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“Mildura understands, as do many other towns battling climate change, drought, stuff-ups with water and an embattled global economy, that art is not a dispensable item in the survival pack. This town is providing an essential model for the role of art – not only in battling isolated regional centres, but for the whole of the country. When times are tough, the soul needs Art even more – and I’m not talking just about entertainment…I’m talking about the Arts… Why on earth are the arts flourishing in Mildura? “ Robyn Archer, Manning Clarke Lecture, March 2009

artsmildura is a leading community driven arts organisation charged with the development and delivery of a diverse annual program of creative arts through five festival events in the Mildura region:

January: Murray River International Music Festival
Feb/March: *Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival
*July: Mildura Writers Festival
*September: *Mildura Palimpsest
*Oct/Nov: *Mildura Jazz, Food and Wine Festival

artsmildura has a proud history after sixteen years of delivering quality arts festivals, promoting opportunities for local and regional artists, and attracting the highest caliber of talent into the Mildura region.

Murray River International Music Festival
January
A fine music festival presenting world class Australian and International musicians to audiences in unique locations along the Murray River including Mildura.

Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival
March
Over 40 events across 2 states
One of Australia’s leading regional arts festivals and has been recognised with Major Festival Status by Arts Victoria. The festival offers a rich and vibrant 20 day program in February / March of visual and performing arts, workshops, theatre, Big Screen outdoor cinema, music, exhibitions, parades and comedy – all in a diverse range of venues that showcase the unique landscapes, natural beauty and rich heritage of the Mildura district.

Mildura Writers Festival
July
The Mildura Writers’ Festival brings together some of Australia’s best writers in an intimate, winter program of workshops, lectures and discussion forums.

Mildura Palimpsest
September
Inaugurated in 1998 Mildura Palimpsest is a biennial site-specific visual arts exposition with a symposium held in the intervening years

Mildura Jazz Food and Wine Festival
Weekend before Melboune Cup
The Mildura Jazz, Food and Wine Festival is a well established event that has attracted many locals and visitors to the Mildura district over the past thirty years. The Festival takes place as an annual Spring-time event, presenting four days of round the clock jazz entertainment in popular clubs, bars and cafes, restaurants, churches, as well as street side and riverside venues – with feature events utilising unique Murray River settings and all events showcasing regional food and wine.