Exhibitions (Art & Photo)
Exhibitions (Art & Photo) - Announcements
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Friday 30th October 2026 - Monday 14th June 2027
Through portrait photography, Melbourne-based South Sudanese artist Atong Atem uses her body as a canvas, adorned with textiles, paint, and symbolic objects. Her work explores inherited...
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Friday 28th August 2026 - Sunday 7th February 2027
From leather grown from fungi to fibreboard made from hemp, Plant Life: The Nature of Design explores humanity's evolving relationship with the plant world through design, from ancestral craft...
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Sunday 13th December 2026 - Sunday 11th April 2027
As part of the 2026 NGV Triennial, a new children's exhibition by artist Mika Rottenberg will take kids on a surreal journey. Squish, Twist, Fizz At the heart of the exhibition is Cosmic...
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Sunday 13th December 2026 - Thursday 1st April 2027
For the MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission 2026, Beijing-based architect Xu Tiantian presents Bamboo theatre, an architectural-scale installation that draws on the landscape, material knowledge...
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Saturday 18th April 2026 - Sunday 30th August 2026
In these works, artists across Asia and its diasporas confront history and social change, transforming the body, language and visual traditions into forms of resistance. Bearing Witness Huang Yan...
--> Shrine of Remembrance, Corner St Kilda Road and Domain Road Melbourne
--> When: Saturday 15th August 2026 - Sunday 1st August 2027
Sparks in the Dark celebrates the resilience, creativity and courage of women living with the enduring impacts of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). Sparks in the Dark Free entry at Shrine of...
--> Kindred Cameras, 454 Docklands Dr Docklands
--> When: Friday 11th September 2026 - Tuesday 22nd September 2026
All-female artists Collective 24 will exhibit their latest work at Kindred Cameras on Docklands Drive for Creativa: XI in a show that explores duality in a time of change. Creativa: XI Friday...
--> Melbourne Town Hall, 90 - 130 Swanston Street Melbourne
Australian audio-visual artist Robin Fox creates works in which lasers synchronise with sound in real time. Light beams form geometric planes and vast three-dimensional environments that dissolve...
--> red gallery | contemporary art space, 157 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
We are pleased to present four new solo exhibitions opening at Red Gallery. Exhibitions Exhibition Dates | 19 - 30 August 2026 Gallery 1 Urban group exhibition Robyn Blaikie, Gloria Li...
--> Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt St Southbank
--> When: Friday 18th September 2026 - Sunday 22nd November 2026
Seven emerging artists from four states will create ambitious new commissions for NEW26, marking the return of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art's influential NEW series after a decade-long...
--> 60 Playne Street, Frankston
--> When: Sunday 20th September 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...
--> Preston Market, 30 The Centreway Preston
--> When: Friday 11th September 2026 - Sunday 13th September 2026
Presented by Born in a Taxi, Preston Market and Darebin FUSE Festival. Performances, arts and activities for everyone, all weekend! Over three days, a corner of the carpark at Preston Market...
--> 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...
--> Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Street East Melbourne
--> When: Wednesday 19th August 2026 - Sunday 30th August 2026
Our five beautifully restored galleries feature exhibitions by VAS Members and renowned Australian and international artists. Our exhibitions display a diverse range of mediums and...
--> Harbour Esplanade Docklands
A new public art installation is lighting up Victoria Harbour, tracing the footprint of the former Central Pier. Created to honour the pier's maritime history and heritage, Echo features 147...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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,...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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...
--> 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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