Stephanie Karavasilis will be curating a group exhibition entitled ‘Fragility’ at Fitzroy’s Napier Hotel, where she will also be showcasing part of her work alongside 17 other aspiring artists.

The collaborative effort, set to explore the ephemeral, precarious, delicate and un-monumental aspects of life, art and identity will be running until 27 June 2015 at Upstairs at the Napier (210 Napier St, Fitzroy).

Founded in 1866, the historical Melbourne venue, with its original high ceilings, decorative plasterwork and stained-glass windows, offers a fairly traditional pub menu and low volume retro music.

Upstairs is a non-profit Artist Run Space, established in 2008 and managed by Melbourne-based contemporary artists, providing three connected exhibition spaces.

‘Fragility’ aims to bring together diverse and innovative contemporary artists and embrace Australia’s multicultural communities.

Exhibiting artists: Teresa Bennett, Katy Bowman, Helen Braun, Kerry Buckland, Alexander Carroll, Beth Croce, Sonia Donnellan, Paul Gorman, Anne-Marie Kuter, Annee Miron, Trudy Moore, Tracy Muirhead, Akiko Nagino, Jackie Ralph, Kerry Strauss, Liz Walker, Dave Waters.

The Artist Run Space will be open from Thursday to Friday 3.00-8.00 pm and Saturdays from 1.00-8.00 pm.