Atkinson’s artwork focuses on native plants and animals, and in particular birds and highlights the critical role these creatures play in our lives and within the ecosystem.

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This video shows the VAHS building at 136 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy (painted in the colours of the Aboriginal flag) from different angles; and locaates it within surrounding areas of inner-city Melbourne.

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Drop Zone by Troy Innocent, Joel Collins, Indae Hwang and Yun Tae Nam was one of three public art works installed in Yarra, in 2011, under the banner of The Environmental Public Arts Project which responded to key features of Council's Environment Strategy: Towards Local Sustainability 2008-2020.

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'How I live now' is a community art project coordinated by Clifton Hill based visual artist Suyin Lam supported by a Creative Community Covid-19 Quick Response Grant.

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We have made some exciting changes along Rose Street in Fitzroy, including two new public artworks, seating, planters growing native species and bike pump stations.

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In 2021, Alphington Community Centre ran an outside gallery on the fence featuring 10 artists including painters, photographers, and poets. This street gallery proved a wonderful way for the local community to keep connected during lockdowns. Still.Life is the follow up project, a living 3D artwork which continues to provide a focal point for the local community.   

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EOI submissions to exhibit your art at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre are now open.

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Our Victoria Park projector is on the move. Since 2011, the projector has been lighting up the Bob Rose Stand at the former home of the Collingwood Football Club. In 2016, the projector relocated to Peel Street Park in Collingwood for a very popular series of projections over the winter months before returning to the Bob Rose Stand in 2017.

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Launch of a Marker for the Stolen Generations

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Fitzroy artist announced for Archie Roach AM AC and Ruby Hunter Statue

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The Australian Cultural Fund is a fundraising platform for Australian artists. It is managed by Creative Partnerships Australia and was established by the Australian Government in 2003 to encourage donations to the arts.

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Registrations for Fringe Furniture 33 are now open. Artists, designers, visionaries, dream-weavers - Fringe want your beautiful, wild, and outlandish design at Fringe Furniture as part of the Festival in 2019.

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2020 Yarra Annual grants are closing soon.

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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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Do you have something to say about arts and culture in Yarra? We would like to hear from you through our Your Say page, where you can do a short survey or share your story about the arts in Yarra.

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The Centre for Projection Art is offering opportunities for artists to undertake new projects over winter and spring through their 2020 Mentorship and Residency program.

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$220,000 has been awarded to artists and organisations in our Stimulate creative grants funding. Twenty-eight projects were awarded funding in our recent Stimulate grant round. We received 201 applications and just over 13% of applicants received funding, in what was one of the most competitive grant rounds to date. Over two million dollars in funding was requested.

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The North Carlton Railway Community House have been busy with their local community welcoming people safety back to the centre through a community language ‘Welcome Sign Project’. 

The project saw the development of new community welcome signage to be placed at the front entrance to the House. Painting workshops with the local community created a safe, creative and fun way for the local community to come together again.  

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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

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In 2020 Council declared its support for the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. A number of actions were generated from this decision; one of which was for Council to commission a large-scale mural that aligned with the movement.

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