Events

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…

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…

Mud Talks: The Magic and Art of Beekeeping

14 Apr, 2021

As the beekeeping season comes to a close, you’re invited to view new sculptural works and enjoy the last of the 20/21 season honey harvest. The new works, entitled: What it is to be broken. What It Is To Mend is a collaboration between Mud Australia and Honey Fingers. Many things changed…