Mapping Melbourne 2015: full program listing

Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) presents MAPPING MELBOURNE 2015, a series of multi-artform events from 2-5 December 2015 across the heart of Melbourne, celebrating independent contemporary artists on the theme of Asia. Thirteen venues across the City of Melbourne including Federation Square, State Library of Victoria and the Immigration Museum will host exhibitions, theatre, music, dance, multi-media, workshops and live art interactions for this Festival. Through international artistic networks, MAV has engaged over 100 artists from across Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, East Timor, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam for this extraordinary four day showcase.

FESTIVAL EVENTS (IN DATE ORDER):

Mapping Melbourne Launch
Tuesday 1 December, 6pm-8pm
Meat Market Stables
FREE

Be My Baby
Wednesday 2 December, 5pm-10pm
Summer Night Market, Queen Victoria Market
FREE

Luminous Lunas Returns!
Wed 2 Dec, Summer Night Market, 8pm-10pm
Thu 3 Dec, State Library Victoria Forecourt, 8pm-10pm
Fri 4 Dec, Federation Square, 8pm-10pm
FREE

Novalaya
Thu 3 Dec, 8pm (7.30pm doors)
Wonderland Spiegeltent, Docklands
$20/$15 (bookings at wonderlandspiegeltent.com.au)

Traces of Transformation
Fri 4 Dec, 5pm-8pm
St Paul’s Court at Federation Square
FREE

An Act of Remembering
Fri 4 Dec, 12.30pm, State Library Victoria Forecourt
Fri 4 Dec, 3pm, Argyle Square Piazza, Carlton
Fri 4 Dec, 8pm, Federation Square
FREE

Workshop: Alter Egos with the Mogus
(SHOUT! 2015 associated public program)
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Dec, 11am-3pm
The Meat Market Stables
$30

Workshop: Ikatan (Bonding)
(SHOUT! 2015 associated public program)
Fri 4 Dec & Sat 5 Dec, 11am-3pm
The Meat Market Stables
$15

Microcosm
Sat 5 Dec, 3pm-5.30pm (8 sessions; 15min each)
State Library Victoria (meet at foyer)
FREE

Block Party: Closing Event of Mapping Melbourne!
Sat 5 Dec, 8pm-1am
Belleville and Section 8
FREE

EXHIBITIONS:

SHOUT! 2015
2 Dec – 22 Dec, The Meat Market Stables
25 Nov – 15 Dec, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
2 Dec – 5 Dec, State Library Victoria Forecourt

Anida Yoeu Ali and Studio Revolt
23 Nov – 6 Dec
Federation Square’s Big Screen
FREE

Connections Within
26 Nov 2015 – 8 Feb 2016
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins: Foyer Gallery & Level 35
FREE

Flyway Print Exchange
1 Dec 2015 – 28 Feb 2016
Immigration Museum Exhibition: Level 1 Community Gallery
Par Avian activity: Level 2 Foyer
FREE (with museum admission)

From Spaces Past
3 Dec – 10 Dec (closed Mon & Tue)
The Food Court, Docklands

View the full Mapping Melbourne 2015 program.

Major Supporters: City of Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Australia Council for the Arts, Playking, KABO Lawyers and PBS.