Open Day 2026

We’re excited to welcome you to LCI Melbourne’s 2026 Open Day!

Join us at our Collingwood campus for a day of creativity, connection, and discovery. Whether you’re set on a career in the creative industries or still exploring your options, this is your chance to experience life at LCI Melbourne.

What’s Happening on the Day

Collect Your Passport & Win

On arrival, grab your Open Day Passport from the registration desk. Each activity you participate in earns you a stamp, explore all disciplines, collect every stamp, and show your completed passport at the front desk to go in the draw to win a prize.

Experience Every Discipline

Step inside our studios, chat with mentors, meet current students, and get hands-on in activities across:

• Fashion & Costume Design
• Graphic & Digital Design
• Interior Design
• Visual Arts
• Business & Innovation

Special Highlights

• Fashion Exclusive: Sneak a behind-the-scenes look at our students working on a top-secret project set to be revealed very soon.
• Intermission Exhibition: Wander through curated displays of student work from multiple disciplines, showcasing creativity in action.
• Creative Careers Panel: Hear from industry professionals about pathways and opportunities in creative industries.
• Portfolio Room: Check out the extraordinary work of our students who are about to hit the ground running in industry.

Sessions Not To Be Missed

10:15 AM or 12:30pm – Welcome to LCI Melbourne - learn about life on campus and our global network.

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Creative Careers Panel

Activities by Discipline

Fashion & Costume Design – Dress the Red Carpet and view a Top-Secret Project in Progress
Add your own creative touch to a one-of-a-kind red carpet gown. Choose from a selection of embellishments and apply your surface detail to a collaborative gown — watch it transform piece by piece throughout the day. While you’re here. get a first look at students working on garments for a project not yet revealed to the public!

Graphic & Digital Design – Shape Your Identity
Create a mini “logo” or visual identity using 5 pre-cut abstract shapes. Arrange, glue, and add a word that represents you. Take your artwork home and earn a passport stamp.

Interior Design – Mood Board in a Moment!
Curate a mini mood board from colour samples, swatches, and décor images that reflect your personal style.

Visual Arts Fine Art – Puzzle Artwork
Help build a collaborative puzzle artwork piece-by-piece, adding your own creative touch.

Visual Arts Photography – The Portrait
Step into a live photo shoot with props, studio lighting, and creative direction from our students. Pose, select your lighting mood, and capture a portrait to remember.

Visual Arts Printing - Ink & Impression

Mono Printing Fundamentals Discover the magic of one-of-a-kind printmaking as you roll, press, and pull your own unique mono prints, layering ink and texture to create artwork that can never be repeated.

Business & Innovation – Design Your Future
Fix a terrible product, add your song to the Entrepreneur Playlist, and collect your passport stamp. It's a hands-on taste of the creative problem-solving and innovative thinking at the heart of studying Business & Innovation at LCI Melbourne.

Plus: Meet our Admissions team to discuss your study pathway, portfolio requirements, and application process. Explore our library, student lounge, and exhibition spaces, and connect with staff who can answer all your questions about campus life, support services, and more.