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Layered satin fabric in yellow and pink with embossed pattern.
2 – 16 Oct

Design X Nature Artist-in-Residence: Pastures

  • Free
  • Art

Visit artist Cara Johnson as she adds to her artwork, Pastures, which transforms a familiar hay farm cradle into a place of care and comfort. Ask questions about the work and witness it evolve over time.

Part of the Design X Nature exhibition and Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 2 Oct
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fri 9 Oct
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 16 Oct
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Australian Drylands Precinct
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
Melbourne
Victoria 3004

Open in maps location for Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Book online for Design X Nature Artist-in-Residence: Pastures

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9252 2300
  • email address: rbg@rbg.vic.gov.au
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Also part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

A young person with long blonde hair, wearing a  green satin top and making an animated, expressive gesture with hands up near their face against a solid olive-green background.
9 – 18 Oct

Tegan Higginbotham: Follow That Turtle!

Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre
A performer in a black outfit, shorts, and a wide-brimmed black hat stands on a stage with a red floor, holding a large, flowing red cloth like a matador.
28 Sep – 11 Oct

Marketing Man

Satirical chaos that tears the lid off hustle culture, hype mythology, and the dark art of the sell.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
Mossy bird's nest balanced between twig branches on a tree.
25 Sep – 18 Oct

Design X Nature

An outdoor exhibition of artworks exploring how natural systems inform creative practice.

  • Free
  • Art
A man in three different exaggerated poses against a pink, starry background.
30 Sep – 4 Oct

Twinky Twinky Little Star

Zak shares his gay childhood, his parents' broken gaydar, and his quest to understand gay life.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment

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A colourful abstract painting hung on a wall above a concrete bench and next to an indoor olive tree.
23 Sep – 10 Oct

Gregory Ladner: Garden of Eden

A new solo exhibition celebrating colour, movement and the abundance of nature.

  • Free
  • Art
Two First Nations individuals sitting back to back on the ground outdoors, engaged in a traditional weaving activity near a body of water.
Until 13 Sep

FUTURE COUNTRY: Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions

The second iteration of the Country Road and NGV First Nations Commission initiative.

  • Free
  • Art
A geometric-shaped portrait of a seated woman with red hair wearing a green dress.
Until 18 Sep

Mark Niehus: Different Midnights

A collection of paintings, moving image and free verse that explore the experience of solitude.

  • Free
  • Art
Two young adults observing a sculpture in a gallery space with digital and scupltural displays.
Until 5 Dec

EMERGENCE[Y]

An exhibition exploring how adaptation in a world of flux unfolds in every layer of life.

  • Free
  • Art
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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