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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]

30/10/2026

On the Lango stage: KASINDA

We’re excited to reveal Kasinda as our special guest joining us on Saturday 31 October, for the second day of Lango Live!

Kasinda is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher and educator who has just released her debut EP, This Life.

She is known for her ability across genres including classical, jazz and contemporary music, represented in her collaborations on projects with Owelu Dreamhouse, Kee’ahn, Ella Thompson, Afrospace Jazz Industry, Heavy Amber, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra. Artistically, Kasinda is a story teller using her Nigerian and Dutch identity to fuse new sounds and connect to a wide variety of audiences.

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The countdown is officially on. Two days of live music, performance and community as we celebrate the opening of Lango, Footscray Community Arts’ new architecturally designed outdoor performance space.

Both days are SOLD OUT. Can’t make it? Please cancel your ticket via Humanitix so someone on the waitlist can join the celebration.

See you at Lango! 💚

28/10/2026

How does art and culture shape a place?

Continuing our exploration of the people and stories behind Lango, First Nations artist Moorina Bonini Moorina Bonini shares their approach to the markings on Lango’s sculptural canopy and how their artistic practice informed the design.

Watch to discover another layer of Lango’s story, and stay tuned as we share more of the community behind the place. 🤎

26/10/2026

What are the ideas and values shaping Lango?

Hear from Footscray Community Arts Indigenous Leadership Group member, Karen ‘KJ’ Jackson, as they share some of the guiding principles behind the design of our new outdoor performance space.

Watch to discover the thinking behind Lango, and stay tuned as we share more of its story.

Interview Video by Simon Aubor

22/10/2026

We are blown away by the support from our community for Lango Live - What a way to welcome Lango. 🧡

Tickets for both Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October have now been exhausted, and Lango Live is officially SOLD OUT!

Missed out on tickets? You can still join the waitlist via Humanitix to be notified if tickets become available.

Already have tickets but can no longer make it? Please cancel your tickets via Humanitix so someone on the waitlist has the opportunity to join us!

Over the next week, we’ll be revisiting the design process behind Lango, sharing the stories and people who helped bring this new space to life.

And keep your eyes peeled! We’ll be revealing our Lango Live special guest next week. 👀

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💚

• Poster Design by Natal Zaks •

06/10/2026

The Lango Live lineup is here!

We’re finally opening Lango — Footscray’s new architecturally designed outdoor performance space — with two huge days of live music, performance and community.

Join KAIIT, Drifting Clouds, Afrodisiac, Mothafunk, Naycab and Shewita (plus a very special guest still to be revealed) as Lango Live brings together an incredible lineup of artists to be among the first to take the stage at Lango.

Come celebrate the opening and be among the first to experience Lango come alive.

Free tickets are available now via the link below. Bookings are essential due to limited capacity.
https://hubs.li/Q04zfwT50

Poster: Natal Zaks

05/10/2026

The wait is almost over. Lango is finally here.

After a much longer journey than expected, our new outdoor performance space is ready to come to life with music, performance and community.

Lango Live is coming. A free, two-day celebration of live music, performance and community to launch this extraordinary new outdoor space, October 30 & 31.

Tickets and more details will be revealed later this week.

Video: Simon Aubor
Featuring: Raina Peterson

22/09/2026

What can happen when you’re given the space to slow down, experiment and write?

For writer and curator Gurmeet Kaur, her 2023 Artist in Residence at Footscray Community Arts became a space to do exactly that - “Having a physical space to come to was a game changer for my writing; it gave me the permission to slow down my practice without feeling guilty about having to write every day.”

During her residency, Gurmeet connected with local artists, shared works in progress and carved out dedicated time for reading and writing - experiences that opened up new possibilities in her practice.

That residency went on to shape Flood Myth; a poetic installation exhibited as part of Same River Twice at the Emerging Writers’ Festival in 2022 at Footscray Community Arts.

Now, Gurmeet returns to Footscray Community Arts as curator of Writing the West, a new site-specific exhibition opening in January 2027. Building on her own experience at FCA, the project begins with a creative development opportunity for young people aged 16–25.

Expressions of Interest are still open for Writing the West. To apply, visit the link below.
Submissions close on Monday, 28th of September.

https://hubs.li/Q04y0Wln0

04/09/2026

Writing the West is a creative project by Gurmeet Kaur (2023 artist-in-residence at Footscray Community Arts), inviting 16 to 25 year olds from Melbourne’s western suburbs to turn their words and ideas into public artworks across our precinct's riverside lawns.

Over six workshops across October - November this year, you’ll explore the Maribyrnong River, Country, migration, memory, belonging and the changes happening around Footscray. You’ll work with other young people, curators and educators to develop writing and visual ideas that could become large-scale text installations, projections, sculptures, textiles or audio works.

You don’t need to be an experienced writer or artist. We’re interested in your ideas, perspectives and curiosity.

Selected participants will be paid an honorarium of $100 for their contribution, and your work may become part of a public exhibition at Footscray Community Arts from January to March 2027.

Visit our website to learn more and submit an expression of interest (EOI). EOIs will close on Monday 28 September, 2026.

https://hubs.li/Q04wHhM-0

14/08/2026

Come work with us!

We’re looking for our next Marketing Coordinator at Footscray Community Arts.

Working within our Marketing & Development Team, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering Footscray Community Arts’ marketing and promotional activities across our artistic programs, community initiatives, partnerships and development campaigns.

We’re looking for an organised and collaborative communicator with an understanding of visual communication, to deliver engaging marketing across our digital, print and multimedia channels that connect artists, communities and our audiences.

If this sounds like you, and you're passionate about creativity and social justice, head to the link below to read more about the role, the full Position Description and detailed application instructions.

Application close at 11:59PM Friday 4 September 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.

We centre and prioritise artists and arts workers who are First Nations, people of colour, people from diaspora communities, people with lived experience of Disability, d/Deaf people, and people from the LGBTIQA+ community, many of whom hold intersecting lived experiences.

If we can help you to submit your application, or if you need more accessible resources or ways to apply, please reach out at [email protected], or call us on 03 9362 8888.

At Footscray Community Arts, we believe that Creativity Strengthens Community – Our Communities Strengthen Creativity.

https://hubs.li/Q04t1C2c0

12/08/2026

And that's a wrap on the 10-week pilot of VU Play – Playwork Pop-Up Projects at Footscray Community Arts. The Pilot program has now concluded, so a gentle reminder that there will be no session tomorrow, Thursday 13 August.

If you and your little one are looking for something to do, there's still plenty to enjoy at FCA. Come grab a coffee or babycino at Myrtle Café and enjoy the space. Children’s toys and play mats will also be available at the café for you to enjoy.

Footscray Community Arts extends a heartfelt thank you to Victoria University and their students from the team for bringing their energy and creativity to FCA, and a thank you to everyone who joined us over the past 10 weeks!

Keep an eye out for more kids’ programming coming to FCA soon, shaped by the lessons and success of the pilot.

You can stay connected with what’s happening at Footscray Community Arts by subscribing to the e-news via the link in our bio.

Image Credit: Gianna Rizzo ()

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/, https://footscrayarts.com/event/community-first-creativity-always/

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