An exciting event is coming! The Victorian State Government recently confirmed their commitment and funding for an exciting and commemorative Pride event; a one-day street festival to be held on Sunday 5 December, 2021 in the City of Yarra.

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Yarra City Council is thrilled to announce SEVENTH Gallery as a new Room to Create tenant. They join a number of other creative organisations supported through Yarra’s Room to Create tenancy program.

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Leaps and Bounds produced its first-ever podcast based on our expanded 2021 program. Over 12 episodes, we will be sharing insightful interviews for you to listen to from home or during your daily exercise.

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Each year, we honour local people who make a difference to the community with our Yarra Community Awards. These awards are presented to individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to Yarra in the past year or over a number of years.

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The Centre for Projection Art is calling for artists for their 2022 festival and have also opened EOIs for their Residency Program. 

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On the weekend of 1-3 October BANH and the Village are holding the 2021 Moon Lantern Festival. The Festival aims to host an ambitious program over three days across multiple stages as talented community members are programmed alongside renowned local and professional artists and they want you to have the opportunity to participate. 

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Do you know an individual or group who deserve to be recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Yarra community? Whether they’re loud and proud or quiet achievers, we want to celebrate them.

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Leaps and Bounds plays a critical role in supporting local artists and venues, and helps boost both the local and surrounding economy and employs more than 1500 artist, producers, technicians and event staff from our arts community. 

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We have awarded $460,000 over 2 years to 12 organisations to provide dynamic and valuable arts activities in the City of Yarra through the Biennial Arts and Cultural funding streams Creative Yarra and Engage Yarra 2022-23.

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As a result of Victoria entering into a snap lockdown, events for the Leaps and Bounds + BEYOND Music Festival 2021 will not go ahead as planned.

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We are hosting a series of workshops where you can join us to talk about what you would like to see Yarra Arts prioritise in the Arts and Cultural Strategy 2022-26.

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The next round of annual grants will open on 25 June 2021 and close on 15 August 2021.

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These free residencies are open to artists as individuals, partnerships or collectives. Successful applicants will receive exclusive use of the nominated space for a period of 6 months or 12 months. These residencies are part of Yarra City Council’s Room to Create Program, which aims to keep the arts in Yarra by providing support for eligible artists or groups through its Room to Create Artist in Residence program.

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Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is back in 2021 - lighting up our city and bringing back music and live entertainment. This year Leaps and Bounds embraces new spaces and old, delivering an expanded program of music and activations from 16 to 25 July.

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After a pre COVID move from South Melbourne Town Hall, their home of many years, the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is excited to be a part of the creative community here in the City of Yarra and are offering City of Yarra residents free ANAMates memberships!

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‘Keep Growing’ is the message that artist Michael Fikaris and two Youth from the Yarra Graffiti prevention program painted on a wall last week in the form of a nature inspired mural.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 15-25 participated in their first photography workshop in Fitzroy this week.

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Organisations and individual artists can now apply for two consecutive years of fixed funding from the Biennial Arts and Cultural funding streams Creative Yarra and Engage Yarra in 2022–2023.

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Leaps & Bounds Music Festival is returning to Yarra’s live music venues this winter, and is looking for local venues to take part and receive both cash and promotional support.

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Bakehouse Studios announces new music bursaries for women and non-binary musicians to encourage greater participation in the music community.

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