Industrial Fashion

Industrial Fashion returns in 2020 – this time as a fashion-filled film!

Join us to watch as these outfits and stories light up your screen and your imagination. Find out more

Fri 20 Nov at 8pm
Free
Due to popular demand, for a limited time you can watch 'Industrial Fashion' here

Image: Industrial Fashion 2018. Designer Anna Kolusniewski's 'Car Tyre Tube Dress'.  Photo: Lindy Allen.

The Song Series Concert

Whether it’s the haunting whispers of an historic boatyard, the clinking of a glass bottle assembly line, or the vastness of a mysterious bluestone graving dock, The Song Series Concert brings rich industrial histories and unexplored stories to life through music and lyrics. Find out more

WATCH HERE from Fri 27 Nov at 8pm
Free

Co-presented by Victoria University and Art & Industry Festival

Industrial Film Fest

Over four nights, the Industrial Film Fest will shine a spotlight on fabulous local places, people and artforms through a collection of specially-commissioned short films. Find out more

> Welcome to Spotswood:  Sat 21 Nov. 7pm. 
> Talking Hands:  Sun 22 Nov. 7pm. 
> The Butcher:  Sat 28 Nov. 7pm. 
> Homeward Bound:  Sun 29 Nov. 7pm. 

Free.
Registration: https://industrialfilmfest.eventbrite.com.au

Talking Hands

Talking Hands is an exhibition of beautiful images of worker’s hands by Altona artist, Zoya Martin. Find out more

20-29 Nov at 8pm
Free
View the images at:
> The SUBSTATION Billboards, 1 Market Street, Newport Read the stories
> Long Space Gallery, 419 Melbourne Road, Newport Read the stories
> Louis Joel, 5 Sargood Street, Altona Read the stories
> Woods Street Art Space, 44 Woods Street, Laverton Read the stories
> Orbital, Central Square, 1/23 Central Avenue, Altona Meadows Read the stories

Welcome to Spotswood

Inspired by Spotswood,  a small, quirky suburb in Melbourne’s inner-west, local artisan sign writer, Tony Mead, will paint a larger-than-life, postcard-style mural Welcome to Spotswood on a vintage water tank. The mural has also inspired a short film. Find out more

See the mural in the vacant lot on corner of Booker Street and Hudsons Road, Spotswood.

Airtime

Airtime is an outdoor exhibition that celebrates the creative talents of young artists. Consisting of seven large flags, this exhibition showcases lyrics from songs written by Victoria University music students as part of the Festival’s Song Series Project. Find out more

Oct-Dec 2020
Free

Our Secret West

Why not plan a super-easy and fun Festival night? Register for one of our online events and then check out our favourite local takeaways for a quick and easy pickup or delivery to your door. Find out more

20-29 Nov

Secrets of Being An Artist 

Young people are often told not to become artists, but some defy this advice and succeed anyway. There are all sorts of artists living amongst us. And what do they actually do from day to day? But how did they do it? And how do they pay the rent?  Find out more

A series of podcasts over four nights:

Ep 1: Mon 23 Nov at 7:30pm: Episode 1: Michael Shanks - filmmaker
Ep 2: Tues 24 Nov at 7:30pm: Episode 2: Jess Zanoni - musician, writer and editor
Ep 3: Wed 25 Nov at 7:30pm: Episode 3: Craig Ernest Bryne - picture framer, furniture designer and owner and founder of Ernest Studio
Ep 4: Thur 26 Nov at 7:30pm: Episode 4: Kiah Pullens, Harrison Moss, Alice Watson - photographers

Free.
Direct links to each podcast will be available on our website as well as Facebook and Instagram @artandindustryfestival