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An abstract painting of a shadowy church building or cliff with a red crucifix on top and a purple sky.
11 – 22 Aug

Victoria McCaffrey: Mark Making as Narrative

  • Free
  • Art

Every mark tells a story.

Mark making becomes a form of narrative expression. Each line, gesture, or trace carries emotion, memory and intention. These marks invite you to interpret, to connect, to complete the story in your own way. There is a narrative for every piece in this exhibition; every viewer will bring their own narrative. Every experience has a different story to tell; every story makes a different mark.

Art has never needed to reproduce the world exactly. From the handprints on cave walls to the paintings in Lascaux, mark making has always been a record of human presence – a narrative stretching across thousands of years. These early marks remind us that storytelling begins long before language.

This exhibition continues that lineage: marks as memory, marks as meaning, marks as narrative.

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fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Ln
Melbourne 3000

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Portrait drawing of a young woman's head in soft grey textures.
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Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition

An exhibition of works with prizes awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan.

  • Free
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Part of an oil painting showing the top half of a pear against a blue background.
25 Aug – 5 Sep

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An exhibition from artist Barbara Rozenes exploring her patiently waiting inner self.

  • Free
  • Art
A painting of a bear's face alongside a helmeted person with a landscape painted into the rectangular eye opening.
8 – 19 Sep

Ponch Hawkes and Ian Bracegirdle: Sex Death Country

Ponch Hawkes and Ian Bracegirdle explore themes of belonging in this exhibition of paintings.

  • Free
  • Art
Painting of a young girl standing against a purple wall, her long plaits draped over her shoulders.
3 – 20 Sep

Victorian Artists Society: Spring Select Exhibition

See artworks by artists competing for the prestigious Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.

  • Free
  • Art
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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