Abdul Abdullah, works across painting, photography, video, installation and performance. As a self-described ‘outsider amongst outsiders’, his practice is primarily concerned with the experience of the ‘other’ in society.

Abdullah’s projects have engaged with different marginalised minority groups and he is particularly interested in the experience of young Muslims in the contemporary multicultural Australian context, as well as connecting with creative communities throughout the Asia Pacific. Join the artist as he provides insight into his practice. 

This program will enable Visual Communication Design students in Units 1 & 3 to address outcomes related to Design Industry Practice (Unit 3) and Visual Communications in Context (Unit 1).

Tailored for visitors with vision impairment, enjoy an introduction to the current exhibition Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits by a volunteer guide. Includes overview and audio descriptions of selected works.

Please meet in the La Trobe Arts Institute theatrette, 121 View St.

This introduction is free.  Does not include exhibition ticket.  The exhibition has timed ticketing and we recommend the 1pm ticket session.

Tailored for visitors with vision impairment, enjoy an introduction to the current exhibition Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits by a volunteer guide. Includes overview and audio descriptions of selected works.

Please meet in the La Trobe Arts Institute theatrette, 121 View St.

This introduction is free.  Does not include exhibition ticket.  The exhibition has timed ticketing and we recommend the 1pm ticket session.

Jennifer Thompson, Collections and Exhibitions Manager at the Bundanon Trust, will speak about the life and work of Arthur Boyd and provide insight into the Boyd family legacy.

Presented by the Friends of Bendigo Art Gallery.  Hearing loop available.

Independent art advisor, scholar and lecturer Dr Eugene Barilo von Reisberg will survey some of the most celebrated portraits of Queen Victoria and examine how artists captured Victoria in different stages of her life.

This lecture will be richly illustrated with images of works drawn from public museums, royal palaces, and private collections from around the world.

Presented by the Friends of Bendigo Art Gallery.  Hearing loop available.

Locally based Yorta Yorta artist Janet Bromley will speak about her influences and her approach to her practice. Working with waste and recycled materials, Bromley’s practice explores her cultural heritage and environmental issues caused by contemporary consumerism. Welcome to Country provided courtesy of the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation.

This event coincides with National Reconciliation Week, during which the Gallery will present a number of other activities celebrating the art and culture of Australia’s First Peoples. 

Out of the chocolate box and onto the wireless: Empire, Popular Imperialism and the Monarchy.

Dr Emma Robertson, Senior Lecturer, History, La Trobe University will discuss the connections between the royal family and imperial patriotism in popular culture from the nineteenth to the late twentieth century.

Presented by the Friends of Bendigo Art Gallery. Hearing loop available.

Enjoy an Auslan interpreted introduction to the current exhibition Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits with Curatorial Manager Tansy Curtin and interpreter Janelle Giffin.

If you interested in learning the British Sign Language and Auslan signs used at the Bendigo Art Gallery’s Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits before the introduction come along to the Art Gallery Café at 11am and discuss with Claire Lewington.

This is a ticketed exhibition. 

Kenneth Park works as a fundraiser, lecturer, curator, tour leader and presenter. He consults for a wide variety of public and corporate organisations over an equally broad range of professional interests.

Join Kenneth for a beautifully illustrated lecture examining some of the celebrated and timeless portraits of royalty, as he reveals what these works tell us about the sitter through the hand of the artist.

Presented by the Friends of Bendigo Art Gallery. Hearing loop available.