Art

Art, art galleries and exhibitions in Melbourne

Melbourne this week

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    16-31 May This May, Off The Kerb showcases a diverse collection from three separate artists. Featuring Michael Duncan’s stensil art in... More details
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    30 May-01 Jun 1. ‘Nest’ celebrates the work of 14 emerging stars of the furniture, lighting and object design world. Look for stalls... More details
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    07 Mar-02 Jun Never discount country Victoria for an exclusive art exhibition! Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is playing host to The Golden... More details
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    24 May-02 Jun This exhibition of over 80 colourful, bold artworks celebrates the women of pop culture. Think screen sirens, pop princesses,... More details
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    01 Jan 2003-31 Dec 2015 Exhibition of over 150 works donated by Dr Joseph Brown, prominent art dealer, consultant and philanthropist. The collection... More details
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    03 Dec 2010-01 Dec 2015 Acknowledging the power, primacy and cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, the long-running... More details
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    29 Jan-16 Jun Trevor Turbo Brown's  Last Man Standing   is a special exhibition made especially for Melbourne Museum. There are... More details
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    14 Feb-21 Jul Bea Maddock's exponential career will be showcased at the NGV from February through to July. If you're not familiar with her... More details
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    16 Mar-30 Jun Come celebrate and admire the best of last year’s VCE students at Top Designs at the Melbourne Museum. Now in its 13th year,... More details
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    21 Mar-07 Jul The artworks of 43 talented students who completed Art or Studio Arts studies in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)... More details
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    23 Mar-23 Jun Three outstanding artists of Torres Strait heritage, Alick Tipoti, Brian Robinson and Ricardo Idagi, will be presenting works... More details
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    28 Mar-21 Jul Nearly 40 years since she opened her first solo exhibition, Australian photographer and artist Fiona Hall is now considered a... More details
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    11 Apr-01 Sep Get into the groove of the '80s with this leg-warming, hair-crimping exhibition on the music and art that made the decade what... More details
  • (Art)

    13 Apr-28 Jul Shadowlife is an exhibition by a group of Indigenous Australian artists – and one non-Indigenous artist – that makes use... More details
  • (Art)

    03 May-30 Jun In 1986 a group called The Australian Cultural Terrorists stole the NGV’s most prized acquisition: Picasso’s Weeping... More details
  • (Art)

    07 Mar-02 Jun Never discount country Victoria for an exclusive art exhibition! Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is playing host to The Golden... More details
  • (Art)

    16-31 May This May, Off The Kerb showcases a diverse collection from three separate artists. Featuring Michael Duncan’s stensil art in... More details
  • (Art)

    24 May-02 Jun This exhibition of over 80 colourful, bold artworks celebrates the women of pop culture. Think screen sirens, pop princesses,... More details
  • (Art)

    30 May-01 Jun 1. ‘Nest’ celebrates the work of 14 emerging stars of the furniture, lighting and object design world. Look for stalls... More details
  • (Art)

    01 Jan 2003-31 Dec 2015 Exhibition of over 150 works donated by Dr Joseph Brown, prominent art dealer, consultant and philanthropist. The collection... More details
  • (Art)

    03 Dec 2010-01 Dec 2015 Acknowledging the power, primacy and cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, the long-running... More details
  • (Art)

    29 Jan-16 Jun Trevor Turbo Brown's  Last Man Standing   is a special exhibition made especially for Melbourne Museum. There are... More details
  • (Art)

    14 Feb-21 Jul Bea Maddock's exponential career will be showcased at the NGV from February through to July. If you're not familiar with her... More details
  • (Art)

    16 Mar-30 Jun Come celebrate and admire the best of last year’s VCE students at Top Designs at the Melbourne Museum. Now in its 13th year,... More details
  • (Art)

    21 Mar-07 Jul The artworks of 43 talented students who completed Art or Studio Arts studies in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)... More details
  • (Art)

    23 Mar-23 Jun Three outstanding artists of Torres Strait heritage, Alick Tipoti, Brian Robinson and Ricardo Idagi, will be presenting works... More details
  • (Art)

    28 Mar-21 Jul Nearly 40 years since she opened her first solo exhibition, Australian photographer and artist Fiona Hall is now considered a... More details
  • (Art)

    11 Apr-01 Sep Get into the groove of the '80s with this leg-warming, hair-crimping exhibition on the music and art that made the decade what... More details
  • (Art)

    13 Apr-28 Jul Shadowlife is an exhibition by a group of Indigenous Australian artists – and one non-Indigenous artist – that makes use... More details
  • (Art)

    03 May-30 Jun In 1986 a group called The Australian Cultural Terrorists stole the NGV’s most prized acquisition: Picasso’s Weeping... More details
  • (Art)

    07 Mar-02 Jun Never discount country Victoria for an exclusive art exhibition! Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is playing host to The Golden... More details
  • (Art)

    24 May-02 Jun This exhibition of over 80 colourful, bold artworks celebrates the women of pop culture. Think screen sirens, pop princesses,... More details
  • (Art)

    30 May-01 Jun 1. ‘Nest’ celebrates the work of 14 emerging stars of the furniture, lighting and object design world. Look for stalls... More details
  • (Art)

    01 Jan 2003-31 Dec 2015 Exhibition of over 150 works donated by Dr Joseph Brown, prominent art dealer, consultant and philanthropist. The collection... More details
  • (Art)

    03 Dec 2010-01 Dec 2015 Acknowledging the power, primacy and cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, the long-running... More details
  • (Art)

    29 Jan-16 Jun Trevor Turbo Brown's  Last Man Standing   is a special exhibition made especially for Melbourne Museum. There are... More details
  • (Art)

    14 Feb-21 Jul Bea Maddock's exponential career will be showcased at the NGV from February through to July. If you're not familiar with her... More details
  • (Art)

    16 Mar-30 Jun Come celebrate and admire the best of last year’s VCE students at Top Designs at the Melbourne Museum. Now in its 13th year,... More details
  • (Art)

    21 Mar-07 Jul The artworks of 43 talented students who completed Art or Studio Arts studies in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)... More details
  • (Art)

    23 Mar-23 Jun Three outstanding artists of Torres Strait heritage, Alick Tipoti, Brian Robinson and Ricardo Idagi, will be presenting works... More details
  • (Art)

    28 Mar-21 Jul Nearly 40 years since she opened her first solo exhibition, Australian photographer and artist Fiona Hall is now considered a... More details
  • (Art)

    11 Apr-01 Sep Get into the groove of the '80s with this leg-warming, hair-crimping exhibition on the music and art that made the decade what... More details
  • (Art)

    13 Apr-28 Jul Shadowlife is an exhibition by a group of Indigenous Australian artists – and one non-Indigenous artist – that makes use... More details
  • (Art)

    03 May-30 Jun In 1986 a group called The Australian Cultural Terrorists stole the NGV’s most prized acquisition: Picasso’s Weeping... More details
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    04 May-12 Oct Heide is inviting visitors to step inside the cluttered, inspired and explosively colourful mind of the sometimes... More details

Melbourne art previews, news & interviews

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Gallery Spotlight

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Leah Heiss

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Bren Luke finds inky inspiration in the streets of Melbourne

Hello Sandwich

Ebony Bizys is one crafty lady

Street art

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Melbourne art events and exhibitions

Mike Brown

Take a wander through the world of one of Australia’s most daring artists

Surreal World

Four artists present their Dali-inspired pop surrealist works

Mikala Dwyer: Goldene Bend'er

A major, “uncategorisable” Australian artist weaves her arcane magic

Third/Fourth

Forty artists from Australia and around the world under one roof

Monet’s Garden

Monet’s ravishingly beautiful oil paintings are on show at the NGV

Australian Impressionists

Exquisite paintings by Australian Impressionist artists

Best art in Melbourne

Best free art galleries

We visit Melbourne’s top 10 free art spots

Top 10 controversial artworks

We look at the most out-there artworks

Melbourne's sculpture parks

Take a road trip to Melbourne's far-flung suburbs

Art galleries in Melbourne

The Ian Potter Centre

The NGV’s Australian works are housed here

West Space

One of Melbourne's oldest artist-run galleries

James Makin Gallery

Representing artists who work in a range of mediums



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