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Indigenous Cultural Leadership at Footscray Community Arts

Footscray Community Arts has a rich history intertwined with the local First Nations community, reflecting a legacy of shared challenges and mutual support.

Media Alert: A Celebration of Indigenous Art and Culture

Wominjeka festival will be going ahead this Saturday rain, hail, or shine.

TILDE Film Festival

Community-led international film festival TILDE celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, presenting a program with the theme of Trans Collectivism.

First Nations artists unveiled for new Footscray Hospital tapestry 

Plenary Health has announced the artists tasked with creating the design for a tapestry that will hang suspended in the main entry and welcome all visitors to the new hospital.

TILDE Exhibition

Full Scale Curated by Sapphic Flicks, Full Scale speaks to the wide-ranging diversity, visibility and musical talent of trans and gender expansive artists from Indigenous and diaspora  communities.

Smash to Blak Opening Night — First Nations curated by Merryn Trescott & Jamie Connor

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A Night with Mayunkiki

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The Relationship is the Project

The Relationship is the Project features provocations, tools and practical tips for those who are currently, or interested in, working with communities.

Community Open Day

This year, we are celebrating 50 years in the local community.

Panel Yarn – Language as Resistance with Mayunkiki

Join us for an evening panel discussion on Language as Resistance, where we delve into the profound intersections of language, Indigenous knowledge systems, and activism in art.

Board positions; join us in shaping the future of community arts!  

Be part of a place that values you and your unique leadership capacities.

Queer PHOTO: A celebration of diversity and art

Footscray Community Arts presents the largest array of works from Queer PHOTO exhibitions.

Queer Out West Sitewide Takeover

On Saturday 3 February, a kaleidoscope of queer artists, First Nations musicians and creative allies will stage a friendly and free takeover of Footscray Community Arts to present Queer Out West.

Queer Out West: free art & music takeover

Rhythm returns to Footscray in February, in a (queer AF) art and music site takeover.

PHOTO2024: Exquisite Corpse

Articulations of identity from a queer Fijian woman with settler-colonial heritage living in Australia.

Queer PHOTO

Queer PHOTO presents a collection of photographic exhibitions, outdoor activations and immersive public events that explore identity, culture, and resilience.

Kal Angam-Kal: Stories from West Papua

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Queer PHOTO: Lilah Benetti Artist Talk

Join Lilah Benetti in this one-off in conversation, along side South Sudanese artist and writer Atong Atem.

Queer PHOTO: Daniel Jack Lyons (USA) Artist Talk

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Queer PHOTO: Like A River

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