About Arts Merri-bek

Merri-bek boasts an excellent arts offering, including venues for exhibitions and performances, world-class festivals and activities, and the Counihan Gallery.

Merri-bek Arts and Culture Strategy

We are preparing our next Arts and Culture Strategy, which will inform arts, culture and creative practices in Merri-bek over the next 5 years.

We want to know what you think of our major events, galleries, public art, and grant programs. We also want to hear your ideas on how we can better support our diverse artists and creatives across Merri-bek.

The strategy will help us:
• Strengthen our creative sector
• Be known as a creative hub
• Be a fantastic place to create and work in the arts
• Support our artists and cultural industries facing challenges

We will use a combination of an online tools and face-to-face sessions to gather your thoughts and ideas. To get share your thoughts, visit the Conversations Merri-bek Arts and Culture Strategy website. 

Merri-bek Arts Advisory Committee

The Merri-bek Arts Advisory Committee meets quarterly with the goal of promoting arts and culture in Merri-bek. You can find out more about the committee on our Advisory Committees page.

Arts Merri-bek eNewsletter

Sign up to our Arts Merri-bek e-newsletter to find out about upcoming applications and grants, festivals, arts and community events, workshops, professional development, opportunities to participate and other news.

To get updates on the Counihan Gallery exhibitions and program, fill in our gallery eNewsletter subscription form.

Arts Merri-bek events

We run a range of events, festivals, and programs throughout the year which you can see on our What's on from Arts Merri-bek page.

If you are involved in planning a community festival or event in Merri-bek, take a look at the useful tips and information on our Planning an event page.