This program will provide students with revision of Unit 3-4 Studio Arts Outcome 3 content in preparation for the end of year examination. Students will learn about what to expect in a Studio Arts exam such as exam structure, time management, the importance of correct application of terminology and how to use it to get maximum marks.
For the Fourth of July, this lecture will look at the relationship between George III and George Washington, King and President in 18th-century Britain and America. It will examine the traditions of image-making employed by both rulers and the works that influenced them. The lecture will also discuss the careers of their most famous portraitists, including Allan Ramsay and Gilbert Stuart.
“No penance is like having one's picture done. You must sit in a constrained and unnatural position, which is a trial to the temper.”
John Adams
Second President of the USA
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.
