Melbourne art galleries and their OCTOBER 2026 exhibition schedules are listed below, grouped by region. For listings in other Australian states please use the What’s On menu above.

Federation Square · CBD |Flinders Lane |Southbank · Sth Melbourne |Carlton · Nth Melbourne |Fitzroy · Collingwood · Abbotsford |Brunswick · Northcote | Richmond |Toorak · South Yarra · Prahran |St Kilda · Elwood · Brighton |Armadale · Malvern |Hawthorn |Caulfield · Elsternwick |Greater Melbourne

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Federation Square, CBD

ACMI – Australian Centre for the Moving Image
⚲ Map
Federation Square, Melbourne 3000.

Alcaston Gallery
Level 3, 50 Market Street, Melbourne 3000.

APY Gallery Docklands
34 Tom Thumb Lane, Docklands 3008.

Art @ St Francis
⚲ Map
Eymard Centre, 326 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000.

City Gallery
Melbourne Town Hall, 110 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.

D Lan Contemporary
40 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000.

First Site Gallery at RMIT
⚲ Map
Storey Hall Basement, 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.

Koorie Heritage Trust
⚲ Map
Birrarung Building, Federation Square, cnr Swanston and Flinders streets, Melbourne 3000.

National Gallery of Victoria
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
⚲ Map
Federation Square, cnr Russell and Flinders streets, Melbourne 3000.

One Star Gallery
301–303 Victoria Street, West Melbourne 3003.

project8
⚲ Map
Level 2, 417 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000.

RMIT Gallery
⚲ Map
344 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.

State Library Victoria
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.

Tolarno Galleries
Level 5, 104 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000.

VOID_Melbourne
Level 2, 190 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000.

West End Art Space
112 Adderley Street, West Melbourne 3003.

Flinders Lane

ARC ONE Gallery
⚲ Map
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000.

BLINDSIDE
Nicholas Building, Level 7, Room 14, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.

Craft
Watson Place (off Flinders Lane), Melbourne 3000.

Flinders Lane Gallery
⚲ Map
Level 1, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.
(03) 9654-3332.
info@flg.com.au
Director: Claire Harris.
Tues–Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00 or 3.00 on last Sat of each exhibition for de-install.
FLG presents their annual exhibition program both in-house and online via virtual tours. The website also features an extensive, fully searchable online stockroom.
To Oct 10 Witches Flight by Rebecca Hastings.
Oct 13 to 31 Flux by Annika Romeyn.

fortyfivedownstairs
⚲ Map
45 Flinders Lane, Naarm Melbourne 3000.
(03) 9662-9966.
gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com
Tues – Fri 12.00 to 7.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 3 Primary Instincts – the annual Polish Art Foundation exhibition.
Also, Cosmic Forms by Kate Murdoch.
Oct 6 to 17 The Community Art Card Project by Robert Lee Davis, supported by St Michael’s Grammar School.

Oct 7 to 17 Twelve by St Michael’s Grammar School.
Oct 20 to 31 Slivers of Time by Suzanne K. Franklin.
Also, Slipping Sideways by Dorothy Lipmann.

Murray White Room
Sargood Lane (off Exhibition Street), Melbourne 3000.

Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
⚲ Map
Level 8, Room 16, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street (cnr Flinders Lane), Melbourne 3000.
0407-317-323.
st73599@bigpond.net.au
Director: Stephen McLaughlan.
Wed–Fri 1.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00, and by appointment.
To Oct 17 David Hirst.
Oct 21 to Nov 7 Tim Bass.

Southbank, Sth Melbourne

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)
⚲ Map
111 Sturt Street, Southbank 3006.
(03) 9697-9999.
info@acca.melbourne
Free entry.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 11.00 to 5.00.
To Nov 22 NEW26 presents the work of seven outstanding emerging artists from across the country, at the forefront of contemporary art practice. The exhibition brings together distinct bodies of work that reflect, question, and reshape the artistic and social preoccupations of our times.
Artists: Amanda Bell, Amanda Bennetts, Nicholas Currie, Naveed Farro, Caesar Florence-Howard, Diego Ramírez, and E. J. Son.
Curated by Dr Shelley McSpedden and Sophie Prince.

Australian Tapestry Workshop
⚲ Map
262–266 Park Street, South Melbourne 3205.

Buxton Contemporary
Cnr Dodds Street and Southbank Boulevard, University of Melbourne, Southbank 3006.

Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery
⚲ Map
40 Dodds Street, Southbank 3006.
(03) 9035-9400.
fsmyer-gallery@unimelb.edu.au
Tues–Sat 12.00 to 5.00.
Oct 2 to Nov 7 Possibly Pop, Personalism, Post-Punk, Post-Conceptual Painting. 7 Decades of Jenny Watson – reflections on the self, particularly during the transition from childhood into adulthood, are a recurring theme in Watson’s work. In the late 1970s she made photorealist depictions of the homes she had lived in and the suburban middle-class milieu in which she grew up. In the early ‘80s her work turned from the appearance of the outside world of her childhood to the experience of her inner world; of memory, dreams, desires, and emotions.

Lynne Alexander Art Gallery
365 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 3207.

Mystik River Gallery
Southgate Shopping Centre, 3 Southgate Avenue, Southbank 3006.

National Gallery of Victoria
NGV International
⚲ Map
180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne 3004.
Daily 10.00 to 5.00.

PCA Gallery
Print Council of Australia
⚲ Map
Studio 2 Guild, 152 Sturt Street, Southbank 3006.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00.
The PCA Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary printmaking and artists’ books, including experimental forms of print and, more broadly, works on paper.

Carlton, Nth Melbourne

Bridget McDonnell Gallery
130 Faraday Street, Carlton 3053.

The Burke Gallery
Gateway Building, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052.

The Dax Centre
30 Royal Parade, Kenneth Myer Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010.
(03) 9349-2538.
info@daxcentre.org
Wed–Fri 11.00 to 3.30.
The Dax Centre is the premier gallery and education centre of its kind in Melbourne. It is a leader in the use of art to raise awareness and reduce stigma towards mental health issues. It works with emerging artists with lived experience of mental health issues, providing a safe and supportive environment for the artists to exhibit their work, develop their art practice, and raise awareness of their important cultural contributions.

The Larwill Studio Melbourne – Art Series
48 Flemington Road, Parkville 3052.

Potter Museum of Art
University of Melbourne, Swanston Street (between Elgin and Faraday streets), Parkville 3010.
Tues–Sat 11.00 to 5.00.
To Nov 21 Ngarn Wa’ngal (Breathing for Us): Art of the gum tree.

RMIT Design Hub Gallery
⚲ Map
Level 2, Building 100, RMIT University, Cnr Victoria and Swanston streets, Carlton 3053.

Science Gallery
⚲ Map
University of Melbourne, located at Melbourne Connect, 114 Grattan Street, Parkville 3052.

Steps Gallery
Ground Floor, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton South 3053.

Victorian Archives Centre Gallery
⚲ Map
99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne 3051.

Fitzroy, Collingwood, Abbotsford

Artbank Melbourne
⚲ Map
18–24 Down Street, Collingwood 3066.

Association of Sculptors of Victoria
By appointment.

@14
⚲ Map
14 Langridge Street, Collingwood 3066.

Australian Catholic University Sculpture Walk
115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065.

Australian Galleries
⚲ Map
35 Derby Street, Collingwood 3066.
(03) 9417-4303.
melbourne@australiangalleries.com.au
Director: Stuart Purves AM.
Daily 10.00 to 6.00.
To Oct 3 Winsome Jobling.
Oct 13 to 31 Jock Clutterbuck, Danielle Creenaune, and Belinda Fox.
Also, Gary Rance, Geoffrey Ricardo, and Nick Howson.

Australian Galleries Stock Rooms
⚲ Map
28 Derby Street, Collingwood 3066.
(03) 9417-2422.
melbourne@australiangalleries.com.au
Director: Stuart Purves AM.
Daily 10.00 to 6.00.
To Oct 3 Ray Arnold, John Wolseley, and Ian Westacott.
Oct 13 to 31 Holly Grace, and Jazmina Cininas.

Australian Print Workshop
210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065.

Brunswick Street Gallery
Level 1 and 2, 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065.

cbOne Gallery
⚲ Map
Chapman & Bailey, 1C Marine Parade, Abbotsford 3067.
(03) 9415-8666.
gallery@chapmanbailey.com.au
chapmanbailey.com.au
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.30 to 3.00.
cbOne Gallery presents monthly exhibitions and works with a broad range of artists and Australian Aboriginal Art Centres. Browse their website for exhibitions, events, projects, and stockroom.
To Oct 17 October Blossom Springs – a group exhibition of botanically inspired works celebrating the arrival of spring.
TEMPUS: Works on paper by Emma Stuart.

Fox Galleries
63 Wellington Street, Collingwood 3066.

Helgoland
79 Langridge Street, Collingwood 3066.

LOVED ONES GALLERY
⚲ Map
12 Robert Street, Collingwood 3066.

MAGMA Galleries
5 Bedford Street, Collingwood 3066.

Marios
⚲ Map
303 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3068.

Nicholas Thompson Gallery
155 Langridge Street, Collingwood 3066.

North Gallery
Level 1, 55–57 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065.

A Notable Desire Upstairs
Bedford Street, Collingwood 3066.

Passionfruit Sensuality Shop
Upstairs, 414 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065.
0407-892-750.
jconnory@swin.edu.au
Mon–Fri 11.00 to 7.00, Sat–Sun 11.00 to 3.00.
Oct 8 to 18 Power and Play, curated by Jane Connory – an exhibition and workshop series exploring the subversive power of the dominatrix and the colonised history of the cane during Oz Kink Fest 2026.

Pineapple Gallery
81 Johnston Street, Collingwood 3066.

Red Gallery
157 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North 3068.
(03) 9482-3550.
Weds–Sun 10.30 to 5.00.
Oct 28 to Nov 8 (opening Fri Oct 30, 6–8pm) Figurative by Paul Robinson – a selection of figurative paintings from the past 47 years.

SOL Gallery
⚲ Map
420 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065.

Sullivan+Strumpf | Melbourne
⚲ Map
Naarm, 107–109 Rupert Street, Collingwood 3066.
(03) 7046-6489.
art@sullivanstrumpf.com
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00, or by appointment.

Sutton Gallery
254 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065.

Tacit Art
314 Johnston Street, Abbotsford 3067.

THIS IS NO FANTASY
108–110 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065.

VAS Gallery | Victorian Artist Society
430 Albert Street, East Melbourne 3002.
(03) 9662-1484.
info@vasgallery.org.au
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 4.00.
Five beautifully restored heritage galleries showcase member exhibitions, visiting artists, and international shows.

Vertical View Gallery
9/244 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065.

West Space
Wurundjeri Country, Collingwood Yards, 30 Perry Street, Collingwood 3066.

Yarra Sculpture Gallery
117 Vere Street, Abbotsford 3067.

Brunswick, Northcote

Beinart Gallery
307 Victoria Street, Brunswick 3056.

Blak Dot Gallery
⚲ Map
33 Saxon Street, Brunswick 3056.

Counihan Gallery
Brunswick Town Hall (Merri-bek City Council), 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick 3056.

Islamic Museum of Australia
15A Anderson Road, Thornbury 3071.

Neon Parc
15 Tinning Street, Brunswick 3056.

NGBE
255 Lygon Street, Brunswick East 3057.

Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
189 High Street, Northcote 3070.

Sorse Gallery
31 Colebrook Street, Brunswick 3056.

Unassigned Gallery
55 Edward Street, Brunswick 3056.

Richmond

Charles Nodrum Gallery
⚲ Map
267 Church Street, Richmond 3121.
(03) 9427-0140.
gallery@charlesnodrumgallery.com.au
Director: Charles Nodrum (member of ACGA).
Tues–Sat 11.00 to 5.00.
Oct 10 to 31 Rapt by Jan Murray.

CLIMARTE Gallery
120 Bridge Road, Richmond 3121.

Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Inc.
Cas Inc. PO Box 283, Richmond 3121.
(03) 9428-0568, 0407-059-194.
mail@contemporaryartsociety.org.au
A non-profit art society run by artists, for artists, established 1938.

The Front Room
Shamrock Street, Richmond 3121.

Lennox St. Gallery
⚲ Map
Naarm, 322–324 Lennox Street, Richmond 3121.

LON Gallery
136 Bridge Road, Richmond 3121.

Niagara Galleries
⚲ Map
245 Punt Road, Richmond 3121.
(03) 9429-3666.
mail@niagaragalleries.com.au
Director: William Nuttall (member of AGAA).
Weds–Fri 12.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00.
To Oct 3 Mabel Juli Wirroongoon.
Oct 7 to 31 Blue Chip XXVIII: The Collectors’ Exhibition.

Roberson Art Gallery
⚲ Map
43 Bridge Road, Richmond 3121.

Sophie Gannon Gallery
2 Albert Street, Richmond 3121.

William Mora Galleries
⚲ Map
1/60 Tanner Street, Richmond 3121.
(03) 9429-1199.
mora@moragalleries.com.au
Director: Anna Mortley-Mora.
Weds–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, or by appointment.
Oct 8 to Dec 14 (opening Thurs Oct 8, 6pm) Paper #2 featuring artists: David Hugh Thomas, Lisa Walker, Gerard Van Dyck, Henry Lewis, Brian Martin, Rohan Robinson, and Anna Pelc.

Women’s Art Register
⚲ Map
Celebrating 50 years: 1975–2025
Richmond Library, 415 Church Street, Richmond 3121.
hello@womensartregister.org
Instagram: @womensartregister
By appointment only.
The Women’s Art Register is Australia’s living archive of women’s art practice and an artist-run, not-for-profit community and resource with information on 5,000+ women artists. Supported by the City of Yarra.

Toorak, Sth Yarra, Prahran

Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
248 High Street, Windsor 3181.

Australian Centre for Glass Design
140 High Street, Windsor 3181.
Weds–Sat 11.00 to 4.00.
Oct 14 to Nov 28 (opening Sat Oct 24, 2–4pm) Where Three Stories Meet by Fiona McDonald, Kristin McFarlane, and Brenda Page.

C. Gallery
50 Davis Avenue, South Yarra 3141.

The Cullen Melbourne – Art Series
164 Commercial Road, Prahran 3181.

FIN Gallery
437 High Street, Prahran 3181.

Fletcher Arts
1/404 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141.

Gallerysmith
40 Porter Street, Prahran 3181.

Glowing Structures Gallery
541 Chapel Street, South Yarra 3141.
Mon–Fri 9.30 to 5.30, Sat–Sun by appointment.
To Jan 8, 2027 REIGN by Vivian McQueen. This exhibition is McQueen’s first solo exhibition in Melbourne and includes 22 photographs drawn from 25 years of international fashion, portrait, and documentary work.

MARS Gallery
7 James Street, Windsor 3181.

Neon Parc
1 Hazeldon Place, South Yarra 3141.

The Olsen Melbourne – Art Series
637–641 Chapel Street, South Yarra 3141.

OTOMYS
424 Malvern Road, Prahran 3181.

Scott Livesey Galleries
⚲ Map
610 High Street, Prahran 3181.
(03) 9824-7770.
info@scottliveseygalleries.com
Tues–Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 24 Spring 2026 – a rotating salon exhibition throughout Oct.

STATION | Melbourne
9 Ellis Street, South Yarra 3141.

St Kilda, Elwood, Brighton

Bayley Arts
1 Avoca Street, Highett 3190.

Bayside Gallery
⚲ Map / Melway Melway 67 F10
Cnr Wilson and Carpenter streets, Brighton 3186.
(03) 9261-7111.
gallery@bayside.vic.gov.au
Free entry.
Weds–Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 1.00 to 5.00.
To Oct 25 Still moves: Australian and international animation – experience stop motion animation by artists considered leaders in the field. Traditional mediums of sculpture, painting, collage, and drawing are transformed into inventive and captivating moving image artworks by award-winning artists: Adam Elliot, Deborah Kelly, Cat Rabbit, Allison Schulnik, Tjanpi Desert Weavers, and Zhang Xu Zhan.

Carlisle Street Arts Space
99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda 3182.

Jacob Hoerner Galleries
First Floor, 89 Wellington Street, St Kilda 3182.

Kingston Arts Centre
⚲ Map
979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin 3189.
(03) 9556-4440.
arts@kingston.vic.gov.au
Free entry.
Weds–Sat 11.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 31 Refugia by Kerri Wilson McConchie – transforming indigenous flora from the endangered sand heathlands of Bunurong Country into moving image projections on Kingston Town Hall. Reimagining a wildlife corridor, the exhibition reflects on biodiversity, ecological connectivity, and the fragility of threatened ecosystems in the face of environmental change.
Also, Rendered Other and Cast Out by Elizabeth Cole – a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring human-caused, climate change through the lens of Antarctica. Drawing on Antarctic and personal archives, the five-part installation combines video, sound, and handmade sculptural objects to examine polar exploration, colonial-era whaling, and the continent’s role as a harbinger of ecological change.
And, Hand Me Down by Andrew Duong – referencing personal hand-me-downs including the grey suit worn by three different cousins, the same 50-dollar note traded between siblings on birthdays, and the CASIO watch from the father who is never late. The works give new life to these items, and recreate those that have been lost or passed on.
Also, Kingston Sounds by Susannah Langley. Developed from Langley’s Master of Fine Arts research at the University of Melbourne, the works invite audiences to engage through movement, touch, and listening, exploring the relationship between sound, space, and drawing.
Oct 16 to Dec 12 Whichever Way the Wind Blows – five contemporary jewellery and object makers connected to the coast share their transformative craft practices. They each draw attention to the pervasive nature of waste by collecting debris and remodelling it to tell the stories of their impact on our environment. Artists: Melinda Young, Gabbee Stolp, Regina Middleton, Liv Boyle, and Lori Hakim.

Linden New Art
⚲ Map
Boon Wurrung / Bunurong Country, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda 3182.
(03) 9534-0099.
gallery@lindenarts.org
Tues–Sun 11.00 to 4.00.
To Nov 8 Juncture Art Prize – Gian Manik and Sarah CrowEST.
Also, The Letting Go by Natascha Stellmach.

M.33
16 Carlisle Avenue, Balaclava 3183.

Vivien Anderson Gallery
⚲ Map
Naarm, 284–290 St Kilda Road, St Kilda 3182.
Tues–Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00.
Oct 7 to Nov 7 (opening Weds Oct 7, 6pm) Nginingilwawa Winga Ngima (My feelings of how I see the sea) by Alison Puruntatameri.

Armadale, Malvern

Firestation Print Studio Gallery
⚲ Map
2 Willis Street, Armadale 3143.
(03) 9509-1782.
fire@fps.org.au
Director: Liz McDowell.
Wed–Sat 11.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 3 The Writing on the Wall: Text in Contemporary Printmaking.
Oct 7 to 24 (opening Thurs Oct 8, 6–8pm) Wai Water by Kathy Boyle and Julz Henderson.
Oct 28 to Nov 14 (opening Thurs Oct 29, 6–8pm) Lindesey Dresdon.

Gabelich Gallery
13a Rose Street, Armadale 3143.

Libby Edwards Galleries
Station Street, Malvern 3144.

Malvern Artists’ Society Gallery
1297–1299 High Street, Malvern 3144.

Manyung Gallery Malvern
6–10 Claremont Avenue, Malvern 3144.

Hawthorn

Ladder Art Space
Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, 81 Denmark Street, Kew 3101.
(03) 9852-8772.
info@ladderartspace.com.au
Tues–Sat 11.30 to 5.00. Closed public holidays and outside exhibition dates.
Catalogues available via the website. Applications are now open for the 2027 exhibition program. Proposal guidelines are available on the website.
To Oct 17 Dreams and Memories by John Opie, Still Life Paintings by Paul Brandner, Mon beau voyage en Français by Jennifer Culic, and Daydream by Olivia Modine.

Quadrant Gallery + Art Advisory
72 Barkers Road, Hawthorn 3122.

Town Hall Gallery
⚲ Map
Naarm, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn 3122.
(03) 9278-4770.
arts@boroondara.vic.gov.au
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. Closed public holidays.
To Oct 17 Quiet Corners: The Art of A. M. E. Bale – presents more than 100 of Australian painter A. M. E. Bale’s finest works from public and private collections.

To Nov 7 Celebrating our Parks and Gardens by U3A Hawthorn Art Groups – this exhibition observes the way nature brings joy to community life.
Oct 7 to Nov 21 Thresholds by Amy Dwight – through distorted photographs of nature, Dwight reflects on the moments where pain blends grief with remembrance, and fear with hope.

Oct 19 to Dec 12 Wall of Magic Creatures by Kate Beynon – interact with a constantly transforming wall of soft-sculptural, fantastic figures.

Caulfield, Elsternwick

Gallery Sunari
444 Centre Road, Bentleigh 3204.

Glen Eira City Council Gallery
⚲ Map
Cnr Glen Eira and Hawthorn roads, Caulfield 3162.
(03) 9524-3333.
Curator: Diane Soumilas. Free entry.
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 1.00 to 5.00. Closed public holidays and between exhibitions.
Oct 9 to Nov 1 Gallery Two: Houses and Backyards of Glen Eira presented by the Glen Eira Historical Society.
Oct 9 to Dec 20 Fabulous 70s: a celebration of Melbourne Fashion.
Nov 4 to Dec 20 Gallery Two: Interactive Children’s Fashion Installation.

Lauraine Diggins Fine Art
⚲ Map
Boonwurrung Country, 5 Malakoff Street, North Caulfield 3161.
(03) 9509-9855.
ausart@diggins.com.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 6.00, or by appointment. Please check Gallery hours during art fairs.
Specialists in Australian Colonial, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary and Indigenous painting, works on paper, sculpture, and decorative arts.

MADA Gallery
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Building D, Ground Floor, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East 3145.

Melbourne Holocaust Museum
13 Selwyn Street, Elsternwick 3185.

Monash University Museum of Art
Ground Floor, Building F, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East 3145.

Greater Melbourne

Bolin Bolin Gallery at Bulleen Art & Garden
⚲ Map
6 Manningham Road West, Bulleen 3105.
(03) 8850-3030.
Daily 9.00 to 5.00.
To Oct 20 Gargoyles and Garden Ornaments ceramic sculpture by Heather Wilson.
Oct 24 to Nov 17 Prints and Ceramics by Kate Hird and Jo Davies.

Box Hill Community Arts Centre
470 Station Street, Box Hill 3128.

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora 3083.

Bunjil Place
2 Patrick Northeast Drive, Narre Warren 3805.

Burrinja Gallery
⚲ Map
Wurundjeri Country, Burrinja Cultural Centre, 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey 3158.

Darebin Arts Centre
401 Bell Street (corner Bell Street and St Georges Road), Preston 3072.

Deakin University Art Gallery
⚲ Map
Deakin Burwood Campus (Building FA), 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125.
artgallery@deakin.edu.au
Free entry.
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 4.00. Closed public holidays.
To Oct 9 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award.
In its 17th year, this annual acquisitive award and exhibition is organised by the Art Collection and Galleries Unit at Deakin University. The Award celebrates contemporary sculpture with an exhibition of finalists’ work at the Deakin University Art Gallery. A fascinating snapshot of contemporary Australian sculpture.

Five Walls Gallery
Level 1, 119 Hopkins Street, Footscray 3011.

Galleria Crocodillo
⚲ Map
Naarm, 738 Plenty Road, Reservoir 3073.
0458-191-429.
galleria.crocodillo@gmail.com
Thurs 11.00 to 6.00, Fri–Sat 12.00 to 8.00, Sun 1.00 to 6.00.
Oct 15 to 25 Uncle Grimble’s Snack Shack by Alison McLeod and Phillip Hinch.

Gertrude Contemporary
21–31 High Street, Preston South 3072.

Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen 3105.

Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens (Benga)
66 McCrae Street, Dandenong 3175.
(03) 9793-4511.
heritagehill@cgd.vic.gov.au
Free entry.
Weds–Thurs 10.00 to 3.00.
To Feb 4, 2027 The Secret Life of Gardens uncovers the garden history of Heritage Hill, from early domestic landscapes to Edna Walling’s design influence, revealing how gardens shaped Australian life, culture, and connection to nature.

Loft 275
⚲ Map
Ivanhoe Library & Cultural Hub, Level 1, 275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe 3079.

Manningham Art Gallery
687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108.

Manyung Gallery Strathmore
335 Napier Street, Strathmore 3041.

Montsalvat
7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham 3095.

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)
⚲ Map
Wurundjeri and Bunurong Country, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill 3150.
(03) 8544-0500.
maph@monash.vic.gov.au
Instagram: @maph_photography
Free entry.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Mon and public holidays.
To Nov 9 Bowness Photography Prize 2026. The 50 shortlisted works in the 21st national Bowness Photography Prize reveal the preoccupations and processes at work in contemporary Australian photographic practice. In the landscape, in the darkroom: these artists are reaching for new ways to convey the moment as they work with scale, technique, equipment, and perspective.

Spacecraft
7/107–109 Whitehall Street, Footscray 3011.

Steven Print Gallery
31 Burgundy Drive, Doncaster 3108.

Studio 189
7/189 Bayswater Road, Bayswater North 3153.

TarraWarra Museum of Art
⚲ Map
313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Healesville 3777.
(03) 5957-3100.
museum@twma.com.au
Tues–Sun 11.00 to 5.00.
To Nov 1 Inside the Mirage curated by James Lynch. Bringing together the enigmatic worlds of Ian Fairweather and John Young, an exchange Young has pursued since 2015, reinterpreting Fairweather’s engagement with Chinese language, philosophy, and poetry through contemporary painting and digital imaging. Twelve rarely seen Fairweather paintings sit alongside works by nine contemporary Australian artists, including Gordon Bennett, Mikala Dwyer, Narelle Jubelin, and William Yang.

Walker Street Gallery & Arts Centre
⚲ Map
Cnr Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong 3175.
(03) 8571-5320.
arts@cgd.vic.gov.au
Mon–Sat 11.00 to 3.00.
To Nov 14 Uncharted Waters: The Journey of Mother Tongue presents an immersive exploration of movement, knowledge systems, and sacred geometry through a newly commissioned short dance film by dance artist Annalouise Paul. The film reveals a sequence from Act 3 of Mother Tongue, Paul’s ongoing project that weaves traditional dance, vocals, and body rhythms with emergent technologies. Exploring themes of peoplehood, adaptation, and healing, the work poses questions about our shared future while offering a powerful encounter with choreography informed by rhythm, mathematics, and biomimicry.

Whitehorse Art Gallery
⚲ Map
Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 3128.
(03) 9262-6250.
artspace@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 24 Random Weave: Basketmakers of Victoria celebrate 40 years – in this celebratory exhibition, members of Basketmakers of Victoria have produced a vibrant array of works to contemplate, inspire, and give pleasure.

Oct 29 to Nov 7 Collection Spotlight: Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts – featuring a selection of works from the Whitehorse Art Collection by two proponents of Australian Impressionism and the Box Hill Artists’ Camp – Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts.

Wyndham Art Gallery
177 Watton Street, Werribee 3030.

Yering Station Art Gallery
38 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen 3775.