SIGNAL

19/06/2026

We have two FREE creative development workshops this July as part of our SIGNAL Winter program!

Freelance 101
Martha Latham of Auspicious Arts Projects will cover the ins and outs of getting paid for your work as an emerging creative in this Freelancing 101 workshop.

Roundtable
Join a roundtable of creative industry experts for a facilitated discussion around working in the arts for emerging artists.

Learn more and book here! signal.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/sales 🔗💫

18/06/2026

Announcing: Transmissions at SIGNAL, for NOW OR NEVER

Each evening during Now or Never, Flinders Walk will become a space to slow down and pay attention.

Thu 20 Aug — Sun 23 Aug
Thu 27 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

Hyper Birrarung — a video and sound work by Liwen Lian with Anh Tran — moves across the night alongside a spatial sound installation drawn from SIGNAL’s archive of young artist commissions. Together, they shape a layered environment that accumulates and transforms as the hours pass.

The river is held not as backdrop, but as a living entity with its own stories and memory. Interwoven throughout, voices, textures and sonic experiments from SIGNAL commissions travel across a speaker array—layered, expanded and in constant dialogue with the city around it.

Hyper Birraung was originally presented at SIGNAL as part of our Young Creatives Lab program in 2025. See it take on a new life during Now or Never festival, this August.

17/06/2026

We're so excited to announce our SIGNAL Winter program! Here's a look at some of the workshops we have on offer for young people aged 14 to 25 years.

Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July, 11am
The Melbourne Notebook (16 to 18 years)
Write poems in the form of letters, lists, and encounters, and collaborate to make our own Melbourne Notebook

Wednesday 8 July, 11am
The Radical History of Print-Making
Learn about the radical history of relief printmaking and make your own linocut.

Thursday 9 July, 11am
Ceramic Pony Club (16 to 18 years)
Join the Pony Club and sculpt your unique ceramic pony.

Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July
Waring Season Mural Painting (14 to 25 years)
Join Indigenous artist Enoki for a collaborative mural workshop exploring Waring season, the wettest and coolest time of year on Wurundjeri Country.

Book now! We have most of these workshops on offer for a 12-to-15-year age group as well. Click through to learn more signal.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/sales 💫💙

16/06/2026

Join us next Saturday for a free knitting workshop designed for all skill levels! 🧶

Led by Holly Goodridge, this is a slow, sensory-centred and process-oriented workshop. Using a simple pattern as a starting point, you’ll explore how knitting can become a creative and reflective process shaped by rhythm, repetition and personal expression. More experienced knitters are welcome to experiment with additional stitches and textures.

Date: Sat 27 June, 11am
Ages: 14 to 25 years

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12/06/2026

Join us next week at SIGNAL for a special workshop facilitated by Fetle (Nū) on live coding music! 💻

Live coding is an emerging art form where sound is generated and/or manipulated by programming code.

We'll cover the ethos of live coding: why it is powerful, why people love it, and why "mistakes" are part of the process. By following along with Fetle, you will learn the foundations of live coding sound: using samples, building patterns and embracing the joy of error!

When: Saturday 20 June, 11am
Age: 16 to 25 years

Book now! signal.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/165501

10/06/2026

Get excited because we're back with our regular Saturday workshops! 🥁🎉

Saturday 20 June, 11am
Code Jam: Introduction to Coding Music

Learn how to produce music with code, led by Fetle Wondimu Nega (Nū)

Saturday 27 June, 11am
Slow Knitting

A slow, sensory-centred knitting workshop for all skill levels, led by Holly Goodridge

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06/05/2026

Vampires, werewolves, sirens, and witches. It’s just another school day for teenagers in the world of Monsteen...

Rehearsals for Monsteen kick off this week at SIGNAL! 🎭💫

Inspired by cosplay and RPGs, Monsteen is a psychologically immersive performance that leads teens into a game of collaborative world-building and social risk. Monsteen was created in collaboration with young people, with four young cast members leading the story.

Dates: Saturday 6 June to Sunday 14 June
Ages: 12 to 17 years

Learn more www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2026/festivals-and-series/rising/monsteen 🔗💙💫

13/04/2026

UPDATE: Resin Casting workshop today.

Unfortunately our workshop artist is unwell so we and cancelling today's resin casting workshop. We will be working with the artist to schedule another date and will be in contact with all registered participants shortly.

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

02/04/2026

Due to its popularity, we have increased the age range for our resin casting workshop! If you're aged 14 to 18, and interested in learning about resin crafts and mould-making, join our free workshop at SIGNAL 🐚🎨💫

Discover the basics of casting and mould-making in this fun and informative introductory resin casting course with Valentina Palonen. Together we’ll learn how to make a detailed silicone mould of a crystal or shell before pigmenting and pouring our own polyurethane resin cast. These skills are highly transferable and will set you up to make your own moulds and casts at home!

Date: Tuesday 14 April, 11am
Age: 14 to 18 years

Book in now! signal.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/162132 🔗

01/04/2026

Learn the intricacies of character design and illustration in this free workshop with Rosina Yuan!

You’ll begin with concept exercises that spark new ways of thinking about personality, storytelling and visual identity. From there, you’ll develop your own character using the fundamentals of visual language, colour theory and fashion-inspired design. Along the way, you’ll learn how shape, colour, clothing and expression can communicate mood, attitude and backstory without any word.

Through guided activities and creative experimentation, you’ll build confidence in turning sketches into distinctive characters with depth and personality. Whether you’re interested in comics, animation, game design or illustration, this workshop offers tools to strengthen your visual storytelling skills.

Date: Saturday 11 April, 11am
Age: 14 to 25 year olds

Book now! signal.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/162168 💫🔗

At SIGNAL: Bring your original characters to life through design, colour and creative play.  Artist: Rosina Yuan  Step into a world where your imagination leads the way. In this exploratory workshop, char…