2017
Melbourne Latin Summer Festival Childrens’ Stall
A stall at the Melbourne Latin Summer Festival for children to make musical instruments out of recycled materials. In partnership with:
2016
Cajón, Art and Community
A joint event between Casa Cultura, Rodrigo Percussion and Vibrating Planet 2016 featuring cajón demonstrations and workshops for adults and children, the launch of RP’s new “Inca Series” line of cajones, with artwork by Katherine Gailer, a recap of Casa Cultura’s activities in 2016, live performances, open mic and a Read more…
Music
Metro Multicultural Minstrels
Participation in the Metro Multicultural Minstrels which brought live music into the trains along the Frankston line, encouraging inclusion and diversity and bringing joy to the passengers. With the participation of Abraham Dunovits, Brian Silva, Emiliano Beltzer, Eyal Chipkiewicz, Gabriela Gonzalez, Javier Rodriguez, Jorge Leiva and La Descarga, Jose Tortabu, Read more…
2016
That Inspires Respect 2016
Second edition of this arts and education project bringing youth into contact with the value of respect required to ensure violence against women is eliminated from society for good. Students from 4 secondary schools from the Moreland and Hume Council areas, teamed up with filmmakers to collaboratively write and produce Read more…
2016
Sudamerican Rockers
A musical tribute to the rock of South America with musicians from many origins and bands. Casa Cultura provided Vibrating Planet support in the promotion of the event.
2016
Meet-Up 5: Grant Writing
Casa Cultura’s Meet-Ups are an informal gathering to network, share projects and ideas, kick off collaborations and find support in a community. Guest speaker Julian Silverman presented on how to write a successful grant application, with tips and suggestions to improve the chances of a positive outcome.
2016
Meet-Up 4: Multicultural Arts Victoria
Guest speaker Trinidad Estay from Multicultural Arts Victoria presented the portfolio of projects that are in course and in planning for the next 12 months, and all the opportunities for participation (artists, technical crew and volunteers) that exist in connection to these projects.
2016
New Voices Tent at the September Festival
A space at the 2016 September Latin Festival showcasing new and emerging talent hidden in the Latin American community and also featuring readings by poets from the A Voz Limpia collective.
2016
Presence in September Festival
A Casa Cultura stall to showcase the projects and initiatives of the organization and to run a participative activity exploring the key identity concepts and stereotypes associated with Latin America.
2016
Meet-Up 3: Adaptive Leadership
Adaptive Leadership, a practical leadership framework that helps individuals and organizations adapt and thrive in challenging environments, with a focus on new and emerging communities, which Casa Cultura is a good example. Guest speaker: Saya Lorback, coordinator of Community Programs at Leadership Victoria.