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Footscray Community Arts is an arts precinct dedicated to sharing stories. Our vision is that all communities are valued as makers of culture.

Out internal venues are wheelchair accessible. If you have any access needs, we have a range of audio assistance available. Please call or email us if we can help plan your journey. Phone: 03 9362 8888�Email: [email protected]

22/08/2025

Get your cameras ready. Entries are now open for the Footscray Hospital photography competition!

With the theme Of Place: Connections to Nature & Wellbeing, we’re calling on the best of Melbourne’s west to share photographs that respond to the natural elements found in our surrounds.

Whether you’re a curious beginner or a seasoned photographer, you don’t need a professional camera, just an eye for capturing moments that inspire calm, connection, and wellbeing.

Selected works will feature as part of an exhibition at the new Footscray Hospital and be displayed digitally when the hospital opens in February 2026.

The competition is free to enter and open to ages five and up. Entries close 15 October.

The new Footscray Hospital photography competition is presented by in partnership with , .mohawk, , and .

Full details and entry via the link below.

https://footscrayarts.com/of-place-connections-to-nature-and-wellbeing/ #:~:text=The%20photography%20competition%20forms%20part,a%20sense%20of%20cultural%20safety.

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15/08/2025

Footscray Community Arts is seeking a skilled and motivated Digital Communications Coordinator to oversee the creation, scheduling, and monitoring of content across our digital platforms, including our website, social media channels, and e-newsletter.

This role is key to effectively communicating our programming, purpose, and impact to the public, and will play a crucial part in driving growth and engagement across our digital audiences.

Visit our website via the link below for further information, including the full position description. Please send applications by email to [email protected] by 11:59PM AEST Sunday 31 August 2025.

https://hubs.li/Q03CV0wj0

Image: Rhythm in Ruby Shoes, Emily Dober 2024
Photo by: Matto Lucas

05/08/2025

Calling young visionaries aged 15–25!

MAKE SOME SPACE is your chance to experiment, collaborate and shape a youth-led arts event from the ground up. No previous arts experience is necessary.

Across a series of creative workshops, you’ll learn new skills, connect with other emerging artists and be paid $1,050 to co-create a participatory performance at Footscray Community Arts.

Step into a space where your ideas can take shape!

Applications are now open at https://hubs.li/Q03Bgrd30

Detail from Image: Good Silence, Kim Jaeger and Essie Kruckemeyer. Photo: Remi Chauvin

08/07/2025

ARTLIFE OPEN STUDIO – WEDNESDAY, 9 JULY!

Join the ArtLife staff tomorrow 9 July for this year's Open Studio! Come by and have a chat about what we have planned for the rest of 2025, including how our various workshops run. You can also see some of the art pieces that current ArtLife artists have created this year.

It is also a space to meet other families and artists who attend the program. We look forward to seeing you there!

Date: 9 July, 2025
Time: 10am—2pm
Location: Footscray Community Arts, ArtLife & Visual Art Studios

NOTE: Due to precinct renovations construction works, please enter via the back entrance on Bunbury Street

26/06/2025

CLOSING SOON ‼️

Emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, the EOI deadline for the Tarnuk-ut baany mentorship program is closing in five days on Monday 30 June!

Hear from recent Tarnuk artist Barringunn Bulic .cherryskin69 about their experience in the program.

As part of the Tarnuk-ut baany mentorship, you will receive:

- $5000 seed funding
- One on one artistic mentorship
- Professional development & cultural workshops

Apply now via the link in bio!

Images: Tarnuk-ut baany Showcase, 2025
Photography by Simon Aubor

25/06/2025

At Footscray Community Arts, we believe creativity should belong to everyone. As we approach the end of financial year, we’re calling on our community of allies, arts lovers, and change-makers to support what we do best: backing artists whose stories and perspectives are too often underrepresented.

From First Nations creative mentorships to D/deaf and disabled led exhibitions, our programs are grounded in lived experience and collective vision.

Your tax-deductible donation before June 30 will help us continue delivering high-impact, community-driven arts initiatives.

This EOFY, choose to create impact. Donate via https://hubs.li/Q03tvYbz0

Image: In Place, Na Djinang Circus, 2024, photography by Jacinta Keefe

23/06/2025

ArtLife Term 2 is almost over! As we get closer to Term 3, we want to shine a spotlight on some of our newer offerings in the program. ArtLife is designed to support d/Deaf and Disabled to artists develop their practice, learn new skills, and develop their independence as working artists.

The Digital Workshop focuses on those wanting to develop or expand on their arts practice in the digital space. There are opportunities to learn digital art skills, including how to use digital tools, create your unique style, and apply your ideas to digital mediums like comics, animation, and graphic art. You’ll work in the studio with other artists, learning collaborative practice under the guidance of a professional artist.

Don't worry if you don't have equipment! We provide use of our computers and iPads, use of projectors and access to professional apps including Adobe Creative Suite and Procreate.

Does this sound like something you'd be interested in? Come to our ArtLife Open Day on 9 July at Footscray Community Arts to find out more and enrol for Term 3!

20/06/2025

Alphons Van Maanen (Fons).

Footscray Community Arts is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our wonderful neighbour and friend, Fons. We had the enormous pleasure of working with and being supported by Fons of BigFish for over 30 years. A wonderful artist and designer whom always had the community at the forefront of his mind and work.

Many of our artists and community have had support from Fons - whether it be advice or Fons popping in to Footscray Community Arts with his team and tools to help us realise the artists story and work in our galleries or surrounds. Fons always had a welcoming and cheeky grin as he popped by to get his morning coffee and have a chat to the team here at Footscray Community Arts.

Vale dear friend and deepest condolences to his family and friends - we salute you and all that you have brought to us and the community of Melbourne’s west though your artistry and vision.

Image 1: Alphons Van Maanen (Fons)
Image 2: Artwork by Fons. Presented in the Roslyn Smorgon Gallery as part of the Blacksmith Festival Exhibition, FLOW, 2017

19/06/2025

Support Community. Support Artists.

This EOFY, help us continue to break down barriers in the arts.
Donate before June 30 via https://hubs.li/Q03sQ1c90 and join the movement to secure the next 50 years of art, community and culture!

Image credits:
1. Chinese Restaurant Playground, Steffie Yee 余淑婷, 2024, Gianna Rizzo
2. Sekala Niskala (The Seen and the Unseen), 2023, Gianna Rizzo
3. ArtLife Studio, 2023, Matto Lucas

16/06/2025

Do you want to work with the team behind Footscray Community Arts?

We’re seeking a skilled relationship-builder and coordinator who can compellingly communicate Footscray Community Arts’ purpose and impact to donors and supporters.

We are currently hiring for a Relationships & Fundraising Coordinator to play a vital role in supporting our donor and sponsorship engagement and fundraising activities, building on our 50-year legacy and contributing to a sustainable and growing Footscray Community Arts.

Visit the link below for further information, including the full position description. Please send applications by email to [email protected] by 5PM AEST Monday 7 July 2025.

https://hubs.li/Q03sdHPR0

Image: Q***r PHOTO 2024, featuring works by Lilah Benetti.
Photo by Matto Lucas.

14/06/2025

As we near the end of the financial year, Footscray Community Arts invites you to support a future where creativity is inclusive, community-led, and grounded in social justice.

Your donation helps us champion the voices of artists who are often excluded from the mainstream.

Every contribution—big or small—helps us deliver transformative arts programs that reflect the diversity of Melbourne’s west.

Donate before June 30 and become part of a movement that believes art should be for everyone, not just a few.

Image: Kal Angam-kal Exhibition Launch 2023, photography by Gianna Rizzo

12/06/2025

Emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, the EOI deadline for the Tarnuk-ut baany mentorship program has been extended until Monday 30 June ‼️

Here’s what’s on offer:

- $5,000 seed funding
- One on one artistic mentorship
- Professional development & cultural workshops

Be guided by the wisdom of Elders, the Indigenous Advisory Group & experienced First Nations mentors and enhance your creative practice and leadership skills while building connections within the First Nations arts community.

The EOI form can be accessed via the link in bio

Image: Tarnuk-ut baany Showcase, 2025
Photography by Simon Aubor

Address

45 Moreland Street
Footscray, VIC
3011

Opening Hours

Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.footscrayarts.com/

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