Arts news

Find out about arts and culture initiatives in the Boroondara community.

  1. Morning Music 2026

    Explore our series of passionate performances from talented musicians across diverse genres with free morning tea and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
    Close up on a persons hands as they are playing a violin, with other people playing violins in the background

  2. A local tribute for trailblazing entrepreneur Alice Anderson

    City of Boroondara is backing a landmark initiative to honour Alice Anderson - a pioneering mechanic, entrepreneur and trailblazer from Kew.
    mechanic shop in the 1930's

  3. Dr Anne Marsh on ‘Plural Selves’ and the art of David Rosetzky

    The title of David Rosetzky’s major survey exhibition ‘Plural Selves’ is inspired by an essay written by Dr Anne Marsh, a leading contemporary art historian, independent researcher and art critic based in Melbourne. Dr Marsh was invited to speak at the exhibition’s official opening at Hawthorn Arts Centre on 16 August and her insightful words are shared below.
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  4. Experience art with a twist at Hawthorn Arts Centre

    Experience Town Hall Gallery in new and creative ways with the Art+ program of events and activities.
    A woman stands in yoga pose in an art gallery

  5. Morning Music: Discover Season 2

    Explore our series of passionate performances from talented musicians across diverse genres with free morning tea and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
    Close up on a persons hands as they are playing a violin, with other people playing violins in the background

  6. Emerging writers review major exhibition ‘Seasonal Shifts’

    Students of the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing course at Swinburne University of Technology have completed reviews of the most recent major exhibition at Town Hall Gallery, ‘Seasonal Shifts’.

  7. Aspiring writers review exhibition at Town Hall Gallery

    Students of the Diploma of Professional Writing & Editing course at Swinburne University of Technology review major exhibition at Town Hall Gallery, ‘The Long Way: Kevin Chin’.
    Visitors at an exhibition opening in an art gallery.

  8. The art of an inclusive Boroondara

    We’re celebrating the contributions people with disability make to our community as we get set to launch our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2024-2028.
    QArts artist sitting at a table with paintbrush in hand working on a piece of art

  9. Greythorn sculptures successfully restored

    The much-loved Greythorn Icons have been re-installed at Greythorn Shopping Centre following successful conservation treatment.
    A garden bed with low shrubs and 3 wooded carved sculptures. 1 of a dalmation, and 2 people, one a fireman and the other a woman wearing a long blue coat and matching hat.