Arts

A window to the Arts with info on theatre events, exhibitions, installations, cinema, festivals and more.  Tune into The Breakfast Spread on Wednesdays at 8:30am for music-related-arts and arts-related-music, covering diverse issues and incarnations in State of the Art.

News

Community Radio and Australian Music Report Published

Tue 19 May 2026
PBS News

A new report has for the first time quantified the economic, social, and cultural heavy lifting undertaken by Australia’s community radio music stations.

Liquid Architecture (Fun)draiser 2026

Thu 14 May 2026
Community News

Join Liquid Architecure for a gathering of listening, performance and food in support of artist working on the radical edges of sound.

APA Gallery Opening: 5 7 3 Float Fall Petals 10 Trees

Sat 9 May 2026 to Sat 13 Jun 2026
Community News

Join APA gallery, Collingwood Yards on Saturday 9 May from 3 – 5pm to celebrate the opening of  Fiona Longhurst's '5 7 3 Float Fall Petals 10 Trees'.

West Space's 2026 Fundraiser: LABOUR & LOVE

Sat 9 May 2026 to Sat 30 May 2026
Community News

100 artists. 5 day auction. 1 big celebration, starting May 9 and running until May 30.

Khaled Chamma's 'Fireplace' in West Space Window

Sat 9 May 2026 to Tue 21 Jul 2026
Community News

'Fireplace' is a new site-specific project by Syrian Australian artist Khaled Chamma, presented in the West Space Window.

Fireplace reflects on artworks Chamma has encountered during his time as both a volunteer and an audience member at West Space over the past several years. His work transforms the West Space Window into a large-scale drawing that fills the interior of the window, bringing together memories of exhibitions into a single, immersive passage.

2 Halves as A Whole's Viruses Found (2) in West Space Window

Fri 27 Feb 2026 to Tue 17 Mar 2026
Community News

2 Halves as A Whole is viewable in the West Space Window at Collingwood Yards until March 17, 2026.

Alcides Neto - Amu

Mon 23 Feb 2026 to Sun 1 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Amu, the debut release from Naarm-based Brazilian jazz musician Alcides Neto. 

Wall of Magic Creatures at Hawthorn Arts Centre

Sat 14 Feb 2026 to Sat 25 Jul 2026
Community News

Become immersed in a magical world of colourful mask spirits and auspicious symbols.

Flying Fruit Fly Circus Youth Classes - Open Now in Melbourne!

Fri 23 Jan 2026 to Tue 30 Jun 2026
Community News

Discover circus with the Flying Fruit Fly Circus at Circus Centre Melbourne, Collingwood Yards. 

Fine Lines Dance present FOUR

Fri 12 Dec 2025 to Sun 14 Dec 2025
Community News

FOUR is a powerful reflection on life’s seasons—youth, change, resilience, and renewal—brought to life by the extraordinary dancers of Fine Lines Dance. Created by choreographers Louisa Duckett and Katrina Rank, in collaboration with Fine Lines Dance, FOUR is both tender and defiant, showcasing the unique physicality, artistry, and emotional depth of performers aged 40 to 80.