Arts Tour Bus X ACMI

Arts Tour Bus is back for a special edition. City of Greater Dandenong and ACMI have banded together in an innovative partnership collaborating on new projects and initiatives.

Indulge in a special day of art, culture and inspiration with the Arts Tour Bus. Sit back and relax as we transport you to two iconic cultural centres across greater Melbourne.

Enjoy exhibitions at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, and ACMI in this not-to-be-missed event.

Get a free 12-month ACMI membership with every ticket.

Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre is the City of Greater Dandenong's home of the arts. From dynamic community led initiatives to large scale installations, Greater Dandenong offers a host of artistic experiences, across a range of artforms, for residents and visitors alike.

The current exhibition, HOME 24 – Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama, is a site-responsive project by Ethiopian-Norwegian artist Olana Janfa. Combining bold images and political statements with lightness, dry humour and vivid colours and tones.

Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama is the 2024 iteration of HOME, City of Greater Dandenong’s longstanding program of exhibitions featuring artists with a refugee and asylum seeker background.

At Beings, a projection larger than life, experience Universal Everything’s parade of fantastical creatures morph in real-time, responding in unique ways with each interaction. The more you move, the more animated they become.

Made of digital fur, lava, bubbles, vapour and more, these wiggly, jiggly beings are powered by game engines, VFX software and ever-evolving algorithms. No two visits to this exhibition are the same.

An ACMI-curated world premiere, including four new works, Beings is Universal Everything’s largest international exhibition to date.

BYO lunch or take the opportunity to enjoy delicious food and refreshing beverages at ACMI's onsite kiosk.

Tour duration: 10am-3.30pm
Meeting location: Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre. Corner Walker and Robinson Streets, Dandenong
Cost: $5. Bookings essential. Lunch not supplied, but available for purchase at ACMI kiosk.
10am-10.45am - Guided exhibition tour followed by sketching at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre
11am-11.45am - Travel by private bus to ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
12pm-2.30pm - Guided exhibition tour, lunch, and free roaming of all ACMI has to offer
2.30pm-3.30pm - Travel back to Dandenong

Children under 18 years of age need to be supervised by a guardian at all times during this tour.

Book your spot now and prepare to be enchanted by the boundless creativity and artistry that greater Melbourne has to offer.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Walker Street Gallery & Arts Centre, Corner Walker and Robinson Streets, Dandenong, Australia