IRREGULAR

IRREGULAR is a festival of ideas and actions for the community of people who live, work, and play in North and West Melbourne.

The IRREGULAR concept is to directly invite local identities, experts in their fields (from our First Nations community through to our new migrant community, architects, landscapers and urban designers, health and education professionals, artists, musicians, writers, entrepreneurs, and academics) to reimagine North and West Melbourne from a particular perspective close to their heart.

Each contributor will create a visual presentation of their idea to be exhibited over two days. Invited contributions will be supplemented by idea submissions from the entire local community, from which the best ideas will also be exhibited. A panel of judges will assess each idea against criteria aligned to the call-to-action of Melbourne Design Week 2024, Design the World You Want, and the three pillars of Ecology, Ethics, and Energy.

Visitors to the exhibition will be asked to vote on the ideas that resonate most with them. Following the exhibition, IRREGULAR will turn to actions; resourcing, fundraising, organising, and lobbying wherever needed to bring the best ideas to reality.

IRREGULAR is an initiative of the North & West Melbourne Precinct Association, in partnership with Scanlon Foundation and Our Community House.

Tickets are $10 ($5 concession) for the opening night launch event only. A free IRREGULAR tote bag will be presented with every ticket sold (available for collection at the venue on opening night).