The City of Melbourne’s Creative Spaces program has established a new studio at Carlton Connect Initiative’s (CCI) LAB-14. The studio positions artists amongst researchers and organisations addressing issues of sustainability and resilience. Melbourne artists Debbie Symons and Jasmine Targett are the first Artists-in-Residence at the new Creative Spaces: Carlton Connect…

Transitions film festival kicks off Feb 18 at Cinema Nova with an epic line up of world-changing films. To win tickets to Infinite Happiness at Transitions Film Festival on March 3 visit the TFF win page and enter the code INFINITEGREENNL Infinite Happiness Copenhagen’s “8 House,” an ultramodern loop of…

Architecture, building and construction professionals can now register to attend DesignBUILD 2015, which will be held at The Dome in Sydney Olympic Park’s Sydney Showground from Tuesday April 28 to Thursday April 30. DesignBUILD connects more than 6,000 building industry professionals working across residential and commercial sectors with 200 leading…

Now in its fourth year, The Transitions Film Festival is Australia’s largest sustainability film festival. Covering topics such as social and technological innovation, renewable energy, community empowerment, eco-architecture, collaborative consumption, global movements, ecological economics and consciousness, the festival aims to inspire audiences with stories of hope, resilience and action. Amongst an…

Meet Wayne. From Feb 9-13, this everyday hero and unlikely-eco warrior, will live like ‘The New Joneses’ in public view at City Square in Australia’s first carbon positive home, when the multi-awarded ‘The New Joneses’ project pops-up again. With lifestyle coaching from Denise Drysdale, (who recently downsized to pursue the…

GLASS: art design architecture is a major exhibition exploring innovative ways that glass is being used by artists, designers and architects in Australia in the 21st century. The exhibition will tour 15 venues nationally and is accompanied by a 248 page catalogue. Co-curated by JamFactory’s Brian Parkes (CEO) and Margaret…

The only thing better than growing your own food is eating it and that’s exactly what Grow it Local, a freshly sprouted local project launching this week is all about.   Whether you’re a seasoned expert or just have a few herbs on your windowsill, Grow it Local invites you…

A pop-up artisan bakery rising daily in the heart of the city, a long lunch for 1,500 in Melbourne’s iconic fresh produce market, and a wine tasting with 40 of the world’s best biodynamic winemakers – just some of the unique ways Melbourne’s vibrant culinary spirit will be celebrated from…

 Urban Commons is pleased to announce the opening of Fitzroy’s finest new pocket park! Commissioned by Kalex Projects, they have transformed the old Manfax car park into a verdant native and productive garden for Summer gardening workshops and cooking events. The outcome is an architecturally inspired grassy knoll with recycled timber…

Melbourne, Australia: Founder and Director of The Collector Series Laura Thompson has curated a group exhibition of work by four early career female artists. The exhibition, entitled vis-à-vis will be presented at A Staple Space; a wellbeing centre in the heart of Melbourne on the 6th and 7th of December…