The City of Yarra has received a $40,000 Creative Victoria grant towards public artworks to celebrate Australian music, including a special tribute to Richmond music legend Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum AM.

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A larger-than-life statue of Aussie entertainment icon Ian `Molly’ Meldrum has been unveiled at Richmond’s Wangaratta Street Park. It stands alongside a new Wall of Music mural by artist 23rd Key as part of Yarra Council’s revamp of the park.

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View Steven Rhall's artwork Tanderrum (inverted plinth) in Edinburgh Gardens.

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Statues of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, to be installed in Fitzroy, have been announced by the Victorian Government.

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Yarra has partnered with the Victorian Government to transform Malcolm Graham Pavilion in Burnley’s Kevin Bartlett Reserve into a space that encourages women of all abilities to be involved in sport.

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There's plenty of festive fun for the whole family in Yarra! Celebrate the wonder and magic of the holidays with our artwork projections and op shop Christmas windows.

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A new public space is now complete at the corner of Kerr and Brunswick Streets in Fitzroy.

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Our Victoria Park projector is on the move. Since 2011, the projector has been lighting up the Bob Rose Stand at the former home of the Collingwood Football Club. In 2016, the projector relocated to Peel Street Park in Collingwood for a very popular series of projections over the winter months before returning to the Bob Rose Stand in 2017.

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Launch of a Marker for the Stolen Generations

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Fitzroy artist announced for Archie Roach AM AC and Ruby Hunter Statue

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We encourage proposals from innovative and engaging artists, to exhibit at: Richmond Town Hall, Fitzroy Library, Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy and Richmond Library, as well as in the four outdoor light boxes at Carlton Library.

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Do you remember that feeling when Richmond Football Club won the 2017 AFL premiership? Are you a die-hard supporter that wants to ride that winning feeling for as long as possible? We have a unique opportunity for residents within the Richmond 3121 area to have local artist Nick Howson paint a celebratory premiership mural on your private property.

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Have you seen the new mural in Nicholson Village?

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Yarra City Council is working with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to develop a Stolen Generations Marker in Atherton Gardens, in Fitzroy.

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Incorporating the past, present and future, the artwork - Celebration Dreaming - references Aboriginal identity, connections and culture in Fitzroy and highlights the significance of the area.

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Contemporary art organisation West Space has been awarded a $30,000 Room to Create grant, which they will use to help foster emerging and underrepresented artists in Yarra.

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The Emely Baker Centre will be used for the upcoming exhibition Wayfind, as part of the Next Wave Festival, 2018.

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The Molly Meldrum statue and Wall of Music mural by 23rd key will be launched at 11am on Tuesday 25 September at Wangaratta Street Park. You are invited to attend the newly upgraded precinct to celebrate these installations which celebrate Australian music.

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From music venues to local artists, Yarra Council is backing our live music scene through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with Leaps & Bounds Music Festival returning in June.

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Two grant programs have been developed to support Yarra’s creative community to adapt, create and develop during this period of physical isolation. Artists, creative organisations and creative businesses have the opportunity to apply.

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