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Past events
Minor Movements seminar #1: A Senselab Event
Wednesday 05 June 2019
We invite you to join us for a conversation around neurodiversity and creative practice.
unbranded Exhibition Launch
Saturday 11 May 2019
Spectacular Spectacular
Sunday 31 March 2019
A Panel discussion: Charles Green, Sisters Akousmatica, Kent Wilson
LAI Field Talks @ CSF
Saturday 30 March 2019
Dr Tatiana Soares da Costa on Biochemistry and Damien Shen + Robert Hague
The Aesthetics of Experience
Friday 29 March 2019
This immersive festival-based program will give participants a unique insight into the practices of the festival’s visual artists and the particularities of curating their work in a festival context.
LAI Field Talks @ CSF
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Dr Jim Radford on Future Landscapes with Taichi Nakamura
Curating Resistances: Visual Arts & The Festival
Friday 22 March 2019
This immersive festival-based program will give participants a unique insight into the practices of the festival’s visual artists and the particularities of curating their work in a festival context.
Film Screening and Q+A with Filmmaker Saidin Salkic
Wednesday 20 March 2019
A Zinda Festival event presented by La Trobe Art Institute in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria.
Walking on the Ceiling: The Amazing Worlds of M. C. Escher
Thursday 07 February 2019
In a first-of-its-kind exhibition, the NGV brings together the works of Dutch artist M.C. Escher and Japanese design studio nendo to deliver a thought-provoking exploration of time and space communicated through art.
Launch: Australian Print Triennial | Mungo Exhibition
Thursday 17 January 2019
Join us for the launch of our first show for 2019 with opening remarks by Julie Chambers, Director, Art Vault and Artistic Director, Australian Print Triennial.
Free Family Workshop: NGV Kids on Tour
Wednesday 16 January 2019
NGV Kids on Tour comes to La Trobe Art Institute
Discussion with Tony Ellwood and Karen Quinlan on Escher X Nendo
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Hear from powerhouse gallery directors Tony Ellwood AM (National Gallery of Victoria) and Karen Quinlan (Bendigo Art Gallery, LAI and now The National Portrait Gallery of Australia) as they come together to discuss the NGV’s latest blockbuster Escher X nendo: Between Two Worlds. One lucky attendee will win a catalogue and two x tickets for Escher X nendo: Between Two Worlds
Artivisms Now
Thursday 25 October 2018
Join 2018 LAI Emerging Curator Brigid Hansen, artist Xanthe Dobbie and researcher, writer, and award-winning poet Dr Quinn Eades as they discuss marginalised voices, queer issues and humour in contemporary Australian art and life.
Creating Space: Professional Development Day for Artists
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Making art is one thing, but getting it seen is quite another.
Plastic Language: Glitch and Linguistics Forum
Thursday 09 August 2018
Join our expert panel of artists and linguists as they explore the importance of variation, gesture and glitches (mistakes) in their research and practice. Inspired by LAI’s current exhibition The Grammar of Glitch, this discussion will uncover the role of fragmentation, double-take, syntax and overload in visual, spoken and gestural language.
Artist Forum: Exhibiting Culture: New Histories
Wednesday 04 July 2018
Hear directly from New Histories artists in this dynamic FREE program of artist talks.
Exhibiting Culture New Histories
Monday 02 July 2018
Join contemporary artists challenging the concept of art as a historic record in this week of talks, guided exhibition visits and access to gallery back of house.
The Label Makers
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Drop in and participate in the latest fun, interactive exhibition at La Trobe Art Institute.
Film Screening: The Mulka Project
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Drop in to LAI to view four films from the Mulka Project.