Exhibitions (Art & Photo)

Exhibitions (Art & Photo) - Announcements


Kyle Archie Knight: It Felt Like My Body Was a Weapon (I Couldn't Help It)
--> Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery, 7 James St, Windsor
t Felt Like My Body Was a Weapon (I Couldn't Help It) aims to examine the gay male gaze, while catering to it, performing it, and questioning it. A culmination of gay experience, particularly within...

Ayman Kaake: Stones Will Remain Stones
--> Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery, 7 James St, Windsor
MARS is delighted to present Ayman Kaake's debut commercial exhibition, Stones Will Remain Stones from 5th August until 5th September. Stones Will Remain Stones draws from lived experience within...

J Davies: Evolving
--> Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery, 7 James St, Windsor
EVOLVING positions queer and trans existence not as deviation, but as adaptation. In a world shaped by rigid binaries, inherited shame, and systems that attempt to discipline difference, survival...

Kenneth Jack: Tiny Treasures and Important Works
--> Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Street East Melbourne
--> When: Wednesday 5th August 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026
An exhibition of works by the late Kenneth Jack, who helped create the Australian Guild of Realist Artists, is held concurrently with the annual AGRA Exhibition. Something different is happening...

AGRA Annual Exhibition 2026
--> Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Street East Melbourne
--> When: Wednesday 5th August 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026
Realist and representational art will be celebrated at the 2026 AGRA Annual Exhibition. The 50 year-old Australian Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA) was started by artists such as Kenneth Jack, Kath...

Ben Winspear & Des Parkin: Duet
--> Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Street East Melbourne
--> When: Wednesday 5th August 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026
This exhibition has no theme and is simply an opportunity for two friends to share a creative space. We hope some of the images allow us to share with you the pleasure we had in creating them. Des...

Satellite Projects: Physical Motifs
--> T3 Collingwood, 36 Wellington Street, Collingwood
--> When: Monday 3rd August 2026 - Saturday 3rd October 2026
Physical Motifs .. A collection of works from four contemporary artists. Artists: Arabella Strachan, Mita Chowdhury, publista, Zoe Jones. Let us return to the analogue processes and the forms...

Starry Sky Exhibition
--> Metartworld - Metal Art Gallery, 155 Boundary Street, Port Melbourne
@ Metartworld Port Melbourne Step into the light.. Explore Metartworld's enchanting Starry Sky Exhibition, featuring immersive art exhibitions like the Mirror Maze, Enchanted Forest, and 360...

Inside the Mirage
--> TarraWarra Museum of Art, 313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road Healesville
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...

Art @ Pop-Up Benalla Art Gallery
--> Benalla Art Gallery | Pop-Up Gallery, Bridge Street, Benalla
While Benalla Art Gallery is closed for redevelopment our temporary pop-up gallery is open at 75 Bridge Street East, Benalla. Pop-Up Benalla Art Gallery This centrally located space will ensure...

Ragnar Kjartansson Creates Playful Children's Gallery | Free at NGV
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Friday 26th June 2026 - Sunday 4th October 2026
Step into a world where imagination takes centre stage as acclaimed Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson transforms the NGV Children's Gallery into an interactive theatrical playground filled with...

Frankston Street Art Walking Tours
--> 60 Playne Street, Frankston
--> When: Sunday 16th August 2026
Explore Frankston City's street art scene by joining one our Street Art Walking Tours. Frankston Street Art Walking Tours Frankston is officially home to Australia's BEST STREET ART TOUR and the...

Group Exhibition: Ngarn Wa'ngal - Art of the gum tree
--> Potter Museum of Art, 800 Swanston Street, Parkville
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...

John Brack: Collins Street, 5 pm
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
Although John Brack painted thousands of paintings, he is best known for two paintings.. the iconic Collins Street, 5 pm (above) and The Bar. One of Australia's most outstanding artists, John...

Group: Love Letters
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Wednesday 2nd December 2026 - Sunday 7th March 2027
Artists include: Elyas Alavi, Dean Cross, Gian Manik, Benjamin Armstrong, Aaron C Carter, Gregory Pryor, Lou Hubbard, Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Michelle Nikou, Judy Watson, Heather B Swann, Panda Wong,...

Six Decades of Colour: Christopher Pyett's Latest Works on Display
--> McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
One of Australia's most respected abstract painters, Christopher Pyett presents a vibrant collection of recent works celebrating a lifetime devoted to colour, form and artistic...

Alison Tedesco: Street Stories
--> McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
Frankston-based artist Alison Tedesco presents her first major solo exhibition of recent miniature models, transforming familiar urban landscapes into richly detailed three-dimensional works that...

Rick Amor: In the chambers of the sea - Frankston to the cities
--> McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
--> When: Saturday 14th November 2026 - Sunday 11th April 2027
A major summer exhibition celebrating more than five decades of work by one of Australia's most respected living painters, Rick Amor, will offer audiences a rare opportunity to explore the evolution...

NGV Friday Nights: Live Music & Art - CARTIER
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
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...

Art of the Pacific | From the NGV Collection
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Saturday 15th November 2025 - Sunday 4th October 2026
NGV International Level 2 This display brings together works by artists and designers from across the Pacific Region (including the Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait islands) and its diasporas....



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