlights and uplifts his creative counterparts, trying to capture the very essence that defines his artistic community. His passion project podcast, ‘De Tempore’, takes centre stage as an unfiltered, unvarnished chronicle of life’s moments experienced by his circle of friends.
Beyond the microphone, Banda’s commitment to creative exploration extends to community cultivation and a necessity to ensure its documentation at an important time in its growth.
Through his ‘big ideas’ and a collective effort, his vision takes shape: to elevate and enrich the art scene in Naarm/Melbourne, fostering an enduring legacy woven with threads of positivity, gratitude, and unwavering pride in the collective journey and boundless potential that lie ahead.
Banda’s narrative is one of empowerment, connectivity, and the profound celebration of his cherished creativity community.