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MUSIC GRANTS

Applying for Music Grants at the Australia Council

The Australia Council for the Arts and Multicultural Arts Victoria invite you to a free information forum on applying for music grants at the Australia Council. The session is designed for musicians seeking support for their projects. There will be tips on how to navigate the application process, an insight into how grants are assessed, and a chance for you to ask questions...more.

3 Mar 2008
Biwako, Kultour

Kultour hits the international market (Australia Council Press Release)

Kultour, a national network dedicated to touring Australian multicultural arts hit the international road for the first time in November this year. Six Australian artists, who were supported by Kultour, an Australia Council initiative in association with Multicultural Arts Victoria presented E1-Aether, a contemporary dance performance at the Biwako Biennale, Japan. Read the Australia Council press release...more.

kultour
25 Jan
Viva Melbourne - Channel 31

Viva Melbourne - Australia's first multicultural television variety show

Multicultural Arts Victoria, in association with Channel 31, brings Australia its first multicultural television variety show. Experience the colour and excitement of Melbourne’s cultural diversity to viewers through a new variety television show Viva Melbourne broadcasting live every Sunday night at 7.30pm for six weeks on Channel 31...more.

Viva Melbourne
21 Oct - 25 Nov 2007
Sunday nights
Visy Multicultural Events Assistance

New funding program launched - Visy Multicultural Events Assistance

Visy Multicultural Event Assistance provides multicultural groups and community organisations with assistance to use community spaces for multicultural events and community celebrations for the benefit of all...more.
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Grants
18 Oct 2007
Melbourne Awards 2007

Multicultural Arts Victoria & The Arts Centre win Melbourne Award for Mix It Up!

Multicultural Arts Victoria and the Arts Centre won the Melbourne Award in the Corporation Division, for contribution to community, for our unique and significant Mix It Up! program. The Melbourne Awards identify and celebrate significant contributions which shape the future of Melbourne and inspires others. The awards are coordinated by the City of Melbourne...more.

Mix It Up
Awards 30 Aug 2007
VISIBLE (pic by Bill Poon)

VISIBLE (Mix It Up) concert IN THE PRESS

Read about the VISIBLE concert in the press, Mixingitup at the music market place, The Age, July 24 by Jessica Nicholas. To VISIBLE concert was part of Mix It Up and the EMERGE festival...more.
Mix It Up
Emerge
24 Aug 2007
kultour CEO

KULTOUR SEEKS DYNAMIC CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (0.8 part time)

Kultour is seeking to appoint a dynamic Chief Executive Officer to manage and build upon the Company’s leadership role in the Arts in Multicultural Australia. Kultour is a national touring company that aims to increase awareness of Australian multicultural arts through touring (applications close 23 August 4.00pm)...download application forms.

kultour
23 Aug 2007
Visible Volume 2

VISIBLE VOLUME 2 - CD Release

Experience a musical snapshot of Melbourne’s many diverse African cultures in the Visible Volume 2. Driven by Multicultural Arts Victoria, Visible is an innovative arts mentorship program that has given a kick start to many newly arrived African musicians and has seen a wealth of new African Australian music talent explode onto the arts scene both locally and internationally in the past three years...more.

Visible
22 Jul 2007
MAV Annual General Report 2006

MAVs Annual General Report 2006

Multicultural Arts Victoria's (MAVs) AGM was held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 22nd May 2007 at Fitzroy Town Hall. The Annual General Report and Rules of Association are available for download.
• Rules of Associationrules of association;
• MAVs Annual General Report 2006 report
Reports
22 May 2007

FUSION - Arts & Law - launch of Arts Law Week

FUSION - launch of Arts Law Week in the Media

'FUSION - Arts & Law' will launch this year's Victorian Arts Law Week - where judges and hip hop artists will combine forces to create never-seen-before performances.
  • The Sydney Morning Herald, Performances: Top judge beats rap, Tuesday 4 May 2007.
  • The Age, Melbourne, 'Judge Jerry' gives artists the word, Tuesday 4 May 2007.
    Read about the FUSION event...more
  • Arts Law Week
    4 May 2007
    Anita Larkin, Project Officer, Multicultural Arts Victoria

    Anita Larkin, George Fairfax Arts and Entertainment Management Scholarship 2007

    Multicultural Arts Victoria Project Officer Anita Larkin has been awarded the George Fairfax Scholarship in Arts & Entertainment Management at Deakin University...more
    Awards
    5 Apr 2007
    kultour

    Kultour 2008 Applications

    Applications are now open for the kultour touring program for both the Visual Arts Application 2008 and the Performing Arts Application 2008. All completed proposals should be submitted to the kultour coordinator by 5pm Thursday 1 February 2007...download application forms.

    kultour
    1 Feb 2007
    Khaled Abdulwahab (front) and Mohamed Komba (rear) of African band Diafrix, <b>The Age</b> article (pic by Simon Schluter)

    The Age article "Making the Audible Visible" on Multicultural Arts Victoria's Emerge program

    Read The Age Article "Making The Audible Visible", an article by Mary O’Brien profiling the innovative Emerge program at MAV...read The Age article, 29 Jan 2007
    Find out more about MAVs Emerge cultural network (Emerge)...by reading this .
    Emerge
    29 Jan 2007
    Khaled Abdulwahab (front) (pic by Simon Schluter)

    Khaled Abdulwahab: winner of Australia Council 2006 Young leaders award

    Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) congratulates Khaled Abdulwahab Winner of the Australia Council 2006 Young Leaders Award. The Australia Council for the Arts has honoured Khaled Abdulwahab, Youth Officer and Cultural Development Worker at Multicultural Arts Victoria with an award for outstanding leadership and contribution to the advancement of community arts and culture ...media release .
    Awards
    16 Oct 2006
    Diafrix @ Mix It Up LAUNCH

    Minister Delahunty launches Mix It Up program @ Arts Centre in partnership with MAV

    Multicultural Arts Victoria is proud to work in partnership with the Arts Centre to bring to life this exciting new initiative. The Mix It up program will reflect the diversity of Victoria & encourage new audiences. The program, with the help of an $850,000 grant from the Victorian Government, will enable the Arts Centre through the partnership with MAV forge new opportunities both for visitors to the Arts Centre & the performing arts industry in Victoria... more .
    Mix It Up
    3 Mar 2006
    The Way Forward - Arts in a Multicultural Victoria

    The Way Forward - Arts in a Multicultural Victoria (Report & Recommendations)

    The Way Forward - Arts in a Multicultural Victoria - is a report that outlines findings and recommendations that emerged out of extensive community consultations that were undertaken by Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) and the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)...Read more
    The report is available here for download (PDF). .
    Reports
    13 Dec 2005
    Victorian Multicultural Commission

    MAV receives Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) Ambassador Award

    Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) was the proud recipient of the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) ambassador award which acknowledged the organisations outstanding contribution to communities and artists in Victoria...more.

    Awards
    2 Dec 2005