taking place 1–11 May. Specifically the festival was offering the following ideas to be explored, "How do we come to care about things we're not interested in? The information we encounter is increasingly curated. And we have increased ability to filter that which doesn't add to our worldview. There are less pages of the newspaper to turn, more apps to buy and I don't have to follow you if you're not relevant. What are the grand narratives of our time? How do we come to understand them and whose voices create their meaning?" 38 commissioned works by 239 artists from across Australia, the Philippines, Korea, Lebanon, Canada and the UK made up the 2014 event. Blak Wave was the keynote initiative of the 2014 Festival, presenting major commissions, public conversations and a publication that explored the future of Indigenous art. 2014 Victorian Green Room Awards nominations included: HOME by Brienna Macnish Fluvial by Matthias Schack-Arnott (WINNER) Terminal by Dylan Sheridan Personal Mythologies by Shian Law Wael Zuaiter: Unknown by Creative Nonfiction (WINNER) Madonna Arms by I'm Trying to Kiss You Next Wave Festival 2014 for Curatorial Contribution to Contemporary Performance 2012 Next Wave Festival – The space between us wants to sing The Next Wave Festival unfolded from 19 to 27 May 2012. Its theme was 'The space between us wants to sing' and was Emily Sexton's first festival as Artistic Director. The theme was explored by artists in a variety of ways including No Show's interactive theatre piece, Shotgun Wedding and The Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere by Asian-Australian artists Abdul Abdullah, Nathan Beard and Casey Ayres. This part-installation part-performance piece took place in the National Gallery of Victoria. Several works were nominated for various categories of the Green Room Awards including: The River Eats by Justin Shoulder Bingo Unit by Team Mess Flyway by Elizabeth Dunn The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge by Dan Koop & Co. Blindscape by Skye Gellann Monster Body by Atlanta Eke Supertone by Rennie McDougall Hiatus by Fiona Bryant & Lucy Farmer "The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge" was subsequently awarded Outstanding Production – Creative Agency For Audiences. 2010 Next Wave Festival – No risk too great Can art be challenging and meaningful in a risk-averse, overly cautious society obsessed with security, OH&S policies and micro-management of behaviour? The 2010 Next Wave Festival's theme,