Tag: Art

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Wide shot of a floating bar on Yarra River with skyscrapers in the background.

What's open between Christmas and New Year's Eve in Melbourne

If you’re in Melbourne after Christmas Day, there’s heaps of fun to be had.

A couple on stage kissing in front of a red cursive sign saying L'amour.
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Encore!

See 50 objects, from 50 years in one collection.

Two dark contemporary artworks on a white wall in a gallery.
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Stephanie Jook

The debut solo exhibition by Melbourne artist Stepahnie Jook.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River
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Yusi Zang: Full House

An exhibition that transforms the banal into works that feel both familiar and quietly strange.

A line of woman holding guitars in an identical pose on a stage in front of a green curtain.
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Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy

NGV presents Ragnar Kjartansson's first-ever Australian exhibition.

The red Platcha Hut at the edge of the Antarctic Plateau, from 2010, set on a rocky landscape with large areas of ice and blue sky in the background.

Designing for Extremes

What can Antarctica, a living laboratory for extreme environments, teach us about the now?

Flinders Street Station lit up in blue at dusk during Melbourne's RISING festival, with city buildings in the background.
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RISING: Melbourne

A festival of new art, music and performance in the heart of Naarm/Melbourne each winter.

Artwork by artist, Maree Nikimaya, depicting an African woman and her tribe amongst gnarled trees in the desert.
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Maree Nikimaya: Steel Karkade

This exhibition showcases the multifaceted experiences of Black women in the diaspora.

A still life painting by Julie Davidson showing three objects, one holding white magnolias.
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Julie Davidson: Symphony of Light

See Julie Davidson’s luminous meditations on form and transience.

Alison Page, an Australian designer and curator, with dark hair and blue eyes, smiling at the camera, wearing a white shirt and a denim jacket.
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Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter

An exhibition that dives into the ancient and contemporary stories that drive Page's design process.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River
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Pop-Up: Piston

See Wet Collective's latest exhibition.

Market stalls in Royal Exhibition Building with floral flag display.
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The Big Design Market: Almost Winter

Enjoy a showcase of over 250 independent Australian designers, with delicious food and wine.

A person in a black suit holds a large, green ape head sculpture behind them, on a city sidewalk with graffiti-covered walls in the background.
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Rehearsing the City Exhibition

See archival photos from Victoria’s collections, plus work by contemporary street photographers.

Girl looking out at mini village display in the garden.

The best free and cheap family activities

Find family-friendly fun and free events in Melbourne.

Blue etching of classical Italian ruins with statues, pillars and pediments.
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The Grand Tour

An exhibition exploring the history and impact of the 18th-century cultural right-of-passage.

Steps in a landscaped garden leading to a memorial cross, at the Yokohama Commonwealth War Cemetery in Japan.
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Eucalypts of Hodogaya

An exhibition that reflects on a remarkable story of post-war reconciliation and remembrance.

Red and gold washing blowing on a Hills Hoist clothes line.
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KINGS Artist-Run: May Exhibitions

Presenting shows by Glenda Mejía and Tania Cañas, Aaron Ashwood and Perce Jerrom.

A saturated black and white images of a hooded figure sitting under a small parasol in Japan.
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James Bryans: Autumn Haiku

A series of photographs taken in Japan.

Still life painting of oranges, jub and mug on a tea towel.
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TJ Murphy: Remains to Be Seen

The 2025 Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year explores vintage objects in still life.

Large room with artwork on walls and floor.
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Secret Cellar Market: Artists, Makers and Small-batch Finds

Find original art and prints, handmade crafts and clothing, and dog items at this tiny local market.