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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‘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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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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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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More than $300,000 in grants have been awarded to the arts through our 2021 Annual Grants Program. Thirty six projects were funded in our most recent round, providing financial and in-kind support for community initiatives and projects that aim to enhance the health and well-being of residents and encourage people to participate in the cultural life of Yarra.

 

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This week, over 1.5 billion people have been getting ready to welcome the Year of the Ox, one which symbolises diligence, honesty, reliability, stability, perseverance, power, stubbornness and excellence.

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From 11.59pm on Friday 12 February, all of Victoria (including Yarra) will enter a five-day lockdown to respond to recent cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community. 

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The Melbourne Rebetiko Jam was the brainchild of local Rebetiko Musicians Wayne Simmons and Con Kalamaras.

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On January 26, we acknowledge and celebrate our strong, resilient Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture that has survived for more than 60,000 years and thrived in spite of European invasion.

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We are seeking Expressions of Interest for membership of our three arts panels.

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The Mayor, Cr Gabrielle de Vietri officially launched Council’s new affordable creative studios on 9 December after six years of fundraising and planning.

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Melbourne-based street-artist, Baby Guerrilla, has transformed the Richmond Library with a new mural titled Libraries Change Lives. On Charlotte Street, standing 10 meters tall, a child rides piggyback on their parent. Moving past a dragon breathing fire, the man heads towards a giant book, bringing his imagination to life. 

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We have commissioned three local artists to bring the festive spirit to Yarra throughout December and January. Artworks by Emma Coulter, Arkie Barton and Minna Leunig have been installed on the exterior of the Collingwood Town Hall, Richmond Town Hall and Bargoonga Nganjin.  

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Older residents in Yarra are in for a treat this Christmas.

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Yarra Council has selected young emerging artist Ky-ya Nicholson-Ward – a Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung and Nguarai Illam-Wurrung, German and Irish woman – to design an anti-racism campaign.

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