Lisa Anderson > Girt (by Sea) Solstice
Slip beyond the everyday into an immersive landscape of light, sound and sea-spirits this Winter Solstice.
Saturday 21 June 2025, 6 > 9PM, FREE, All Welcome
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Special Events
WE DANCE WITH GHOSTS: ANAM ALUMNI at Linden
Join us for an evening of music, art and wine at Linden New Art, featuring ANAM musicians, percussionist Zela Papageorgiou and cellist
Hamish Jamieson.
Saturday 24 August 2024, 6 > 8PM, $40
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Sunday 14 July, 12 > 4PM, FREE, All Welcome
Celebrate NAIDOC Week at Linden New Art with a day of cultural richness. Amos Roach enchants with soulful melodies, Aunty Janet Galpin
shares captivating history, and Bianca Easton guides kids through a creative drop-in workshop. Discover, learn, and enjoy this vibrant
community event honouring First Nations heritage and artistry.
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07 January > 11 February 2024
Every Sunday, 12:30 > 3:30PM
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Friday 24 November 2023, 5:30PM > 8:30PM, at Linden New Art, All Welcome Read More…
IN CONVERSATION > LINDEN'S WRITERS IN RESIDENCE
Sunday 3 September, 2:30PM > 4PM, FREE, All Welcome Read More…
WALKING TOUR WITH LUCINDA STRAHAN
Sunday 3 September 2023, 11AM >12:30PM, FREE, All Welcome Read More…
Knitting Circle with Kate Just
Saturday 20 May, 11:30PM to 1PM, FREE, All Welcome Read More…
Every Sundays from 15 January to 5 February, 12:30pm > 3pm
Enjoy the best summer vibes with sunshine + whiskey + music at Linden New Art!
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Saturday 5 November, 11AM > 4PM, at Linden New Art and the Veg Out Community Gardens
Don't know how to spend a weekend? We have a plan for you! Bring your friends and family, explore St Kilda and see how art is made.
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Strange Bedfellows > First Nations Fashion vs Inclusive Architecture
Sunday 23 October, 4PM > 5:30PM, FREE, at Victorian Pride Centre, 79/81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Gather your friends! Prepare to learn some weird and wonderful facts, and see if you can come up with the winning question that unites these
two topics. This might be your chance to win a prize for the best question on the night!
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Opening of Jeremy Blincoe > The Fragile Skin of the World
Join us for the opening of
Jeremy Blincoe > The Fragile Skin of the World
ON Thursday
13 October 2022, 6PM > 8PM
AT LINDEN PROJECTS SPACE, Rear 26 Acland Street, St Kilda
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OPENING OF DESIGN FRINGE > LINDEN NEW ART
Join us for the opening of DESIGN FRINGE 2022
ON Saturday 17 September 2022, 2PM > 4PM
AT LINDEN NEW ART, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda
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Opening of DESIGN FRINGE > CARLISLE STREET ART SPACE
Join us for the opening of DESIGN FRINGE 2022 at CARLISLE
STREET ART SPACE
ON Friday 16 September 2022, 6PM > 8PM
AT CARLISLE STREET ART SPAC, 99A Carlisle St, St Kilda
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Strange Bedfellows > Manga vs Anthropology
Wednesday 24 August 2022, 6PM > 7PM, at Readings St Kilda
What are the connections between Manga and Anthropology? Hear from industry professionals Jason Jones and Associate Professor Djuke Veldhuis to discover all there is to know about these two topics. Come along and join us at Readings in St Kilda to find out
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Design Fringe: Designers On Your Doorstep Launch
Friday 15 October 2021, from 6PM
Designers on your Doorstep will be launched with an online
opening event presented by Linden New Art and the Melbourne Fringe Festival. This event will include interviews with designers, images of
the poster campaign on the streets, and a quiz with prizes.
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Strange Bedfellows > Drag Queens and Mid Century Modern
Sunday 10 October 2021, 4PM to 5PM, LIVE on Facebook and YouTube
This special edition of Strange Bedfellows features a lively discussion about Drag Queens and Mid Century Modern. Prepare to learn some
weird and wonderful facts and come up with the winning question that unites these two topics to win a prize on the night.
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Strange Bedfellows > Analogue VS Digital
Thursday 05 August 2021, 6PM to 7PM, FREE Live on YouTube and Facebook
What are the connections between Analogue and Digital? In this Strange Bedfellows event, we hear from two speakers addressing all things
analogue, and digital in the screen world. Prepare to learn some weird and wonderful facts and compete to see if you can come up with
the winning question. Prizes will be awarded to those with the best connections.
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Strange Bedfellows > Lagerphones and Antique Dolls
Tuesday 20 April 2021, 6PM to 7PM, FREE Live on YouTube and Facebook
Is there any possible connection between Lager Phones & Antique Dolls? Linden New Art in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Australia presents Strange Bedfellows. A series of mini lectures (20 mins in fact) on unrelated topics.
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Virtual Opening of Ash Keating, Troy Emery and Nicholas Folland
Friday 12 February 2021, from 6PM
Linden New Art invite you to a virtual opening to celebrate the new work of three leading mid-career Australian artists: Ash Keating, Troy
Emery and Nicholas Folland.
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Thursday 10 December 2020
We invite you to join us for our online Linden Trivia Night, where we celebrate the amazing history of Linden and the surrounding St Kilda
community.
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Linden Postcard Show 30th Birthday Celebration
On Wednesday 21 October 2020 from 6pm,
Replay available on YouTube & Facebook
Join us for a virtual opening to celebrate a special part of this year’s exhibition, the 30th Birthday Celebration. Unlike any
Postcard Show birthday you’ve seen before, we’ve invited back some of the past winners, from 30 years of the show’s history, to exhibit
their current work.
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Notable Observances > International Women’s Day with Carly Findlay
Tuesday 10 March 2020, 6PM-7.30PM
Celebrate #EachforEqual this International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 with award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist Carly
Findlay OAM.
Among her many achievements, Carly was named one of Australia’s most influential women in Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women
of Influence Awards in 2014.
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Smoking Ceremony & Welcome to Country
Friday 21 February 2020, 6.30PM-7PM
Join Linden New Art and the Boon Wurrung Foundation for a Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country to open three major solo exhibitions Karla
Dickens My Mother’s Keeper, Robert Fielding Routes / Roots, Jacqui Stockdale The Long Shot.
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Celebrate Australia Day Weekend > Multi-lingual Exhibition Tours in English, Spanish & Russian
Saturday 25 January 2020, 12PM in English, 1.30PM in Spanish, 3PM in Russian
Celebrate the wonderfully diverse multiculturalism of Australia this Australia Day weekend with Multi-lingual Exhibition Tours of the
equally diverse artworks in the Linden Postcard Show 2019-20. Join Linden for exhibition tours at 12PM in English, 1.30PM
in Spanish and 3PM
in Russian.
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Special Event > Linden Community Day
Sunday 24 November 2019, 11AM to 4PM
Join the festivities on Community Day to celebrate the return of the Linden Postcard Show and the beautiful summer weather. With kids’
activities, treasure hunts, curator-led exhibition tours and more – there is something for everyone on this special Sunday.
Strange Bedfellows > Girl Geeks vs Footy Fanatics
Thursday 26 September 2019, 6PM-7.30PM
Kick off the Grand Final long weekend with some sophisticated, cultured chit chat. Just kidding, let’s head to Good Love. And answer our
burning question: Who says geeks and footy don’t mix? Because not us. In fact, we’re so certain geeks and footy DO mix that we can make a
whole event about it. Don’t believe that?
Special Event > Decibel New Music Performance
Thursday 29 August 2019, 6PM to 8PM
In a very special event, Decibel New Music Ensemble will perform Cat Hope’s work Sub Decorative Sequences with special
guest Lionel Marchetti.
Performance > Sound Bath with Mona Ruijs
Tuesday 27 August 2019, 7PM to 8.15PM
Artist Mona Ruijs will facilitate a sound immersive experience with gongs, quartz crystal bowls, Himalayan singing bowls and various other
sound tools that are designed to induce profound physical relaxation, and contemplative states.
Performance > Sub Decorative Sequence with Cat Hope
Friday 28 June, 7PM, Saturday 20 July, 2PM, Saturday 10 August 2019, 2PM
Listen to the sounds of Linden’s gallery walls in the performances of Sub Decorative Sequences by Cat Hope.
Inspired by the decorative elements of Linden’s interior and exterior design, Hope has created graphic scores that will be performed by
musicians in a series of special events.
Special Event > Dark Water Swim
Saturday 22 June 2019, from 4:30PM
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year - it is the mark of mid winter. And this year, we are taking you to the dark waters.
Special Event > The Grubby Urchins
Thursday 13 June 2019, 6.30PM to 8PM
Be immersed in the oceanic environment created by Perth-based artists Erin Coates & Anna Nazzari in their exhibition Dark Water to
experience The Grubby Urchins for a night of sea shanties.
Notable Observances > World Oceans Day
Tuesday 4 June 2019, 6.30PM to 8PM
This year, World Oceans Day is celebrating leadership in preventing plastic pollution in our
oceans and sharing solutions that inspire and activate the global community. Join a thought provoking discussion with artists Rox
De Luca and Penelope
Davis along
with Port Phillip EcoCentre founder Neil Blake in conversation with Linden New Art Director Melinda
Martin. Hear how they have confronted the crisis of plastic pollution in our oceans and how they aim for a better future.
Notable Observances > International Women's Day
Thursday 7 March 2019, 6PM to 8PM
In 2019, International Women’s Day is campaigning to “better the balance, better the world - we notice its absence and celebrate its
presence.” To celebrate our leaders who are forging the way for gender balance in Australian contemporary arts, Linden invites you to join a
panel discussion with feminist artist and activist Elvis Richardson, founder of CoUNTess, and Melbourne artist Ilona Nelson,
founder of This Wild Songin discussion with Linden New Art Director Melinda Martin.
Performance > Itinerant Sound with Geoff Robinson
Sunday 24 February, Friday 15 March, Sunday 7 April, 11.30AM to 1PM
Join artist Geoff Robinson's resonating performance of Itinerant Sound. Robinson's fifth iteration of Itinerant Sound,
based in St Kilda, highlights the changing geography and culture of the area over time between Linden New Art and St Kilda West Beach.
Linden Locals
Sunday 25 November 2018, 11AM to 3PM
Linden New Art is an arts and cultural pillar of St Kilda, connecting our community with like-minded people, contemporary art, bold ideas
and interesting conversations. To celebrate a new chapter in our 32 year history, we are launching a special project – Linden Locals.
Celebrate Halloween: A Night of Better Conversation Death
Wednesday 31 October 2018, 6PM to 7.30PM
We’re all going to die. Conversations about death needn’t make for a grim evening. In talking about the unspeakable, we’re going to consider
what benefits there are in coming to terms with our mortality.
Death Over Drinks
Thursday 18 October 2018 > 6PM to 8.30PM
Join artists Julia deVille and Natalie Ryan to have one of the most important conversations that Australia is not having. Inspired by themes
surrounding death as explored in deVille & Ryan's solo exhibitions, Death Over Drinks invites you to have an honest conversation about
the taboo topic of death.
Linden Community Day
Sunday 9 September 2018, 10AM to 3PM
Linden New Art is celebrating our return to St Kilda with a special Community Day festival to show off our building
upgrades. We'll have architect-led tours of the building upgrades, curator-led talks of our stunning new exhibitions, art activities for all
ages, face painting, African drumming performances and much more.