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Open Wednesday to Saturday
Free entry
11am - 4pm

First Nations Commission - shortlist announced

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Now showing

Mother’s Little Helpers

1 February 2025 - 7 June 2025

Incinerator Billboards

Nicholas Currie, to grow is to learn, 2024, acrylic and inkjet photo on canvas crop

Big Smart

12 April 2025 - 7 June 2025

Incinerator Gallery

Coming soon

The Playground Project Melbourne

28 June 2025 - 12 October 2025

Incinerator Gallery

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

Programs and Events

Art Club

Thursdays, 10 to 11.30 am

Free – tickets required

24 Jul | 21 Aug | 18 Sept | 23 Oct | 4 Dec

Gallery Sketchers

Thursdays, 10 to 11.30 am

Free – tickets required

17 Jul | 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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It’s your last chance to see Karla Dickens’, @karla_dickens, ‘Mother’s Little Helpers’ at our Billboard space.

This powerful work is derived from the 2019 short film of the same name, exploring the complexities of climate change.

On now until 8 June.

Image credit: Gianna Rizzo (@meaty)

#CreativeSpaces #CulturalEvents #ArtDiscussion #ArtistTalk #ContemporaryArt #ArtCommunity #IncineratorGallery #ArtinMelbourne #MooneeValley #VisualArts

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This weekend is your last chance to experience Big Smart.

The Gallery is open Friday and Saturday, 11am-4pm

Image credit: Opening night performance by Nicholas Currie (Mulunjali and Kuku Yalanji), Teagan Ramsay @cru3lmistress

#CreativeSpaces #CulturalEvents #ArtDiscussion #ContemporaryArt #ArtCommunity #IncineratorGallery #ArtinMelbourne #MooneeValley #VisualArts #IncineratorGallery #MooneePonds #IgnitingCreativity #IndigenousArt #FirstNationsArt

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TEACHERS! Don’t forget we’re hosting an exclusive education preview evening just for you – join us from 4.30pm this afternoon to hear all about The Playground Project for your classroom.

RSVP by emailing incinerator@mvcc.vic.gov.au

FREE for all teachers.

The Playground Project Melbourne School Program is kindly supported by Jellis Craig | @jelliscraigfndn

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

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Presented across three billboards located at Incinerator Gallery, Lismore-based Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens’, @karla_dickens, ‘Mother’s Little Helpers’ looks at the silence and inaction of our country’s powerbrokers and general populace towards climate change.

Read more at link in our bio

Image credit: Gianna Rizzo (@meaty)

#CreativeSpaces #CulturalEvents #ArtDiscussion #ArtistTalk #ContemporaryArt #ArtCommunity #IncineratorGallery #ArtinMelbourne #MooneeValley #VisualArts

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Throwback to Walter Burley Griffin in front of the iconic Incinerator building.
The upcoming Playground Project exhibition is inspired by the visionary ideals of the Incinerator’s architects, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin who emphasised the integration of natural landscapes with human-made spaces.

The exhibition echoes this ideal by celebrating playgrounds that foster both physical activity and environmental connection, transforming urban areas into dynamic, naturalistic environments that encourage holistic well-being.
Experience The Playground Project Melbourne for yourself from 28 June at the Incinerator Gallery. Tickets available now.

Find out more via the link in bio

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove

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

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

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Do you work in education? 🍎 Join us for an exclusive preview of the education program for our upcoming international exhibition, The Playground Project Melbourne, this Thursday, 5 June from 4.30pm-5.45pm.

All teachers from Prep to Year 12 are welcome to come along, have a glass of wine and some light snacks and hear about what we have available for your school.

This is a free event, register by emailing incinerator@mvcc.vic.gov.au

The Playground Project Melbourne School Program is kindly supported by Jellis Craig | @jelliscraigfndn

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

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We are pleased to announce Trawlwoolway multidisciplinary artist Edwina Green as the winner of the First Nations Playable Public Art Sculpture Commission.

Edwina’s concept was chosen by a panel of six arts and culture experts, including Aunty Gail Smith, Aunty Julianne Axford, Jefa Greenaway, Leila Gurruwiwi, Maya Hodge, Myles Russell-Cook.

“The abstracted oyster form allows the sculpture to tell the story of the health and history of these lands and waterways. The work is a beautiful object that responds to the site without competing with it. At the same time, it carries an indelible commitment to fostering the knowledge embedded within Aboriginal custodianship of Country.” - states panellist, Artistic Director and CEO of ACCA, Myles Russell-Cook.

The artwork will be installed during The Playground Project Melbourne.

Read more: https://incineratorgallery.com.au/public-art-2/first-nations-playable-public-art-sculpture-commission/

Commissioned by @mooneevalleycitycouncil
Produced by Incinerator Gallery with @agencyprojects
Funded by Victoria State Government's Emergency Recovery Hubs Grant and Moonee Valley City Council
Photo by Randall Holmes

playgroundproject.com.au

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There’s just over one week left to see Big Smart.

Big Smart foregrounds the power of First Nations pedagogy, celebrating how knowledge is woven into artistic practice, community, and identity.

Read more at the link in bio

Image credit: Teagan Ramsay @cru3lmistress

#CreativeSpaces #CulturalEvents #ArtDiscussion #ContemporaryArt #ArtCommunity #IncineratorGallery #ArtinMelbourne #MooneeValley #VisualArts #IncineratorGallery #MooneePonds #IgnitingCreativity #IndigenousArt #FirstNationsArt

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Thanks to everyone who attended the first in our three-part Incinerator x MADA Talk Series, Grounds for Risky Play. What a privilege to hear from our speakers, artist and engineer Mike Hewson, educators David Kutcher and Penelope Bartlau, academics Jason R. Crow and Charity Edwards, architect Holly Board, and landscape designers Andrew Laidlaw and Jeff Nelson. Thanks also to Associate Professor Spiros Panigirakis for chairing the keynote.

The next in our Incinerator x MADA Talk Series, Art and Play, is happening on Friday 4 July. Tickets are available now for this free event – book via the link in bio.

The Playground Project Melbourne is curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by Incinerator Gallery
With thanks to the following:
Project partner – @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner – @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner – @monash_uni | @monashada
Photography - @imageplay.com.au

Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

#ThePlaygroundProject2025 #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity #MelbourneDesignWeek2025

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Introduce your babies to the world of creativity and art at Incy Wincy Babies, our monthly art program for little ones and parents/carers. 🍂

Join us at our next session this Friday, 30 May. Be delighted as a @barking_spider_creative artist takes you and your baby on a visual art experience through the Gallery.

10.45 to 11.45 am for babies 12—24 months
12 noon to 1 pm for babies 0—12 months
Learn more and book via the link in our bio.

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Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin are the powerhouse architects of the Incinerator Gallery building and the inspiration behind our upcoming exhibition, The Playground Project Melbourne.

The exhibition echoes this ideal by celebrating playgrounds that foster both physical activity and environmental connection, transforming urban areas into dynamic, naturalistic environments that encourage holistic well-being.

You can experience all this immersive exhibition has to offer when it opens from 28 June.
Find out more and secure your tickets via the link in bio

The Playground Project Melbourne is curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by Incinerator Gallery
With thanks to the following:
Project partner – @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner – @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner – @monash_uni | @monashada

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

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TONIGHT: Grounds for Risky Play is happening from 4pm this afternoon, presented in partnership with Monash Art, Design Architecture (MADA), as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Don’t miss out on this free event exploring seminal Melbourne-based playground designs with discussion from a fantastic line-up of speakers.

Limited spaces still available via the link in bio

The Playground Project Melbourne is curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by Incinerator Gallery
With thanks to the following:
Project partner – @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner – @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner – @monash_uni | @monashada

Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

#ThePlaygroundProject #MelbourneExhibitions #IncineratorGallery #ArtAndPlay #InteractiveArt #MelbourneArt #FamilyFriendlyEvents #CulturalEvents #MooneeValley #VisualArts #ContemporaryArt #IgnitingCreativity #MelbourneDesignWeek2025

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The countdown to the opening of The Playground Project Melbourne is on! 3️⃣, 2️⃣, 1️⃣...

From 28 June, the Incinerator Gallery will be transformed into a children’s play takeover that is sure to inspire even the littlest art enthusiasts.

So, come climb the Lozziwurm, swing from the monkey bars and explore the brutalist playground. Children 12 and under are free to attend with accompanying adult.

Tickets available now. Find out more via the link in bio

Curated by Gabriela Burkhalter
Exhibition design by @boardgrove
Produced by Incinerator Gallery
With thanks to the following:
Project partner – @kunsthallezurich
Major Partner – @jelliscraig | Jellis Craig Foundation
Education Partner – @monash_uni | @monashada

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

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Lismore-based Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens’, @karla_dickens, ‘Mother’s Little Helpers’ looks at the silence and inaction of our country’s powerbrokers and general populace towards climate change.

There’s just a few weeks left to see this exhibition, on now at our Billboard space.

Read more at the link in our bio

Image credit: Gianna Rizzo (@meaty)

#CreativeSpaces #CulturalEvents #ArtDiscussion #ArtistTalk #ContemporaryArt #ArtCommunity #IncineratorGallery #ArtinMelbourne #MooneeValley #VisualArts

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Now showing

Mother’s Little Helpers

1 February 2025 - 7 June 2025

Big Smart

12 April 2025 - 7 June 2025

Coming soon

The Playground Project Melbourne

28 June 2025 - 12 October 2025

…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

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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