Arts & Culture
Athenie Leckey unveils first solo exhibition celebrating banksias
Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs gallery will host the debut solo exhibition of emerging artist Athenie Leckey, whose vibrant acrylic painting series pays tribute to one of Australia’s most iconic native plants – the Banksia.
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MESS moves to Fed Square, bringing electronic music to Melbourne’s cultural heart
The Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS), home to the largest public collection of electronic instruments in the Southern Hemisphere, is relocating from North Melbourne to Fed Square – in a move set to broaden its reach and amplify its impact.
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Get ready to scream for Beetlejuice The Musical
The globally renowned Beetlejuice The Musical has held its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre and will run until August 3.
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Making Modern Melbourne exhibition at Old Treasury Building
We live in a vibrant city, one of the world’s “most liveable”, but it wasn’t always that way.
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Craft Victoria launches Conscious Craft 2025
As Craft Victoria gets ready to unveil a new suite of exhibitions, it’s also launching Conscious Craft 2025 – an initiative focused on reshaping how we interact with materials, encouraging thoughtful, sustainable, and innovative approaches.
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Podcast focused on anti-conscription movements within the CBD awarded
A podcast series exploring the efforts of women of Melbourne to resist conscription during the Vietnam War has received best oral history prize at the Victorian Community History Awards, held on March 24 at The Langham in Southbank.
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The Dirty Dozen: exploring Melbourne’s street food history through art
From March 13 to August 29, artist Kenny Pittock and curator Richard Cornish present The Dirty Dozen: Stories Behind the Food That Made Melbourne at Melbourne Town Hall’s City Gallery.
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New exhibition showcases creative collaboration of Victorian-based ceramic artists
Craft Victoria’s latest exhibition, Trees and Animals, is a striking exploration of form, using trees and animals as experimental subjects.
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Burke and Wills monument to be moved to the Royal Society of Victoria
The iconic Burke and Wills monument will be relocated from City Square to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RSV) to make way for the opening of Town Hall station as part of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project.
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City of Melbourne’s interactive partnership with South Korea returns
The City of Melbourne has partnered with South Korean not-for-profit organisation Jeonju Cultural Foundation to deliver an interactive cross-cultural experience at ArtPlay.
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