Linden Learns


Get up close and personal with some of the most extraordinary objects on display at Design Fringe.

Wednesday 11 October 2023, 10AM > 12PM, at Linden New Art, FREE, Booking Essential


Sunday 2 April 2023, 12PM > 1PM, FREE, at Linden New Art 

Join Abdul-Rahman Abdullah for a relaxed floor talk about his new solo exhibition, Journeys, as the artist shares his thoughts about the intersections of identity, culture and the natural world.


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!


Wednesday 28 September 2022, 1PM > 2PM, FREE, at Carlisle Street Art Space, St Kilda Town Hall

Meet the winning designers from this year’s Design Fringe exhibition at Carlisle Street Art Space. 


Saturday 24 September 2022, 1PM > 4PM, FREE, at Linden Workshop

Do you have a favourite pair of jeans that are looking a little worse for wear? Make the clothes you love last in this exciting workshop inspired by this year's Design Fringe theme of sustainability and waste. Join Textile Artist Tamara Russell in this hands-on crafternoon and learn how to fix your clothes, making them a delight to wear again. 


Sunday 7 August 2022, 2PM > 3PM, FREE, at Linden New Art 

Join artist Louisa Bufardeci to find out about her most recent installation work, titled Figuring. The work consists of over 100 string figure attempts that the artist deciphered from a book published in 1906 by anthropologist Caroline Furness Jayne, titled String Figures: A study of cat’s cradle in many lands.


Wednesday 3 August 2022, 6PM > 7PM, FREE, at Linden New Art 

Join Linden New Art curator Juliette Hanson in conversation with multidisciplinary artist Kate Beynon. Find out more about Kate’s new solo exhibition The Shapeshifter’s Hour, and the diverse interests that have inspired her work, including fashion, surrealism and the supernatural.


Saturday 23 July 2022, 2PM > 3PM, FREE, at Linden New Art 

Master your smartphone camera and discover the simple editing apps used to take your photos to the next level. Join photography expert Chris Bowes in this professional development session and learn how to capture your work using basic photography techniques.


Sunday 17 July 2022, 2PM > 3PM, FREE,  at Linden Projects Space

Join artist Morganna Magee for an afternoon of relaxed conversation with curator Anna Monea and participants from the local migrant and refugee community as they share, exchange and discuss their stories behind the exhibition Distant Shores, now showing in the Linden Projects Space until July 31st.


Saturday 2 July 2022, 3PM > 4PM, FREE, at Linden New Art

Join Linden New Art’s Liam James and Karl Halliday for a comprehensive how-to and introduction to the strategies for describing your artwork and writing that perfect artist bio.


Saturday 11 June 2022, 11AM - 12PM, FREE, at Linden New Art.  

Join Linden New Art for a lively conversation with Adelaide-based artist, Honor Freeman about her exhibition Ebb. Book now for an exclusive insight into Honor Freeman's practice and to hear more about the ideas and processes behind the exhibition. 


Saturday 28 May 2022, 11AM > 12PM, FREE, at Linden Projects Space. 

Join artist Lucille Martin for an insightful talk to learn more about her experience of documenting the "good fire" practice and the making of exhibition RIGHT FIRE.


Wednesday 11 May 2022, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, FREE, at Linden New Art. Join artist and designer Ilan El in conversation with Linden New Art curator Juliette Hanson to find out more about El’s multidisciplinary practice. El’s exhibition Colours of Light explores the way that colour effects our emotions and how illumination can change how we feel in a space. El will share his passion for lighting design and what has inspired his new series of luminist artworks. 


Sunday 1 May, 2PM-3PM, FREE and Live on Facebook and YouTube.
Join Linden New Art curator Juliette Hanson for an exciting conversation with multidisciplinary artist Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman about his presentation of selected photographic work created between his home in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea and Australia.


Saturday 21 May 2022, 2PM - 3PM, FREE, at Linden New Art. Join Linden New Art in an intimate conversation with Cyrus Tang about her exhibition Time Fell Asleep in the Evening Rain.  Book now for this exclusive insight into Cyrus Tang's photographic practice.


Thursday 10 February 2022, 6PM - 7PM FREE and live on Facebook and YouTube

Join Linden Director Melinda Martin for an insightful conversation with Melbourne-based artists Ash Keating and Emma Coulter on everything public art projects.