Saluhan is a Filipinx/o collective based in Naarm, Melbourne on Wurundjeri Country.
Saluhan was created to establish a network between creatives in Australia and the Philippines and has since expanded to include collaborative projects that combine arts, activism, and community development.
Saluhan has previously facilitated Saluhan: A Filipino Community Arts Event (2019) for makers, artists, musicians, and local community in Melbourne, Adelaide and Quezon City (PH); Saluhan Virtual Gatherings (2020), bi-weekly online activist workshops exploring decolonial and anti-racist frameworks within the arts and Filipinx/o community; Agimat(2021) a series of printmaking workshops and an exhibition at Sunshine Print Artspace; Magkasama (2021 – ongoing), a monthly gathering to share in Filipino literature, film, music, and culture; and Barrio (2022 – ongoing), an artist-in-residence project at Siteworks and Footscray Community Arts.
