Ventana Festival - Frankston

05/03/2025

📢 Ventana Festival – Frankston page is Closing 📢

From 30 April 2025, the Ventana Festival – Frankston page will no longer be available. But don’t worry—Ventana’s incredible intercultural arts program is here to stay! 🎭🎶🎨✨

To keep up to date with visual art exhibitions, performances, workshops, and events celebrating diverse cultures, make sure you’re following:

🌟 Frankston Arts Centre – for arts, music, and cultural events all year round
🌊 Waterfront Fest – for summer festival fun, featuring live music, dance, workshops & food
🌍 Imagine Frankston – for creative experiences and public art around the city

Ventana continues to honour its Fiesta legacy, celebrating vibrant cultural representation—including First Nations, Latin, Indian, Korean, Ethiopian, Cuban, Turkish, and many more diverse communities.

Stay tuned for exciting announcements on these pages, and join us in celebrating the rich cultures of Frankston City and beyond! 🎉

06/09/2023

ARTIST GRANTS NOW OPEN! Have you got an artistic project waiting to come to life? Frankston City Council and Frankston Arts Centre are proud to support local artists to create work that contributes to our vibrancy, culture and community.

Six one-off funding grants of $5,000 are available to support the development of new creative work that results in a public outcome within the municipality by 30 June 2024.

Have you got an artistic project waiting to come to life? Frankston City Council is proud to support local artists to create work that contributes to our vibrancy, culture, and community in 2023-2024. Applications are now open with grants of $5,000 per successful recipient.

05/09/2023

Experience Victor Valdes in full regalia with his big Mariachi Band, as they play all the Mexican favourites - Mariachi, Boleros, Banda, Son Jarocho, Mexican cumbia and more 🎵 🇲🇽 Don't miss this truly extraordinary performance at Frankston Arts Centre on Saturday 7 October!

Victor Valdes: Viva Mexico Tour 2023
Saturday 7 October, 8pm
Frankston Arts Centre
Tickets: $55 - $60
Book online via the link below or call Box Office on 03 9784 1060

Presented by Harp Culture

SAT 7 OCT: One of Australia’s leading world music artists, Valdes’ powerful, compelling voice and passion for storytelling takes audiences on a sonorous journey through the many emotions of Mexico’s Musical Landscape.

05/09/2023

Artists Project Grants are now open!

Funding will be distributed to six successful recipients, with two of the grants dedicated to realising particular projects; one of these being dedicated to an artist/s from a culturally diverse background!

Apply now for a $5000 grant - applications close midnight 29 September.
See here for more details: https://artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/About/Featured-News/Artist-Grants-Now-Open-23-24?fbclid=IwAR12yaXTGsjrFo3pYPZOtv5kxte44sq58nN2nuuvTtwRNyPtkK54HcoODqA

30/08/2023

Join us in the theatre at Frankston Arts Centre for a journey through the many emotions of Mexico’s Musical Landscape with Victor Valdes - Official on Saturday 7 October 🇲🇽 🎶⁠

Victor Valdes is a truly extraordinary performer! Experience him in full regalia with his big Mariachi Band, as they play all the Mexican favourites - Mariachi, Boleros, Banda, Son Jarocho, Mexican cumbia. Book now!⁠
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Victor Valdes: Viva Mexico Tour 2023
Saturday 7 October, 8pm⁠
Frankston Arts Centre, Main Theatre
Tickets: $55 - $60⁠
Book online at https://thefac.info/victor-valdes or call 03 9784 1060⁠

Presented by Harp Culture

02/08/2023

New Exhibition - Opening Soon!

Rubaba Haider - The Threads That Bind Us
Curved Wall Gallery, Frankston Arts Centre
Find out more: https://thefac.info/rubaba-haider-exhibition

Thursday 24 August - Saturday 28 October 2023
Tuesday - Friday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am - 2.00pm

Artist Talk & Morning Tea
Saturday 16 September
10.30 - 11.30am
FREE
BOOK NOW: https://thefac.info/rubaba-haider

Courtesy of the artist and Niagara Galleries

20/06/2023

📣 EOIs are now open for Stage & Roving performers at Ventana at the Waterfront Festival!! 📣🎶

See this link for find out more & to apply:

19/04/2023

Don't miss the final days of our three beautiful Ventana exhibitions!
Closing this Saturday 22 April

28/03/2023

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to learn the art of portrait painting with Ventana artist Maria Peña Visual Arts!

Limited spots remaining - book now!

SAT 1 APR: Join us in Cube 37 for a portrait-painting workshop with award-winning artist María Peña. Suitable for Beginners.

15/03/2023

Join us this Saturday for this very special talk with artist Paw Gay Poe and master weaver & mentor Sara Lindsay.

FREE!

10:30 - 11:30am
Saturday 18 March
Curved Wall, Frankston Arts Centre

SAT 18 MAR: Join us for an Artist Talk with Master Weaver Sara Lindsay about the 'Vibrant Threads' exhibition by the Karen Weavers, along with weaver Paw Gay Poe.

08/03/2023

Don't miss this opportunity! Book your spot at award winning artist Marynes Avila's Art & Science Drawing Workshop for 16yrs+ here: https://artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Classes-and-Workshops/Art-Science-Drawing-Workshop-Ages-16

Saturday 18 March 3.00 - 4.30pm

Marynes Avila
Frankston Arts Centre

SAT 18 MAR: Explore the connection between art and science in this one of a kind workshop and learn to draw nature with multi-award-winning artist Marynes Avila.

06/03/2023

NOW OPEN! Don't miss the three stunning Ventana Arte exhibitions now on display until 22 April!

Lots of artist talks & workshops to come - check out this link for more details:
https://artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Ventana-2023

Vibrant Threads - Karen Tapestry Weavings, Curved Wall Gallery, Frankston Arts Centre

Landscape Under the Skin - Maria Peña, Mezzanine Gallery, Frankston Arts Centre

Walking Among Trees - Marynes Avila, Glass Cube, Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre

Frankston Arts Centre
Marynes Avila
Maria Peña Visual Arts

17/02/2023

Don't miss Lucha Libre and DJ Victor Diaz across this weekend at Ventana Waterfront Fest 🤼

Lucha Fantastica

17/02/2023

Looking forward to tomorrow & Sunday🌞See you there at Ventana at Waterfront Fest! So much to see and experience

17/02/2023

Yummmmm - so, are you starting with sweet or savoury? 😎 Well it's win win at Ventana at Waterfront Fest this weekend!