Saluhan is a Filipinx/o collective based in Naarm, Melbourne on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. It was founded by artist Aida Azin and is currently led by co-Creative Directors Catherine Ortega-Sandow and MJ Flamiano.
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 and community development. Their practice is underpinned by notions of kinship, reciprocity, and the desire to create spaces that interweave artistry and community.
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); Agimat (2021) a series of community printmaking workshops at Sunshine Print Artspace; Magkasama (2022), a monthly gathering to share in Filipino film and literature; Dialekto (2022), a series of artist-led workshops at Siteworks; Residence (2022-2023), a residency project at Footscray Community Arts, A Taste of Home Workshop with Stephanie Ochona at Arts Gen for Melbourne Art Book Fair; Archival aesthetics (2023) exhibition at SEVENTH Gallery, and Mainit Illusion / Mainit Fantasy in collaboration with Liquid Architecture at Arts House (2024).