Arts & Culture
Much-loved North Melbourne mural painted over
The painting-over of a popular North Melbourne mural has prompted bewilderment from those involved in creating it as well as for many members of the community who regarded it as a precious local landmark.
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Café a gateway to rare blend of art and initiative
West Melbourne’s Blender Studios now has a café that aims to bridge the gap between the multi-faceted street art enterprise and its local community. Meanwhile founder Adrian Doyle is going hard on an extraordinary range of projects.
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Brazilian Cultural Centre opens in Kensington
Victoria’s first Brazilian Cultural Centre has opened in Kensington, creating a new home for Melbourne’s Brazilian community to connect, celebrate culture and access support services.
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CityLink “silo” art trail appeal
The City of Melbourne has been petitioned for funds to create a Moonee Ponds Creek “silo art trail”, using the concrete pylons of CityLink as a canvas.
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Arts House invites audiences inside a Blak family home
Arts House will transform North Melbourne Town Hall into a fantastical Blak family home this winter, with the world premiere of a bit thing opening on June 27.
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“Luminous pulse” shines through Cheng Lei’s story
A “gripping and unexpectedly revealing” work written and performed by journalist Cheng Lei that is premiering at Arts House this month is not just about retelling the suffering of her three-year detention in China, Lei says, but “explor[ing] something universal”.
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A tram ride through fear, memory and survival: VIGIL arrives at Arts House this April
This April, Melbourne audiences will have the chance to step inside a powerful new work that transforms one of the city’s most familiar spaces into something far more unsettling.
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Local comedy club focused on fun, mixed lineups
Around the corner from the Comics Lounge, tiny Club Voltaire has been hosting funny, free-spirited shows for more than two decades and the comedians are serving up the laughs every Sunday night, with or without the Comedy Festival.
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“Special school” satire set to open at Arts House
A fierce, funny work lifting the lid on “special education” will play at Arts House in North Melbourne, which has commissioned the piece, over six nights in March.
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Love Letters to North Melbourne Pool
A crowd-sourced history of North Melbourne Pool launched last month is “a rich tapestry of a book” and “a great artefact of the community”, according to its local not-for-profit publisher.
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A hospo girl buys the bar
New poetry book explores a “soulful and satirical” view of Gardiner Reserve
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