Do you enjoy the arts? Are you involved in the creative industries in Yarra? Help us shape our next Arts and Culture Strategy.

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Yarra lights up with something for everyone this Christmas

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This year we are inviting all venues in Yarra to pitch events to be included in the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival program.

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The Emely Baker Centre will be used for the upcoming exhibition Wayfind, as part of the Next Wave Festival, 2018.

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Fairfield in Feb has wrapped up for another year. Tell us your thoughts and you are in the winning for a bag of music goodies from the artists on this years line up. 

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Polyglot Theatre’s 5678 Film Club is seeking volunteers! Have fun assisting school aged young people between grades 5-8 tell their stories. 

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The City of Yarra values the creativity that exists in our city and we want to make sure it continues to be an essential part of our neighbourhoods into the future. In a rapidly changing landscape, we recognised the need to take action to keep creative spaces available and affordable.

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The Yarra Youth Services Artist in Residence program gives early-career artists aged between 20 and 25 years a free studio space to develop their practice in return for encouraging the next generation of young artists.

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Bus Projects is excited to call for proposals for the 2020-21 program! This is the inaugural open call for the new venue at the Collingwood Arts Precinct (CAP). This move will allow Bus to drastically improve the way they support artists and engage with communities by removing rental fees paid by exhibiting artists.

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Transform fashion waste into wearable art and parade it down a runway at Fast Fashun 2.0 2.0: a series of free interactive, educational fashion shows and upcycling sessions.

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Last night Yarra Councillors renewed their commitment to preventing racism and injustice faced by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

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We’re reviewing our Arts and Culture grants program to ensure it continues to be accessible, impactful and meet the needs of our diverse communities. We also want to make sure these grants continue to support the creative and social impact these exhibitions, events or programs can provide the wider Yarra community

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Yarra City Council's Annual Grants provide financial and in-kind support for community initiatives and projects running in 2018. Through this program, we will invest over $850,000 in programs which support and enrich the Yarra community.

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Yarra Council wants to support artists and arts organisations to create and present artworks in response to the climate emergency.

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A group of keen community members with interests in heritage, architecture, urban planning and local history have been appointed to Yarra’s Heritage Advisory Committee.

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Cr Danae Bosler has been elected as Yarra City Council’s Mayor for 2018/19.

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Yarra City Council has adopted its 2017/18 budget and Long Term Financial Strategy, following extensive community consultation.

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Yarra has adopted a new Council Plan, which sets our priorities and direction for the next four years.

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Yarra Council has voted unanimously to change the way it marks January 26, from 2018 onwards.

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After a 3-year hiatus, Sound Waves returned to Fitzroy Swimming Pool in February 2022. As part of the Rediscover Yarra initiative, this edition of Sound Waves was eclectic, vibrant and unlike any Sound Waves before it, with over 3,000 punters enjoying live tunes around Fitzy’s poolside throughout February.

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