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Spacious interior of Flinders Lane Gallery with artworks of varied sizes hanging on the white walls.
29 Jul – 23 Aug

Exploration 25: Celebrating 25 Years of Emerging Art

  • Free
  • Art

This year marks a significant milestone for Flinders Lane Gallery's Emerging Artist Exhibition and Award – a program that has showcased over 250 unrepresented and unsigned artists since its inception.

Celebrating its 25th year, the gallery's latest Exploration exhibition invites past artists back into the gallery to reflect on how far they’ve come — sharing successes, shifts in practice, and creative growth. For a quarter of a century, this beloved series has championed new and unsigned artists, offering an early platform for experimentation, risk-taking and discovery. A joyful survey of possibility, resilience and enduring artistic vision.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 29 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 2 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 5 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 6 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 7 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 8 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 9 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 12 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 13 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 15 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 16 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 19 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 20 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 22 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 23 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Flinders Lane Gallery
Level 1/37 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9654 3332
  • email address: info@flg.com.au
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