Artist floor talk: Darcey Bella Arnold

Artist floor talk: Darcey Bella Arnold

Jul 10, 2026

Artist floor talk: Darcey Bella Arnold Saturday 22 August, 12–1pm Join Melbourne artist Darcey Bella Arnold and curator Annika Aitken for a floor talk on our current exhibition Poetry goes no further than language. Moving through the exhibition, this conversation will...
Table Poem

Table Poem

Jun 2, 2026

Table Poem Inspired by Qian Weikang’s ‘Ladder Poem’, we invite gallery visitors to create their own automated poems from falling notes. Connect to the themes of the exhibition Poetry goes no further than language through this literary experiment that laid the path...
Guided tours: Poetry goes no further than language

Guided tours: Poetry goes no further than language

Jun 2, 2026

Guided tours: Poetry goes no further than language Join a free guided tour of our current exhibition Poetry goes no further than language and explore the artists, ideas and histories that shaped conceptual art in China during the 1980s.  Tours are offered in English...
Poetry goes no further than language: Curator Floor Talk

Poetry goes no further than language: Curator Floor Talk

Apr 15, 2026

Poetry goes no further than language: Curator Floor Talk Saturday 2 May 2026, 12–1pm Join exhibition curator Carol Yinghua Lu and Buxton Contemporary curator Annika Aitken for a guided walk through Poetry goes no further than language. Tracing the emergence of...
Stone Soup: Curator Floor Talk

Stone Soup: Curator Floor Talk

Feb 24, 2026

Stone Soup: Curator Floor Talk Saturday 21 March, 12–1pm and 2–3pm   Join Head Curator, Samantha Comte for a floor talk on our current exhibition Hany Armanious: Stone Soup. In Stone Soup, leading Australian artist Hany Armanious transforms everyday objects, from...

Buxton Contemporary acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we work, learn and create, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples, and the wider Kulin Nations. We acknowledge their continuing care for Country and recognise that Australia’s First Peoples art and cultural practices have thrived here for millenia.