La Trobe Art Institute is La Trobe University’s centre for contemporary art, curatorial practice and cultural collections. They work with artists and partners around the globe to present leading contemporary art in Central Victoria.

La Trobe Art Institute is situated on Djaara Country in the heart of Bendigo’s arts precinct, opposite Bendigo Art Gallery. Their program of exhibitions, residencies, education programs and public events invites regional audiences to engage with ideas through encounters with contemporary art.

La Trobe Art Institute’s work is contingent on innovative and meaningful partnerships with cultural, creative and academic knowledge holders. Walking beside artists and welcoming diverse experiences, they see objects in the University’s seven art collections anew and activate them for the benefit of La Trobe and its communities. The art collections enhance and energise teaching and learning, research and campus life across La Trobe’s six Victorian campuses.