Special Events


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.


Every Sundays from 15 January to 5 February, 12:30pm > 3pm

Enjoy the best summer vibes with sunshine + whiskey + music at Linden New Art!


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.


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 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 more. 


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.

Special Event > Linden Community Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.