Whether you're a local artist or just want to throw yourself headfirst into this year's Festival, there are many ways to get involved. 

Talks & Symposiums

In collaboration with a variety of arts organisations Melbourne Festival aim to facilitate a diverse program of master classes, workshops and lectures led by some of the acclaimed local and international artists appearing in the Festival. These events have limited capacity and fill up quickly.

Visual Arts Day

Make a day of it on Sun 09 October and discover many of this year’s exciting range of exhibitions and events around the city. Meet the makers at talks at ACMI and ACCA, and get a preview of the Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab.

Igniting Imagination

This project with Multicultural Arts Victoria builds dynamic new bonds with our culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and brings exceptional artistic talent from Australia’s emerging, Indigenous and refugee communities to the stage.

Directors Lab: Melbourne

Inspire. Challenge. Connect. Nurture. Like its New York counterpart, Directors Lab: Melbourne enables professional directors to take part in an intensive creative laboratory. Participating directors will share their skills, methodologies and learnings within a community of peers through masterclasses, workshops and explorations

Industry Membership

Introducing our Industry Membership: enables the arts industry to engage with the Festival with the opportunity to see shows at a discounted rate, attend forums, workshops and interact with Festival staff and visiting artists.

Workshops for Artists

In collaboration with a variety of arts organisations Melbourne Festival will facilitate a diverse program of master classes, workshops and lectures led by some of the acclaimed, international artists appearing in the Festival.