Education

They Cannot Take the Sky: Stories from Detention comprises short video and audio stories from people talking about their experiences in immigration detention and their life after release.

Behind The Wire (education kit for They Cannot Take the Sky)

Education Program: “Borders, Boundaries & Mark-making” workshop using drawing and mark-making to explore how we impact the landscape and themes of ownership and division.

Curriculum Links: Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical and Intercultural; Learning Areas: The Arts -Media Arts, The Humanities – Civics & Citizenship, Citizenship, Diversity & Identity, English.

Rivers of Gold is an exhibition of an international print portfolio by 40 artists invited to reflect on the theme ‘Rivers of Gold’ and the long-term consequences of mining.

Education Program: “Borders, Boundaries & Mark-making” workshop as above. Other activities may include discussions about how past decisions affect our environment; How Art & Science can work together; a partnership with Central Deborah Goldmine.

Curriculum Links: Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical and Intercultural; Learning Areas: The Arts - Visual Arts; The Humanities – Civics and Citizenship, History and Geography, English.

Artwork by contemporary artists exploring themes such as Death, Mortality, Impermanence, Grief Narrative, Transcendence and Remembrance.

Education Program: TBA

Curriculum Links:  General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical, Intercultural, Personal & Social, Humanities – Civics & Citizenship.

They Cannot Take the Sky: Stories from Detention comprises short video and audio stories from people talking about their experiences in immigration detention and their life after release.

Behind the wire (Education kit for They Cannot Take the Sky)

Education Program: “Borders, Boundaries & Mark-making” workshop using drawing and mark-making to explore how we impact the landscape and themes of ownership and division.

Curriculum Links: Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical and Intercultural; Learning Areas: The Arts -Media Arts, The Humanities – Civics & Citizenship, Citizenship, Diversity & Identity, English.

Rivers of Gold is an exhibition of an international print portfolio by 40 artists invited to reflect on the theme ‘Rivers of Gold’ and the long-term consequences of mining.

Education Program: “Borders, Boundaries & Mark-making” workshop as above. Other activities may include discussions about how past decisions affect our environment; How Art & Science can work together; a partnership with Central Deborah Goldmine.

Curriculum Links: Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical and Intercultural; Learning Areas: The Arts - Visual Arts; The Humanities – Civics and Citizenship, History and Geography, English.

Artwork by contemporary artists exploring themes such as Death, Mortality, Impermanence, Grief Narrative, Transcendence and Remembrance.

Education Program: TBA

Curriculum Links:  General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical, Intercultural, Personal & Social, Humanities – Civics & Citizenship.

They Cannot Take the Sky: Stories from Detention comprises short video and audio stories from people talking about their experiences in immigration detention and their life after release.

Curriculum Links: VCE Studio Art Unit 1 & 2, VCE Art, The Humanities -Politics, Sociology

Rivers of Gold is an exhibition of an international print portfolio that involves 40 print-makers.  Invited artists were encouraged to reflect on issues related to the theme ‘Rivers of Gold’ from antiquity to the 21st century and beyond.  It explores the long-term consequences of human activities that contribute to reshaping the Earth’s systems.

Curriculum Links: VCE Studio Arts Units 1 & 3; VCE Humanities, Geography, History; VCE Science, Environmental Science; VCE Outdoor Education Unit 3: Relationships with outdoor environments; Health & PE, Outdoor and Environment Studies.

An exhibition of work by contemporary artists exploring themes such as Death, Mortality, Impermanence and Grief narrative, Transcendence and Remembrance.

Curriculum Links:  VCE Studio Arts, Unit 2: Studio Explorations and Concepts and Unit 3: Studio Practice and Art Industry Concepts; VCE Arts, Unit 2: Artworks and Contemporary Culture and Unit 4: Artworks, ideas and viewpoints;

Education Program: TBA

When

Two intensive weekend blocks:
*Friday 22 – Sunday 24 March 2019
*Friday 29 – Sunday 31 March 2019

Where

Castlemaine State Festival Visual Arts Program (sites to be announced early 2019)

Subject Details

Subject Code: HUS2ECA/HUS3ECB

Subject Coordinator: Dr Jacqueline Millner

Subject Lecturer: Dr Karen Annett-Thomas

Exhibiting Culture is an immersive, gallery-based subject, underpinned by La Trobe University's exclusive partnership with nationally and internationally renowned institutions. The subject is designed to deepen learning across a range of disciplines such as art history, social history, archaeology, philosophy, law, textual studies, education and politics, via the experience of a unique, curated exhibition.

The subject will address the following broad questions:

• what type of exhibition is this?
• what holds this collection of cultural objects together?
• is it organised around a theme, a period, an artist, a significant individual, a movement, or something else, and how has that affected the form and content of the exhibition?
• how does the exhibition direct inquiry and engagement?
• what types of knowledge does it produce; by what criteria can an exhibition be evaluated?
• how successful is this exhibition as a whole?

It also extends and consolidates the immersive gallery-based experience with:

• relevant contemporary and historical lectures
• learning involvements and activities that afford a deepening engagement in inquiry
• critical questioning
• responding in ways that evaluate the experience, a theme, a period, an artist, a significant individual, a movement, or something else.

The Essentials are three vital areas of learning which all La Trobe undergraduate students will experience to foster the skills and knowledge needed to become future ready in the workplace and the wider world. The Essentials are designed to develop students’ capacity to address our most pressing global challenges. The key areas of learning covered by the Essentials within any undergraduate La Trobe course are: Global Citizenship; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and Sustainability Thinking. Together, these three Essentials contribute distinctive learning outcomes for students within our Future Ready courses.

This subject addresses the Essential ‘Global Citizenship’.

Throughout your courses at La Trobe you will:

• be taught how to thrive in a fast-changing world;
• be challenged to use your creativity to generate and effectively manage new ideas;
• learn how to understand and solve complex problems; and,
• locate and use knowledge to reduce risk and make smart decisions.

In HUS2ECA and HUS3ECB you will be generating and managing new ideas, communicating them to your peers and collaborating on their development. You will be learning to locate theories to support your ideas and to creatively explore issues of global significance.

HUS2ECA

HUS3ECB

General Public

There are no assessment components for members of the general public undertaking this course.

Accreditation

• All La Trobe students who enrol in the full subject and successfully complete and pass the assessment component will receive accreditation towards their degree.
• General public who register and attend without the assessment component may apply for a certificate of participation which can be used to demonstrate continuing professional development.

SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2019

Cost

Members of the general public are invited to register for each of the two blocks. The cost to attend is $225 Plus GST per block.  Public registration OPENING SOON.  Please direct enquiries to Karen Annett-Thomas, k.annett-thomas@latrobe.edu.au.

Current La Trobe University students in any discipline may take this as a Commonwealth-supported elective subject.

How to Enrol

La Trobe Students (Year 2): Exhibiting Culture A - Enrol Online

La Trobe Students (Year 3): Exhibiting Culture B - Enrol Online

General Public -contact Karen Annett-Thomas k.annett-thomas@latrobe.edu.au

Accommodation

Participants to Bendigo will need to arrange accommodation at their own cost. The Bendigo Visitor Centre can assist with booking accommodation to suit your budget.

• Bendigo Visitor Centre: 1800 813 153

La Trobe Residential Services offer accommodation at a discounted rate to all La Trobe students. Contact 5444 7425 or Residences-Bendigo@latrobe.edu.au for more information.

Transport and parking

By car: Castlemaine is approximately 120 kms north -west of Melbourne, or a 90-minute drive via the Tullamarine Freeway, following the signs to Bendigo and the Calder Freeway.

By train: Castlemaine Railway Station is centrally located and train travel is an easy and pleasurable 1.5 hour journey from Melbourne. V/Line trains run between Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station along the Bendigo line to Castlemaine, departing regularly from 6.00am to 10:30pm.

Getting around Castlemaine:

Walking
A range of walking maps, including natural and cultural heritage walks in Castlemaine and surrounding areas, are available from the Visitor Information Centre in the Castlemaine Market Building, Mostyn Street.

For downloadable walking maps, visit maldoncastlemaine.com or telephone 03 5471 1795.

Cycling
Bicycles, with helmets, are available for hire from $20/half-day and $30/full-day from the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre in the Castlemaine Market Building, Mostyn Street, Telephone 03 5471 1795.

Buses
Castlemaine Bus Lines services Castlemaine, Chewton, Campbells Creek, Maldon and Bendigo.
For timetables and fares telephone 03 5472 1455.

Taxi
Castlemaine Taxis can be contacted on 03 5447 4477 or 131 008.

Accommodation
Contact the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre’s free accommodation service, your enquiry will be handled by trained and knowledgeable staff who can offer the right advice – whether you are travelling alone, as a couple, family or group.

For further information freecall 1800 171 888 or email visitors@mountalexander.vic.gov.au

Visitor Information
Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre
Market Building, 44 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
Telephone: 03 5471 1795 (Check number)
Email: visitors@mountalexander.vic.gov.au
Web site:maldoncastlemaine.com

Student Enrolment Contact

Brian Flanagan, Senior Officer, Client Services

T 03 5444 7346

E b.flanagan@latrobe.edu.au

LAI Subject Lecturer Contact

Dr Karen Annett-Thomas, LAI Public Programs Manager

T 03 5444 7258

E k.annett-thomas@latrobe.edu.au

Exhibiting Culture: Ink Remix gave students the opportunity to enjoy access to the Ink Remix: contemporary art from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery. Leading La Trobe scholars and other experts will guide participants through an exploration of the exhibition, which encompassed works in a range of media, including painting, photography, video and animation produced by artists building on the traditions of Chinese ink literati painting and calligraphy.

Exhibiting Culture: Ink Remix explored themes related to history, the effects of modernisation and globalisation on society, the natural and urban environment, and concepts of culture and identity. The distinctive individual and regional perspectives, including Bendigo's rich Chinese heritage, was covered.

Image: Australia 2015, biro, oil pen and gold leaf on paper, 200 x 546 x 6cm. Courtesy of the artist and Tina Keng Gallery.

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Exhibiting Culture: Imagining Ned was tailored to Imagining Ned exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery.

Leading La Trobe scholars and industry experts guided participants through an exploration of historical items rarely accessed by the public along with paintings, drawings, photographic works, film related material, sculpture and ceramics.

The subject included attendance at the performance of NED, an Australian musical at Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre. Students studied the history and legend surrounding the Kelly Gang through original artefacts such as Kelly's famous armour, the death mask, the Jerilderie letter, weaponry, associated ephemera, and important works of art by Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Juan Davila, Norman Lindsay and others.

Image: Adam Cullen, Unforgiven (Ned Kelly and Constable Fitzpatrick), 2011, acrylic and ink on linen, private collection, reproduced courtesy of the Estate of Adam Cullen and Michael Reid Art Gallery

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Exhibiting Culture: Marilyn explored the Marilyn phenomenon through the a number of lenses, including those provided by history, politics, fashion, cinema and the visual arts, psychology, gender relations and law.

Students enjoyed access to Bendigo Art Gallery's Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox present Marilyn Monroe exhibition and to the Murray Art Museum Albury's exhibition Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon. Leading La Trobe scholars and other experts guided participants through a comparative exploration of the exhibitions.

Image: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes © 1953 and 2015 Twentieth Century Fox.

Exhibiting Culture: Galleries at Work explored the roles and diverse forms of galleries in the 21st century including blockbuster exhibitions, artist-run collectives, cultural tourism and technology.

Students had the opportunity to engage with industry leaders, gallery directors, curators, artists and educators working in regional and metropolitan contexts. Exhibiting Culture: Galleries at Work also included a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Bendigo Art Gallery.

Image: LAI Facade, Julie Rrap, Outerspace (2010), digital print.

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Getting Here

No, our education programs are free!

Yes, teachers are encouraged to participate in discussions and workshops.

Yes, there is bus parking available nearby at the QEO Car Park, accessed via View Street.

School groups may like to can bring their own lunches and eat in nearby Rosalind Park, (Buses can drop students off at the QEO Car Park, accessed via View Street).

For smaller groups, there are several nearby café options in View Street, or visit the Bendigo region website for more information.

There’s lots for school and other groups to see and do before or after your visit to LAI, including Bendigo Art Gallery, Central Deborah Gold Mine/Vintage Talking Tram, Discovery Science & Technology Centre and the Golden Dragon Museum. See the Bendigo region website for more information.

Yes, the venue offers front door access to people using wheelchairs via a ramp. Inside all galleries are accessible for wheelchairs and there is a gender neutral toilet, accessible via a lift.

Click here for Bendigo CBD Parking Guide including Disability Parking