A shared noticeboard of upcoming events celebrating the rich diversity of culture on these lands. These events are led by creatives and artists MAV has collaborated with in the past. This could be through past partnerships, auspice services, programs or commissions.
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FILM FESTIVAL
Multicultural Film Festival 2025 Submissions
Submission Deadline
March 10, 2025
The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC), in association with Swinburne University of Technology, invites emerging and established filmmakers to submit films for consideration in the 2025 Multicultural Film Festival (MFF)!
The MFF celebrates multiculturalism through the lens of short films that explore stories of cultural diversity and living in multicultural Australia, home to the world’s oldest continuous cultures and people who identify with more than 300 ancestries around the world.
They’re seeking creative, original, non-formulaic short films about any aspect of cultural diversity created by Australians with a multicultural background (for example, they or their family arrived in Australia as migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers) or filmmakers of any background who produce films that explore multiculturalism and promote social cohesion.
You can read more at the link below!
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Music Festival
March 8-9, 2025
MHCMS is delighted to bring you its 4th annual Melbourne International Festival of Hindustani Classical Music feautring all-female headline acts:
Vd Shruti Sadolikar (vocals)
Smt Indrani Mukherjee (vocals)
Sushri Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee (flute)
Sushri Ragini Shankar (violin).
Accompaying artists: Pt Ramdas Palsule (tabla), Pt Vinay Mishra (Harmonium), Shri Apurba Mukherjee (tabla).
Many festival goers attend 2+ events over the weekend, we recommend purchasing season passes, which grant access to all 4 events over the festival weekend and cost $160.
You can read more at the link below!
STREET PARTY
SYDNEY ROAD BOIL UP
Submission Deadline
2:30PM, March 2, 2025
Melbourne’s favourite open-air street festival returns this March, with the iconic Sydney Road Street Party as part of Brunswick Music Festival.
SYDNEY ROAD BOIL UP! is a FREE day party on Sunday 2 March from 2.30pm to 6pm at Michelle Guglielmo Park, powered by El Gran Mono picó sound system.
Featuring DJs Kobra 3000, DJ Dijok, alongside MC Kaiman Jimenez with dancer Wendy Nedd and the incredible dance-crew from Ginga & Grooves - COME JOIN US FOR THIS FREE STREET PARTY!
FREE EXHIBITION
East @ West: Cutting through time with love and blessing
Gallery at City Library
5 February - 2 March 2025
This project fosters a dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures, using paper as both a medium and a metaphor to transcend time, geography, and identity.
Drawing inspiration from traditional patterns and Matisse’s floral motifs, the artwork embodies the spirit of the Lunar New Year, a time of renewal, hope, and unity. Each intricate cut represents the passage of time and the evolving cultural connections spanning centuries.
This project by Jenny Zhe-Chang was supported by MAV through its auspicing service.
Showcase Victoria 2025
Showcase Victoria is an annual event connecting performers with venues and audiences through a program of outstanding live performance.
Proudly presented by the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres (VAPAC) with support from Creative Victoria and Regional Arts Victoria, Showcase Victoria is Australia’s leading state-based performing arts market playing a key role in facilitating touring.