Darebin Arts Centre in Preston, Victoria, Australia | Performance & event venue

Darebin Arts Centre

Locality: Preston, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8470 8282

Address: Cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd 3072 Preston, VIC, Australia

Website: www.darebin.vic.gov.au/darebinartscentre

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23.01.2022 Opening Wednesday 4/03/20 is the exhibition 'Werden' in Banksia Gallery. Werden is an exhibition of works by artists promoting social change through themes such as sustainability, community building and equal rights. Werden is the German word for ‘to become’, meaning to come, change or grow to be. ... In a world that is desperately seeking change, works such as these will help us grow stronger as communities and create systematic change for a more sustainable and inclusive world. Opening night: Wednesday,4/03/20, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Banksia Gallery, Darebin Arts Centre. Cost: Free Access: The gallery space and all events associated with this exhibition are wheelchair accessible. There is disabled parking at the front of the venue. Darebin Arts Centre has a wheelchair accessible toilet and the option of all gendered toilets. Address: Corner of Bell Street and Saint Georges Road, Preston VIC 3072. Public transport: Darebin Arts Centre is a 5 minute walk from Bell Train Station, Preston. ----------------------- We acknowledge that the land on which our gallery sits is the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, whose sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

18.01.2022 Summer is here and we will be taking a short break to refresh and renovate. The Darebin Arts Centre will be closed to the public from Saturday 21st December to mid-February 2020 while we complete some upgrades to enhance our facilities. We would like to thank the presenters, audience members, exhibitors and everyone else who have been a part of 2019 with the Darebin Arts Centre, and wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. We'll see you all back in the new year.

17.01.2022 Join us tonight at 6pm - 8pm for the opening of ‘Rejoice’, an iconography exhibition organised by Uriel's Workshop. The exhibition will be showing at the Darebin Arts Centre from December 3rd -19th 2019. On display will be egg tempera works by some of the best master iconographers Melbourne has to offer, alongside master water gilders, wood carvers and jewellers.... Traditional icons will be on show, alongside byzantine inspired artworks, matted prints and limited edition prints. Access: The gallery space and all events associated with this exhibition are wheelchair accessible. Darebin Arts Centre has wheelchair accessible toilets on premise as well as all gendered bathrooms. Cost: Free and open to the public Getting there/transport: Darebin Arts Centre is 5 minutes away from Bell Train Station. There are multiple parking spaces available at the venue. Space is available for taxi’s and cars to drop off visitors at the entrance of the building.

14.01.2022 DANCE & ROLL Para -Dance Club is back at the Darebin Arts Centre! For enquiries call Rocca on 0408 523 742 First session is FREE! Dance & Roll is a non-profit Club that encourages people with physical disabilities to keep active and healthy with the enjoyment of dancing. ... Dancing is a great alternative to maintain mental and physical well being. Science confirms that dancing makes you happier because it is a way to communicate and express our emotions through the movement of the body. The physical benefits of wheelchair dancing include the maintenance of physical balance, flexibility, range of motion, coordination and improved respiratory control while the psychological effects of dancing are social interaction and the development of relationships. DANCE & ROLL provides a friendly and accessible environment. Darebin Art Centre has disabled toilets and car park. You can join us no matter your age, gender or your dance experience. Sessions are on Thursdays at 6:00pm.

12.01.2022 for arts! Darebin is offering small arts organisations, collectives and sole traders support (and money) to adapt, respond and undertake development in the c...urrent social isolation climate. Applications close Monday 21 September 2020 Find out more: https://www.darebinarts.com.au//cultural-infrastructure-r/

10.01.2022 Darebin Arts Centre is thrilled to be hosting the Taranta Festival Finale. Tickets are moving fast, so check out tarantafestival.com.au for tickets to this and all their other events this March.

07.01.2022 Uriel's Workshop exhibition 'Rejoice' had it's last day today! Here are some photographs of the exhibition for those who didn't get a chance to see it.

04.01.2022 Coming to Darebin Arts Centre in March, it's comedy for charity! Penny Appeal Australia presents The Super Muslim Comedy Tour. Check out the event page for more information and tickets.

02.01.2022 Around the country and around the world, communities are taking measures to help promote good health and limit the impacts of the coronavirus. Darebin Council is doing that too. The safety of our community and staff is our top priority. In keeping with this, today we have made the decision to close some of our community venues and services until further notice. From 12pm today, Darebin City Council will close Darebin Arts Centre until further notice.... You can continue to check for any service updates on our website or on our social media channels and can continue to call 8470 8888 to speak a Darebin Customer Service representative. Please also continue to visit the Department of Health and Human Services website www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus for the latest advice and information about coronavirus from the lead authorities. We hope our community understands these decisions are not taken lightly, but we have made them knowing now is the time to look after ourselves and each other as we work together across the community to promote good health, patience and compassion, and lessen the impact of coronavirus. Please continue to take good care of yourselves and those around you.