Events
Le Ceol
Free public programs from November to February
Curator-led tour
Friday 23 January 2026 12 to 1 pm
Join curator of Le Ceol La Trobe Art Institute Curator Jacqui Shelton for a relaxed and conversational tour of the exhibition.
We offer free guided tours and curatorial walk-throughs for schools and community groups to engage with the themes and materials of our exhibitions. Interested groups are invited to get in touch.
Interactive workshop with La Trobe University language experts
Friday 6 February 2026 1 to 4 pm
Snacks provided
Learn from the experts in a fun and welcoming setting!
We are excited to welcome some language experts from La Trobe University's Department of Languages and Cultures to the gallery for a series of fun, interactive workshops on language and identity. Participants will move through four different activities that take a creative approach to communication. Using drawing and other fun activities, participants will consider gesture, pronunciation, politeness and identity in a friendly, welcoming environment.
Activities will be appropriate for all adults and children over 10 years old.
Music Image Time Lab
A monthly meeting of artforms in time-based media, MIT Lab is a space for sharing work-in-progress, experiments, new ideas, or new work in a supportive community setting. Everyone is welcome to contribute work.
Click the link above for further information.
2026 MIT Lab dates:
8 March
12 April
3 May
7 June
5 July
2 August
13 September
4 October
8 November
16 December – end of year event
Since 2006, we have delivered a robust residency program with international guests. Founded on exchange and research, we prioritise creative processes over predetermined outcomes. This model has proven deeply generative for artists, for our curatorial research, and for our wider program.
Our place-responsive residency program is driven by solid partnerships with First Nations led organisations in Victoria and key partners in the Asia Pacific region. Guided by the Djaara seasons, our residencies are grounded on Country and informed by the principles of self-determination, place and reciprocity. Rather than set outcomes, national and international artists are offered the opportunity to connect with place and community, to seed ideas and explore new directions. This program centres global First Nations artists and Indigenous ways of knowing.
Forthcoming public programs associated with artists visiting us and sharing knowledge include:
Public Presentation – new work development by Ruth O’Leary
Saturday 14 February 2026 2 - 3 pm
The Engine Room Upstairs Dance Studio
58 View Street, Bendigo VIC 3550
The culmination of a two-week residency established by La Trobe Art Institute and Punctum for regional artists to support artistic exploration across live arts and visual arts. This is part of Punctum’s PROTOgather series where we gather to meet with, celebrate and share our love of adventurous regional artists and their work.
For over a decade Ruth O'Leary has maintained a rigorous practice of maternal self-documentation while addressing art history’s systematic erasure of motherhood as lived experience. Her practice spans Australia and Internationally. Ruth's work was recently acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria. In 2026, it will feature in MOTHER, the NGV’s landmark exhibition exploring motherhood.
This presentation is taking place on the lands of the Djaara people. We pay our deep respects to Elders past and present and their living culture.
In partnership with La Trobe Art Institute and Bendigo Venues & Events and supported by Creative Australia.
Sculpture Park – Melbourne Campus
Ongoing
Follow our map of the Sculpture Park [PDF 1MB] to explore more than 20 public sculptures in the bushland setting of the La Trobe Melbourne Campus. Works by artists including Charles Robb, Inge King, Robert Klippel, David Wilson, Karen Ward and Reko Rennie reflect key movements in contemporary Australian sculpture since the mid-1960s.