FUSE Spring 2022

A vibrant celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture.

A celebration of self-expression.

A community documentary screening about tenants living at the now demolished Walker Street Public Housing Estate in Northcote.

What if you could communicate with a different version of yourself in a parallel universe?

An immersive audio-visual performance space, premiering new music created especially for FUSE.

For poets who KNOW it. Comic Patrick Collins hosts an evening of new SLAM poetry performance – all over-18s welcome to enter!

Teens work on poems and poetry performance skills with renowned writer Amanda Anastasi’s workshop, the lead up to Teen Poetry Slam.

Teen writers perform freshhh poetry, stories, raps, monologues and songs, presented by comedian Lauren Bok.

A film premier of two outstanding new works by Fine Lines and director Katrina M Rank.

A circular economy event showcasing local sustainable businesses and community initiatives.

Sappho: Live Music at Northcote Social Club

Eliza and the Delusionals: Live Music at the Northcote Social Club

A mesmerising performance springing from percussion, voice and shadow play, invoking the life cycle of frogs, forgotten waterways and lost springs.

Carus Thompson: Live Music at Northcote Social Club

Keli Holiday: Live Music at Northcote Social Club

In her self-made wearable sound system, Stealth Mode, Baxter Avalon performs a series of micro concerts at secret Darebin locations.

A public exhibition event comprising original screen printed posters produced as a result of Darebin Arts funding pasted up in and around the streets and walkways of Chalice Church, Northcote

MUK brings ukulele to the Chalice Street Stage in a way you may never have seen before!

An ethereal, intimate, immersive, theatrical experience as part of FUSE 2022, Madam Nightingale performs transcendent synthpop that's not to be missed.

An interactive life drawing class like no other set in a gorgeous backyard studio.

A dazzling afternoon of classical music.

A sacred journey into the reckoning of trauma: the wrestle, the healing and the redemption.

An annual exhibition and art prize showcasing contemporary Australian art.

Local business tell stories about their passion for sustainability

Darebin Ganesh Festival is an immersive Hindu Cultural and religious experience brought from the streets of Mumbai to Darebin Arts Centre.

We warmly welcome the community to attend the re-opening of Bundoora Homestead Art Centre.

Sound artist Daniel Munnery performs improvised works with his mentor Stevie Richards, followed by Robbie Avenaim's remarkable SARPS machine.

Pioneering sound art ensemble The Amplified Elephants perform their latest ambient show Deep Creatures: a study of the sounds of the sea.

An authentic Flamenco Guitar and Dance concert that will transport you to Southern Spain captivated by the sound of the maestro's guitar, flamenco dance and his musicians.

After the lockdown years, Northcote High School's comedy fundraiser is back to give you something to laugh about.

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Darebin Community Awards.

A free writing group for disabled writers.