Join Next Wave’s NSW Artistic Director Marian Abboud and Kickstart artists An.Other Collective for a hands-on pickling workshop. Explore the history, science and secrets of the ancient art of preservation.

Working with flavours from Southwest Asia and the North African region, you will be guided through the 4000-year-old method originating from the Tigris River in Mesopotamia. Marian and An.Other Collective will incorporate stories of resistance, land and generational wisdom through the lens of food preservation (‘salt as an archive’).

Consider how knowledge is preserved and what is lost in creating future worlds. Draw from the past, as we sit in the now, to create the future.

Participants are invited to bring in something they’d like to ‘archive’ within the pickling process. It might be a quote, a conversation, a moment of realisation, a family story, a secret or a hope for the future.

Access information

• The library is physically accessible with lifts across all 3 floors. You can get to the library by tram, train or car. Entry to the library is step-free. Inside there is a hearing loop, lifts and accessible bathrooms.
• Download the narrm ngarrgu Library transport and parking information (.docx)
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• Download the narrm ngarrgu Library visual story (.docx)
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• Ages 18+
• This session is limited to 25 people.
• Each participant will make a jar of delicious homemade pickles to take home. All materials and instructions will be provided. All skill levels are welcome. No experience is necessary.
• Hand sanitiser, gloves and face masks will be made available.
• This session takes place on the outdoor terrace so please wear warm clothing.