Events

An Introduction to Bee-Friendly Urban Beekeeping courses

21 Jul, 2021

Interested in having your bees in your backyard? This spring the Honey Fingers beekeepers are offering two day introductory courses on bee-friendly urban beekeeping. The course covers theory, a bee-centric philosophy and hands-on workshops in honey extraction, beehive inspections and frame building. Included in the course is a picnic lunch…

Living Cities Forum 2021 goes digital

21 Jul, 2021

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today revealed the full program for Living Cities Forum 2021, shifting to an online event in light of Melbourne’s current restrictions and uncertainty. The event will be streamed on Friday 23 July for free to the general public via the Living Cities Forum website. The program…

ICONIC Australian Design at Willaura Railway Station Gallery

15 Jul, 2021

Willaura Railway Station Gallery is located in a small country town with a population of approximately 300 residents. It is a community gallery with big ideas, and is always searching for ways to attract visitors to turn off the highway and into Willaura’s main street. This month, Willaura Modern will…

Melbourne Conversations: Visions for the CBD

7 Jul, 2021

What or who should inform the design our CBD moving forward? Well, it depends who you ask. Hear from a range of urban planners, city dwellers, artists and designers as they discuss the new normal in placemaking as well as how we can fuse sustainability practises and Aboriginal knowledge to…

TarraWarra Museum of Art announces WILAM BIIK exhibition

22 Jun, 2021

TarraWarra Museum of Art will stage a major exhibition as part of the Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative, focused on the Home Country of First Nations artists from South-East Australia. WILAM BIIK, 31 July – 7 November 2021, is curated by Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Stacie Piper as part of…

Dystopia/Utopia:2070 exhibition

27 May, 2021

Are we heading for a dystopian or utopian world in 2070? In this upcoming exhibition, artists and writers respond to speculative fiction and imagine possible future scenarios. Given what we have been experiencing recently, whether it be cataclysmic natural events like bushfires or world-wide pandemics, are we headed for a…

History in the Making explores the influence of materials through design

26 May, 2021

Featuring works made from ancient timber, animal parts, synthetics, industrial alloys and more, History in the Making explores humanity’s relationship to the material world by highlighting how materials and systems of production have influenced human culture, history and present-day value systems, opening Saturday 22 May at NGV International. From the invention of…

We Change the World: new exhibition considers how art and design can inspire change

7 May, 2021

We Change the World, an interactive all ages exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, invites audiences to consider how art and design can inspire positive change in our society, and encourages visitors to think about their own potential to create change as individuals. Opening 7 May, the exhibition features more than sixty works of Australian and…

SCCI Stepping Stones brings fashion and architecture programming for youth

29 Apr, 2021

In 2021, from 23 April through to end June, the Sherman Centre for Culture & Ideas (SCCI) returns to live event programming focussing exclusively on youth – presenting Fashion and Architecture via intimate, skills-based workshops, guided tours, films, excursions, keynote lectures, panel discussions and more – for upper primary, secondary…

Dale Harding: Through a Lens of Visitation

28 Apr, 2021

A descendant of the Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples of central Queensland, Dale Harding’s multilayered practice political with a focus on family, community and place. Through a Lens of Visitation explores the artist’s relationship to his mother’s Country, Carnarvon Gorge (Qld), and includes a selection of existing works and a major…