In 2020-2021, Regional Arts Victoria partnered with Victoria Together to commission eight regional arts festivals across the state to create or adapt work from their events into a digital format hosted by Victoria Together.
To continue addressing the far-reaching impacts of the 2019–20 bushfire season, Regional Arts Victoria delivered the Step Up program to support the social recovery of disaster impacted communities through arts and cultural activation.
After the devastating Victorian fires over the Summer of 2019/2020, Regional Arts Victoria received funding from Creative Victoria and Bushfire Recovery Victoria to undertake creative recovery activities.
This program saw 24 school-aged artists in South West Victoria matched with industry mentors, who worked with them to explore pathways to an arts career.
Our Circus Active partnership program looked at the efficacy of circus-based arts programs to increase physical activity amongst adolescents.
Student Voice for Recovery was a student-led bushfire recovery program providing student recovery, wellbeing and connection opportunities.
Creative Workers in Schools saw 150 creative industry workers undertake a six-month residency program in Victorian government and special schools.
We administered the funding for creative arts projects that reflected the experiences of local communities directly affected by the 2009 bushfires.
The Creative Recovery Program saw Creative Arts Recovery Facilitators placed in three key areas across the State in response to the 2014 bushfires.
Learn more about the history of Regional Arts Victoria’s Regional Living Expo, which saw us presents a diverse array of artists from across the state.