Public Programs
”How to dismantle the world (and feel good about yourself in the morning)”
Verge Gallery

All free, all welcome

Exhibition Launch

Thursday 5 February, 6-8pm
Verge Gallery

The world is going nowhere promising, fast. Is it possible to turn things around...by tearing everything apart? This is the question that sits at the heart of How to dismantle the world (and still feel good about yourself in the morning), the first collaboration between Verge and PULP Magazine of 2026.

Join Verge in celebrating the launch of How to dismantle the world..., featuring six artists and ten writers, who encourage us to find the balance between challenging the world around us and engaging in the deconstruction of social systems and politics, without becoming disheartened or defeatist.

Food and drinks provided at the launch.

Verge X PULP Arts Precinct at USU Welcome Fest

Wednesday 18-Friday 20 February, 9am-4pm
USU Welcome Fest, Eastern Avenue, USyd

Drop in to the very first Arts Precinct at 2026 Welcome Fest to find out How to dismantle the world (and still feel good about yourself in the morning) with Verge and PULP! Escape the chaos with tunes courtesy of SURG FM, get creative with activities to equip yourself for the dismantling of the world, and much more.

The wild birds are also taking over this Welcome Fest! Get those survival kits at the ready and keep your eyes peeled for the pesky giant Cassowary and Bush Turkey as they try to overtake campus (and maybe the world???), roaming the streets of Welcome Fest and leaving havoc in their wake.

The Great Post-Apocalyptic Debate

Thursday 5 March, 5:30-7:30pm
Verge Gallery

The world as-we-know-it has ended. Pockets of humanity yet survive. Rival groups jockey for resources and influence, each with their own vision for how human civilization should be rebuilt.

You, part audience member, part apocalypse survivor, must decide between two teams of artists and writers and their competing proposals for a novel post-mageddon society.

It’s a doomsday dialogue. It’s a cataclysmic conversation. It’s The Great Post-Apocalyptic Debate.

Teams to be announced.

The Great Debate is an ongoing Verge Gallery program which reimagines the USU's debating society origins from a playful, contemporary art lens.

Snacks and drinks provided.

Echoes: How to dismantle the world…

Thursday 11 March, 12:30-1pm
Verge Gallery

How to dismantle the world (and still feel good about yourself in the morning) presents a range of propositions for a hopeless world.

Immerse yourself in sonic works improvised and created by USyd students in response to themes of hope, dystopia and revolution in How to dismantle the world.…

About Echoes:

Echoes is Verge's student sound series ​featuring emerging musicians and sound artists from The Conservatorium of Music and Sydney College of the Arts. Join us as we embark on a listening journey through the Verge Gallery program, tracing the resonances between emerging student artists and established practitioners, expanding planes of perception through deep listening and experimentation with sound.

In Conversation

Wednesday 18 March, 1-2pm
Verge Gallery

Join us at Verge to hear from the artists featured in Verge's first exhibition of 2026, How to dismantle the world (and still feel good about yourself in the morning).

How to dismantle the world... encourages us to find the balance between challenging the world around us and engaging in the deconstruction of social systems and politics, without becoming disheartened or defeatist.  

Not all hope is lost. 

Free food and drinks will be provided.

Venue Access

Wheelchair access - there are two lifts available: one on City Rd and one on Maze Crescent.

Accessible and all-gender bathrooms are located about 90 metres from Verge. They are equipped with a handrail. A baby-change table is available.
Guide Dogs and support animals are welcome at Verge.

For detailed access information to the venue, please visit the Access page on our website.

If you have any further questions, suggestions, or would like any information in another format, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us at vergeassistant@usu.edu.au, or via phone at (02) 9563 6218.