Save and share your favourite picks and make plans to go out with friends. RISING is a surge of art, music and ceremony in the heart of Melbourne. "Whether these respond to the times or reach beyond them, we invite ideas that are radical and critical; ideas that are absurd and bombastic; ideas that are contemplative and philosophical; and ideas that are celebratory and unifying. BRISBANE Friday 05 Oct 2018 8:00PM. Registration is fast and free.Make Concrete Playground yours with My Playground. Running from 26 May to 6 June 2021, Melbourne's newest annual arts festival, RISING, will invite audiences to celebrate the night with a surge of art, music and ceremony in the heart of the city.Established as one of the world's most engaging and liveable cities, Melbourne sees artistic experiences permeate and punctuate every aspect of life. Running from 26 May to 6 June 2021, Melbourne's newest annual arts festival, RISING, will invite audiences to celebrate the night with a surge of art, music and ceremony in the heart of the city. "Consisting of a diverse team of national and international arts professionals, RISING's curatorial advisory group will assess all submissions for the 2021 festival following an open EOI process.The group comprises Genevieve Lacey (Artist & Curator), Woody McDonald (RISING Music Curator), Amrita Hepi (Artist), Jeff Khan (Artistic Director, Performance Space), Daniel Browning (Artist & Curator), Kimberley Moulton (Curator), Not only will the panel look to identify new Victorian work to premiere at RISING 2021, it will also facilitate co-investments and future iterations for these works to be shown in other parts of Australia and abroad. Pulling the strings are co-Artistic Directors Gideon Obarzanek and Hannah Fox, who are both practising artists and former Artistic Associates of Melbourne Festival.Fox was also the Creative Director at Tasmania's winter festival Chinatown at night courtesy of the City of MelbourneAs this year's festival cannot go ahead, Fox and Obarzanek have instead announced a $2 million fund for local artists to create shows, exhibitions and events for 2021's program. Top image: 'A Purple Poem for Miami' by Judy Chicago. Rising is set to support Victoria's tourism and hospitality industries in the quieter months and, no doubt, provide a Melbourne equivalent to Sydney's popular Vivid festival, Rising will take place in Melbourne from May 26–June 6 2021. MELBOURNE With events, festivals and gatherings throughout the year cancelled due to the pandemic, there’s a hunger stirring for more arts, music, culture and the interaction they bring.. Save and share your favourite picks and make plans to go out with friends. We draw great inspiration from the state's vibrant arts community and are excited by this chance to provide new opportunities and possibilities.
PERTH AUCKLAND And the duo are encouraging ideas that are as boundary-pushing as possible. RISING will replace White Night and Melbourne International Arts Festival as one of Asia-Pacific’s major cultural events led by local and international curators. SYDNEY "One of the upsides we see emerging from this difficult time is the hard proof that radical change on a monumental scale is in fact possible.
"RISING is set to play an important role as we emerge from this crisis, reigniting the exciting creative offering Victoria is known for and rebooting our visitor economy," said Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley.