Programs and events
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Interwoven
Monday 09 September 12:00am until Saturday 26 October 12:00am
Presented by La Trobe Art Institute in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria, Bendigo Emerge Cultural Hub, Interwoven is a cross-cultural & trans-generational weaving collaboration. Part workspace, part exhibition, Interwoven will bring people from diverse backgrounds together through the process of weaving.
Interwoven: introduction to weaving course with Ilka White
Saturday 28 September 12:00am until Saturday 02 November 12:00am
La Trobe Art Institute weaving workshops
Past events
LAI 2020 Program Annoucement for Educators
Wednesday 16 October 2019
Want to find out what's happening at La Trobe Art Institute in 2020?
Interwoven: introduction to weaving course with Ilka White
Saturday 28 September 2019
La Trobe Art Institute weaving workshops
Interwoven: Braided Rug Workshop with Ilka White
Wednesday 25 September 2019
great way to recycle old clothes and fabric!
Interwoven: Natural Dye Day with Ilka White
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Join Master Weaver Ilka White as she demonstrates natural fibre dyeing.
Interwoven
Monday 09 September 2019
Presented by La Trobe Art Institute in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria, Bendigo Emerge Cultural Hub, Interwoven is a cross-cultural & trans-generational weaving collaboration. Part workspace, part exhibition, Interwoven will bring people from diverse backgrounds together through the process of weaving.
Senselab Seminar #2 @LAI: Sensing Animal Sociality
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Senselab Seminar exploring animal sociality.
Celebrate National Science Week 2019 at La Trobe Art Institute
Wednesday 14 August 2019
This special STEAM program open to schools and the general public will explore complex scientific phenomena through the lens of visual art.
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.