Full program released for inaugural Heide Summer Festival

Heide Museum of Modern Art has announced its full program details for the inaugural Heide Summer Festival which will see a nine week outdoor program of live music, dance and storytelling from around the world presented in their sculpture park from mid-January - March 2021.

The festival’s activation of the museum’s much-loved sculpture park involves an outdoor event series designed to support local performing artists, youth bands and cultural festivals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria the nine-week program will feature free and ticketed curated programs of music, dance, and storytelling from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Songlines Music Aboriginal Corporation and Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation Midsumma.

Heide Museum Artistic Director, Lley Harding notes “we are excited to be presenting this dynamic series of events that will fill Heide’s sculpture garden with music and stories during the summer months. The Summer Festival is the first of its kind for Heide and we are delighted to kick off our 40th anniversary program with a celebration that has Indigenous heritage and culture at its centre and that also supports Melbourne’s talented local artists and performing arts organisations in the wake of COVID-19.

“Our gardens set us apart from other institutions and while they have never closed, with the support of the Victorian Government it is wonderful to be able to invite audiences back to Heide in a big way. We look forward to starting 2021 in a celebratory way and together as a community.”

Heide Museum of Modern Art is implementing the physical distancing, increased hygiene measures, and capacity limits in accordance with State Government guidelines. Due to COVID restrictions capacity is limited and booking is essential.  

For more information on the program and ticketing please visit Heide website