Events
Stepping Out
Saturday 20 June
Join us for a day of conversations, shared experiences and practical advice, connecting emerging visual artists with creative professionals from across regional Victoria and beyond, presented in partnership with Regional Arts Victoria with support from the City of Greater Bendigo.
Speakers include:
Amelia Wallin, Azza Zein, Lauren Ellis, Bron Belcher, Mandy Feild, Channon Goodwin, George Criddle, Hayden Stuart, Jacqui Shelton, Jude Anderson, Karen Annett, Laura Woodward, Polly Stanton, Jo Porter, Zena Zada Cumpston.
Stay tuned for full program and booking details.
My Blood Sings Old Songs
Free public programs from May to August
Exhibition opening
Friday 22 May, 5 to 7 pm
Refreshments provided
Welcome to Country with Peta Hudson
Brief exhibition introduction by curator Maya Hodge
Singing Old Songs: In conversation with artists
Saturday 13 June, 2 to 4 pm
Hear from artists from the current exhibition My Blood Sings Old Songs about their newly commissioned works. Joined by exhibition curator Maya Hodge, this conversation with Sonja Hodge, Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis, and wani toaishara will centre on the importance of practice to speak to bloodlines, memories, and continuing in the footsteps of their Old People.
Guided tour
Friday 26 June 12pm
12 to 12:30 pm in the galleries
Join La Trobe Art Institute curators 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.
Storied Places
Artist talk by Dr Leyla Stevens and film screenings curated by Jenna Rain Warwick
Saturday 8 August, 12 to 4 pm
Lunch and refreshments provided
To celebrate the close of the exhibition, join us for an in-depth artist talk by exhibiting artist, Dr Leyla Stevens, followed by a relaxed lunch and a film screening program curated by Jenna Rain Warwick.
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 will be listed below.
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.