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Queer PHOTO: Alteration

A decade of groundbreaking work from queer Polynesian artist collective FAFSWAG.

Queer PHOTO: Black and Blur

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Architects Selected for New Outdoor Performance Space

MGS Architects and Simone Bliss Landscape Architects have been appointed to convert our much-loved bluestone amphitheatre into a space for higher quality outdoor experiences.

The Blue Cabin Partners With Footscray Community Arts for Residency Exchange

Presented by The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency and Footscray Community Arts, artists Atheana Picha (CAN) and Tarryn Love (AUS) will trade places for a pair of 6-week residencies.

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Jeevika Rajagopal

Jeevika is a multimedia & communications specialist and video/projection artist who uses digital storytelling to explore identity and belonging.

Bec Cole joins Footscray Community Arts as new Co-CEO & Executive Director

Footscray Community Arts is excited to announce the appointment of Bec Cole as the new Co-CEO / Executive Director.

Blue Cabin Canada First Nations Artist Exchange

Can I apply for both the Saison Foundation Exchange and the Blue Cabin Exchange residencies?Yes – but you will need to state your preference as you cannot attend both.

Saison Foundation First Nations Artist Exchange

Can I apply for both the Saison Foundation Exchange and the Blue Cabin Exchange residencies?Yes – but you will need to state your preference as you cannot attend both.

Executive Director Robyn Gawenda stepping down in 2023

Our inaugural Executive Director Robyn Gawenda will be stepping down in February 2023.

Media Release: Official Arts Partner for New Footscray Hospital

Footscray Community Arts is pleased to be named as the official arts partner of the New Footscray Hospital Project to help improve the health and wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors.

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Media Release: An immersive exhibition empowering Deaf people to be heard

Footscray Community Arts announces next exhibition What I Wish I’d Told You by Claire Bridge and Chelle Destefano.

Hannah Morphy-Walsh

A self-described engagement artist, Hannah sees herself as a storyteller that primarily explores and questions artistic interactions and lived experiences.

Wrapped in Culture

Wrapped in Culture (Working)

In this international exchange, Indigenous artists and Elders present contemporary versions of the Australian-Aboriginal possum skin cloak and the North American-Aboriginal buffalo robe.

Possum Skin Cloak Making

Gathering, making and yarning are key practices that uphold First Nations values of sharing stories, building connections, healing and community care.

Black Screen presents Ablaze

The true story of the first Aboriginal filmmaker William Bill Onus.

Tidal Volume: Interview with Maya Hodge and Jarra Karalinar Steel

Tidal Volume is a sound-based digital exchange featuring Indigenous artists from Melbourne, Australia and Vancouver, Canada.

Tidal Volume

Tidal Volume: Artist Presentation

Tidal Volume was designed as a ‘call and response’ digital residency.

Our Story

Our Story

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Public Art

Public Art

Explore Public Art Our precinct is home to many large-scale public artworks.

Tidal Volume

Tidal Volume

About the Program Tidal Volume is ‘call and response’ residency for Indigenous culture-bearers to experiment with sound, song, language, spoken word and text to connect across distance.