Our creative community

A thriving creative community

Our people, their creativity and their stories are instrumental in shaping the experiences encountered in the street, our open spaces, our businesses and industry, our civic places, our schools and in our homes.

Apply for Community Grants

Find resources to help you apply for a community grant including grants for festivals, arts and community development.

Not the Archies 2019

From a woman in her 70s who hadn’t picked up a paint brush in 50 years... To a two year old who was just learning what art is by painting with his dad… Not the Archies embodied the spirit of
our creative community.

Balit Bagurrk: Strong Women of the Yarra Ranges

Balit Bagurrk is a community-led project to collect, remember and celebrate the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who have contributed to the Yarra Ranges.

Art and Sole

Walking on Country, connecting with our history, nurturing our body, mind and soul.

Explore. Connect. Move

Guide to Heritage in the Yarra Ranges

Download the Heritage Guide and learn more about the history of the Yarra Ranges.

Creative Showcase 2023

The Creative Showcase is an annual celebration of the creative talents of visual art students from across Yarra Ranges. It is an exciting chance to have your final artwork exhibited in a professional exhibition.

Poetic Portraits – Creative Workshop Opportunity

Working in partnership with five Victorian outer metro and regional councils, ‘Poetic Portraits’ promotes poetry as a way to connect with and convey the experiences of Victorians, and also to strengthen community wellbeing.