Soft Stir Publication

Soft Stir is a new independent publication that examines art, music, 

culture, and philosophy through the eyes of emerging Australian creatives. 

We need your help to fund Soft Stir's first issue, Stories of Home! 

From bushfires raging across the Australian landscape, and smokey hazes 

enveloping our cities and lungs; to COVID-19 threatening our health and safety,

 it's been quite a hectic year. Now, as we spend our days primarily in our homes, 

it seems like an apt time to process and assess what home means to us 

and how we can cultivate safe and healthy environments for the future.

Soft Stir’s first issue, Stories of Home, acts as a reflective journal, with twenty-seven 

emerging creatives exploring the meaning of home in their lives and their communities. 

Learn about what it's like on the frontline of a youth activist movement, campaigning 

towards a Green New Deal in the US. Read poetry reflecting on the anxiety of bushfire season. 

Discover and celebrate the history of Sydney's vogue culture. Meet two inspiring individuals, 

influencing political culture from wildly different industries; and so much more.

By purchasing a copy of Soft Stir: Stories of Home, you are not only supporting emerging artists, 

but also an independent platform that champions creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.

You will receive an 88-page publication filled with essays, interviews, poems, photographs, 

and art about home; to read in the comfort of your own home. 

We would be so grateful for your support!

CONTRIBUTORS:

Johanna Aneman, Hannah Barrett-Duckett, Isabella Battersby, Nicole Beck, 

Emily Brennan, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, Nirrimi Firebrace, Anna Free, Genevieve French, 

Nastia Gladushchenko, Brontë Godden, Jonny Hawkins, Chloe Hayman, Juliane Lehmayer, 

Bre MacPherson-Rice, Ryan A McShane, Callum McSullea, Neil Morris aka DRMGNOW, 

Florentina Pergoleto, Tyrone Pynor, Morus Quin, Cailin Ruff, Anthony Toohey, 

Phoebe Veldhuizen, Joey Watson, Matthew Wilson, and Elizabeth Whitehead.

ABOUT US:

Alex Stevenson (Co-founder, editor, designer)

Alex is a freelance multi-disciplinary designer working with a number of organisations 

in the arts, culture and events sectors and curating cross-disciplinary creative events. 

Her work is aimed at building and strengthening creative communities in Sydney.

Gab Flood (Co-founder, editor, designer)

Gab is a multi-disciplinary designer driven by a desire to create meaningful work that has 

a positive impact, channeling this into projects in the arts, design and cultural sectors. 

Currently, Gaby works as a designer in news broadcasting.

Bernie Fingleton (Project Manager, designer)

Bernie is a Graphic Designer and Creative Producer striving to coordinate and support 

emerging creatives and sustainable organisations. Currently stationed at 107 Projects Inc. 

as their Creative Producer, she works within the artistic community providing 

opportunity and direction for creatives. 

We have already paid our contributors and designed the magazine. 

All we need to do now is get it printed! The bulk of the budget will cover printing 

costs for our first issue, with the rest covering the cost of the campaign rewards. 

Any additional donations over our target will go towards paying artists to perform 

at a launch event, future exhibitions and workshops, and paying contributors for Soft Stir, Issue Two. 

We are building Soft Stir to be an enduring platform that supports emerging artists; 

the more we make, the more artists we can work with!

PUBLICATION

600+ copies of Soft Stir Publication (Bright Print Group)

MERCHANDISE

Screen-Printed T-Shirts (Ssweatshop)

Tea Towels Screen-Printed with Water-Based Inks (Ethical Tees)

Limited Edition Offset Proof-Press Art Prints by Ryan A McShane (Big Fag Printing)