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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

18 Sept | 23 Oct | 4 Dec

Gallery Sketchers

Thursdays, 10 to 11.00 am

Free – tickets required

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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Designed by our talented Artist Educators, the FREE Kids Guide to The Playground Project Melbourne will have your little ones exploring and engaged with our fun and interactive exhibition. Grab your guide and a pencil and join your little ones on a journey through each gallery space to find the clues and learn about the fascinating history of The Playground Project across the world.

Book your tickets now at:

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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Art Mondo, is our program for individuals in the early stages of dementia with their support person 🌼

In our warm and responsive environment, participants experience improved cognitive function, reduced stress, and enhanced emotional well-being.

The next session is happening on Friday, 12 September - book via the link in our bio

#IncineratorGallery #MooneeValley #IgnitingCreativity #ArtTherapy #DementiaSupport #CommunityArt #WellbeingPrograms #ArtForWellbeing #InclusiveArt

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Applications to exhibit in our Atrium and Boadle Hall spaces in 2026 close tomorrow!

If you haven’t yet applied, submit your application before 11.59pm, Sunday 31 August.

Learn more about the spaces and apply via the link in our bio.

Images:
1-3: Yvette James, 'The Machine is Working', 2023, installation view. Photo by Gianna Rizzo @meaty
4-6: Siying Zhou, 'If the earth is not curvature, our eastern tune would have collided with yours', 2023, artist portrait. Photo by Mischa Wang.

#incineratorgallery #callforproposals

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Born into a family of toymakers, The Playground Project Melbourne artist Emily Floyd (@emilyfloyd0) works across sculpture, print and public artwork, using her signature bright palette to invite interaction and active thinking.

Through bold colours and abstract forms, Floyd’s work ‘Ripple’ (2013-2014) highlights the radical contributions of the child-care advocacy group, Community Child Care, alongside the utopian design of Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961), one of the first female architects of the 20th century and co-designer of the Incinerator building, who is permanently exhibited in this gallery space.

The Ripple information paper was published by Community Childcare from 1976 to 1982, with graphic design by Mary Featherston, Dennis Bryans, Jenny Adam, and Dennis Floyd. Emerging from the context of second-wave feminism, the publication set the framework for community-led childcare cooperative as vital infrastructure for community agency and women's participation in the workforce.

See Floyd’s works in the historical Incinerator building, as part of The Playground Project Melbourne – read more at playgroundproject.com.au

Image credit: Emily Floyd, Ripple, 2013-14 (Incinerator Gallery, 2025). Courtesy Emily Floyd, photographer - Timothy Burgess

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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There are only a couple of days left to submit your application to exhibit with us in 2026.

Showcase your work in our Atrium and Boadle Hall spaces. We welcome artists, curators, collectives and community groups.

Application period ends 11.59pm on Sunday, 31 August.
For more information and to apply, visit the link in our bio.

Images:
1-3: Nicholas Burridge, 'Explosive Forming', 2022, opening night (2). Photo by Lucy Foster @lu_spent
4-6: Olivia Chin, 'Body Field', 2024, artist portrait. Photo by Gianna Rizzo @meaty

#incineratorgallery #callforapplications

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Throwback to this iconic image of the historical Essendon Incinerator.

Designed by world-renowned architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin who wanted a building to house the furnaces that would burn the city’s waste in a sustainable way and not look like an industrial facility.

The venue was transformed to an art space and renamed the Incinerator Gallery in 2011 and currently exhibition the groundbreaking The Playground Project Melbourne.

Check it out for yourself at the next FREE History Tour on Thursday, 28 August, then book your tickets to check out the exhibition after the tour!
More information: incineratorgallery.com.au

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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Exhibit with us in 2026!

We are now accepting proposals to exhibit in Boadle Hall. 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. Successful applicants receive curatorial assistance, marketing support, a $1000 fee, and an exhibition opening alongside other shows.

To take a Virtual Tour and to see floorplans and images of Boadle Hall, please visit our website.

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

Images: Emilie Syme-Lamont & Safak Gurboga, 'Who's Afraid', 2023, installation view. Photo by Gianna Rizzo @meaty

@emiliesymelamont
@safakgurboga

#incineratorgallery #callforapplications

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THIS THURSDAY: See The Playground Project Melbourne in a whole new light at our after-dark sessions – Thursday Late.

Set to a soundtrack by DJ Mike Gurrieri (Mystic Brew PBS), make your way through the exhibition then grab a drink and a bite to eat – all included with your ticket!

Join an exclusive guided tour led by guest speaker David Kutcher from The Venny at this month’s Thursday Late.

Book now, places are limited

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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We are now accepting proposals to exhibit in the Atrium space in 2026.

Suited to sculptural and spatial practices, the Atrium is a unique space for you to showcase your art. Successful applicants receive curatorial assistance, marketing support, a $1000 artist or curatorial fee, and an exhibition opening alongside other shows.

Applications close 11.59pm, Sunday, 31 August, 2025.

For more information and to apply visit the link in bio.

Images: John Brooks, 'From things flow what we call time', 2025, artist portrait. Photos by Gianna Rizzo. @meaty

#incineratorgallery #callforapplications

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Designers of The Ringtales Playground, BoardGrove Architects is a Melbourne-based, award-winning creative architecture and design studio established in 2016 by Holly Board and Peter Grove.

The work draws inspiration from modernist architects, Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937) and Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961), designers of the original Incinerator building, and Aldo van Eyck (b. 1951), a city planner of Amsterdam, who championed the integration of play and public space.
The composition advocates risk-taking through play by incorporating a pre-existing metal structure based on Ulrich Wolf's 1950s design of a monkey bar. The water table honours the Maribyrnong River, mapping an aerial view of its waterways, and celebrates its Woi-wurrung name, translating to "I can hear a ringtail possum".

Experience this work at The Playground Project Melbourne – 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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Join us at this Thursday's Art Club session with art educator Adrian Montana, where we discuss Innovative Places of Play.

Between 1930 and 1990, playgrounds developed into places of imagination and creativity. In many countries, including Australia, playground design brought forth ambitious projects by landscape architects and designers. This session will highlight some of these imaginative places of play including those currently installed as part of 'The Playground Project Melbourne' exhibition.

Thursday, 21 August at 10am.
It’s free to join, though pre-registration is preferred.
Book via the link in our bio.

Image credit: Joseph Brown, 'Whale', c.1955. Photo anon. Courtesy 'The Playground Project'.

#incineratorgallery #artclub

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Quiet Hour is where we invite all adults and children for a low-sensory session of The Playground Project Melbourne, an hour before we open to the public.

On the last Wednesday of each month, join us at these small group sessions with low lighting and minimal sounds in each space.

Children are free with an adult ticket at these sessions – book now 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

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Exhibit with us in 2026!

Incinerator Gallery invites artists, curators, and community groups to propose an exhibition and display their works in the gallery.

Applications for the Atrium and Boadle Hall are open until 31 August. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your art. For more information and to apply, visit the link in our bio.

@anatolp
@ju_an.rs

#incineratorgallery #callforproposals

Images:
1-3: Juan Rodriguez Sandoval, 'Barriletes de Nuestro Futuro (Kites from Our Future)', 2023, installation view and artist portrait. Photo by Mischa Wang.
4-6: Anatol Pitt, 'All these eyes were mine', 2024, artist portrait. Photo by Gianna Rizzo @meaty

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“Growing up, the Burley Griffins’ design of Canberra became our teenage playground. It was all about open space and a weird kind of concrete geometry. Those early experiences feel like a perfect fit with this new work at the Incinerator Gallery.” – Simon Terrill @simon_terrill

Australian-born, UK-based visual artist Simon Terrill has collaborated with Turner-prize recipient, multi-disciplinary collective, Assemble @Assembleofficial to present The Brutalist Playground – located in our historical Boadle Hall gallery space.

Working across a range of mediums including photography, sculpture, installation, drawing and video, Simon Terrill’s work investigates the relationship between architectural spaces and their received narratives, public and private identities, and the idea of the crowd as a tool to examine architecture, identity, community and a performance of self.

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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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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