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17.01.2022 Check this out this opportunity!

17.01.2022 Hosted by Bruno Lettieri one of Big West Festival's Mobile Art Spaces artists! This event is not to be missed... Alice Pung and Maxine Beneba Clarke!

08.01.2022 A local Artist David Murphy launching his amazing bikes...

06.01.2022 If you haven't booked your tickets to CIRCUS OZ here's a reminder for this Sat 7.30pm. What a great opportunity to have a great night out and support the GAMO CIRCUS in Ethiopia run by Sosina Wogayehu....please book through the link below.

04.01.2022 Announcement > Big West Festival to retire After a period of careful consideration, the Board of Big West Festival has unanimously decided the organisation will retire by 31 December 2016, following the completion of the current projects including Mobile Art Spaces and HOUSE. Established in 1997, Big West Festival was created to address issues of geographic, cultural and social isolation of local residents, challenging perceptions of Melbourne's West as culturally impoverish...ed by highlighting it’s rich and diverse arts scene. The Board are extremely proud of what Big West Festival and Melbourne’s West have achieved in the last twenty years. Kirsty Ellem, Big West Festival Chair of the Board of Directors, said, "The need for our contribution in the contemporary landscape has changed. We are excited that the West is evolving as an engaged, resilient and creative community, blessed with a wide range of organisations that deliver high quality, cutting-edge, multi-cultural and multi-artform programs." "While we acknowledge that there are current arts funding challenges, this did not determine our decision, explained Ellem. "We would like to thank everyone who has helped shape Big West's long history of supporting innovative and inclusive community-based contemporary arts and we look forward to the next vibrant chapter of arts in Melbourne's West, said Ellem.