Art in Melbourne

Home of HOTEL, Heidelberg & Yellow Peril

 

MELBOURNE art features many famous artists names including Sidney Nolan, John Brack, Arthur Streeton, Walter Withers, Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin and Charles Conder.

 

Melbourne is home to the iconic Yellow Peril (Vault) sculpture, Collins Street, 5 pm and Heide Museum of Modern Art (Heidelberg School), world renowned names synonymous with art and Melbourne.

This rich tradition continues with galleries continuing to display exhibitions of local artists, while Melbourne's street art and laneway art attracts visitors from around the world.

 

Melbourne is home to a thriving arts scene and boasts over 100 galleries ranging from large public institutions to small independent galleries and artist cooperatives.

 

• Art = paintings, drawings, statues, sculpture, street art, graffitti
• Galleries = public, private, independent, street,
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Melburnian's love their sport but really have a passion for art.

 

GALLERIES

• Public - State Gallery of Victoria
• Private - Independent galleries
• Street - Public spaces including laneways

See below for Featured Art exhibitions in Melbourne

FEATURED EXHIBITIONS

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80/80. Eighty Years of SAM. The Collection In 2016, SAM reaches a milestone, celebrating 80 years since the early beginnings of the Collection in 1936. To mark this significant point, SAM is rehanging its permanent collection in the Museum’s downstairs galleries. This enables us to showca.. More..
Gallery :	Shepparton Art Museum | Shepparton
A Girls Place | Exhibition threeOclock gallery presents ‘A Girls Place’ exhibition opening this Mother’s Day The threeOclock gallery will be exploring the narratives of our cities through the eyes of girls. The exhibition will highlight Plan International Australia’s 'Beca.. More..
Gallery :	Threeoclock Gallery | Southbank
A question of scale A question of scale — maquettes and small sculpture from the permanent collection 17 October 2015 to 10 July 2016 A selection of small-scale sculptures in various media that are finished works in their own right or were conceived as maquettes (sc.. More..
Gallery :	Geelong Gallery | Geelong
ABSTRACT DIVINE IN ART ABSTRACT DIVINE IN ART Catalogue essay by Dr Rachael Kohn The Moderns who coined a new sacred language Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) the author, poet and critic, prophetically described the artist’s contribution to a new metaphysical languag.. More..
Gallery :	Justin Art House Museum | Prahran
Andrew Browne | Suddenly Slowly 01.04.2016—22.05.2016 GALLERY 1 ANDREW BROWNE SUDDENLY SLOWLY The installation Suddenly Slowly juxtaposes photographic notations, studies, unique images and series – virtually the artist's taxonomy – to describe a greater landscape, abstracted .. More..
Gallery :	Centre For Contemporary Photography | Fitzroy
Andrew J Pearson | Peace Process PEACE PROCESS ANDREW J PEARSON “Peace Process’’ is a contemporary visual art experience consisting of artworks constructed from unexpected materials, incorporating unconventional techniques. The portraits include a diverse and global collectio.. More..
Gallery :	Fad Gallery | Melbourne
Artists At Leisure | Albert Tucker Photographs ARTISTS AT LEISURE ALBERT TUCKER PHOTOGRAPHS Date: 12 March 7 August 2016 Location: Heide III: Albert & Barbara Tucker Gallery Curator/s: Linda Michael This exhibition shows artists from the Heide circle enjoying days at the beach, mea.. More..
Gallery :	Heide | Museum Of Modern Art | Bulleen
Arts Project Australia 6 May > 17 July Opening > Thursday 5 March 6 to 8PM Founded in 1974 Arts Project Australia’s inner city studio and gallery exist to nurture and promote artists with an intellectual disability as they develop their art practice, encouraging in.. More..
Gallery :	Linden New Art | St Kilda
Autumn Artistry Come and delight in the textures and colours of autumn during the ‘Autumn Artistry’ exhibition by the artisans of the Alcove Art Shop. Creations on display include ceramics, jewellery, paintings, woodwork, cards and textiles, just to name a few. B.. More..
Gallery :	Alcove Art Shop | Box Hill
Borders, Barriers, Walls Borders, barriers and walls delineate this group exhibition of Australian and international artists. It reflects on how these contested and complex forms shape the world, producing situations of separation, isolation or thwarted passage across th.. More..
Gallery :	Monash University Museum Of Art | Caulfield East
Collection @ Benalla Art Gallery The Gallery presents a permanent collection which includes elements of the region’s history and recounting an Australian-European settlement story. The collection continues to develop with recent acquisitions including outstanding Indigenous and .. More..
Gallery :	Benalla Art Gallery | Benalla
Cornucopia Cornucopia (meaning Horn of Plenty) profiles works by established and early career artists who utilise food and flora as an artistic medium or point of departure. A multidisciplinary and trans-historical show, the exhibition teases out strands of.. More..
Gallery :	Shepparton Art Museum | Shepparton
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MELBOURNE ART GALLERIES

NGV INTERNATIONAL

National Gallery of Victoria is one of 2 public art galleries within one magnificent arts precinct on St Kilda Road, the other being The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (below).

NGV International houses one of the world’s finest international art collections of art, paintings, pottery and sculpture.

 

180 St Kilda Road, Southbank | NGV International | What's Showing

THE IAN POTTER CENTRE

NGV AUSTRALIA

The Ian Potter Centre located in the magnificent Federation Square in the heart of Melbourne's CBD houses Australian art including paintings, pottery and sculpture.

 

Corner Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne | Federation Square

 

The Ian Potter Centre | What's Showing

 

ACCA

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

 

Heide is one of Australia’s leading public art museums open daily. Celebrated for its award-winning architecture and breathtaking gardens, Heide has a rich and colourful social history and art heritage.

 

111 Sturt St, Southbank
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art | What's Showing

 

HEIDI

Museum of Modern Art

 

The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is Melbourne’s leading contemporary art gallery presenting the most challenging, innovative and creative visual art of our time.

 

7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen
Heidi | Museum of Modern Art | What's Showing

 

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