Rachel Burke for Wonderland

Tinsel Takeover

The queen of tinsel makes her Melbourne debut at ACMI.

ACMI is excited to announce that multidisciplinary artist and queen of tinsel Rachel Burke @imakestagram is coming to ACMI during Melbourne Fashion Week for her first Melbourne tinsel takeover. Rachel and ACMI have collaborated to design a glittering calendar of events, treats and bespoke artist creations inspired by ACMI's ground-breaking exhibition Wonderland.  

"I am so excited for my upcoming residency and collaboration with ACMI. Bringing the tinsel takeover to life in Melbourne is an absolute dream come true and I can't wait to show everyone what we have in store!" said Rachel.

Rachel's tinsel creations have been filmed, shared and loved across Instagram. From Kesha's larger-than-life tinsel costumes to Splendour in the Grass, Rachel's craft is the centrepiece of Instagram-able moving image moments. It's only fitting that she's joining ACMI down the rabbit hole, taking on pop culture's greatest and most enduring screen icon, Alice.

"ACMI enjoys collaborating with artists across multiple disciplines and Wonderland has been a fertile ground for creators, from our work with Grumpy Sailor designing the 360-degree Wonderland Tea Party projection to digital artist Kate Geck who's Wonderland-inspired AR artwork will soon appear throughout the streets of Melbourne. Rachel Burke is another example of how one person's craft can move effortlessly from stage to screen and across the internet," said ACMI Director & CEO Katrina Sedgwick. 

Rachel's tinsel takeover of ACMI includes:         

Wonderland Late Nights with Honcho Disko

ACMI

Fri 31 Aug, doors open 6pm

Honcho Disko serves up a smorgasbord of burlesque, circus and drag performances alongside a tinsel takeover by artist Rachel Burke. Rachel will present her Wonderland-inspired capsule collection exclusively at ACMI in a tinsel-drenched guerrilla fashion show. The glitter continues through the night with a performance by artist duo The Huxleys.

Artist residency

ACMI Future Lab 

Wed 5 – Sat 8 Sep [Wed 5 & Thu 6 10am – 4pm, Fri 7 11am – 6pm, Sat 8 10am – 3pm]

Meet Rachel in ACMI's Future Lab where she'll be bedazzling exclusive, bespoke Wonderland merchandise for the ACMI Shop.  

Meet Rachel: in-store book signing of her new-release Be Dazzling

ACMI Shop

Sat 8 Sep 2–3pm

Be first in line to grab a copy of Rachel's latest book Be Dazzling (Hardie Grant) at her only Melbourne book-signing event. Meet Rachel, talk tinsel, and be inspired to design your own dazzling Wonderland creation. Pre-order Be Dazzling online at shop.acmi.net.au or in-store for a chance to win an exclusive piece from Rachel's Wonderland capsule collection.

Eat, Drink, Sparkle in the ACMI Cafe & Bar and ACMI Shop
Pick-up a very limited-edition piece of bedazzled Wonderland treasure from the ACMI Shop. Items for sale include bedazzled copies of the Wonderland exhibition book (Thames & Hudson) and Rachel's latest title Be Dazzling (Hardie Grant)
Sip a Rosé Royale cocktail complete with edible glitter and hints of grapefruit in the ACMI Cafe & Bar
Treat yourself to glitter-dusted biscuit or a bedazzled cupcake at the ACMI Cafe & Bar

ACMI continues to celebrate Melbourne Fashion Week in our Cinemas with Fashion on Film.

Rachel Burke's tinsel takeover of ACMI runs during Melbourne Fashion Week Aug 31 – Sep 8. More at acmi.net.au/tinseltakeover