The festival will feature free and ticketed events. Some of the Melbourne venues that will be taking part in the festival are the Arts Centre, Malhouse Centre, Melbourne Recital Centre, Fortyfivedownstairs and The Toff in Town. Tickets to the various venues can be purchased at each venue, by telephone, by website, by fax and by mail.
There will be several visual art events taking place during the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Two of the exhibits that will be presented are:
A Different Temporality: Aspects of Australian Art Practice 1975-1985 - This exhibit is curated by Dr. Kyla McFarlane and features performance art, film and photography. This is a free event, which will be presented at the Monash University Museum of Art.
In Camera and in Public (International) - This exhibit is curated by Naomi Cass and features a
“look at society through the lens of the State.”
This includes street photography of people who didn’t realize they were being photographed and official surveillance photographs. This is a free event which will take place at CCP, Gallery 1.