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Street Art Outdoor Exploration Game
Street Art Outdoor Exploration Game
--> 43 Hosier Lane Melbourne
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...

Treaty - Understand the past, present and future
Treaty - Understand the past, present and future
--> State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street Melbourne
--> When: Sunday 27th October 2024 - Sunday 2nd August 2026
Acknowledge the past, present and future of Treaty with Victoria's First Peoples. 'The technical term for treaty is two parties to come together and strike an understanding, a contract of sorts,...

Adam Elliot: Making Memoir of a Snail
Adam Elliot: Making Memoir of a Snail
--> Australian Centre for the Moving Image | ACMI, Federation Square, Cnr Swanston St and Flinders St Melbourne
--> When: Thursday 8th August 2024 - Sunday 1st November 2026
ACMI presents Making Memoir of a Snail Free 8th August 2024 - 1st November 2026 @ Australian Centre for the Moving Image | ACMI Discover the magic behind Adam Elliot's remarkable...

Always Moderm: Personal Effects
Always Moderm: Personal Effects
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 15th August 2026 - Sunday 14th March 2027
Drawing on artefacts from John and Sunday Reed's Personal Effects Collection. The exhibition places everyday belongings and the tangible traces of life at Heide in dialogue with contemporary...

Always Modern: Radical Nurture
Always Modern: Radical Nurture
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Sunday 9th August 2026
In the early decades of Heide, art and life came together in radical and intimate ways. Alongside the museum's founders John and Sunday Reed, the artists who gathered here challenged societal...

Anne Zahalka: ZAHALKAWORLD
Anne Zahalka: ZAHALKAWORLD
--> Jewish Museum of Australia, 26 Alma Road St Kilda
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...

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, 111 Sturt St Southbank
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...

Art @ Pop-Up Benalla Art Gallery
Art @ Pop-Up Benalla Art Gallery
--> Benalla Art Gallery | Pop-Up Gallery, Bridge Street, Benalla
Pop-Up Benalla Art Gallery - 75 Bridge Street East CURRENT EXHIBITIONS POP-UP BENALLA ART GALLERY - GALLERY SHOP Lygin Ang: Window Seat 1 Jun - 31 Aug BENALLA VISITOR INFORMATION...

Artbank: Browse Collection
Artbank: Browse Collection
--> Artbank Melbourne, 18 - 24 Down Street Collingwood
Showing 11,034+ artworks Artbank helps tell the story of contemporary Australian art. Artbank are now one of the largest collections of contemporary Australian art in the world and include...

ArtVo | Trick Art - Open Hours & Tickets
ArtVo | Trick Art - Open Hours & Tickets
--> ArtVo Melbourne | Trick Art Museum, 26 Star Crescent, Level 1, Harbour Town, Docklands
Become part of the artwork at ArtVo Melbourne. The interactive trick art gallery is your chance to touch the art and strike a pose in front of the mind boggling themed zones. The interactive...

Australian Art @ NGV Australia
Australian Art @ NGV Australia
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
Level 2 - The Ian Potter Centre - NGV Australia Fed Square Free entry Explore the history and many styles and stories of Australian art through paintings sculpture decorative arts photography...

Badra Aji: Get the Boy a Dog and Call it a Day
Badra Aji: Get the Boy a Dog and Call it a Day
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 14th March 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026
Guest curated by Shell Odgers, Badra Aji's semi-narrative Get the Boy a Dog and Call it a Day seeks to locate a missing half-sister to disprove a hereditary love curse, while exploring...

Bowness Photography Prize 2026 exhibition
Bowness Photography Prize 2026 exhibition
--> Museum of Australian Photography, 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill
--> When: Saturday 12th September 2026 - Sunday 8th November 2026
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...

Brassai: Secret Paris
Brassai: Secret Paris
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 25th July 2026 - Sunday 8th November 2026
This exhibition will present the most comprehensive survey of the work of the eminent Hungarian-born, French photographer Brassaï yet to be seen in Australia. With a focus on the artist's iconic...

Brook Andrew: ROLLERCOASTER - winhangadurinya in motion
Brook Andrew: ROLLERCOASTER - winhangadurinya in motion
--> Museum of Australian Photography, 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill
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,...

Bundoora Homestead | Open
Bundoora Homestead | Open
--> Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7-27 Snake Gully Drive Bundoora
Wed- Fri: 11am-4pm | Saturday: 10am-4pm* free admission CAFE Relax in our glorious heritage building where you can admire the magnificent architecture and contemporary art with a coffee,...

Claude Monet and Australian Impressionism
Claude Monet and Australian Impressionism
--> Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong
--> When: Saturday 30th May 2026 - Sunday 18th October 2026
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...

Claude Monet: Haystacks midday
Claude Monet: Haystacks midday
--> Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong
--> When: Saturday 22nd November 2025 - Friday 19th November 2027
Geelong Gallery Saturday 22 November 2025 to Friday 19 November 2027 Free entry In 1890 Monet purchased his home at Giverny where he began the celebrated Haystacks series. These stacks of...

Crichton, Tucker, Whiteley: The Chelsea Hotel Years 1967-69
Crichton, Tucker, Whiteley: The Chelsea Hotel Years 1967-69
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 28th February 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026
This exhibition explores the connections between the work of Richard Crichton, Albert Tucker, and Brett Whiteley during their shared years living at New York's Chelsea Hotel from 1967 and 1969....

Danielle Brustman: I Could Have Danced All Night
Danielle Brustman: I Could Have Danced All Night
--> Jewish Museum of Australia, 26 Alma Road St Kilda
Tuesday - Friday + Sundays @ Jewish Museum of Australia The Eva and Marc Besen Contemporary Artist Commission I could have danced all night is a deeply personal exhibition inspired by Danielle...

David Jolly
David Jolly
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 31st October 2026 - Sunday 14th March 2027
For this exhibition David Jolly delves back through his thirty-year practice to showcase long forgotten paintings from unexpected collections. This exploration of the archive will be complemented...

Dhambit Munungurr: Finding blue
Dhambit Munungurr: Finding blue
--> Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt St Southbank
--> When: Friday 11th June 2027 - Sunday 15th August 2027
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Main exhibition gallery Free Dhambit Munungurr: Finding blue is a gallery-wide exhibition of more than one hundred works that trace the evolution of...

Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel
Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel
--> Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong
--> When: Saturday 20th June 2026 - Sunday 11th October 2026
Geelong Gallery Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel Saturday 20 June to Sunday 11 October 2026 Ticketed exhibition In a landmark moment for its 130th year, Geelong Gallery, in...

Eric Thake: Do You See What I See?
Eric Thake: Do You See What I See?
--> Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong
--> When: Saturday 7th November 2026 - Sunday 28th February 2027
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)...

Francis Carmody + Keg de Souza: The Measured Garden
Francis Carmody + Keg de Souza: The Measured Garden
--> Potter Museum of Art, 800 Swanston Street, Parkville
@ 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...

FUTURE COUNTRY | Country Road + NGV
FUTURE COUNTRY | Country Road + NGV
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Friday 20th March 2026 - Sunday 13th September 2026
First Nations Commissions 2026 The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square Level 3, First Nations Art 20 Mar - 13 Sep 26, free entry The? Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions...

Gasworks Arts Tour
Gasworks Arts Tour
--> Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham Street Albert Park
Go behind the scenes and meet our talented artists and craftspeople that makes Gasworks Arts Park the premier arts precinct in the City of Port Phillip. Take a tour of our heritage multi-arts...

Gasworks Public Sculptures
Gasworks Public Sculptures
--> Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham Street Albert Park
There are a number of public art pieces within the park as well as the Gasworks Theatre and artists studios. You can immerse yourself in art and history on the Gasworks Arts Tour, stroll through...

Glenroy Art Group Inc Art & Craft Show
Glenroy Art Group Inc Art & Craft Show
--> PASCOE VALE NEIGHBOURHOOD FACILITY, 7 Prospect Street Pascoe Vale
--> When: Saturday 21st November 2026 - Sunday 22nd November 2026
GLENROY ART GROUP Inc. AUTUMN ART SHOW AND SALE OF WORKS Our 60th Anniversary Autumn art show AT THE PASCOE VALE NEIGHBOURHOOD FACILITY 7 Prospect Street Pascoe Vale 3044 Swimming Pool...

Greg Sukroo + Belinda Rogers
Greg Sukroo + Belinda Rogers
--> Storehouse St Kilda, 1-3 Inkerman St, St Kilda
--> When: Friday 5th June 2026 - Friday 31st July 2026
Art by Greg Sukroo + Belinda Rogers Details to come.. Friday 5th June 2026 - Tuesday 30th June 2026 @ Storehouse St Kilda ...

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

Group Exhibition: Watch These Hands
Group Exhibition: Watch These Hands
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 4th July 2026 - Sunday 25th October 2026
Artists: Aboubakar Fofana (Mali/France); Siri Hayes (Naarm/Melbourne); Aunty Kim Wandin (Wurundjeri); Brooke Wandin (Wurundjeri); Uncle Badger Bates (Barkandji); Zena Cumpston (Barkandji); Margaret...

Group: Love Letters
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,...

Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2027
Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2027
--> Herring Island, Como Landing , Alexandra Ave South Yarra
--> When: Saturday 2nd January 2027 - Monday 29th March 2027
Weekends: Saturday 2nd January 2027 - Monday 29th March 2027 @ Herring Island - TBC Gallery Open 11am to 4:30pm Weekends + Australia Day + Labour Day + Good Friday + Monday after Easter Proudly...

Immerse 2026 | Knox Arts and Culture Festival
Immerse 2026 | Knox Arts and Culture Festival
--> Knox
--> When: Friday 26th June 2026 - Sunday 26th July 2026
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...

Inma Ungu by Zaachariaha Fielding
Inma Ungu by Zaachariaha Fielding
--> Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt St Southbank
--> When: Friday 12th March 2027 - Sunday 16th May 2027
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Main exhibition gallery Free ACCA is thrilled to present Inma Ungu by Zaachariaha Fielding. Inma Ungu is a major new commission by Fielding that...

Inside the Mirage
Inside the Mirage
--> TarraWarra Museum of Art, 313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road Healesville
--> When: Saturday 25th July 2026 - Sunday 1st November 2026
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...

Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake
Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake
--> Port Art Gallery, 10-20 Norma Barnett lane 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...

John Gollings
John Gollings
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Saturday 28th February 2026 - Saturday 8th August 2026
John Gollings has been a leading Australian photographer for over fifty years. This collection of his architectural photography bridges modernism and the present day, celebrating Australian...

Ken Whisson and John Foubister: Going Back In
Ken Whisson and John Foubister: Going Back In
--> Heide | Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen
--> When: Saturday 22nd August 2026 - Sunday 22nd November 2026
A chance meeting in 1984 between the Italian-based Australian modernist Ken Whisson (1927-2022) and the regional South Australian artist John Foubister (1954-) led to a lifelong friendship....

Kent Monkman: Miss Chief's Picture Show
Kent Monkman: Miss Chief's Picture Show
--> Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt St Southbank
--> When: Friday 11th December 2026 - Sunday 21st February 2027
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Main exhibition gallery Free ACCA is delighted to present Kent Monkman: Miss Chief's picture show, the first Australian solo exhibition by celebrated...

Kyle Archie Knight: Cruising for a Bruising
Kyle Archie Knight: Cruising for a Bruising
--> Museum of Australian Photography, 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill
--> When: Thursday 9th July 2026 - Monday 5th October 2026
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...

Linden Postcard Show 2026
Linden Postcard Show 2026
--> Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street St Kilda
--> When: Saturday 6th June 2026 - Saturday 1st August 2026
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...

Local Remix | Assembly - Nillumbik's artist colonies, residencies and the Collection
Local Remix | Assembly - Nillumbik's artist colonies, residencies and the Collection
--> Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Ave 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...

Made to Move | Australian Jewellery 1960-2020
Made to Move | Australian Jewellery 1960-2020
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Thursday 18th September 2025 - Wednesday 26th August 2026
Free entry The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square Level 3 - Artist Room Thursday 18th September 2025 - Wednesday 26th August 2026 Open daily 10am-5pm Made to move presents from...

Making Modern Melbourne
Making Modern Melbourne
--> Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street 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...

Margaret Preston: A retrospective exhibition
Margaret Preston: A retrospective exhibition
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Friday 4th September 2026 - Sunday 31st January 2027
The art of Margaret Preston has shaped the cultural and aesthetic landscape of Australia. Born in Adelaide in 1875, Preston (nee McPherson) studied in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, before...

McClelland Collection
McClelland Collection
--> McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
McClelland's permanent collection consists of over 2,000 works of art encompassing sculpture, paintings, photography, works-on-paper and more. When McClelland opened in 1971, its collection...

McClelland Gallery | Open Hours & Admission
McClelland Gallery | Open Hours & Admission
--> McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
McClelland is situated at 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin, approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula. Take the Skye Road exit onto...

Melbourne Street Art Tour
Melbourne Street Art Tour
--> Federation Square Melbourne
Get an in-depth look at Melbourne's street art scene during this walking tour. Led by a street artist, this tour allows a peek into the underground art scene, including a visit to the famous...

Metartworld - Open Hours & Tickets
Metartworld - Open Hours & Tickets
--> Metartworld - Metal Art Gallery, 155 Boundary Street, Port Melbourne
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...

Milestones in Collecting - 130th Anniversary Exhibition
Milestones in Collecting - 130th Anniversary Exhibition
--> Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street Geelong
--> When: Saturday 30th May 2026 - Sunday 18th October 2026
Geelong Gallery Saturday 30 May to Sunday 18 October 2026 Free entry In Geelong Gallery's 130th anniversary year, this exhibition celebrates the key works that define the Collection and the...

NEW Series @ ACCA
NEW Series @ ACCA
--> Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 111 Sturt St Southbank
--> When: Friday 18th September 2026 - Sunday 22nd November 2026
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Main exhibition gallery Free ACCA is pleased to announce the return of the much-loved NEW exhibition series, celebrating the most compelling emerging...

NGV International: Art Collection
NGV International: Art Collection
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is Australia's oldest and most distinguished public art museum. The NGV Collection is spread over two magnificent buildings - NGV International on St Kilda...

NGV: Bark Salon - Bark Paintings Exhibition
NGV: Bark Salon - Bark Paintings Exhibition
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Fed Square | Ground Level Daily | Free entry With over 150 works Bark Salon is the largest-ever staging of the NGV's dynamic and expansive holdings of...

On The Land: Our Story Retold
On The Land: Our Story Retold
--> National Wool Museum, 26 Moorabool St, Geelong
National Wool Museum On the Land: Our Story Retold is about the past present and future of Australian wool. It is about people and places and the history of the land. Experience stories...

On The Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb
On The Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb
--> City Gallery, 110 Swanston Street 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....

Peninsula Studio Trail | Exhibition 2026
Peninsula Studio Trail | Exhibition 2026
--> The Studio, 91 Wilsons Road, Mornington
--> When: Saturday 21st November 2026 - Sunday 29th November 2026
Save the date! Our famous Artists Open Studio Weekends are coming. The artists of the Peninsula Studio Trail are opening their working studios to the public. Come and meet the artists, see...

Peter Accadia: A Legacy of Love and Happiness
Peter Accadia: A Legacy of Love and Happiness
--> Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Ave 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...

Phil Price: Tree of Life
Phil Price: Tree of Life
--> McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin
This fabulous kinetic work by Phil Price, which was on the Cranbourne Road site adjacent to the Peninsula Link, is now at its new home at McClelland. Come and see the Tree of Life here, along...

Protest Melbourne - Exhibition
Protest Melbourne - Exhibition
--> Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street Melbourne
Old Treasury Building Open 10am - 4pm Sunday to Friday (closed Saturdays) Admission is free. Protest Melbourne is a wonderful exhibition at the Old Treasury Building. The right to protest...

Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy
Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Friday 26th June 2026 - Sunday 4th October 2026
NGV International Ground Level Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976 Reykjavik) is heralded as one of the most distinctive contemporary artists working today. Drawing on Western...

Rehearsing the City Exhibition
Rehearsing the City Exhibition
--> Victorian Archives Centre | Public Record Office Victoria, 99 Shiel Street North Melbourne
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...

Rotary Eltham Art Show 26
Rotary Eltham Art Show 26
--> Eltham Community and Reception Centre, 801 Main Road, Eltham, Eltham
--> When: Friday 28th August 2026 - Sunday 6th September 2026
More than An Exhibition A celebration of creativity, community and connection in the heart of Eltham. - Paintings - Photography - Sculpture - Ceramics - Woodwork - Mixed Media Works...

Sarah Rhodes: Intimate immensity
Sarah Rhodes: Intimate immensity
--> Museum of Australian Photography, 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill
--> When: Saturday 12th September 2026 - Sunday 8th November 2026
Sarah Rhodes is the recipient of the 2025 Wai Tang Commissioning Award and will present a new body of work during the 2026 Bowness Photography Prize exhibition season. Intimate immensity explores...

Sculpture Park | Pt. Leo Estate
Sculpture Park | Pt. Leo Estate
--> Pt. Leo Estate, 3649 Frankston-Flinders Road, Merricks
The Sculpture Park is an outdoor gallery within 330 acres of landscaped grounds that offers a gentle promenade around a network of winding paths, leading visitors past over 70 large-scale...

TarraWarra Museum of Art | Grounds and Surrounds
TarraWarra Museum of Art | Grounds and Surrounds
--> TarraWarra Museum of Art, 313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road Healesville
Art exhibits in the Grounds and Surrounds of TarraWarra Museum of Art. With its lush lawns and avenue planting, visitors can experience this inspiring setting and the seasonal displays of the...

Textile Exhibition @ red gallery
Textile Exhibition @ red gallery
--> red gallery | contemporary art space, 157 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
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...

The Fox: NGV Contemporary - Opening 2028
The Fox: NGV Contemporary - Opening 2028
--> The Fox: NGV Contemporary, 77 Southbank Blvd Southbank
--> When: Saturday 1st January 2028 - Friday 1st October 2027
Melbourne's newest gallery, National Gallery for Contemporary Art and Design will open in 2028. NGV Contemporary will be a landmark, new purpose-built gallery dedicated to displaying local,...

The Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists 1880-1900
The Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists 1880-1900
--> Heidelberg Historical Society & Museum, Cnr Jika Street and Park Lane Heidelberg
Exhibition Now Open. When the men and women who came to be known as the 'Heidelberg Artists' travelled by train to the end of line, what was Heidelberg like? The exhibition is open on Sundays...

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia: Australian Art Collection
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia: Australian Art Collection
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
Now showing | Free entry Open 10am-5pm daily Level 2 - The Ian Potter Centre The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is home to the Australian art collection including works by the Aboriginal...

The Joseph Brown Collection - Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia
The Joseph Brown Collection - Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
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...

The Mermaid Collection: Student Art Exhibition
The Mermaid Collection: Student Art Exhibition
--> Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Ave 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...

Tok stori Vikitolia Pasifiki and Te Vainui O Pasifika
Tok stori Vikitolia Pasifiki and Te Vainui O Pasifika
--> Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St Carlton
@ Melbourne Museum Welcome to Te Vainui O Pasifika | the great waters of the Pacific peoples. This exhibition was made with the Pacific Island Advisory Group and community members as one of...

Tom Nicholson: Towards a Glass Monument
Tom Nicholson: Towards a Glass Monument
--> Old Quad: University of Melbourne, Building 150, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Realised through Monash Art Projects, Melbourne; Geoffrey Wallace Stained Glass, Melbourne; and courtesy of Milani Gallery, Brisbane Towards a glass monument comprises two stained glass screens at...

Top Arts 2026 | VCE Young Artists
Top Arts 2026 | VCE Young Artists
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
--> When: Friday 13th March 2026 - Sunday 19th July 2026
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...

Triennial
Triennial
--> National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
--> When: Sunday 13th December 2026 - Sunday 11th April 2027
NGV International Free entry Featuring more than eighty ambitious and thought-provoking projects, including major new commissions, the 2026 NGV Triennial offers a global journey through...

Views and Vistas of the Valley
Views and Vistas of the Valley
--> Incinerator Gallery, 180 Holmes Road, Aberfeldie
--> When: Saturday 18th July 2026 - Saturday 31st October 2026
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...

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, 110 Swanston Street Melbourne
--> When: Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Friday 7th August 2026
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...

Woodend Art Walk
Woodend Art Walk
--> Woodend Railway Station Woodend
Permanent Exhibition In 2026, the Woodend Art Walk turns 20.. WAG members have paintings hanging at the Holgate Brewhouse and the Victoria Hotel in High Street. If you haven't already done...

Wurrdha Marra: First Nations Art
Wurrdha Marra: First Nations Art
--> The Ian Potter Centre | NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre, Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square Ground Level, First Nations Art Ongoing, free entry Open daily 10am-5pm Wurrdha Marra - meaning 'Many Mobs' in the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung...



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