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Help Shape the future of Arts and Culture in Maribyrnong

Overview

Maribyrnong has a vibrant arts and creative industries sector. It is home to a large artist population and a diverse array of arts organisations and creative sector businesses. Our community is eager to engage with the arts.

Whether it's attending a festival, visiting a gallery, enjoying street art or a theatre performance, or celebrating heritage through stories, arts and culture plays a big part in our lives.

Council’s Arts and Culture Strategy 2018-2023 has guided our investment and priorities for arts and cultural activities over the past five years. Building on successes and lessons learnt, we're starting to develop a new Arts, Culture, and Creativity Strategy. This will align with community needs, support local arts, culture, and creative practices, and enhance the overall cultural landscape of our City.

We invite residents to share their thoughts about the importance of arts, culture, and creativity to support the development of a new strategy.

Tell us about your favourite arts experiences in the west below. Do you go to the movies, see live music, or borrow a book from your local library? What impact does arts, culture, and creativity have on your day-to-day life? Does it help you connect to new people or ideas? Does it provide inspiration?

Join the conversation

  • Participate in a creative conversation

    Session 1:

    Monday 2 September 2024, 10am-4.30pm at the Braybrook Community Hub

    Session 2:

    Tuesday 3 September 2024, 10am-4.30pm at the Braybrook Community Hub

    Session 3:
    Wednesday 4 September 2024, 10am-4.30pm at the Footscray Library

    Session 4:

    Thursday 5 September 2024, 10am-4.30 pm at the Footscray Library

  • Complete the survey

    Complete the short survey which should take no more than five minutes by midnight Sunday 15 September 2024

  • Share your vision

    Share your vision for arts and culture in Maribyrnong below by midnight Sunday 15 September 2024

Share your feedback here

Questionnaire

Share your vision

What is the most important thing Council can do to make Maribyrnong the creative heart of the west?

15 September, 2024

Nahbananas says:

By creating more opportunities for creatives such as grants, mentorship, exhibition spaces and platforms for artist to sell their works

13 September, 2024

G-Force says:

Champion local creatives as the creators of community events - they are the storytellers and imagineers who drive connection best.

13 September, 2024

AALIYA says:

Bring back One Night In Footscray. It worked.

10 September, 2024

Laura Lethlean says:

linking the project goals, from development, to rehearsal to presentation. Subsidise spaces Marketing and PR assistance

8 September, 2024

Carmel says:

Provide spaces for groups to gather to work creatively together e.g rehearsal spaces available after businesses hours for workers.

8 September, 2024

Carmel says:

Provide opportunities for people to showcase their talents & bring joy to the Maribyrnong community e.g. choirs, musicians, artists

7 September, 2024

Mito Elias says:

Enhance opportunities for local and cald artists to develop and safeguard them against the risks of casualization within the arts industry.

5 September, 2024

Liz says:

First Nations history talks

5 September, 2024

Liz says:

First Nations River Cruise Maribyrnong. There are significant trees along the river and the history of the river

4 September, 2024

Liz Reynolds says:

Workshops on how to live alone? Both young people and older people

4 September, 2024

Liz Reynolds says:

Making Wills - workshops on how to make wills etc the legal components - especially for CALD really breaking it down into components

3 September, 2024

Alaine Beek says:

Create more development opportunities in the west via fit-for-purpose spaces to rehearse perform build audiences. People connect to spaces.