Arts Gen

Arts Gen is a space for learning, sharing and artmaking based at Footscray Community Arts Centre in Melbourne’s inner west.

15/04/2026

2000 Followers!

Thank you to our beautiful community for following and engaging in the work that we do at We cant wait to keep sharing and connecting as we look to the future.

Artwork: Images by Tara O'Conal as a part of our Curate program 24/25 swipe to see 2 images in full from the series.

14/04/2026

Join us for session three of our art and wellbeing Community of Practice. This time we are excited to announce will be delivering a session for attendees.

This is a free workshop favilitated by Donnalyn Xu (NAVA)

Join NAVA at Arts Gen for an introductory workshop to the Code of Practice on Wednesday 22 April, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

In this introductory workshop, you will learn about the Code, what it covers, how to access it, navigate it and when to use it. You will come away with the confidence to effectively apply the Code to real-world scenarios that you will encounter in your work and practice.

Following workshop the Community of Practice will continue discussion around support for artists, practice and community.

Please note this is a hybrid event - online or in person .r.o.u_ 6-9pm nibbles provided in person.

Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole 2022.

30/03/2026

Join us for Session Two this Wednesday at .r.o.u_ Footscray! This week we're talking about how to AMPLIFY your practice.

Come join fellow artists, creatives and cultural practioners in a night of sharing, learning and connecting.

Registration link is in our bio or send us a message to confirm your attendance.

Nibbles provided.

26/03/2026

Arts Gen is hiring! We are looking for an Art Program Coordinator.

Your duties will include:
- Develop, coordinate and implement Arts Gen projects in line with health promotion frameworks and guidelines
- Lead team culture and organjsational meetings
- Generate annual health promotion report and lead Arts Gen reporting using required templates and other grant reports aa per funding requirements
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders (including funders, partner organisation and other agencies across community and arts sector) to enhance program awareness and impact.

Please note this role is a fixed term contract until December 2027.

See link in bio to apply.

05/03/2026

Do you have a creative practice? Are you interested in the impact of art on wellbeing?

Arts Gen is calling on creative minds, artists and cultural practitioners alike to register for our Community of Practice.

The Arts Gen Community of Practice will create a space to share resources and stories, tools, unpack ways of addressing recurrung problems, and support to capacity build artists to utilise these in the current art and health context. Arts Gen's Community of Practice provides a space for artists, creatives and cultural practitioners to come together to build relationality and practice.

We hope to see you there!

See link in bio to register and for more information.

Artwork: Joshua Sampson, Arts Gen Curate participant.

06/11/2025

Arts Gen is working to develop a Community of Practice for creative minds, artists and cultural practitioners alike.

We want to work alongside community to codesign this space so that it is meeting the needs of community. We want to meaningfully contribute to supporting and championing artists to continue to do the important work that they do in an arts sector that is ever changing and ever challenging.

We are hosting an information session this Monday 10 November via zoom from 6pm-8pm so you can learn more about the consultations and ask any questions you may have. Please see the link in our bio to register for the information session via humanitix. Expressions of interest due date has been extended a few days and will now close Wednesday midnight 12 November!

We are excited to listen to your ideas, visions and insights.

23/10/2025

Do you have a creative or cultural practice? Are you interested in the impact of art on wellbeing? Have your say and share your experience.

If you:

Have a creative or cultural practice

Live, work or play in City of Yarra, City of Maribyrnong, City of Melbourne or Moonee Valley City Council

Are passionate about the intersect of art and health

Want to contribute to building our Community of Practice that hopes to strengthen artist wellbeing and knowledge.

Please submit an expression of interest.

The consultation will run in the last two weeks of November. This is a paid opportunity. As we have limited capacity for the consultation, we will let you know and keep you posted for when membership to the Community of Practice is open.

Expressions of interest close midnight on 9 November. Follow the link in our bio to submit.
Reach out if you have any questions at [email protected]

23/09/2025

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some of the beautiful work created by our Balance participants from Nyarrn-gakgo Mangkie program.

These works were exhibited earlier this year at Brunswick Street Gallery alongside a community gathering where we came together over art and food.

Balance explored art as cultural practice as a strengthening factor for wellbeing. ✨

Thank you to all of our artists for their beautiful work!

17/09/2025

Earlier this year we partnered with and their Nyarrn-gakgo mangkie program to deliver our pilot program - Balance.

Balance was an opportunity to use art as cultural practice to explore boundary setting and how social and cultural connection are strengthening factors for our wellbeing. The program culminated in a community celebration and exhibition with artists, friends and family.

It was a beautiful coming together and so exciting to see everyone’s work up on the gallery walls! Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be sharing some more of the beautiful work created in this program.

We’ll be running Balance again soon so if you’re mob, live in Melbourne and work in healthcare - nominate your workplace by sending us an email: [email protected]

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45 Moreland Street
Footscray, VIC
3011

Website

https://artsgen.org/

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