Outsiders are coming to Fringe
Fresh from a sell-out season at the Castlemaine Fringe Festival, Hobo Playhouse is bringing its award-winning production of Outsiders to Footscray.
Young slam poet Sam...
Catching the Yellow Wave
An epic of 19th century Australian literature is hitting the stage with a helping hand from Footscray playwright Jane Miller.
Miller has distilled Kenneth Mackay’s...
Monkey tale for Footscray actor in the Australian premiere of Trevor
A Footscray actor has been channelling his inner chimpanzee in readiness for his latest production.
Rory Kelly is taking the title role in Red Stitch’s...
Pitching the Australian dream
The Australian dream of home ownership is under the microscope in Footscray this week as part of the 2016 Next Wave Festival.
Shadows on the...
Austen Tayshus hits Altona
Comedian Austen Tayshus, who shot to fame with his 1983 single, Australiana, is performing in Altona on Friday.
His brand of comedy has been described...
Altona artist traces her Aboriginal roots
Two years ago, Altona’s Jena Galvin discovered her Aboriginal roots – a journey that eventually led to her first art exhibition.
Her Aboriginal great-grandmother was...
Check in to Hotel Obscura
Audiences are being warned to expect the unexpected when they check into Hotel Obscura this week as part of the Festival of Live Art...
Reversal of fortunes for The Substation arts venue at Newport
The Substation arts venue at Newport has been awarded $300,000 over four years from the state government through Creative Victoria.
It’s a reversal of fortunes...
Master drummer to host Laverton workshops
Master drummer and dancer Fred Kpakpo Addo will teach classes in Laverton when he returns from Ghana next month.
Mr Kpakpo Addo, a drummer for...
Art show attracts wide range of entries
Artists from around Australia have submitted works for this weekend’s Hobsons Bay Art Show, which opens with a gala preview in Williamstown on Friday.
More...
Exploring domestic violence through body-art
An eye-catching exhibition exploring the silent stories of domestic violence has been unveiled in Footscray.
Ninety students from Victoria University’s diploma of specialist make-up course...
Painters and Dockers do Yarraville for Australia Day
Legendary Australian rockers Painters and Dockers will light up the stage in Yarraville this Australia Day as they headline the second Stony Creek Music...
Footscray artist connects with prestigious prize
Footscray artist Larissa McFarlane is turning cartwheels of joy after winning a prize at the 13th annual State Trustees CONNECTED art exhibition.
McFarlane’s readily recognisable...
Ring in the New Year with Footscray fireworks
Ring in the New Year with a night of fun and fireworks at Footscray.
Now in its third year, the free New Year’s Eve event...
Skate ramp is their canvass
Performance artists Michael Meneghetti and Joel Gailer, known as Performprint, will host a free workshop at Laverton this month on printmaking by skateboard.
Meneghetti said...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
