Arts House Listening Program

Arts House is Melbourne’s home for contemporary performance. With a year-round program of dance, theatre, music, sound, new technologies and community projects, Arts House is one of the major forces shaping Melbourne’s cultural and social landscape. We cultivate diverse new audiences for independent artists’ ambitious new work, and we build relationships at both local and international levels. This is a house where change happens. From the crisis of extinction to the rapid transformations of technology, we know that the futures of humanity and art are entwined. We want to be hopeful. As part of Melbourne’s cultural landscape, Arts House expresses the deep forces that shape that terrain. Our programming pays respect to Traditional Owners and the land on which our work takes place, and reflects Australia’s ongoing history of migration and displacement. Arts House also seeks to ask questions about power: who has the power to speak, and what is the power of listening? We explore new ways of distributing curatorial power, and commit to an artistic vision that is transparent and connected.

Arts House The Warehouse Residency 2026-2027

Arts House The Warehouse Residency 2026-2027 by Arts House Listening Program

07-02
03:06

Arts House CultureLAB 2026-2027

Arts House CultureLAB 2026-2027 by Arts House Listening Program

07-02
02:40

7. Bush dyeing and research

This clip speaks to the importance of sharing and connecting to other women in the Blak Women’s Healing program, and how it’s enabled the creation of a warm dynamic that fosters love, support and solidarity.

04-16
05:02

6. Bush dyeing as practice and methodology

This audio clip reflects Dr Paola Balla’s first experiences of bush dyeing as a creative practice, and how it has become a collective process that enables connections to Country and community collaboration.

04-16
05:19

1. This mob means a lot to me..

This audio clip conveys the connections and bonds made through the Blak Women’s Healing program, and importance of Aboriginal women’s connections.

04-16
01:04

5. Unapologetically me and us, Blak strong women

This audio clip conveys reflections about bush dyeing as an arts and cultural practice, and how Bush dyeing has become a reclaiming, healing and collective process.

04-16
05:29

10. Learnings and reconnection to family

This clip conveys “The ripple effect of lateral love”, the importance of having self- love, and standing strong together as Aboriginal people.

04-16
02:20

3. Reconnecting to country

This audio clip conveys dialogue between the women from the Blak Women’s Healing program speaking about how Country continues to reveal itself and thrive. Safety of the group This audio clip speaks of how the Blak Women’s Healing program formed a safe space to connect, and the importance of place in coming together as Aboriginal women

04-16
02:09

8. Connections, bond and country

This clip speaks to how the Black Women’s Healing program supported women in healing trauma relationally, releasing shame through the work, and the “sistahood” built within the space.

04-16
02:57

4. Safety of the group

This audio clip conveys the inspirations behind the bush-dyeing practice for the women, with details of how banners created reflect the intimate and community strength of Blak women, and how exhibition has become a way to display the courage and power of Blak women’s stories.

04-16
02:02

2. Moving forward & the need for community

This audio clip speaks to the need for community, the importance of the next generation, and learning from the past in order to move forward.

04-16
01:15

9. Blak Women's healing as sistahood

This audio clip speaks to the ways the Blak Women’s Healing program has enabled cultural strength and understanding of women’s individual journeys of healing, and how this has also furthered connections to their communities and children.

04-16
01:23

strange undertones – Nikhil Nagaraj

strange undertones – Nikhil Nagaraj by Arts House Listening Program

12-03
03:29

towards unfoldment and reciprocity (portability of ritual ii) - Shareeka Helaluddin

towards unfoldment and reciprocity (portability of ritual ii) - Shareeka Helaluddin by Arts House Listening Program

12-03
13:58

to the divine we return (portability of ritual ii) - Shareeka Helaluddin

to the divine we return (portability of ritual ii) - Shareeka Helaluddin by Arts House Listening Program

12-03
04:32

Arts House Warehouse Residency 2025-2026

Expressions of Interest (EOI) submissions for The Warehouse Residency between July 2025 and June 2026 will open Thursday 5 September and close Wednesday 23 October 2024. More information can be found here: www.artshouse.com.au/artist-opportunities/the-warehouse-residency

08-29
03:10

Arts House CultureLAB 25.26

Expressions of Interest (EOI) submissions for CultureLAB residencies between July 2025 and June 2026 will open Wednesday 18 September and close Wednesday 23 October. More information can be found here: www.artshouse.com.au/artist-opportunities/culturelab/

08-29
02:36

1. Arts House & Exhibition Intro - Audio Describer Rachel Edward

ಒಡಲಾಳ Odalala (‘from the depths of one’s being’) brings together Australian and international artists to examine histories of caste, migration, gender and sexuality through contemporary expression.   Curated by Vishal Kumaraswamy. Image: Caste-pital, durational performance 9.30 hours, 2017, Haus der Kunst Munich, Photo by Marion Vogel, Courtesy of the artist and Haus der Kunst

04-24
04:07

2. Curator Statement - Vishal Kumaraswamy

ಒಡಲಾಳ Odalala (‘from the depths of one’s being’) brings together Australian and international artists to examine histories of caste, migration, gender and sexuality through contemporary expression.   Curated by Vishal Kumaraswamy. Image: Caste-pital, durational performance 9.30 hours, 2017, Haus der Kunst Munich, Photo by Marion Vogel, Courtesy of the artist and Haus der Kunst

04-24
04:07

3. Osheen Siva

ಒಡಲಾಳ Odalala (‘from the depths of one’s being’) brings together Australian and international artists to examine histories of caste, migration, gender and sexuality through contemporary expression.   Curated by Vishal Kumaraswamy. Image: Caste-pital, durational performance 9.30 hours, 2017, Haus der Kunst Munich, Photo by Marion Vogel, Courtesy of the artist and Haus der Kunst

04-24
04:13

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