Discover the artists and arts organisations who have received our annual funding for 2022.

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We are thrilled to announce the incoming residents at our Room to Create Studios at Collingwood Yards!

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Eight articles focused on homelessness have been published in Al Jazeera by Ali MC with the proud support of Yarra's Creative and Engage Grant Program.

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In 2020, artists from Yarra and around the world are invited to develop a project in response to the themes of Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ and share it with a global network of like-minded artists, collectives, individuals and organisations.

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Yarra's Small Project Grants for 2020/21 are now open.

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Nominations now open for 2021 Yarra Community Awards

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We are opening our community venues to artists and arts organisations at a discounted rate.

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Yarra is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of prolific Aboriginal singer, songwriter and truth-teller, Archie Roach.

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Applications for Yarra’s 2018 annual grants program are now open, with more than $850,000 in funding available for grass roots community programs.

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PBS is the first tenant recently announced to move into the Collingwood Arts Precinct and former TAFE site in Johnston Street.

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Celebrate and reflect on the contributions, stories and history of Yarra’s many multicultural communities.

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Expressions of interest for 2021 City of Yarra exhibition program now open

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Students from 3/4 Reggio at Collingwood College team up with local community radio station 3CR to make their very own podcasts talking with some local heroes. 

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Calling all singers and community choirs! We are looking for acts to sing on the steps of Fitzroy Town Hall this December.

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disorganising is a project between West Space, Liquid Architecture and Bus Projects; an open and expanding conversation that looks to experiment with divergent ways of organising and creating. Listen to recordings from the first disorganising dinner at Hope Street Radio, Collingwood Yards.  

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The Memory-Go-Round project was driven by the stories of disabled artists from VALID led by artists Zya Kane and Takashi Takiguchi in partnership with Belgium Avenue House and Yarra City Council. The creative team presented the work of Memory-Go-Round, intended to be a live immersive multisensory performance the team were able to pivot to create a series of short films, presented on zoom accompanied by a sensory pack delivered to audience goers. 

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We are excited to announce KIN Fashion as the successful applicant to our Expression of Interest for short term tenancy of 12-16 Peel Street Collingwood.

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Blak Pearl Studio is new creative drop-in space for Aboriginal Peoples in Yarra. Following a successful application to the Room to Create Program, Blak Pearl Studios will provide a culturally safe multifaced studio that accommodates the artistic and communal needs of Aboriginal Peoples during 2022.

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Three murals by artist Sam Yong were commissioned by Yarra City Council in 2020 and are located on the Collingwood Senior Citizens Centre (CSSC), next to the Collingwood Town Hall, on Hoddle Street in Collingwood.

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We are committed to supporting people with disability to live full and active lives, ensuring that Yarra is an inclusive and accessible community and a place where everyone can live well. Access to arts participation and living a rich cultural life is big part of living well.

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