# Office
Level 2  
377 Lonsdale Street  
Melbourne VIC 3000  
Australia

### Postal Address

PO BOX 10  
Flinders Lane VIC 8009  
Australia

### __Ticketing enquiries__

__Customer Service__  
FRI 27 May—SUN 19 June from 10AM daily

PH: (03) 9662 4242 or [email](mailto:ticketing@rising.melbourne) 

__RISING: Box Office and Shop__  
Located in Federation Square

FRI 27 May—MON 30 May, 12PM to 7PM (SUN 12PM to 5PM)

TUES 31 May—SUN 19 June, 12PM to 9PM daily

Closed public holidays

__General enquiries__

Mon—Fri 9AM—5PM

Closed public holidays

For ticketing enquiries, contact [our customer service team](mailto:ticketing@rising.melbourne)

For media enquiries, contact [Jadan](mailto:jadan@commonstate.co). Here's our [media centre](https://commonstate.co/rising-2021/ "RISING Media Centre"), too.

To make a donation drop [James](mailto:j.ralston@rising.melbourne) or [Ben](mailto:b.lee@rising.melbourne) a line.  

Interested in sponsoring RISING? Reach out to [Daniel](mailto:daniel@mcmillanmgmt.com).


Contact

On the first night of winter, artists, fruit bats and other creatures of the night pulse through a city reawakened. 

A festival three years in the making, built by and for Melbourne, RISING invites you to get lost, go deep and shake loose. 

A surge of art, music, performance and ceremony in the heart of Melbourne, RISING electrifies the city from 1—12 June 2022. 

View the 2021 RISING program [here](https://2021.rising.melbourne/). 

# GENERAL FAQs

__Q. What is RISING?__

A. RISING is a surge of art, music, performance and ceremony in the heart of Melbourne –a new festival in Victoria’s cultural calendar. __RISING returns 1—12 June 2022.__

__Q. When will the program be announced?__

A. The full program for RISING 2022 will be announced on March 17. Check out our 2021 program [here](https://2021.rising.melbourne/festival-program).

__Q. I’m not sure if RISING is for me. What kind of events will be in the program?__

A. RISING is for everyone. From visual art, installations, performance and live music to unique food events, we’ll have all kinds of experiences for you to enjoy whatever you’re into.

__Q. Who is curating the festival?__

A. Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek are RISING’s co-Artistic Directors, and lead a diverse team of national and international arts professionals in programming the festival.

__Q. How is the festival funded?__
A. RISING is funded by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and Visit Victoria.

We also receive support through City of Melbourne and the Australian Government, as well as a range of sponsors and donors.

__Q. I would like to volunteer, intern or work for RISING. How do I apply?__

A. Thank you for your interest! We advertise employment opportunities on our [Jobs](https://rising.melbourne/jobs) page and will be advertising any volunteering opportunities on our social channels (follow us [here](https://www.facebook.com/risingmelb/), [here](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rising-melbourne), [here](https://twitter.com/risingmelbourne) and [here](https://www.instagram.com/rising.melbourne/)) and via email ([subscribe here](https://rising.melbourne/subscribe)).


RISING is a surge of art, music, performance and ceremony in the heart of the city: 26 May – 6 June 2021. 

About

People

Board of Directors

Jobs

Climate change is real. We acknowledge that traditional festival activities have been, by design, unsustainable, and that we can do better.  

RISING strives to deliver events with an enduring and balanced approach to environmental responsibility, social progress, cultural consciousness and economic activity. We make decisions as an organisation, balancing the needs of people, planet and profit. We value community, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and sustainability. 

RISING is minimising our impact on the environment. We aspire to produce zero waste and are working towards this goal by consuming fewer resources and designing out waste in the first place. With this lens we’re choosing products and services that can contribute to positive social, cultural and economic development. 

Even if it’s a bit inconvenient, even if it’s hard, even if we fail, we want to take the lead and engage our event community in the conversation. And each year, we want to continually question the way we do things as we learn and grow.

### WHAT WE’RE UP TO

- We’re learning from experts, doing our research and upskilling our team to make sustainable choices across all departments
- We’re aligning our climate-responsible event strategy with science-based targets and globally agreed ambitions
- We’re scrutinising our supply chains and considering the full impacts of the materials and products we use, as we work towards a more circular economy rather than a linear one
- We’re developing a Sustainability Action Plan, Sustainable Procurement Policy and embedding sustainable considerations into our official project processes
- We’re leaning into digital preferences over printing, in house, in marketing and with our cashless and ticketing systems
- We’re approaching our food and beverage offerings as an opportunity to showcase sustainable practice–sustainable farming, fresh, fair and seasonal paddock-to-plate menus, ethically-sourced ingredients always, and minimising single-use plastic in service
- We’re getting wise with merchandise and uniforms, selling useful, reusable, items and thinking circularity when it comes to festival attire. We’re seeking ethically sourced and manufactured products made from durable and sustainable materials
- We’re measuring our carbon footprint to analyse our impact, create a baseline of Greenhouse Gas emission boundaries and set goals for reductions and improvements
- We’re looking into carbon balancing projects to give back to our planet; to restore and regenerate as we rise
