Dada Lives! Opening night event : EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCE

Help celebrate the launch of our latest exhibition ‘Dada Lives!’ curated by Banyule-based curator Joe Pascoe. The opening night will feature a performance by multi-instrumentalist Dale Gorfinkel.

‘Dada Lives!’ features Anonymous, Stephen Benwell, Mark Cain, Anika Cook, Nicholas Jones, William Kelly, Anastasia Klose, Kir Larwill, Elizabeth Liddle, John O’Neil and Stefan Szonyi. All of their work has been influenced by Dada and celebrates the virtues of irony, humour and destabilising the norm. 

The exhibition honours 100 years since the inception of Dada.

All welcome. RSVP via the event page here.

Join the Dada Circle - with coffee and cake : FORUM, EXHIBITION

Featuring Stephen Benwell, Mark Cain, Grace McQuilten and Joe Pascoe

Discuss and learn more about Dada and how it impacts contemporary art practice today.
Hear the perspectives of some leading artists and the ‘Dada Lives!’ exhibition curator Joe Pascoe.

FREE event | All welcome

Twilight Sounds 2015 : FESTIVAL, PERFORMANCE

Twilight Sounds is Banyule’s flagship live music event, set in the relaxing natural environment of Sills Bend on the banks of the Yarra River.

In 2015, Twilight Sounds will celebrate International Women’s Day by showcasing and celebrating female performers and artists with a funk & soul music style line-up.

Headlining the event will be Sydney-based soul singer Ms Murphy. Honing her musical skills in church before blowing away the Australian public on The Voice in 2013, Ms Murphy – stage name of Karen Andrews – has quickly become the defining voice of soul music in Australia.

Also performing is Emma Donovan - passionate singer, songwriter and collaborative vocal artist fusing roots, reggae and soul, Sweethearts - a 25 piece all-girl soul band from Geelong, and Anna Go-Go who will get you up and dancing!

Pack a picnic (don’t forget your rug or chair) or grab some delicious food and drinks from the food court at this FREE open air concert.

Kid's Arty Farty Festival Grand Parade : FESTIVAL, KIDS

Marching down Burgundy Street to Sills Bend and sponsored by The Heidelberg Central Traders,  the Grand Parade is a chance for everyone to come together and celebrate creativity, community and childhood!   

Our theme this year is Great Moments in History!

2015 PARADE WINNERS: 

GRAND PRIZE (MOST CREATIVE) - Rosanna Golf Links Primary School
MOST COLOURFUL - Winston Hills Pre-School
BEST THEME - Heidelberg Primary School
BEST SCHOOL - Bundoora Primary School
BEST COMMUNITY - Watsonia RSL Pipes and Drums
JUDGES CHOICE - Heidelberg Preschool

Kid's Arty Farty Festival : FESTIVAL, KIDS

Join us at the best kids art festival around for a jam packed experience. The festival will be filled with awesome activities and performances that are sure to be exciting, colourful and maybe sometimes a little strange!

FREE SHUTTLE BUS – PROVIDED BY MEE’S BUS LINES
Catch the free shuttle bus leaving from Heidelberg Station
Leaving Heidelberg Station:10:05, 10:45, 11:25, 12:05, 12:45, 13:25, 14:05, 14:45.
Departing Sill Bend, Warringal Parklands: 12:20, 13:00, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00, 15:40, 16:20

FORUM: Revelations of the Battlefield – Stories from the Boer War and WWI : FORUM, FREE

Revelations of the Battlefield – Stories from the Boer War and WWI

Join us on for an informal conversation with author William Woolmore as he talks about the Boer War, Australia’s involvement in it and how it impacted on our participation in the First World War. All welcome.  

Sunday 3 May from 2.30pm – 4.00pm.

RSVP via arts@banyule.vic.gov.au

For more information, visit the Hatch Facebook page.

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Flag Raising : CEREMONY

Join us in helping make Banyule a more inclusive and safe place for our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities and their families and friends.

Listen to guest speakers as we raise the rainbow flag over the Banyule Council Offices and enjoy morning tea with the Banyule Community to take a stand against discrimination.

Bookings not required.

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Cocktail Party : PERFORMANCE, FREE

On Friday 15th May, join us for drinks and canapes as we say no to homophobia with stand-up performance from comedian and host of Spicks and Specks Adam Richard and music from local musician Georgia Pitt.

Spaces are limited. To book please call 9490 4222.

Walking the Birrarung River Walk Tour : TOUR, FREE

Developed and led by master storyteller Dean Stewart, this walk meanders along the banks of the Yarra, giving you a tangible taste of the life on the land before European settlement that you won’t get from any book or website. 

Two dates are organised with each walk to take approximately 2 hours: Wednesday 27 May or Wednesday 03 June

FREE event, but limited spaces – please call 9490 4222 to RSVP

Walking the Birrarung River Walk Tour : TOUR, FREE

Developed and led by master storyteller Dean Stewart, this walk meanders along the banks of the Yarra, giving you a tangible taste of the life on the land before European settlement that you won’t get from any book or website. 

Two dates are organised with each walk to take approximately 2 hours: Wednesday 27 May or Wednesday 03 June

FREE event, but limited spaces – please call 9490 4222 to RSVP

Point and Shoot Photography : WORKSHOP

Taking a professional looking photo has become essential in our increasingly digital age.

Learn the basics of how to photograph you artwork in this beginner’s workshop, led by professional photographer Andrew Barcham of Screaming Pixel.

You don’t need the latest camera to take professional looking pictures – learn a few simple tricks on how to make the most of your camera or smart phone settings and how natural/artificial lighting can work for you.

Sunday 14 June 2015, 10am -1pm

Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, 14 Ivanhoe Parade Ivanhoe

FREE but bookings are essential.

Book online HERE or by phone on 9457 9913

Bring your camera/smart phone  (optional)

WE: A space to explore art, disability and inclusion : EXHIBITION

 
We is the next exhibition at Hatch Contemporary Arts Space celebrating the works of Banyule based artists living with disability, and looking at identity and our relationship with each other and the world around us. 
Featuring artists from Arts Access, Araulen and Jets Studios.
Curated by Travis Heinrich.
Opening night: 05 August, 6 pm - 8pm. All welcome. RSVP here.

Exhibition dates: 04 August - 30 August
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm

Open your Eyes - Disability Awareness Training : WORKSHOP, FREE

Are you a change maker interested in providing great access and opening doors to new and diverse audiences? Do you crave artistic invention?

Monday 31 August, 10am - 2pm
Hatch Contemporary Arts Space

Open your eyes to new ways of experiencing, planning and working with people with disability. Drawing on the arts we creatively explore disability awareness and inclusion in a way that compellingly connects.

A FREE full-day creative and challenging disability awareness training that ‘lifts the lid’ on disability inclusion in a way that is contemporary, bold and practical. Drawing on the arts, our program explores disability awareness in a provocative way that connects powerfully with participants.

Be prepared to think about disability and access in new and different ways and leave confident about the change you can make at your workplace and in your programs, and knowledgeable about the resources available to you. The program includes:

- Defining disability and understanding its social context

- Understanding barriers to participation and how inclusion can ‘open doors’ for all

- Know your legal obligations and understand what this means for you

- The case for inclusion

- Attitudes and interacting with confidence

- Universal Access and access services

- Equipped for action (practical strategies, tools and resources)

Led by professionals with disability our facilitators are leaders in their field and experts in disability inclusion.  Their lived experience of disability adds enormous richness to discussion, delivering training that is unique – because of its diversity.


Spaces are strictly limited, book via the following link.

2015 Banyule Award for Works on Paper : EXHIBITION, FREE

The Banyule Award for Works on Paper opens this month at Hatch. Works on Paper is a $4000 acquisitive prize award biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper.  The winner will be announced at the opening event on Tuesday 13 October, featuring guest speakers and performance by sound artist Vincent Giles. A range of satellite events including poetry workshops, children's activities and curators talks will accompany the exhibition. Vist the Hatch website for more information.  Opening night: Tuesday 13 October, 6 pm - 9 pm Exhibition dates: 14 October - 12 December, Tues - Sat, 10am - 5pm Where: 14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe VIC 3079 RSVP: arts@banyule.vic.gov.au

THE ART OF STORYTELLING WORKSHOP : WORKSHOP, FORUM, FREE

THE ART OF STORYTELLING WORKSHOP

ADVANCED STYLE SCREENING : FREE, SCREENING

ADVANCED STYLE 
Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe
Tuesday 20 October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm

To register your attendance, please book your free ticket here

A special Seniors Festival Screening.  ADVANCED STYLE examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. This film paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent, stylish women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, aging, and Western’s culture’s increasing obsession with youth. 

SONGWRITING FOR CHOIRS WORKSHOP : WORKSHOP, FREE

SONGWRITING FOR CHOIRS WORKSHOP

At Macleod Community Hall
Wednesday 21 October, 6.30pm - 8.00pm

To register your attendance, please book your free ticket here

A workshop that will help you to devise text, great tunes, harmonies, structure and put it all together to craft songs specifically for choirs and small vocal groups.

Annabelle Tunley is a founding member of Aluka, one of Melbourne’s finest experimental vocal groups, who have toured nationally and internationally, and established themselves as the industry’s go-to team for backing vocals. Annabelle is passionate about original a cappella composition and believes in the beauty and versatility of the human voice.

ACCENTS MASTERCLASS : WORKSHOP, FREE

ACCENTS MASTERCLASS
 
Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe
Thursday 22 October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm

To register your attendance, please book your free ticket here

Explore general American dialects and accents and acquire the skills to breakdown, analyse and reproduce any accent your heart desires with vocal coach Jennifer Innes.

Jennifer is an actor, producer, director, and voice coach . Performance highlights include The Merchant of Venice, Closer, Arcadia and Romeo and Juliet, as well as voice-over, commercial, film and television work. She has worked as accent coach for Red Stitch Actors Theatre and The Honeytrap and carries out private accent and dialect training as well as voice/accent lecturing at the VCA.

SCREENING: CHARLIE'S COUNTRY : FREE, SCREENING

CHARLIE’S COUNTRY
Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe
Tuesday 27 October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
To register your attendance, please book your free ticket here

A special Works on Paper Award Screening. The theme of the 2015 Banyule Award for Works on Paper Award is In Space.
CHARLIE’S COUNTRY explores space as a social, cultural, and psychological construct and highlights the discrepancies within the spaces we occupy in contemporary Australia. Celebrated Australian actor David Gulpilil stars as man who decides to take a stand against the new invasion of his Aboriginal community...and finds he still has a long way to fall

CREATIVE RHYTHMS WORKSHOP : WORKSHOP, FREE

CREATIVE RHYTHMS WORKSHOP

Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe

Sunday 29 November, 3.00pm - 5.00pm

To register your attendance, please book your free ticket here

Award-winning master drummer David Jones conducts an interactive workshop for all instruments, all levels. Experience a dynamic, fresh, inspiring approach to music-making. This is an incredible opportunity to spend time with and learn from a world-class musician.

David is often described as one of the most innovative and musical drummers in the world. He has played and recorded with many great artists and bands, across all genres and was the winner of the Melbourne Prize for Music in 2010. He is currently an Honorary Fellow at the VCA and creator of the Peace Lounge concert series. 

Carols by Candlelight : FESTIVAL, PERFORMANCE, KIDS, FREE

Warm up your vocal chords and get into the festive spirit with the ever-popular Carols by Candlelight as it returns to Ivanhoe Park for 2015.

Saturday 12 December 
Ivanhoe Park, The Boulevard, Ivanhoe East 
6.30pm - Pre-show entertainment and activities
7.30pm - 9.30pm - Stage show

This year’s show will feature MC and soprano singer - Ali McGregor, Angelina Ballerina, The Australian Children’s Choir, The Diamond Valley Brass Band, local performers, kid’s entertainment, great food, art workshops and special guests all performing your favourite Christmas songs.

Come and visit Santa’s reindeer animal farm, and make some Christmas crafts before settling in for an evening of singing and fun!

Kid's Arty Farty Festival Grand Parade : FESTIVAL, KIDS, FREE

Sunday 20 March 2016

10.00 am - 11.00 am
Burgundy Street
Heidelberg 3084

Marching down Burgundy Street to Sills Bend and sponsored by The Heidelberg Central Traders,  the Grand Parade is a chance for everyone to come together and celebrate creativity, community and childhood!   

You’ll have to set your time machines for the future for this year’s parade…

The 2016 theme is Dreams of the Future and we want you to let your imaginations run wild!

What do you want to be when you grow up? What kind of world would you like to live in? 

Will we be living on Mars?

Under the rule of giant cats?

             

Communicating only via dance?           



Peacefully co-existing with artificially intelligent robots?        



Whichever way you decide to interpret the theme, the Grand Parade is bound to be a fun and creative experience for all.

In 2015 the parade attracted over 1000 people and 35 groups from the community including schools, local arts groups, sporting clubs and organisations   Get your creativity flowing and make a mark on the Arty Farty Festival by getting your group or school involved! 

Download your entry form here. Entries close Friday 04 March 2016.

   

Check out the 2015 parade photos here .