Expressions of Interest for the 2021 City of Yarra Exhibition Program are now being accepted. We are seeking innovative and engaging artists to exhibit as part of our 2021 exhibition program at: Richmond Town Hall, Fitzroy Library, Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library and Carlton Library Light Boxes.

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Artist registrations for Melbourne Fringe Festival are now open. Melbourne Fringe Festival is proudly open access, which means anyone can get involved.

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We are pleased to offer a limited range of venues for hire. Community venues are currently open for groups of less than 10 people for all socially distanced events.

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‘Albums in Quarantine’ will give artists who haven’t been able to launch their new albums at live music venues the chance to showcase their latest work online. 

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Yarra’s Creative Business COVID-19 quick response grants are supporting our community to adapt, create and develop during this period of physical isolation. Five businesses were recently awarded a total of $20,000 in the latest grant round.

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As part of our $7.46 million community and business support package in response to coronavirus (COVID-19), on April 9, Council launched two creative grants programs.

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Yarra City Council’s Room to Create Program, in partnership with Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation, with support from Collingwood Yards, is proud to announce the Room to Create Studio at Collingwood Yards.

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Yarra City Arts has launched a YouTube channel to house the abundance of great content currently being developed as well as some beautiful documentation of current projects including Peel Street Park Projections and Julia Gorman’s Opening Lines at the Malcolm Graham Pavillion.

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Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is set to celebrate sounds of winter in most creative form yet: Apart and Not Alone. From performances and live album recordings, to cooking classes and tarot readings, this 10-day festival will bring some much-needed light to winter.

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Help us mark National Sorry Day on Tuesday 26 May by tuning into our event online via Facebook from 2pm. 

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Yarra has started a public campaign to secure more money to support more artists in Yarra. Donations to the Yarra Creative COVID-19 Quick Grants fund, through the Australian Cultural Fund, will be distributed to local creatives through Council’s Creative Community COVID-19 Quick Response Grant program.

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Opening Lines installed at the Malcolm Graham Pavilion in Burnley.

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Shortly before coronavirus (COVID-19) created widespread upheaval to daily life, Australia experienced one of its worst bushfire seasons on record. These unprecedented bushfires destroyed homes, livelihoods, habitats, animals, and, tragically, human lives.

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un Magazine is an independent contemporary art magazine published bi-annually in Narrm/Melbourne.

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Local artist Sam Yong is currently transforming the grey exterior of the Collingwood Senior Citizens Centre into a vibrant artwork showcasing some of the region’s native flora and fauna, including some that are in danger of extinction.

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From music venues to local artists, Yarra Council is backing our live music scene through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with Leaps & Bounds Music Festival returning in June. 

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Two grant programs have been developed to support Yarra’s creative community to adapt, create and develop during this period of physical isolation. Artists, creative organisations and creative businesses have the opportunity to apply.

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Are you a local artist, arts organisation or business offering classes, online content or alternative methods of engagement? Then we want to know about it!

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We have announced a $7.46 million funding package to support our community and businesses through COVID-19, including grants for artists, creatives and live music venues. 

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Melbourne Fringe Festival have made the bold and encouraging decision to set a new date for their 2020 event, scheduled to take place from 12-29 November this year.

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