MONA FOMA

MONA FOMA

MONA FOMA is an annual festival based in Hobart, Tasmania, curated by Brian Ritchie bass player from the rock band Violent Femmes. It is billed as Tasmania's largest contemporary music festival[1] and showcases the work of artists in a broad range of art forms, including sound, noise, dance, theatre, visual art, performance & new media.

Mona Foma was established in 2008 by Salamanca Arts Centre, Brian Ritchie and the Museum of Old and New Art. The first festival was held in 2009 and headlined by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.[2] In 2010 curator Brian Ritchie initiated EAR (Eminent Artist in Residence) program and John Cale became the festival's first EAR and the second festival headliner.

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  1. ^ MONA FOMA takes centre stage ABC news Thu Jan 7, 2010]
  2. ^ Organisers set on Mona Foma's return ABC news Mon Jan 12, 2009

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