Cark It Café: Creative Conversations on Death & Dying
A queerly creative series by Sydney artist Jewelz
Sydney-based multidisciplinary artist Jewelz invites the community to join Cark It Café: Creative Conversations on Death & Dying, a new LGBTIQ+-led project supported by the City of Sydney.
Cark It Café aims to build death literacy, encourage end-of-life planning, and create more compassionate communities, especially within the LGBTIQ+ community and among our allies.
“My vision is that we all take time to plan and prepare for our deaths, so that when our time comes, we actually have the time to die rather than scrambling through paperwork or confusion,” says Jewelz. “Too often, end-of-life planning is only directed at older people, but young people die too. If you’re old enough to make decisions about your life, you’re old enough to decide how you want to die, and what happens after.”
Each Cark It Café event includes creative Memento Mori workshops (art, writing, music, or movement), guest speakers, and a Death Café-style discussion space. The first three sessions will also include professional support from a mental health social worker, ensuring participants feel safe and supported as they explore life’s biggest questions.
The final event in June 2026 will feature a community exhibition and performance showcase, celebrating the creative works, reflections, and connections made along the journey.
Upcoming events
12 October - Cark it Cafe.
15 November 2025 – Music & Mortality
Songwriting, music for life, and legal essentials with Cassy Judy and Dowson Turco Lawyers.
14 February 2026 – Danse Macabre
Movement, memory, and ritual with Diane Busuttil and Jewelz.
20 June 2026 – The Culmination Exhibition
A live art and performance showcase of the year-long creative journey.
Held at the East Sydney Community & Arts Centre in Darlinghurst, Cark It Café is not your average death series. It’s part art, part activism, part collective healing.
Come for curiosity. Stay for connection. Leave a little lighter.
Get tickets: [email protected] or here.
Follow for updates:
Facebook: @carkitcafe
Instagram: @jewelzahoopz
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