Art Exhibitions Melbourne

Last Exhibition Open Day! 🖼️✨

The 2026 Shy Peoples Drawing Club Exhibition is open!! 🧑‍🎨 The gallery will be open 11am - 5pm Saturdays and Sundays 19th, 20th, 26th & 27th of September Everyone is invited! Bring along your friends and family to come and see the amazing artworks by our club members ☺️ Please consider purchasing an artwork to support our artists 🖼️✨ Any artworks sold by Zoë Marie (The club owner) will raise money towards club fees. There will also be a sign with a QR code to our Ko-Fi page for donations to help keep our club running 🪧 A big thank you to all of our wonderful artists who participated in this year’s exhibition!! 💕

Exhibition Open Days 🖼️✨

The 2026 Shy Peoples Drawing Club Exhibition is open!! 🧑‍🎨 The gallery will be open 11am - 5pm Saturdays and Sundays 19th, 20th, 26th & 27th of September Everyone is invited! Bring along your friends and family to come and see the amazing artworks by our club members ☺️ Please consider purchasing an artwork to support our artists 🖼️✨ Any artworks sold by Zoë Marie (The club owner) will raise money towards club fees. There will also be a sign with a QR code to our Ko-Fi page for donations to help keep our club running 🪧 A big thank you to all of our wonderful artists who participated in this year’s exhibition!! 💕

Cartier Exhibition at the NGV

Join us for a visit to the spectacular Cartier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Showcasing over 300 "Diamonds are Forever" pieces, these include jewels worn by women such as Elizabeth Taylor, the Duchess of Windsor, Dame Nellie Melba, Rhianna, and the Begum Aga Khan III. We will meet in the foyer next to the ticket office at 10.50 am: you will need to pre-purchase your tickets ( the Exhibiiton closes on 6th October). After viewing over 20 tiaras we will proceed to lunch on Southbank and the opportunity to discuss our jewellry preferences...don't miss it!

Sketch Sesh at Fitzroy Public Gallery 🖼️✨

Let’s get together for some sketching at Fitzroy Public Gallery 🖼️✨ Our final days of the exhibition are on Saturday and Sunday so let’s make use of the space while we have it! Bring some non messy art supplies like a sketch pad and pen/pencil 📝 Bring any snacks you might like to share

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) - Archibald Prize Exhibition

To BOOK you must GET a TICKET from the Nomads website by following: **[https://thq.fyi/se/1a959395ae0b](https://thq.fyi/se/1a959395ae0b).** Click on **Get Tickets.** **Note:** *An RSVP on Meetup is **NOT** a booking.* Please visit the Nomads website for full and early details of events and to Contact Leader. ***The 2026 Archibald Exhibition is on display in Victoria from Saturday 5th September to Sunday 1st November.*** The annual *Archibald Prize* is eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. Judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW, the prize is awarded to the best portrait painting. Since 1921, it has highlighted figures from all walks of life, from famous faces to local heroes, reflecting back to us the stories of our times. This touring exhibition at SAM (only site in Victoria) is an opportunity to see the finalists in the *Archibald Prize 2026*. Travel by public transport is recommended as the event will include walks to/from Shepparton Station. Time to enjoy a pub lunch then a walk to the Museum for a 2PM entry (last entry is at 3 PM). SAM traces its history back to 1936. The current purpose built complex, sitting opposite the man made Lake Victoria on the main north/south route in the city, was opened in 2021. SAM holds over 4,000 artworks, including one of the largest ceramic art collections in Australia. **GRADE \| LENGTH \| TYPE**: Grade 1 - Easy and Social, 4 km in total via multiple walks on sealed paths (graded according to the **[AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/hiking-and-bushwalking/choose-the-right-hike/how-walking-tracks-are-rated)**). **ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION**: Departing the train at Shepparton Station, we will walk some 7 minutes or 500 metres to the GV Hotel for lunch. Following lunch there will be a 22 minutes or 1.5 kms walk to SAM. The final walk will be via a different route of 20 minutes or 1.4 kms to Shepparton Railway Station to catch the final train back to Melbourne at 5:03 PM (arriving at Southern Cross at 7:39 PM). For 2026 there were 1,034 Archibald Prize entries from which 59 were selected for judgement and display. A total of 42 per cent of Archibald finalists were painted by first-time nominees. From the remainder, the S. H. Ervin Gallery at The Rocks in Sydney selected works for an alternative display called the Salon Des Refusés, which has existed since 1992. Archibald Prize 2026 is a timed-ticket exhibition, with entry at sixty-minute intervals on the hour until the last entry at 3pm. Adult entry is $24 (+47 cent fee), while Concession is $19 (+44 cent fee) (Humanitix system). The Nomads booking will be scheduled for 2pm. **BOOKING**: by Thursday 15th October or ASAP to ensure you don't miss out on getting tickets for the gallery! **( 2 Tickets - Nomads event ticket plus the Gallery ticket)** * **Entry Tickets**: Purchase your ticket for 2pm on Saturday 17 October via **[Humanitix Archibald Tickets](https://events.humanitix.com/tickets-archibald-prize-2026?_gl=1*wa7rkf*_gcl_au*MTYzNDAzMzE4My4xNzg2ODY4ODI1*_ga*NTQzNzE4MjMxLjE3ODY4Njg4MjY.*_ga_LHKW5FR9N6*czE3ODY4Njg4MjUkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODY4NjkzMDYkajE2JGwwJGgw)** * **Nomads**: To register for the walk and lunch. * To BOOK you must GET a TICKET from the Nomads website by following: **[https://thq.fyi/se/1a959395ae0b](https://thq.fyi/se/1a959395ae0b).** Click on **Get Tickets.** **Note:** *An RSVP on Meetup is **NOT** a booking.*

PLEASE COLLECT YOUR ARTWORKS!! 🖼️✨

The exhibition has ended! Please come and collect your artworks!! 🖼️✨ Collection times are Sunday 5-6pm Monday 12-5pm If you cannot collect your artworks during these times the gallery owner Collin will be holding onto them until you can collect them. Please contact him, he can also organise delivery If you do not want to collect your artworks please message me to let me know! Some artists abandoned their art last year so please let me know if you don’t want it back 🙏

Exhibit - Fringe at La Mama

Sunday Coffee & Making Modern Melbourne Free Exhibition

Please register here for FREE entry: [Events & Workshops — Melbourne International Network](https://melbourneinternational.network/events) This free exhibition at Old Treasury Building examines the tumultuous century that was to come, with two world wars and a Depression. But also, a ‘long boom’, multiculturalism, rights for all citizens, increased public transport and heritage laws which would protect the historic buildings we still have today. In the exhibition highlight, compare historical photographs of Melbourne with recent images captured by local photographer Sarah Pannell. Discover a city with building heights limited to the length of the fire brigade’s ladder (12 storeys) grow so that skyscrapers dominate the skyline. This is a must see exhibition for all Melburnians. \*Please meet at the front of Old Treasury Building. We can all grab a coffee from across the road after the exhibition.\* For full access to our events and programs including gala nights, please sign up as a paid member on our portal: [Membership Plans — Melbourne International Network](https://melbourneinternational.network/membership)

Philosophy Roundtable: Art

Art has been part of human life for as long as we have tried to express, interpret, and give meaning to our experience. But what actually makes something art, and why do certain works move us while others do not? Our discussion will centre around the nature, meaning, and value of art. This session will be hosted by Daniel. We will meet at **Captain Melville** at **2pm** for a **2:15pm** start sharp **Please note the new $5 mandatory donation entry fe**e (cash or transfer on day) to help with MeetUp subscription costs. There is no pre-requisite preparation necessary, nor a philosophical background, all that is required is a curious mind. These discussions are both a Socrates Cafe style discussion and lively metaphysical dojo in the spirit of learning and friendly debate. We welcome your self-reflections, in addition feel free to question assumptions and be prepared to have your own assumptions questioned. This event is also posted to the Socrates Cafe group Possible questions: * **What are we really saying when we call something “art”?** * **Why does art matter at all?** * **If taste is subjective, why do we argue about whether art is good?** * **Where does the meaning of an artwork live?** And any other questions or curiosities about this topic people might have on the day! Here is a quote. > **“Isn’t the point of art less what people put into it and more what people get out of it?”** Todd Chavez in S6 EP16 *BoJack Horseman*: Hope to see you there!

Public Holiday! Artsy Hangout 👩‍🎨

It’s a public holiday! Let’s grab our art supplies and get together for an artsy hangout at Carlton Gardens 🌲🦆⛲️ Everyone is welcome! All skill levels and mediums ✨ Non artists are welcome, bring a book or enjoy the park scenery 📖🌳 Please do not attend if you are sick 🙏😷

Magic Show at Laneway Theatre

Please note tickets tend to sell out at least 4 weeks in advance. Follow the link below to book your ticket. Hidden down a dark laneway in Northcote you’ll discover one of Melbourne’s best kept secrets. You’ll receive an email detailing how to get there, and if you decide not to tell your friends where you’re taking them, it’s even more fun. You’ll guide them down a spooky laneway and knock on an unmarked wooden door. Once it opens, take them into a graveyard, past a bottomless pit, and through an occupied coffin before the gold class luxury of The Laneway Theatre is revealed. Join us in October for a Live Horror Show as part of the Melbourne Fringe festival. This is a magic show unlike anything you've ever seen before. In the style of the French horror theatre 'Grand Guignol', award-winning magician Tim Ellis tells the story of a psychopath looking back on his life and questioning his own reality. Using projections, music, sound effects, minimal lighting and no dialogue... magic effects are incorporated to bring the most graphic corners of his imagination to life. This is unsettling, uncomfortable, and unforgettable. Ticket link below. https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/darkness-is-coming

Art

Art has been part of human life for as long as we have tried to express, interpret, and give meaning to our experience. But what actually makes something art, and why do certain works move us while others do not? Our discussion will centre around the nature, meaning, and value of art. This session will be hosted by Daniel. We will meet at **Captain Melville** at **2pm** for a **2:15pm** start sharp. **Please note the new $5 mandatory donation entry fee** (cash or transfer on the day) to help with Meetup subscription costs. There is no prerequisite preparation necessary, nor any philosophical background required; all that is needed is a curious mind. These discussions are both a Socrates Café-style discussion and a lively philosophical dojo in the spirit of learning and friendly debate. We welcome your self-reflections, and encourage you to question assumptions while being prepared to have your own assumptions questioned. This event is also posted to the **Philosophy Circle** group. **Possible questions:** * **What are we really saying when we call something “art”?** * **Why does art matter at all?** * **If taste is subjective, why do we argue about whether art is good?** * **Where does the meaning of an artwork live?** And any other questions or curiosities about this topic people might have on the day! Here is a quote. > **“Isn’t the point of art less what people put into it and more what people get out of it?”** Todd Chavez in S6 EP16 *BoJack Horseman*: Hope to see you there!