Get lost in the Souk!

Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) and Arts Centre Melbourne present,

An uplifting assembly of performance, installation, conversation, and expression that traverses artforms and lines. Bear witness to impulse creativity and radical acts of unity, situated on one of the world’s oldest meeting places.

Art Souk is a multi-arts celebration, curated by MzRizk and presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV). This vibrant two-day event in Naarm includes a free public exhibition and a ticketed evening performance featuring Halo Vocal Ensemble, MO’JU, and MzRizk joined on Friday night by thndo and KOKORO by Julie Ann Minaai and Noriko Tadano. And on Saturday night by Te Ara Hononga. The live performances will be interspersed with short films by Gabriela Isabel González, and Bexx.

Conversations and workshops will invite people in through knowledge-sharing and a witnessing of space to spark meaningful dialogue on art, culture and identity.

The Art Souk will be open from 6:30PM on Day One, and 4:00PM on Day Two.

Free tea and snacks will be on offer for those who wander through the Art Souk, served with the warm hospitality of Onur Kurt of O’Khave.

Those with tickets to the Evening Performance shall enter The Show Room for an electrifying night of performance from 7:00PM onwards.

*Please note that the Art Souk foyer activation is free to attend. To book tickets for the ticketed performances, please follow the links below:

The Art Souk is a destination for those who seek a deeper connection across artforms, cultures and languages… with a little room for gossip. Go on, dish the tea, feed your senses and nourish your soul.

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This event is recommended for ages 18+. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Art Souk is initiated through MAV’s DIASPORAS program, supported by the City of Melbourne, Creative Victoria and Creative Australia.

MAV aims to empower IBPOC artists, foster mutual understanding, and create meaningful connections that extend beyond the event. Art Souk will be a platform for creatives to showcase their experiences and be recognised as essential to a thriving arts ecology.