Arts
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‘Outing Disability’ opens in Brimbank
A new exhibition at Brimbank Community and Civic Centre aims to improve understanding of the struggles faced by LGBTQI people who are also living with…
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MY BRIMBANK
What’s your connection to Brimbank? I call the Brimbank area home. I was born in Footscray and moved to St Albans as a toddler. It’s…
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Williamstown High $3m theatre on track
Williamstown High School’s $3 million theatre is on track, with Building Engineering Pty Ltd appointed to complete the project. Williamstown MP Wade Noonan announced the…
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Fringe Festival fires up in Footscray
Night walks, paste-up art, dance, music and a ‘secular mass for the ageing’ come to Footscray with this month’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. Footscray Community Arts…
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My Place: Mario Del Grosso
Williamstown’s Mario Del Grosso is pursuing his love of art later in life. What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay? I was born in Williamstown. My…
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Anger as Big West Festival axed
The western suburbs arts community has slammed a decision to shut down the successful Big West Festival. Arts workers and community members have reacted angrily…
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Caroline Chisholm students project selves
Braybrook students are shedding light on growing up in a world shaped by advanced technology. The Caroline Chisholm Catholic College year 10 media students have…
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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…
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Cubbie houses instrumental in musical creativity
It was music to the ears of Spotswood Primary School pupils when they heard a professional artist would be working with them on a new…
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Taggers target repainted Yarraville Village mural
Graffiti taggers are targeting a reworked Yarraville mural after the original artwork fell foul of a business owner and Maribyrnong council. The mural on the…
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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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Paola Balla exhibition comes to Footscray
A Footscray artist is exploring Aboriginal sovereignty, de-colonisation and identity in a new exhibition. Paola Balla’s Born into Sovereignty, Live in Sovereignty, a collection of…
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West Projections returns to Footscray in August
People can walk the ‘light fantastic’ at Footscray next month, with the return of West Projections. Footscray will be transformed after dark over three weekends…
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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…
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Faces are Paul’s forte
An esteemed St Albans artist is hoping his latest portrait will inspire a new generation across the west at his burgeoning art school. Paul Borg’s…
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