The Nati Frinj Biennale is a three-day visual art and performance festival in Natimuk, deep in the wheat-belt of Western Victoria.
Held in late October to early November Nati Frinj Biennale has forged a reputa-tion for making outstanding, innovative and often audacious art projects.
It is an important platform to showcase local artists, and invite other artists to come and play, to experiment and collaborate.
From the opening parade to aerial performances, visual art exhibitions to street installations, new theatre works to walking tours, the Nati Frinj is a chance to celebrate and express the creative energy of Natimuk and our invited artists.
Since 2002
History of Nat Frinj Biennale
With a reputation that dates back to 2002, Nati Frinj is well established in the hearts and minds of our township, the boarder arts community, local and state government stakeholders as well as significant community and arts organisations.
Frinj 2025
2025 Curatorial sub-committee
For Frinj 2025, the festival program will be developed by the festival Director with a small group of volunteers who will act as a sounding board and help formulate ideas for the open and curated program. The Curatori-al Sub-committee makes recommendations and guides the festival footprint.
Volunteer
Frinj 2025 Volunteer with Frinj
We’re on the lookout for volunteers for the next Nati Frinj Biennale.
If you have skills you’d like to share or a space to host an artist we’d love to know about it.
Some of our objectives
Respectfully working with First Nations people of the Wotjobaluk Nation:
ACT Natimuk and Nati Frinj acknowledges and respects the integral knowledge, strength and resili-ence of Australia’s First Peoples – the world’s oldest living and evolving continuous culture. We acknowledge the special relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with their traditional lands and waters, as well as their unique history, diverse culture, customs and circum-stances. When working on Wotjobaluk Country, ACT Natimuk acknowledges that it is vital to be inclu-sive of Indigenous perspectives at the very beginning of a project through to the end. This inclusivity is embedded in all our activities and reflects the organisations understanding of its role in supporting positive actions towards Reconciliation.
And safe for the youngest of us:
ACT Natimuk and the Nati Frinj is committed to promoting and protecting the interests and safety of children in all of our project activities. View our Child Safe Policy HERE
Let’s try and keep things clean:
The Nati Frinj has the stated target of reducing waste produced at the event and becoming a “no single use plastic” event. This includes the following objectives:
- No single use plastic bags or plastic packaging to be given out or sold at the event. We encourage eve-ryone to refrain from the distribution of single use plastic bags, cutlery, straws and plastic bottles and avoid all unnecessary plastic packaging.
- We seek a commitment from all participants at the festival to reducing waste, recycling and the use of reusable products (e.g. reusable bags/cups/cutlery/etc)
- The Frinj commits to celebrate and promote the reduction of waste and recycling.
Who are we
The Nati Frinj is developed by the Festival Director who is governed by a committed group of volunteers on the ACT Natimuk Executive Committee. Nati Frinj is a major program for ACT Natimuk who’s vision is to support arts over a broader range of disciplines, including dance, visual arts and film.
The Nati Frinj Biennale takes many creative minds and lots of hands, so in the lead up to the Frinj, other roles join the small dedicated Frinj team including a Production Officer and Community Engagement Officer. Our festival relies on a dedicated and passionate volunteer base who bring essential skills and surprising talents while making a vital contribution to the Festival team. The festival could not happen without them.
