Incinerator Gallery - Melbourne - Free art exhibitions on now

First Nations Commission - shortlist announced

First Nations
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Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals
1-30 August 2025

Now showing

The Playground Project Melbourne

28 June 2025 - 12 October 2025

Incinerator Gallery

Coming soon

dylan marelić, Public Rumination, 2024, installation view BLINDSIDE Gallery. Photograph by Sebastian Kainey (2)

…and there’s no one around to hear it

29 November 2025 - 18 January 2026

The Atrium

Lance Zuniga Im Filipino but I cant sing 2024

Ako ay may kaibigan, kasama ko kahit saan (I have a friend; where I go, they go)

29 November 2025 - 18 January 2026

Main Gallery

Aida Azin, Pink Head, 2017, mixed media, acrylic and digital print on canvas. Photography by Tyrone Ormsby (crop)

Brown Pillars

29 November 2025 - 18 January 2026

Boadle Hall

Programs and Events

Art Club

Thursdays, 10 to 11.30 am

Free – tickets required

21 Aug | 18 Sept | 23 Oct | 4 Dec

Gallery Sketchers

Thursdays, 10 to 11.00 am

Free – tickets required

14 Aug | 11 Sept | 16 Oct | 13 Nov

Incinerator x MADA Talk Series: Art & Play

Friday, 4 July, 4pm – 7pm

Free — tickets required

Showing in Moonee Valley

It’s a home to me: David Booth

31 August 2024 - 3 September 2029

Cooper Street Community Centre, 101 Cooper Street, Essendon

MV council Arcade way reserve Mural doc 022 1

Arcade Way Reserve Public Art Project: Ash Firebrace

15 August 2022 - 16 August 2027

Arcade Way Reserve, Keilor East

Arts Project Indigenous Art Project 2003

Indigenous Arts Project: Paola Balla

1 May 2003 -

FJ Davies Reserve (Centreway) Keilor East

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Thursday Late is your ticket to an after-hours experience of The Playground Project Melbourne – no kids allowed!

Grab a drink on arrival and take your turn climbing the Lozziwurm and jumping off The Brutalist Playground, set to The Playground Project Playlist, Curated by DJ @mikegurrieri (Mystic Brew PBS).

Limited places, book your tickets now:

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by @incinerator_gallery

Project Partner - @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner - @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner - @monash_uni | @monashada @Monasharchitecture @mada_fine_art

#ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity

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‘Part sculpture, part architectural installation, all play’ – Simon Terrill (@simon_terrill @suttongallerymelbourne) and @Assembleofficial’s Brutalist Playground has taken over Boadle Hall, reimagining the once outdoor concrete forms of brutalist architecture into soft, recycled confetti-coloured foam.

Terrill’s accompanying two-channel projection incorporates archival footage of the original Incinerator building, designed by world-renowned architects and life partners, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Drawing connections between the Incinerator’s design and the artist’s own childhood in Canberra, Australia’s mid 20th century utopian capital city, which was also conceived by the design duo.

Immerse yourself in this unique space at The Playground Project Melbourne – bookings open now.

Video credit: Assemble and Simon Terrill
The Brutalist Playground, 2025
Two screen projection (detail)

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by @incinerator_gallery
Project Partner - @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner - @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner - @monash_uni | @monashada @Monasharchitecture @mada_fine_art

#ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity

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This month’s Gallery Sketchers takes inspiration from Urban Sketching—a movement that captures street scenes, architecture, and people to tell visual stories. Drawing from 'The Playground Project Melbourne' exhibition and the Incinerator Gallery’s unique architecture, we’ll explore loose line work and creative compositions to produce a series of small sketches that are a snapshot of your experience of the exhibition.. Bring a sketchbook if you like—materials will also be provided.

Thursday, 14 August at 10am
Book via the link in our bio.

Image: Gallery Sketchers, July 2025. Photo by Liz Welch.

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Exhibit in Boadle Hall at Incinerator Gallery in 2026!

We’re looking for artists to exhibit in Boadle Hall in 2026. The space is suited to a wide-range of arts practices including painting, installation, or sculpture. Please note that some architectural elements of Boadle Hall are heritage listed. To take a virtual tour of the space and to see floor plans, visit our website.

Successful applicants will receive:
$1,000 artist or curatorial fee to exhibit
8-week exhibition
Curatorial assistance
Marketing support
Public program development opportunity
An official opening, alongside other exhibitions.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to exhibit with Incinerator Gallery.

Applications close 11.59pm, Sunday, 31 August, 2025.
For more information and to apply, visit the link in bio.

Images: Adrian Jing Song and Phương Lê, 'I can’t wait for you to grow', 2024, artists portrait. Photography by Gianna Rizzo (@meaty)

@adrianjsong
@phuong.io

#incineratorgallery #callforproposals

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Have you experienced The Playground Project Melbourne yet?

Discover a selection of photographs, videos, archival materials and texts of urban planning and playground design case-studies from Continental Europe, United Kingdom, America, Asia, Africa and Australia alongside three playground displays, where kids are invited to kinetically engage with the ideas and enjoy real-time play and interaction.

Find out more and book tickets via the link in bio

Commissioned animation by Michael Stonham // @misq.creative

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by @incinerator_gallery

Project Partner - @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner - @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner - @monash_uni | @monashada @Monasharchitecture @mada_fine_art

#ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity #Animation #Design

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Exhibit in The Atrium at Incinerator Gallery!

We’re calling for artists, curators and collectives to propose an exhibition for the Atrium in 2026. This space is best suited to sculptural and spatial practices that are site-specific. New works designed specifically for the site are highly encouraged.

Successful applicants will receive:
- $1,000 artist or curatorial fee to exhibit
- 8-week exhibition
- Curatorial assistance
- Marketing support
- Public program development opportunity
- Formal opening alongside other exhibitions.

To take a Virtual Tour and to see floorplans and images of the Atrium space, please visit our website. Don't miss out on this incredible fantastic opportunity to exhibit with Incinerator Gallery.

Applications close 11.59pm, Sunday, 31 August, 2025.
Learn more and apply via the link in our bio.

Images: Azza Zein, Lock Dispersal in Corner Solutions, 2022, artist portrait. Photos by Lucy Foster (@lu_spent)

@3azzazein

#incineratorgallery #callforproposals

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The Ringtales Playground by Melbourne-based BoardGrove (@boardGrove) Architects is an outdoor play structure, that draws inspiration from designers of the original Incinerator building, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.
Its monkey bar-like appearance invites kids to a world of imaginative plan through sand, water and movement with the accompanying water table honouring the nearby Maribyrnong River.

Explore the Ringtales Playground and more at The Playground Project Melbourne, on until October 12.

More information via link in bio

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by @incinerator_gallery

Project Partner - @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner - @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner - @monash_uni | @monashada @Monasharchitecture @mada_fine_art

#ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity #Architects

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Where’s Wally? 🔍👀🪱

Look for Wally the Worm across the Incinerator Gallery with our special FREE Kids’ Trail guide for The Playground Project Melbourne.

Wally will take your little ones on a journey through the exhibition, helping to prompt questions, engage with the exhibition content and learn about the history of the amazing playgrounds in each gallery space!

Grab your Kids’ Trail guide at The Playground Project Melbourne.

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by @incinerator_gallery
Project Partner - @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner - @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner - @monash_uni | @monashada @Monasharchitecture @mada_fine_art

#ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity

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Applications are now open to exhibit with Incinerator Gallery in 2026!

We invite artists, curators, and community groups to propose an exhibition and display their works in our Atrium and Boadle Hall spaces.

Visit our website to learn more about the spaces and to apply. Linked in bio.

Applications close 11.59pm, Sunday 31 August 2025.

Images: Aaron Billings, Amelia Dowling, Ema Shin, Josephine Mead, Karima Baadilla, Luciano, Mig Dann, Madeline Bishop and Celine Dore, 'Even more beautiful IRL', 2022. Photos by Lucy Foster (@lu_spent)

@dillings @amelia_dowling @ema.shin @josephinemead @hello_karima @lucianoart.ist @migdann @madbish_ @celinedore_

#IncineratorGallery #callforproposals

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OPENING SOON

Call for Applications to Exhibit: Atrium and Boadle Hall

We’re opening our call for applications to exhibit with us in 2026 on Friday, 1 August.

This is a fantastic opportunity for artists, curators and community groups. Learn more about the spaces via the link in our bio.

Images: Abbra Kotlarczyk, 'anti-aria for ater-', 2024. Photography by Gianna Rizzo (@meaty)
@abbra_czyk

#incineratorgallery #callforproposals #atrium #boadlehall #applytoexhibit #artexhibition #artistcall #curatoropportunities #visualarts

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Got little ones aged 2-4? Come along for a sensory art experience this Friday in Arty Tales! 🤸‍♀️Led by an artist-educator, this special edition will incorporate The Brutalist Playground as part of our ‘The Playground Project Melbourne’ exhibition.

Arty Tales
Friday, 1 August, 9.30am-10.30am
Book via the link in our bio.

#incineratorgallery #artytales

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Thursday Late: join us this Thursday night for an exclusive adults-only session of The Playground Project Melbourne.

Climb through The Brutalist Playground, slide down The Lozziwurm, explore The Ringtales Playground and enjoy an evening of quiet, sophisticated art and design.

Book now via the link in bio

Thursday Late is on the last Thursday of each month:
Thursday, 31 July, 6pm to 8pm
Thursday, 28 August, 6pm to 8pm
Thursday, 25 September, 6pm to 8pm

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by @incinerator_gallery
Project Partner - @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner - @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner - @monash_uni | @monashada @Monasharchitecture @mada_fine_art

#WhatsOnMelbourne #Architecture #OpenHouse #Design #History #ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity

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Open House Melbourne kicks off this tomorrow and the historic Incinerator Gallery is part of the lineup!

Designed by architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin this iconic Moonee Valley site is the last of their Incinerator’ still standing in Victoria.

Originally commissioned by the City of Essendon in 1929, it was designed to be a state-of-the-art facility that blended with its environment.

While you’re in the area, explore other landmarks in Moonee Valley including The Clocktower Centre and Moonee Ponds Court House.

Be sure to bring the kids along as our current exhibition The Playground Project is on and one they will LOVE!

More information via the link in bio

Image credit: Australian photographer of the built environment, John Gollings AM (@johngollings)

#WhatsOnMelbourne #Architecture #OpenHouse #Design #History #ThePlaygroundProjectMelbourne #ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions

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Introduce your little one to creativity at our Incy Wincy Babies and Arty Tales sessions next week ✨

These relaxed small group sessions will take you and your child through sensory and creative activities within the beautiful gallery space. It’s the perfect way to start your Friday.

#mooneevalley #incineratorgallery #culturalevents #contemporaryart #creativespaces #visualarts #childrensevents #families #art #creativity

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Now showing

The Playground Project Melbourne

28 June 2025 - 12 October 2025

Coming soon

…and there’s no one around to hear it

29 November 2025 - 18 January 2026

Ako ay may kaibigan, kasama ko kahit saan (I have a friend; where I go, they go)

29 November 2025 - 18 January 2026

Brown Pillars

29 November 2025 - 18 January 2026

Programs and Events

Art Club

Gallery Sketchers

Incinerator x MADA Talk Series: Art & Play

Showing in Moonee Valley

It’s a home to me: David Booth

31 August 2024 - 3 September 2029

Arcade Way Reserve Public Art Project: Ash Firebrace

15 August 2022 - 16 August 2027

Indigenous Arts Project: Paola Balla

1 May 2003 -

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