Art in Melbourne


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Welcome to the home of art in Melbourne — your gateway to exhibitions, galleries, street art and public art across the city.

Discover Melbourne art exhibitions, public galleries, private galleries, street art, sculpture and statues.

From major exhibitions and iconic galleries to hidden laneways and outdoor installations, explore the best of Melbourne's thriving art scene.

Melbourne is also home to 100's of private independent galleries featuring new and upcoming artists of the future.

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Highlighted Exhibitions


✻ Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake ✻

Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake
Port Art Gallery - Port Melbourne
From the 'Sailing ' series of Melbourne paintings of Jennifer Webb, this artwork is executed in layers of acrylics and varnishes on linen. It can be purchased online or in person at Port Art stockroom.. View More..

✻ On The Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb ✻

On The Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb
City Gallery - Melbourne
On the street where I live: Viva Gibb's portrait of North and West Melbourne Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, Viva Gibb documented the suburbs of North and West Melbourne, where she lived. For n.. View More..

✻ Textile Exhibition @ red gallery ✻

Textile Exhibition @ red gallery
Red Gallery is pleased to present Textiles Exhibition, a curated group exhibition celebrating the diversity and creativity of contemporary textile-based practices. Textile Exhibition Selected through .. View More..

✻ The Joseph Brown Collection - Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia ✻

The Joseph Brown Collection - Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia
See Australia's greatest artists and art, free at the Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia. In May 2004 Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE donated the major part of his incomparable collection of Australian art to t.. View More..

✻ Top Arts 2026 | VCE Young Artists ✻

Top Arts 2026 | VCE Young Artists
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square Ground Level, NGV Design Studio 13 Mar - 19 Jul 26, free entry The annual Top Arts exhibition provides a platform for emerging artists from across the .. View More..

✻ Immerse 2026 | Knox Arts and Culture Festival ✻

Immerse 2026 | Knox Arts and Culture Festival
Immerse is a month-long arts and culture event presented across Knox, held from Friday 26 June to Sunday 26 July. The unique event breaks away from the traditional art gallery setting to share art in .. View More..

✻ Linden Postcard Show 2026 ✻

Linden Postcard Show 2026
Linden New Art - St Kilda
Now in its 36th year, the much-loved fixture of Melbourne's visual arts calendar features 1,000 works in a range of media and styles by artists of all backgrounds and abilities. This year, as Linden c.. View More..

✻ CARTIER | Melbourne Winter Masterpieces 2026 ✻

CARTIER | Melbourne Winter Masterpieces 2026
In 2026, the NGV presents Cartier, a landmark exhibition featuring more than 300 extraordinary objects - from precious jewels and historic gemstones to iconic watches and clocks - that trace the evolu.. View More..

✻ Claude Monet and Australian Impressionism ✻

Claude Monet and Australian Impressionism
Geelong Gallery - Geelong
Geelong Gallery Claude Monet and Australian Impressionism Saturday 30 May to Sunday 18 October 2026 Free entry Claude Monet's Haystacks, midday (1890) is one of a series of paintings the French artist.. View More..

✻ Views and Vistas of the Valley ✻

Views and Vistas of the Valley
Incinerator Gallery - Aberfeldie
Incinerator Gallery - Moonee Ponds Views and Vistas of the Valley presents a compelling visual dialogue between place, history, community and perception drawn from the Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC.. View More..

✻ Inside the Mirage ✻

Inside the Mirage
Inside the Mirage is a group exhibition at TarraWarra Museum of Art, bringing works from the museum's collection into dialogue with selected loans by contemporary Australian artists. Inside the Mirage.. View More..

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Must See Art Exhibitions

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✻ Are you lonely tonight? I'm so lonesome I could cry. ✻

Are you lonely tonight? I'm so lonesome I could cry.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Main exhibition gallery Free Artists Callum McGrath Kayla Mattes Kelly Yu Lucy Liu Martine Syms Melissa Nguyen Natasha Matila-Smith Nick Mullaly Patrick Pound Po.. View More..

✻ Carlos Barrios: Sagrada Familia ✻

Carlos Barrios: Sagrada Familia
Lennox St Gallery - Richmond
Acclaimed artist Carlos Barrios presents a new exhibition of paintings and ceramics exploring the bonds of love, connection and shared humanity that unite people across cultures, communities and gener.. View More..

✻ Francis Carmody + Keg de Souza: The Measured Garden ✻

Francis Carmody + Keg de Souza: The Measured Garden
@ Ian Potter Museum of Art The Measured Garden brings plants and gardens into the frame, reflecting on messy ecosystems, entanglements with the living world, and layered systems of knowledge. The Meas.. View More..

✻ Group Exhibition: Ngarn Wa'ngal - Art of the gum tree ✻

Group Exhibition: Ngarn Wa'ngal - Art of the gum tree
The gum tree is a dominant feature of many of Australia's diverse environments, connecting us to this land and shaping our cultural and personal identities. Ngarn Wa'ngal Drawing upon the University o.. View More..

✻ Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake ✻

Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake
Port Art Gallery - Port Melbourne
From the 'Sailing ' series of Melbourne paintings of Jennifer Webb, this artwork is executed in layers of acrylics and varnishes on linen. It can be purchased online or in person at Port Art stockroom.. View More..

✻ Local Remix | Assembly - Nillumbik's artist colonies, residencies and the Collection ✻

Local Remix | Assembly - Nillumbik's artist colonies, residencies and the Collection
Montsalvat - Eltham
@ Montsalvat Local Remix: Assembly features collected works from Nillumbik's artist colonies and residencies. Engage with works by 60 artists from Baldessin Press, Dunmoochin, Garambi Baanj (Laughing .. View More..

✻ Metartworld - Open Hours & Tickets ✻

Metartworld - Open Hours & Tickets
A One-of-a-kind Art Space ART that you can touch and interact with Metal Art Exhibition Covering an area of 400 square meters, over 12+ themed exhibitions, a 360 degree immersive experience tunnel, an.. View More..

✻ NGV Friday Nights: Live Music & Art - CARTIER ✻

NGV Friday Nights: Live Music & Art - CARTIER
Each Friday, we're open late. Experience the NGV as it comes alive after dark - think fashion, art, icons and beats. 6-10PM, EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT 12 JUN - 2 OCT Experience CARTIER, the 2026 Melbourne Wi.. View More..

✻ Peter Accadia: A Legacy of Love and Happiness ✻

Peter Accadia: A Legacy of Love and Happiness
Montsalvat - Eltham
@ Montsalvat Celebrate the life and accomplishments of Master Potter- Peter Accadia , whose practice spanned over 50 years from the 1970s to the 2020s. This exhibition showcases a collection of his di.. View More..

✻ Textile Exhibition @ red gallery ✻

Textile Exhibition @ red gallery
Red Gallery is pleased to present Textiles Exhibition, a curated group exhibition celebrating the diversity and creativity of contemporary textile-based practices. Textile Exhibition Selected through .. View More..

✻ The Mermaid Collection: Student Art Exhibition ✻

The Mermaid Collection: Student Art Exhibition
Montsalvat - Eltham
@ Montsalvat Mermaid Art Space is proud to present its 2026 Student Exhibition at the historic Montsalvat Long Gallery. This curated collection showcases a year of creative exploration, technical mast.. View More..

✻ Immerse 2026 | Knox Arts and Culture Festival ✻

Immerse 2026 | Knox Arts and Culture Festival
Immerse is a month-long arts and culture event presented across Knox, held from Friday 26 June to Sunday 26 July. The unique event breaks away from the traditional art gallery setting to share art in .. View More..

✻ Views and Vistas of the Valley ✻

Views and Vistas of the Valley
Incinerator Gallery - Aberfeldie
Incinerator Gallery - Moonee Ponds Views and Vistas of the Valley presents a compelling visual dialogue between place, history, community and perception drawn from the Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC.. View More..

✻ Eric Thake: Do You See What I See? ✻

Eric Thake: Do You See What I See?
Geelong Gallery - Geelong
Geelong Gallery Saturday 7 November 2026 to Sunday 28 February 2027 Ticketed The 2026-27 summer exhibition, Eric Thake-Do You See What I See? will emphasise Eric Thake's (1904-1982) practice of evokin.. View More..

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Photographic Exhibitions

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✻ Anne Zahalka: ZAHALKAWORLD ✻

Anne Zahalka: ZAHALKAWORLD
ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist's archive - A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) touring exhibition. For more than four decades, Anne Zahalka has been one of Australia's most celebrated photo media artis.. View More..

✻ Brook Andrew: ROLLERCOASTER - winhangadurinya in motion ✻

Brook Andrew: ROLLERCOASTER - winhangadurinya in motion
In 2026 the Museum of Australian Photography presents a major commission by Brook Andrew, one of Australia's most influential and internationally recognised artists. Working across visual art, researc.. View More..

✻ Making Modern Melbourne ✻

Making Modern Melbourne
In 1900 Melbourne was the largest city in Australia, a distinction it would hold for just one more year before Sydney surpassed it once again. Just under 500,000 people lived within its outer boundari.. View More..

✻ Rehearsing the City Exhibition ✻

Rehearsing the City Exhibition
This exhibition reflects on public space as a stage, a place where meaning is constantly performed, contested and redefined. On display are photographs sourced from the collections of Victoria's State.. View More..

✻ Viva Gibb: On the street where I live - portrait of North and West Melbourne ✻

Viva Gibb: On the street where I live - portrait of North and West Melbourne
City Gallery - Melbourne
Free Art @ City Gallery Melbourne Town Hall 110 Swanston Street, Melbourne Thursday 5 March - Friday 7 August 2026 Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, Viva Gibb documented the suburbs of North and .. View More..

✻ Kyle Archie Knight: Cruising for a Bruising ✻

Kyle Archie Knight: Cruising for a Bruising
Kyle Archie Knight is a Wiradjuri queer photographic artist who has been exhibiting his work since 2022 when he completed a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) (First Class Honours) at RMIT University. For.. View More..

✻ Bowness Photography Prize 2026 exhibition ✻

Bowness Photography Prize 2026 exhibition
The Bowness Photography Prize invites entries from artists working with photography. Entries for the prize will be considered from still photo-based media including analogue and digital photography, p.. View More..

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Public Art Galleries Melbourne


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Private Galleries Melbourne



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Art Galleries & Houses | Melbourne


Anna Schwartz Gallery is a major contemporary art gallery in Australia which has been owned and operated by founder Anna Schwartz since 1986. Established in Melbourne, Anna Schwartz Gallery has ide..
A contemporary Indigenous-run art gallery & performance space showcasing modern & traditional artworks from world Indigenous cultures. Blak Dot Gallery acknowledges the traditional custodians of th..
Melbourne's City Gallery presents free, quarterly exhibitions on city life, past and present. Artworks and artefacts reign supreme in this small space, and the City of Melbourne's Art and Heritage ..
Collingwood Yards is a new, permanent and affordable home for scores of artists and independent arts organisations working across music, visual arts, performance, digital media, creative industries an..
Craft Victoria brings together a vibrant and sustainable contemporary craft and design community by supporting, showcasing and celebrating all craft disciplines and practitioners. It is Craft Victo..
Since opening its doors in 1989, FLG has gained a reputation for actively supporting the practices of emerging, mid-career and Indigenous Australian artists. Operating beyond a rigid aesthetic or ..
fortyfivedownstairs was established in 2001 to provide a versatile and interesting space for performance, exhibitions, forums and music. Situated in a former factory, and gallery, in Flinders Lane,..
Gasworks Arts Park is a vibrant arts precinct producing a range of high-quality arts programs, workshops and activities for every age, ability, interest and audience. Situated in Albert Park, Melbo..
Gertrude Contemporary is a non-profit gallery and studio complex supporting contemporary artists. The organisation provides professional support to artists in the early stages of their careers thr..
The Incinerator Gallery in Moonee Ponds is a centre for visual arts. The gallery houses the City of Moonee Valley Art Collection exhibiting work from established and emerging artists, as well as p..
Linden New Art is a unique not for profit contemporary art gallery. Our vision is for Linden to be a vibrant, evolving centre for the creation and presentation of contemporary art; a place where a..
The new Housemuseum Galleries at 217 Cotham Road offer a new platform for works of international and local contemporary art, architecture and design, where new ways of presenting and experiencing art ..
MAD Gallery shows contemporary and leading edge fine art - 2D & 3D - from emerging and established artists, from all geographic locations, including this region and overseas. MAD Gallery is on the ..
McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park houses an excellent collection of fine art and a world famous collection of major works by leading Australian sculptors. McClelland is a truly unique art galler..
MARS (Melbourne Art Rooms) is a commercial gallery that specialises in exhibiting, promoting and building the careers of contemporary Australian artists. Situated just off Chapel St in Windsor, MA..
Tenancy 32 | No Vacancy Gallery is a Melbourne-based contemporary hire-gallery that provides a link between artist run initiatives and the commercial art world. In 2010, No Vacancy extended into Fe..
Outre Gallery challenges the conventions of the archetypal gallery. Established for over two decades in Melbourne Australia Outre features solo and group exhibitions by international and Australian ar..
Port Art Gallery, representing local artists' paintings and interstate artists as well, was founded by fine artist Jennifer Webb in 2005. Established as as a bricks-and-mortar commercial gallery i..
red gallery is a multi-exhibition space in Melbourne's Fitzroy North arts precinct. Operating since 2002, red gallery is committed to presenting innovative contemporary art and welcomes interest f..
Romulus is both a platform and a gateway - a space where artists, collectives, and creatives can showcase their work, connect with opportunities, and shape cultural conversations. We believe in th..
Housed within a converted warehouse in South Melbourne lies one of Melbourne's most versatile and innovative spaces. Smart Artz Gallery matches an industrial space with contemporary Australian art..
Ground floor - Abbotsford Convent Established in 2009, St Heliers Street Gallery is an Abbotsford Convent Foundation initiative. The gallery is located on the ground floor of the main Convent bui..
The Fitzroy Art Collective's mission is to revolutionise the Art culture and community in Fitzroy. Vision: TFAC envisions a community where: the Artist is valued as much as the Art Art is an inte..
The Nook Gallery & Studios Creative studios for lease | Gallery spaces for hire | Multipurpose spaces for workshops, photoshoots, events etc STUDIO FEATURES CO-WORKING STUDIO Studio #2 has b..

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Art Related

Street Art Outdoor Exploration Game

Street Art Outdoor Exploration Game
Discover the secret stories behind Melbourne's colourful laneways in a thrilling outdoor exploration game. You're a runaway teen in search of a lost connection, and the city's street art begins to..
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ArtVo Melbourne | Trick Art Museum

ArtVo Melbourne | Trick Art Museum
ArtVo in Docklands has reopened (June 2026) with 40 brand-new immersive trick art installations. ArtVo has long been one of Melbourne's most popular interactive attractions, drawing more than 100,..
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Metartworld - Metal Art Gallery

Metartworld - Metal Art Gallery
The biggest metal art gallery in Australia, showcasing unique artworks from international artists. Covering an area of 400 square meters, we have over 12+ themed exhibitions, a 360 degree immersiv..
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Public Art Melbourne


Public Art Melbourne

Public Art


Melbourne has always loved its public art that includes, paintings, street art, laneway art, statutes and scultpures.


Street Art Melbourne

Street Art Melbourne


Melbourne has become the street art capital of the world, known for its unique art on display throughout the city and suburbs.

From quirky street art in the burbs, to vaults in Southbank and laneways in the CBD, all glorious free street art.

Head out with a list in hand or take one of the fabulous street art tours.

Self-Guided Street Art Tours

Melbourne Street Art Locations

Melbourne Street Art Walks

Melbourne Street Art Self Guided Walk

Upper West Side | Street Art Precinct

Guided Street Art Tours

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Statues & Sculptures Melbourne


Melbourne Sculptures | Historical & Political

Melbourne Sculptures | Sporting Heroes

Melbourne Sculptures | War Heroes & Memorials


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ART SCENE!


Melbourne enjoys a thriving art scene, boasting 100's of galleries from public institutions to small independent galleries and artist co-operatives.

Melbourne Art = paintings, drawings, statues, sculpture, street art, graffitti

Melbourne Galleries = public, private, independent, street,

Melbourne Streets = public access, lanes, spaces


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