Working with a mirrored stage and an assortment of exotic objects, create your own kaleidoscopic worlds inspired by works from the William and Winifred Bowness Prize 2023. Bring a camera to capture your creations and add them to our shared gallery.
Thursday 21 September 2023 to Thursday 21 September 2023.
Art program in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Anne Zahalka is one of Australia’s most highly regarded photo-media artists who has exhibited extensively in Australia and overseas for over 40 years. Her work explores cultural and environmental points of tension, interrogating them with humour and a critical perspective.
Saturday 10 June 2023 to Sunday 10 September 2023.
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
We're seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from First Nations artists to design and implement a First Nations themed mural on an existing wall of the Atkinson Street multi-level car park (129-133 Atkinson Street, Oakleigh).
Friday 28 July 2023 to Friday 01 September 2023.
Art opportunity in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Join us at MAPh to discover new ways of engaging with art.
Thursday 31 August 2023 to Thursday 31 August 2023.
Art special event in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Jahkarli Romanis is a proud Pitta Pitta woman, an emerging artist, researcher and curator based on Kulin Land. After completing an Honours in Photography degree in 2020, she commenced a PhD at Monash University in 2021 through the Wominjeka Djeembana Research Lab.
Sunday 02 July 2023 to Monday 28 August 2023. Opening: Sunday 02 July 2023.
Join MAPh Director Anouska Phizacklea in conversation with Anne Zahalka as they discuss the artist’s career, the survey exhibition ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist’s archive and the accompanying publication. The artist will be available for book signing after the event. Free event, all welcome.
Sunday 27 August 2023 to Sunday 27 August 2023.
Art talk in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Join artist Anne Zahalka for a masterclass in studio photography to learn how to get the most from models, props, lighting and backdrops. In this practical workshop Zahalka will share her working methods, ideas and processes as she guides you through a photoshoot in which you'll create your own narrative in response to the backdrop Mullet Creek, Illawarra,1853 by Conrad Martens.
Saturday 26 August 2023 to Saturday 26 August 2023.
Art masterclass in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
LOOK! is MAPh’s annual photographic award and exhibition that celebrates work produced by MAPh Members.
Sunday 02 July 2023 to Sunday 13 August 2023.
This is a special opportunity to speak with the artist directly and find out more about her work. Zahalka will join the sessions remotely from her studio in Newtown, Sydney and visitors will be able to connect with her from her ZAHALKAWORLD studio at MAPh. Come prepared with interview questions!
Saturday 01 July 2023 to Tuesday 01 August 2023.
See things in a new way with some art based challenges at MAPh.
Friday 21 July 2023 to Friday 21 July 2023.
Join Jahkarli Romanis and artist Peta Clancy in conversation as they discuss the exhibition (Dis)connected to Country.
Sunday 02 July 2023 to Sunday 02 July 2023.
This is an exciting part-time opportunity to work with the MAPh Director to lead the implementation of a re-branding strategy as the museum establishes its new identity as the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh).
Friday 09 June 2023 to Sunday 02 July 2023.
Join us in our artist’s studio for some creative collage.
Tuesday 27 June 2023 to Tuesday 27 June 2023.
Art class in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Over the last 17 years, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. This year we have updated the online entry form so that submitting an application has never been easier, plus your entry can be updated right up to the closing date.
Sunday 01 January 2023 to Wednesday 14 June 2023.
Multi award-winning playwright, Fleur Kilpatrick’s Rebel tells the story of senior activists from around Australia who are fighting for a future they may never see. Rebel will take to the stage at the Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts on Wednesday 3 August, proudly presented by one of Australia’s most trusted and exciting independent theatre companies, Lab Kelpie.
Wednesday 03 August 2022 to Wednesday 03 August 2022.
Art performance in Victoria, Australia. Published by anonymous.
Responding to the unprecedented social, environmental and economic impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Australian artists and society at large, MGA is commissioning five artists to produce work in response to their current experiences.
Saturday 29 May 2021 to Sunday 29 August 2021.
Develop is MGA’s annual showcase of work by emerging photographic artists. The photographs included in this exhibition represent a small selection from the vast pool of high-calibre work that was produced by graduates of bachelor degrees in Melbourne in 2020.
Saturday 29 May 2021 to Sunday 11 July 2021.
Over the last 15 years, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. Entries are now open and MGA invites artists to submit photographic work created over the last year – a year that we will all never forget.
Wednesday 12 May 2021 to Wednesday 30 June 2021.
Bunjil Place Gallery proudly welcomes iconic design exhibition miffy & friends, featuring the work of Dutch illustrator, Dick Bruna (1927-2017) to Melbourne on 27 March – 13 June. Captivating children and adults alike for over 65 years, the iconic figure of Miffy features in a major, free exhibition coming to Melbourne for the very first time.
Saturday 27 March 2021 to Sunday 13 June 2021.
Art exhibition in Australia. Published by anonymous.
How would you describe your current lockdown feelings through photography? As we find ourselves in the middle of another lockdown due to the global COVID pandemic, we’re seeking images that capture your current experience.
Thursday 03 June 2021 to Sunday 06 June 2021.
Clare Jellie’s photographic series, When the sun sleeps explores the small Australian coastal town of Warrnambool, and the stories embedded within its social and environmental ecologies.
Friday 19 February 2021 to Monday 31 May 2021.
Soon to open at MGA is an ambitious and thoughtful exhibition that explores documentary photography and its ever-changing edges.
Wednesday 17 February 2021 to Sunday 16 May 2021.
Skilled Hands, Shared Culture explores the important role art, craft and design practices play in sustaining culture and community in Australia and Vietnam.
Monday 09 November 2020 to Friday 12 March 2021. Opening: Monday 09 November 2020.
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia. Published by RMIT Gallery.
To celebrate 15 years of the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize MGA has partnered with Smith & Singer to showcase the previous 15 recipients during the PHOTO 2021 International Photography Festival.
Thursday 18 February 2021 to Sunday 07 March 2021.
Broadcast online, PHOTO IDEAS is an expanded symposium on photography, truth and power in the post-internet age. Over six sessions, leading international and local artists, curators and academics will address a range of critical themes, delving into a variety of global topics to explore how new methods of making, sharing and viewing photographs are shifting our perception of reality.
Tuesday 02 March 2021 to Thursday 04 March 2021.
The LUMAS Gallery and Sequana Partners Arts Grant Program is a joint initiative by project management consultancy Sequana Partners and LUMAS Gallery to support and celebrate the creative community, providing artists with funding and a platform to showcase their work. The Arts Grant Program will award $4,000 to a winning artist each month, providing a total of six grants.
Monday 01 June 2020 to Monday 30 November 2020.
RMIT Gallery is hosting its first cross-continental online exhibition in celebration of the Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design (VFCD).
Monday 09 November 2020 to Monday 09 November 2020.
Art event in Victoria, Australia. Published by RMIT Gallery.
In celebration of our 30th anniversary, MGA has commissioned four leading Australian artists to explore the City of Monash by responding to key issues facing the community – a reflection of the city as a microcosm of the nation.
Saturday 15 February 2020 to Sunday 25 October 2020.
Join Anouska Phizacklea, Director of Monash Gallery of Art, artists Peta Clancy and Lee Grant, and Wendy Rennie, Colour Manager at Haymes Paint, and take a journey into the story behind the colours of the Portrait of Monash: the ties that bind exhibition.
Monday 27 July 2020 to Tuesday 28 July 2020.
Art live stream in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
In 2020 MGA celebrates its 30th anniversary and the Bowness Photography Prize marks its 15th year. Over the last 15 years, the Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country.
Wednesday 20 May 2020 to Wednesday 08 July 2020.
30 Year Anniversary Darkroom Dinner
Saturday 13 June 2020 to Saturday 13 June 2020.
Art dinner in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
In an era of post truth, fake news, and manipulated images, The Image Looks Back explores the reconfiguration of photography, asking how notions of visual truth and human experience are shaped by new technologies of vision. If the photograph has conventionally been understood as a record or memory of the world, what happens when the image looks back?
Friday 27 March 2020 to Saturday 16 May 2020. Opening: Thursday 26 March 2020.
We have joined forces with our artists to create a special auction just for you, offering a unique selection of photographic works by leading photographers. This is an auction with a difference. MGA and the artists will share equally in the sale proceeds of their work. Support us and support our artists.
Wednesday 29 April 2020 to Wednesday 29 April 2020.
In an unprecedented, world premiere exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the work of two of the most significant and influential artists of the late twentieth century. Exclusive to Melbourne, the exhibition offers new and fascinating insights into their unique visual languages and reveals, for the first time, the many intersections between their lives, practices and ideas.
Sunday 01 December 2019 to Monday 13 April 2020.
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia. Published by National Gallery of Victoria - International.
ACCA’s Feedback Loops exhibition presents six immersive installations that explore the material and digital worlds of our past, present and speculative futures. Populated by characters and conceptualisations that are at once real and fictive, and inherently performative, the works of participating artists are informed by aesthetics of the internet and the ethics of new materialist philosophies.
Saturday 07 December 2019 to Sunday 22 March 2020.
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia. Published by anonymous.
This year is MGA’s 30th anniversary and we want to hear from you to help shape our future
Tuesday 25 February 2020 to Saturday 14 March 2020.
Art survey in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Pleasure presents the work of a diverse group of artists who use the body to celebrate joy, humour, flamboyance and the outrageous.
Friday 29 November 2019 to Saturday 07 March 2020. Opening: Thursday 28 November 2019.
As necessity or luxury, to integrate or rebel, in freedom or oppression, dress is the nexus of selfhood. Dressing up draws together photographs from the MGA collection that feature dress or clothing as a significant element in their making. Shaping and shaped by the individual, our clothes can conceal, reveal and transform who we are.
Saturday 23 November 2019 to Sunday 09 February 2020.
Fashioning black identity: Africa and the African diaspora explores ways in which contemporary black African artists are using fashion, photography and portraiture to redefine personal and cultural identity.
Albert Tucker (1914–99) is one of Australia’s most well-known and renowned artists, and a key exponent of Australian modernism. He was primarily a figurative painter who critically responded to the world around him.
Celebrating one of Australia’s most innovative, significant and vibrant post-war potteries, Glen Eira City Council’s Gallery presents Stories in clay: Arthur Merric Boyd Pottery (AMB), from Saturday 2 November until Sunday 15 December.
Saturday 02 November 2019 to Sunday 15 December 2019.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists who are 17 years of age and over and living in Victoria, to enter the Koorie Art Show 2019 and be eligible for over $25,000 worth of prizes.
Sunday 01 September 2019 to Monday 11 November 2019.
Art opportunity in Victoria, Australia. Published by anonymous.
Explore Katrin Koenning's haunting triptych of the bushfire-ravaged landscape of Lake Mountain that was awarded this year's Bowness Photography Prize. Koenning will be joined by MGA Associate Curator Gareth Syvret as they discuss her decade-long, site-specific work exploring 'ecological imaginaries' and climate change.
Saturday 09 November 2019 to Saturday 09 November 2019. Opening: Saturday 09 November 2019.
For over two decades, leading Australian and international Gold and Silversmithing artists have delivered and participated in masterclasses in the RMIT School of Art which has had a profound impact on the training of the craft in Australia. This major exhibition explores the masterclass legacy and records the cultural, artistic and technical shift in contemporary jewellery and object.
Friday 06 September 2019 to Saturday 09 November 2019. Opening: Thursday 05 September 2019.
MGA has partnered with Lifeview to host a monthly café for people living with dementia, their carers, family and friends. Dementia can have isolating effects on both the carer and the person living with dementia. The Rosemary & Time Café at MGA provides a safe space where people can share their experiences, learn from others, gain specialist advice, and enjoy a private tour of MGA.
Monday 28 October 2019 to Monday 28 October 2019. Opening: Monday 28 October 2019.
In a dual presentation of Chinese art and culture past and present, the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series at the National Gallery of Victoria will present China’s ancient Terracotta Warriors alongside a parallel display of new works by one of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang, at NGV International, May 2019.
Friday 24 May 2019 to Sunday 13 October 2019.
Come celebrate Australian photography with us and the artists. Join us from 6.30pm as we announce the winner of the 2019 Bowness Photography Prize – who will receive $30 000 and their work will become part of MGA’s significant collection of Australian photographs – and the three Colour Factory Honourable Mentions.
Thursday 10 October 2019 to Thursday 10 October 2019. Opening: Thursday 10 October 2019.
Viva Gibb (1945–2017) was a Melbourne-based artist whose commitment to social documentary photography saw her create a unique body of work that is both personal and political.
Saturday 27 July 2019 to Sunday 29 September 2019.
The light fades but the gods remain is a major exhibition showcasing two key series by Bill Henson, one of Australia’s most eminent artists, exploring the suburb of Glen Waverley where he grew up. In celebration of MGA’s 25th anniversary, Bill Henson was commissioned to revisit the suburb of his childhood and to produce a new body of work that reflects upon his earlier series Untitled 1985–86.
In the wake of World War II hundreds of exiled and displaced European artists, architects and designers arrived in Melbourne and sought employment with RMIT. Melbourne Modern traces a legacy of European influence through successive generations of RMIT teachers and students to the present day.
Friday 21 June 2019 to Saturday 17 August 2019. Opening: Thursday 20 June 2019.
This exhibition celebrates the architecture of Robin Boyd through the medium of photography. Contemporary photographers, Lauren Bamford and Lydia Wegner have been commissioned to produce new work centred on the Wright House, in Warrandyte, one of Boyd’s iconic family homes.
Saturday 25 May 2019 to Sunday 14 July 2019.
The Bowness Photography Prize has become an important survey of contemporary photographic practice and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country, providing Australian artists with the opportunity to exhibit at one of Australia's leading public galleries.
Wednesday 29 May 2019 to Wednesday 10 July 2019.
Celebrate philanthropy and share our passion for photography. Dine and be entertained as we auction stunning photographs, must-have delights and enchanting experiences.
Saturday 18 May 2019 to Saturday 18 May 2019.
Experience Denis Smith's immersive light paintings while you chill to killer DJ sets amidst Dombrovskis: journeys into the wild exhibition as we auction stunning photographs, must-have delights and enchanting experiences.
Art performance in Victoria, Australia. Published by Museum of Australian Photography.
Peter Dombrovskis (1945–96) was one of the world's foremost wilderness photographers. His powerful, reflective and deeply personal images of the unique Tasmanian wilderness had a lasting impact. His images changed the way Australians think about their environment by making remote nature accessible through images.
Saturday 09 March 2019 to Sunday 12 May 2019.
Katrin Koenning makes images that sit at the limit of documentary photography. In Swell, the artist addresses collective states of environmental urgency in which we find ourselves. Avoiding expected tropes of disaster-imagery, the work offers counter-narratives in order to focus on what is at stake and to decipher how humans and nature impact on each other.
Coinciding with Katrin Koenning's exhibition Swell, which proposes a view of nature and wildness that is more psychological than intrepid and offers a contemporary take on the environmental photography of the 1970s and 80s, MGA presents this fantastic opportunity to work directly with the artist to find your own unique voice and approach to documenting the world.
Saturday 04 May 2019 to Sunday 05 May 2019.
An exhibition of gouaches by Andrew Sayers, showing at Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, 2 March - 27 April 2019. Preview artworks on our website and download illustrated catalogue www.diggins.com.au The gouaches reveal an artist concerned with capturing a sense of space and asserting his love of rocks, sea and sky and define this celebrated Director on the artist side of the fence.
Saturday 02 March 2019 to Saturday 27 April 2019. Opening: Saturday 02 March 2019.
Escher X nendo | Between Two Worlds is the first exhibition in the world to feature the extraordinary work of Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher in dialogue with the work of acclaimed Japanese design studio nendo, led by designer Oki Sato.
Sunday 02 December 2018 to Sunday 07 April 2019.
The NGV’s Designing Women exhibition will highlight the dynamic and critical force of female designers in shaping contemporary design culture with works including Oru Chair by UAE’s Aljoud Lootah, Yang Metamorphosis designed by Carlotta de Bevilacqua for Artemide and Horse Lamp by Swedish design studio Front Design.
Friday 28 September 2018 to Sunday 24 March 2019.
