If you’re as devoted to art, design, architecture and culture as we are – we want to hear from you! Our small and mighty team is searching for two new people: a Program Producer, and an Office Manager. These roles are integral parts of the MPavilion engine, so we’ll be looking out for applicants who…
Read MoreIn times of emergency, music lifts us. Consoles us. Brings us together and guides us forward. And right now, there has never been a greater need for music—especially music that is powered by creative communities, coming together in a spirit of collaboration. In this one-off partnership – MPavilion, Open House Melbourne and Melbourne Music Week…
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, MPavilion is looking for 15 to 25 year-olds interested in programming, curating, art, design and architecture to join M_Curators: a passionate group of young people shaping our 2020 season. About MPavilion MPavilion is Australia’s leading architectural commission and design event conceived and created by the Naomi Milgrom…
Read MoreWe’ve enjoyed five action-packed months under the wing of Glenn Murcutt’s pavilion. Now that the season has ended and the pavilion is packed away, we’re taking some time to look back and reflect upon past seasons, rifle through archives, and revisit past talks. Until we re-open in November 2020, we’ll be sharing a podcast each…
Read MoreLeft to right: MPavilion 2018’s architect Carme Pinós of Estudio Carme Pinós with Naomi Milgrom AO. Image credit: Justin Ridler It was announced last week that Naomi Milgrom AO, founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and patron of MPavilion, will be recognised for her achievements with an Honorary Fellowship from the Design Institute of…
Read MoreVincent Li creates genderless garments that are as inspired by art, music, dance and philosophy as they are informed by the work of his fashion heroes. In the lead up to Vincent’s feature in Fashion Unites: Celebrating Fashion Diversity at MPavilion on Sunday 22 March, we asked the Shanghai-born, Melbourne-and-Hong Kong-trained designer about the stories,…
Read MoreIn the lead up to International Women’s Day (Sunday 8 March, 2020), we’re taking a moment to celebrate some of the great women who make MPavilion Melbourne’s premier cultural laboratory. Naomi Milgrom AO Naomi Milgrom AO is the founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organisation that exists to initiate and support…
Read MoreDr. Tarsha Finney is an architectural urbanist, senior research tutor and program lead on the City Design MA, School of Architecture at the Royal College of Art, London. As an expert in housing, cities, and urban change, Tarsha is particularly interested in exploring new models of domesticity, and the role that spatial relationships play in…
Read MoreWhen florist Hattie Molloy and urban beekeeper Nic Dowse of Honey Fingers decided to collaborate, botanical magic was inevitable. Now, their most recent project Botanical landscape + honeycomb vessels is not just an eye-delighting installation gracing MPavilion, but a kind of mini ecosystem. We had a chat with the duo to find out more about their…
Read More“There’s often a false binary asserted between critics and practitioners. I think the [MPavilion] program has encouraged me to think about the potential—and the urgent need—for critics, activists, and industry people to dialogue in an open, ongoing and collaborative way. It has prompted me to think about the project of making my own critique and…
Read MoreFounded by Madeleine Dore in 2018, Side Project Sessions is an antidote to procrastination. Now the regular event series has continued to grow with Chapters popping up all across Australia and even in the US—proving that there is ample demand for dedicated space and time to work on creative ideas. We speak with the writer,…
Read MoreThe floating, wing-like design of Glenn Murcutt’s MPavilion gained both local and worldwide attention when it opened in Victoria Gardens in November. With more than three months of free events for people of all ages still to come, we look back at some of the incredible coverage that the sixth iteration of MPavilion has received…
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