Culture is about who we are, how we define ourselves and how we make meaning of the world around us. Participation in and access to a vibrant arts program ensures that Greater Bendigo continues to thrive as a creative, innovative and connected community.
The City of Greater Bendigo supports its creative communities through a range of arts based programs, services and initiatives that contribute to the City's vision of becoming the world's most liveable community.
Bendigo Venues & Events’ Creative Communities team is committed to nurturing Greater Bendigo’s creative communities through a diverse program of arts and cultural development initiatives that support creative expression and arts participation across all ages and art forms.
Creative Communities program 2021
Arts news and opportunities, Grant programs and other organisations supporting the arts
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We work with rural communities, local artists, across creative industries, with new and emerging communities, NGOs, Government agencies and peak industry bodies.
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Artists on View supports local artists presenting new work in Dudley House, The Engine Room or Bendigo Bank Theatre.
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The role of the Arts Officer First Nations is to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists living and working in Greater Bendigo, to connect artists to opportunities and to facilitate the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture in the region.
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Bendigo Venues and Events offers schools a host of opportunities that complement a visit to our theatres to watch a live performance. From masterclasses with world class artists and in-school workshops to meet-the-artist and career development talks we have a selection of events taking place all year round to enhance your theatre experience and link to curriculum outcomes.
EducationBV&E acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands where our venues stand and where we share stories through art and culture.
We acknowledge and pay respect to their Elders past present and emerging.
