Melbourne, Australia,
May 12, 2017- Multicultural Arts Victoria
(MAV) and the City of Maribyrnong presents the seventh edition of Emerge in the West, an exciting day festival
of FREE multi-artform programming
and community engagement on Saturday 20 May,
2017.
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| All You Can Spit |
Held on Footscray’s iconic
Nicholson Street the festival encompasses a range of live
music, contemporary and traditional dance, community programs, global fashion,
pool competitions, children’s workshops/activities and artistic collaborations.
The MAV EMERGE program is MAV's ongoing response to
consultations with emerging & refugee communities wanting to increase
participation in the arts. Through the process of community cultural development, the
arts build discourse and understanding of issues surrounding refugee migration
and resettlement alongside increasing the social and economic contributions
from our diverse communities to wider society.
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| One Spirit Africa |
Emerge
in the West in the City of Maribyrnong reveals emerging African and
Vietnamese arts, culture and small businesses that have been growing rapidly in
Melbourne's West. Founded in 2011, this annual Emerge event triggered the
foundation of the African-Australian Small Business Association (AASBA) in 2014
to represent the growing number of African restaurants and cafes in Melbourne's
West.
Program highlights include Nhatty Man
& Gara, One Spirit Africa Drum & Dance Company and
Sonik Waves.
The
festival program will also feature:
All
You Can Spit (MC project), RKM Global Fashion Show, Phoenix Youth FReeZA
program, Abyssinian Circus Group, Panaruu Dancing Group (South Sudanese) Asylum
Seeker Resource Centre performances and Winter Craft Market, Melbourne Academy
of Performing Arts dancers, face painting, Cultural Walking tours with AASBA
and many more stalls, workshops and performances throughout the day.
Emerge in the West 2017 is
supported by the City of Maribyrnong and Festival City, Australia Council for
the Arts VU at Metro West, Creative Victoria, AASBA, FABA
Title: Emerge in the West
2017
Date: Saturday 20 May 2017
Time: 12.30pm – 7.00pm
FREE
Nicholson Street, Footscray
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