Past Events
FRIDAY 18 JUNE+ 3:00-5:00PM 35A JOHNSTON STREET COLLINGWOOD Collingwood Yards, and the Collingwood Arts Precinct, is Melbourne's most exciting arrival on the city's art scene! Having just opened in March this year, the precinct is being billed as a vital part of a larger creative and community ecosystem connecting artists, creatives, community organisations and art lovers! Several VCA alumni students have studios or are involved with projects and spaces at Collingwood Yards. Now is your chance to discover what's behind…
Find out more »Members join us for a peek inside Dane Lovett and Bryan Spier's studios to see what they have been working on this year.
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Please join us at Sophie Gannon Gallery to hear Selina Ou and Sophie talk about their longstanding, 15 year relationship. Selena will share some insights into her practice and we will see a preview of work that she is preparing for her next exhibition with PHOTO2022 in March, 2022. Selina is the mentor of 2021 student Tess Mehonoshen.
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Move quickly to secure a limited number of tickets we have for a private viewing, led by VCA Access Ambassador Patricia Piccinini. This exciting exhibition is part of the Rising Festival. Hidden for decades, Flinders Street Station’s mysterious ballroom opens its doors for Australia’s pre-eminent visual artist, and VCA Access Ambassador, Patricia Piccinini. VCA Access is pleased to give members access to tickets to this exciting exhibition.
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Please join us for the final day of the current exhibition of our new mentor for 2022, Amanda Marburg. Her latest exhibition, 'After the Hunt', is a celebration of the quirkiness of Renaissance master Uccello’s work, and an ode to painting, perspective and animals. The exhibition is showing at Sutton Gallery from 6 November – 4 December.
Find out more »SOLD OUT We are thrilled to announce our first event to kick off 2022 will be a guided tour of the Melbourne Art Fair at 2:30pm on Friday 18 February. MAF 2022 promises to be an exciting showcase of contemporary art on a large scale. The siting at the expansive Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre means you won’t get lost if you join our group! We will visit around 12 gallery spaces for viewing and a brief artist/gallery talk at each, with…
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Join us at the VCA to meet this year's Students and Mentors. The Students will walk us through their studio space for 2022, and we encourage you to stay on afterwards for a drink with the group. RSVP to info@vcaaccess.com.au Event contact: Alicia Brown 0414236777
Find out more »Join us for a preview tour of the Lyon Housemuseum Galleries in Kew on Thursday, 5th May at 10am. Opened in March 2019, the new Galleries sit adjacent to the original Lyon Housemuseum and offer a series of contemporary spaces which showcase the fertile and energetic nature of contemporary Australian art and design. The Galleries’ new exhibition, Lyon Collection Exh. #5, Fusinato, Laing, Forthun, Crooks, presents a selection of works from the Lyon collection by Marco Fusinato, Rosemary Laing, Louise…
Find out more »We look forward to visiting Kenny Pittock's upcoming show The World's Gone Pear Shaped at MARS Gallery. "The World’s Gone Pear Shaped is a bold new series of paintings and sculpture that elevate the everyday whilst remaining grounded in the thick of it. This exhibition uses humour to disarmingly broach more sincere ideas around anxiety, and the tension between holding on and letting go. These works serve as a hopeful reminder that things can still be fruitful despite going pear…
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