Yarra City Arts

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Less than one week to go! EOIs for our subsidised artist wellbeing and professional development program, Play in Residen...
07/05/2026

Less than one week to go! EOIs for our subsidised artist wellbeing and professional development program, Play in Residence, close midnight 12 May. Find the application link in our comments and scroll down to learn more:

Produced by Yarra City Arts and guided by the knowledge and expertise of Leah Manaema Avene of Co Culture, Play in Residence is a FREE six-week program that will help artists build a personalised wellbeing framework to sustain their practice, responding directly to the sector’s call for new conversations around resilience and burnout.

Each session will be filled with food, play, storytelling, and hands-on skills development in a small group where wellbeing, creativity and community are treated as essential conditions of arts practice.

📅 When: 28 May – 2 July, every Thursday 10am-1pm
📍 Where: In-person, Collingwood
👥 Who: Early and mid-career artists of any discipline, who work, live, study or practice in Victoria.

Graphic design by Carolyn Hawkins.

We are launching a new wellbeing and professional development series for artists! Produced by Yarra City Arts and guided...
22/04/2026

We are launching a new wellbeing and professional development series for artists! Produced by Yarra City Arts and guided by the knowledge and expertise of Leah Manaema Avene of Co Culture, Play in Residence is a FREE six-week program that will help artists build a personalised wellbeing framework to sustain their practice, responding directly to the sector’s call for new conversations around resilience and burnout.

Across six weekly sessions (28 May – 2 July), artists will explore purpose and map how to protect stories and dignity as they carry themselves through industry, community and society. Leah will be offering gentle guidance through questions such as: Why are we making art? What is art for? Why does it hurt? Why can't I stop? What is my story? Why do I bother? At the end of six weeks participants will learn how to acknowledge colonial time, nurture connection, and prioritise relational, responsive ways of working.

Each session will be filled with food, play, storytelling, and hands-on skills development in a small group where wellbeing, creativity and community are treated as essential conditions of arts practice.

📅 When: 28 May – 2 July, every Thursday 10am-1pm
📍 Where: In-person, Collingwood
👥 Who: Early and mid-career artists of any discipline, who work, live, study or practice in Victoria.

EOIs are now open and close midnight 12 May 2026. Find out more and apply via link in comments.

Graphic design by Carolyn Hawkins for Yarra City Arts.

Collingwood has low levels of open space (only 0.3%) and by 2031, it's predicted that there will be a 62% increase in re...
25/03/2026

Collingwood has low levels of open space (only 0.3%) and by 2031, it's predicted that there will be a 62% increase in resident population in the area.

That's why Yarra City Council is putting in 2 new green spaces in Collingwood for residents and the whole community to enjoy.

One of the locations is Budd Street, adjacent to 47 Easey Street, a cultural hub of creative tenants including BAR Studio, Useful Objects, Agency and Sarah Scout Presents.

Members of the creative community in the neighbouring surrounds are encouraged to have your say on the draft Concept Design for a new green open space on Budd Street in Collingwood.

Online survey closes at 9am on Monday 13 April 2026 or pop into a feedback session in person on Thursday 26 March 12pm to 2pm or Saturday 11 April 10am to 12pm.

Access Your Say Yarra in the comments below.

NOW SHOWING!'I have nothing to say, and I'm saying it: John Cage' by Steve BrownArtist Steve Brown embraces abstraction ...
19/03/2026

NOW SHOWING!

'I have nothing to say, and I'm saying it: John Cage' by Steve Brown

Artist Steve Brown embraces abstraction for the creative freedom it provides. Viewing art as inherently subjective, Brown believes that meaning lies in the viewer’s interpretation and that the artist’s intention holds no greater authority than the viewer’s response.

Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library
182-186 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North
Library Opening Hours.

Closes Sunday 26 April.
Part of the 2026 City of Yarra Exhibition Program.
More information via our bio.

'Blue' (detail) 2025 by Steve Brown. Mixed media on paper. Image courtesy of the artist.

LAST WEEK!'Quotient set' by Andrea Eckersley. Showcasing works constructed from the folding of 19th century maps of the ...
05/03/2026

LAST WEEK!

'Quotient set' by Andrea Eckersley.

Showcasing works constructed from the folding of 19th century maps of the Carlton area, inviting viewers to consider and question how place, history, and ownership are represented.

Carlton Library Light Boxes
Carlton Library
667 Rathdowne Street
Carlton North 3054
All Hours

until 12 March 2026.
Part of the 2025 City of Yarra Exhibition Program.
More information via our bio.

Image credit: Install view 'Quotient set' by Andrea Eckersley, Carlton Library Light Boxes, Carlton Library, 25 September 2025 - 12 March 2026. Photo J. Forsyth.

NOW SHOWING!Invest // Occupy // Develop by Sally AnthonyThrough sustained observation of a Carlton construction site, a...
26/02/2026

NOW SHOWING!

Invest // Occupy // Develop by Sally Anthony

Through sustained observation of a Carlton construction site, artist Sally Anthony documents fleeting arrangements, shifting textures, and subtle traces of activity, offering a visual exploration and meditation on what transforms, persists, or vanishes within Melbourne’s evolving urban landscape.

Fitzroy Library
128 Moor St, Fitzroy
Library Opening Hours

Closes Sunday 26 April.
Part of the 2026 City of Yarra Exhibition Program.
More information via the link in our bio.

Image credit: 'Thread' 2025 from the series 'Parcel' by Sally Anthony. Digital print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag. Image courtesy of the artist.

NOW SHOWING!'I have nothing to say, and I'm saying it: John Cage' by Steve BrownArtist Steve Brown embraces abstraction ...
20/02/2026

NOW SHOWING!

'I have nothing to say, and I'm saying it: John Cage' by Steve Brown

Artist Steve Brown embraces abstraction for the creative freedom it provides. Viewing art as inherently subjective, Brown believes that meaning lies in the viewer’s interpretation and that the artist’s intention holds no greater authority than the viewer’s response.

Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library
182-186 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North
Library Opening Hours.

Closes Sunday 26 April.
Part of the 2026 City of Yarra Exhibition Program.
More information via our bio.

'Lighten Up' (detail) 2025 by Steve Brown. Mixed media on paper. Image courtesy of the artist.

15/02/2026

Sunset Soul Picnic at Fairfield in Feb has kicked off with a DJ set from Sounds of Chambers Rising High program.

More Music by , food and cold drinks by until 8pm today at Fairfield Amphitheater!

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