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Bundoora Homestead Art Centre Contemporary Art Gallery, Heritage House & Gardens, and Cafe Open Wednesday to Friday 11am–4pm.

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre is a public art gallery for the City of Darebin, housing contemporary art, ideas, a public garden and cafΓ©, 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯π˜₯𝘫𝘦𝘳π˜ͺ 𝘞𝘰π˜ͺ 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘡𝘳𝘺. Responsive to our context and the complex history of our site, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre seeks to provide a space for discussion around the key concerns of our times through the work of local, national, and international artists. Our exhibitions, collection and public programs are intended to be of interest and educational value to our wide-ranging audiences. Bundoora Homestead’s mission is to deliver experiences with art and culture that inspire, challenge and empower our community. Saturday 10am–5pm
πŸ“ 7 Prospect Hill Dr, Bundoora
Entry is free, all welcome! Bundoora Homestead Art Centre provides disability access including a lift, on-site car parking and is situated close to public transport.

Final weeks to explore Sally Ann McIntyre's - π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘-𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘ . This exhibition explores the song of the e...
14/10/2026

Final weeks to explore Sally Ann McIntyre's - π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘-𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘ .

This exhibition explores the song of the extinct huia, a culturally significant bird from Aotearoa. The artist plays musical notation of huia calls on 19th century audio technology at sites where the bird was spotted, observing how living birds respond to a vanished voice, highlighting relationships that have existed for millennia.

πŸ‘‰οΈ Don't miss a special activation of the wax cylinders featured in Sally's exhibition this Saturday 17 October, 1-2pm.

Be sure to come along to witness this haunting live performance of 19th century audio. Find out more via the Darebin Arts website: https://tinyurl.com/d65e8nny
Credit: Sally Ann McIntyre, Collected Huia Notations (like shells on the shore when the sea of living memory has receded) install view 2026 πŸ“Έ James Henry

Final weeks to explore 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘩 Ϊ†ΩˆΨΊ Curated by Alia Qasim Zada & Elyas Alavi this exhibition is a space for connection as m...
07/10/2026

Final weeks to explore 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘩 Ϊ†ΩˆΨΊ

Curated by Alia Qasim Zada & Elyas Alavi this exhibition is a space for connection as much as reflection.

Featuring artists: Reza Foladi, Sher Ali, Alia Qasim Zada, Razia Ghazal, Sha Sarwari, & Tamana Alizada.

Chogh is the Hazaragi word for β€œthread”, this exhibition brings together six Australian-Hazara artists whose works speak from lived experience exploring migration, identity, gender and belonging.

πŸ‘‰ Don't miss this exhibition before it closes on Saturday 24 October. Plan your visit via the Darebin Arts website:
https://tinyurl.com/3hf9hw9y
Images: 1&2: Reza Foladi. 2025 دفع Ψ¨Ψ§Ω„ gouache, tea and mixed media on Wasli paper
3. Sher Ali, SCREEN WEAVES 2026. mixed media
4. Alia Qasim Zada. Koh (Mountain) 2024. acrylic and opaque watercolour on wasli, triptych
πŸ“Έ James Henry

Don't miss Heidi Schoenheimer's π΄π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’.Schoenheimer paints the people and places around her: everyday scenes, quiet...
06/10/2026

Don't miss Heidi Schoenheimer's π΄π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’.

Schoenheimer paints the people and places around her: everyday scenes, quiet moments, and the local streets she knows well. Look for the small gestures, the pockets of light, the colour, and the quiet drama of daily life.

πŸ‘‰οΈ Catch this exhibition before it closes on Saturday 24 October.

Plan your visit via the Darebin Arts website:
https://tinyurl.com/4e4v4k9a
Credit: Heidi Schoenheimer. Soft Serve Gelati 2025 Photography: James Henry

πΏπ‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘‘β„Ž π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž πΉπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’Sha Sarwari's installation draws on the metaphor of the moth’s fatal attraction to light, to refle...
30/09/2026

πΏπ‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘‘β„Ž π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž πΉπ‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’

Sha Sarwari's installation draws on the metaphor of the moth’s fatal attraction to light, to reflect the precarious and often tragic realities of the refugee experience.

Moths also suggest persistence, faith, and an instinctive movement toward light. In this sense, refugees are often compelled toward the perceived promise of the West β€” imagined as a place of safety, dignity, and freedom from war, persecution, and political instability.

Yet for many refugees, this promised refuge becomes another site of suffering. Escaping violence and human rights abuses, they are often met with political hostility, detention, discrimination, racialised media narratives, and social exclusion. The β€œlight” that once symbolised hope can instead become a source of trauma and erasure.

Explore this powerful installation in person, showing now as a part of πΆβ„Žπ‘œπ‘”β„Ž Ϊ†ΩˆΨΊ a new exhibition curated by Alia Qasim Zada & Elyas Alavi. https://tinyurl.com/3hf9hw9y
Credit: Sha Sarwari. Like a Moth to a Flame 2019. Wooden chair, Perahan printed news archive. Courtesy of the artist πŸ“Έ James Henry

Qigong and Walking Meditation is back! πŸ“£ πŸ“† Dates: Every Wednesday 14 October– 18 November⏰ Time: 11:15am- 12:15pm 🎟️ Cos...
29/09/2026

Qigong and Walking Meditation is back! πŸ“£

πŸ“† Dates: Every Wednesday 14 October– 18 November
⏰ Time: 11:15am- 12:15pm
🎟️ Cost: FREE to attend! No booking required

Welcome the warmer mornings with a free, gentle exercise session! Starting in China over 2,000 years ago, Qigong is a gentle exercise where you move slowly and breathe deeply.

Try this ancient, holistic practice that brings the body, mind and breath together and enjoy a walking meditation around the beautiful Homestead gardens. All skill levels welcome, no experience necessary.

Presented by Get Active in Darebin and Bundoora Homestead Art Centre. Find out more via our website:
https://tinyurl.com/4a3tjxnz
Image credit: Courtesy Golden Flower Internal Arts and Holistic Fitness Darebin Leisure

Join us for Jalli Doozi: Embroidery Workshop πŸͺ‘ πŸ“† Date: Saturday 24 October⏰ Time: 2pm - 4pmπŸ“ Location: 7 Prospect Hill D...
23/09/2026

Join us for Jalli Doozi: Embroidery Workshop πŸͺ‘

πŸ“† Date: Saturday 24 October
⏰ Time: 2pm - 4pm
πŸ“ Location: 7 Prospect Hill Drive Bundoora

Explore the art of Jalli Doozi, a form of Hazara embroidery constructed through the geometry of an open grid with exhibiting artist Tamana.

Working with thread and square mesh, participants will learn how repeated stitches gradually form intricate geometric and decorative patterns. Tamana will introduce the basic technique and guide participants in creating their own small embroidered piece.

Before the workshop, see Tamana's artwork currently on display in 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘩 Ϊ†ΩˆΨΊ

Register now via the Darebin Arts website:
https://tinyurl.com/yc7t7vc3
Image courtesy Tamana
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Join us for an engaging afternoon of performance from the artists behind our current exhibition season.πŸ“† Date: Saturday ...
16/09/2026

Join us for an engaging afternoon of performance from the artists behind our current exhibition season.

πŸ“† Date: Saturday 17 October
⏰ Time: 1pm - 2pm
🎟️ Free to attend. Bookings encouraged

Artist Sally Ann McIntyre will be activating the fascinating wax cylinders that are featured in her exhibition, π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘-𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘ .

Gabrielle Skye Nehrybecki and Olive Guardiani will activate artwork from their exhibition; π‘…π‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘’π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ (𝑅𝐼𝑃) bringing traces of lost and altered worlds into the present.

Addressing themes of loss, witnessing and transmission, through the effects of extractivism and colonialism, the artists explore what was, what is, and what could be.

Register now via the Darebin Arts website: https://tinyurl.com/4wh59zfz
Image 1-2: Sally Ann McIntyre. π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘-𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  (install view) 2026. Photography: Nicole Cleary
3-6: Gabrielle Skye Nehrybecki & Olive Guardiani. π‘…π‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘’π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ (𝑅𝐼𝑃) install view 2026. Photography: James Henry

Exciting news! We have just released new tickets to our popular Under 5s Art Classes 🎨 Beginning Friday 16 Oct, these we...
14/09/2026

Exciting news! We have just released new tickets to our popular Under 5s Art Classes 🎨

Beginning Friday 16 Oct, these weekly sessions offer children an opportunity to discover and explore art materials, processes and ideas in a playful, relaxed and supportive environment.

Register via the Darebin Arts website:
https://tinyurl.com/4c463zry

Explore π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘› 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 a stunning new installation by Tamana.Thread replaces ink, not as substitution but as transfor...
09/09/2026

Explore π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘§π‘œπ‘› 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 a stunning new installation by Tamana.

Thread replaces ink, not as substitution but as transformation. It does not record knowledge; it holds its pressure. Across netted surfaces, these stitched pages form a field of quiet insistence where visibility is not granted but constructed through repetition, care, and survival.

The ruled line shifts. It is no longer a boundary for thought but a horizon, another form of education carried through presence: through acts of sustaining life, through the subtle transmission of endurance in spaces where formal learning has been constrained.

πŸ‘‰ πŸͺ‘ Join Tamana for an introduction to Hazara embroidery techniques on Sat 24 October, find out more via the Darebin Arts website: https://tinyurl.com/3hf9hw9y
Credit: Tamana. The Horizon Lines (install view) 2026 embroidery on netted fabric screen. Courtesy of the artist Photography: James Henry

Does this spark a memory? Heidi Schoenheimer's π΄π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ presents a series of paintings that capture everyday scenes a...
08/09/2026

Does this spark a memory?

Heidi Schoenheimer's π΄π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ presents a series of paintings that capture everyday scenes and quiet personal moments, depicting the people and places around her.

Many of these scenes are drawn from the local area. Schoenheimer is interested in small gestures, pockets of light, colour and the quiet drama of daily life.

Plan your visit via the Darebin Arts website:
https://tinyurl.com/4e4v4k9a
Credit: Heidi Schoenheimer, Preston Cash Converters On Fire 2026. Courtesy of the artist. Photography: James Henry

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