Incinerator Gallery - Melbourne - Free art exhibitions on now

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IAA 2024 now open

Incinerator Art Award
14 September - 24 November

Art Mondo - 4 October $12

Art Mondo: Art & Dementia
Friday, 4 October
Tickets $12

Body Field Workshop, 19 Oct

Body Field Workshop
Saturday, 19 October
Free — Tickets required

Body Field Workshop, 26 Oct

Body Field Workshop
Saturday, 26 October
Free — Tickets required

Body Field Workshop, 26 Oct

Body Field Workshop
Saturday, 26 October
Free — Tickets required

Art Bus - Nov 2024

Art Bus
Saturday, 16 November
Tickets - $15

Now showing

The Pyramid Postcards: Following the Policeman

13 September 2024 - 19 January 2025

Billboard Project

IAA test

Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change

14 September 2024 - 24 November 2024

Incinerator Gallery

Coming soon

2. Planting a garden in my head 2024 Laetitia Olivier Gargano (square)

Planting a garden in my head

7 December 2024 - 19 January 2025

The Atrium

Exhibition Hero Image Fog in the landscape at Shark Island KV olivia chin (1)

Body Field

7 December 2024 - 19 January 2025

Boadle Hall

Fireworks 2023 installation view.

Fireworks 2024

7 December 2024 - 19 January 2025

Main Gallery

Bright Sparks 2023 installation view

Bright Sparks 2024

7 December 2024 - 19 January 2025

Main Gallery

Programs and Events

Incinerator History Tours

Free — tickets required

Sun 27 Oct | Sun 17 Nov

11 am to 12 noon

Community Groups welcome, bookings by appointment

Badra Aji, ‘Imtiaz in Williamsburg (Day After The Storm),’ pencil on Stonehenge paper, 65.5 x 105 cm, 2022

Foundational Drawing

Tickets
$220 — General Admission
$200 — Concession

6-week term commences 19 Oct

Saturdays, 1 to 3 pm

Art Mondo class with the teacher leading participants

Art Mondo: Art and Dementia

Tickets $12 | covers one participant with their support person

4 Oct | 18 Oct | 15 Nov | 13 Dec

Fridays | 11 am to 12 pm

For people with early onset dementia or mild cognitive impairment

Showing in Moonee Valley

Romy Durrant Untitled (green), detail, oil on paper

Sentient Worlds

18 July 2024 - 9 December 2024

Niddrie Library

[landscape] Katie Theodorus A Page from the Codex Theonicz 3 (Botanical) detail 2020 India ink dye based ink watercolour

Pages from the Codex Theonicz

18 July 2024 - 9 December 2024

Niddrie Library

John Barcham Nilgiri Himal from Kagbeni , Mustang 2023 oil on canvas

Himalaya: A Journey into Upper Mustang, Nepal

17 July 2024 - 9 December 2024

Crown Street Stables

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Visit Incinerator Gallery this week and view the inspiring work of our tenth annual 'Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change' artists, including that of Chiara Zeta, winner of our Moonee Valley Mayoral Award. Chiara’s work 'Un/believable 2’ aims to embody and subvert traditional women’s roles. It protests patriarchy in general, and violence against women in particular.

Comprising of embroidery on found linen, it echoes slogans from generations of women’s rights marches. The language of this slogan expresses anger and defies expectations of feminine behaviour.

For Chiara, the process of stitching is laborious, meditative, and physical through the repetitive nature of needlework. The artwork has been created within the constrained environment of the home — a place traditionally associated with women’s work — while the act of protest belongs in the public sphere — a space where women claim their place.

'Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change' exhibition is now showing until 24 November.

Read more via the link in our bio.

Images: Chiara Zeta, 'Un/believable 2', 2024, embroidery on found linen. Photography by Gianna Rizzo.

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Explore art and the environment in new ways by joining the Body Field Workshops—a free event series for young people aged 12-25.

Guided by visual artist Olivia Chin and horticulturist-musician Alyse Kent, you’ll engage with the environment through your senses—seeing, touching, and hearing.

You'll engage with the environment through your senses—seeing, touching, and hearing. It's open to all skill levels, with materials and light snacks provided.

We’d love it if you can make both workshops but you’re still most welcome if you can attend either.

For bookings or more info, please see the link in our bio.

Body Field Workshop
Saturday 19 October, 2-4 pm, Moonee Ponds Creek
Saturday 26 October, 2-4 pm, Boadle Hall

If you have a baby aged between 12-24 months and are looking for a wonderous visual arts experience,
please join us tomorrow at 10.45am for our Incy Wincy Babies workshop.

Led by a Barking Spider Creative artist-educator, this workshop fosters connections through art engagement.

Amongst our light filled, historic, Incinerator Gallery, you and your little one will engage in exploration and creativity, ensuring artful beginnings and enduring relationships.

Dress for comfort and floor discovery in this artistic adventure.

To book or for more info please see link in our bio.

Incy Wincy Babies
Friday 11 October, 10.45am
Friday 8 November, 10.45 am
Incinerator Gallery

Over the course of our current 'Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change' exhibition - now showing until 24 November, we are pleased to share a preview of each of the outstanding 27 works that address critical issues shaping our world today, including Indigenous knowledge, queer histories, the climate crisis, class, gender and identity.

Artist Sam Petersen was the recipient of the prestigious $10,000 Incinerator Art Award for their moving work 'You Need Us’.

‘You Need Us’ is a powerful collage that takes the form of a ransom note, serving as a stark reminder of the societal neglect and marginalisation faced by people with disabilities. Through this work, Sam Petersen challenges the pervasive feelings of uselessness imposed by a lack of support and societal recognition.

The collage, with its fragmented and layered text, is a visual representation of the artist’s thoughts and emotions — a medium Sam is deeply connected to through a love of scrapbooking. The piece evolved organically from this concept, capturing the urgency and passion of the artist’s message.

We congratulate Sam on this incredible achievement and encourage you to visit the gallery and view the artwork in full, along with the work of other exhibiting artists.

'Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change' is now showing until 24 November.

Read more via the link in our bio.

Images: Sam Petersen, ‘You Need Us’, 2023, collage, paper, glue. Photography by Gianna Rizzo.

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Introduce your little one to the enchanting and explorative world of art through our early learning program, Arty Tales.

Led by our wonderful Barking Spider Creative artist-educator, Friday 11 October at 9.30am.

Embark on an imaginative journey through the gallery, exploring art, architecture, and the garden. Shared viewing sparks stories and songs, followed by a craft activity.

Creating lasting memories in our exquisite gallery setting, fostering confidence and exploration.

Dress your child for comfort and mess – let the creativity flow!

Friday, 11 October at 9.30am
Book via the link in our bio.

Arty Tales
Friday 11 October – 9.30-10.30am, recommended for children aged 2-4 years
Friday 8 November – 9.30-10.30am, recommended for children aged 2-4 years
Incinerator Gallery

Vote for your favourite artwork in this year’s ‘Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change’ exhibition and help decide the winner of the $1,000 People's Choice Award.

To cast your vote, visit the gallery during opening hours, grab a People's Choice Award voting form and drop it into the ballot box at the reception desk.

The People's Choice Award winner will be announced on Thursday, 28 November.

'Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change' is now showing until Sunday, 24 November.

Image credits:
1. Incinerator Art Award 2024, installation view of artworks by Cecelia Sordi Campos, Kieran Butler and Sam Peterson on opening night. Photography by Gianna Rizzo.
2. Incinerator Art Award 2024, installation view of artworks by Ayman Kaake, Mireum Salameh and Annette Wagner on opening night. Photography by Gianna Rizzo.

Join your little one for a visual arts experience at Incinerator Gallery for the upcoming Incy Wincy Babies workshop next Friday.

Led by a Barking Spider Creative artist-educator, this workshop encourages early exploration and creativity but also creates a warm space for caregivers to connect, ensuring artful beginnings and enduring relationships.

Be quick to secure one of the few remaining places, recommended for babies 12-24 months.

Book via the link in our bio.

Incy Wincy Babies
Friday, 11 October and Friday 8 November, 10.45am, recommended for babies 12-24 months
Friday 8 November 12 noon to 1 pm, recommended for babies for 0—12 months
Incinerator Gallery

The Pyramid Postcards: Following the Policeman by Ezz Monem.

Now showing at Incinerator Gallery as the current Billboard Project.

Three photographic billboards, explore authority, surveillance, and tourism through the juxtaposition of the Egyptian Pyramids and the figure of an anonymous local policeman.

In 2014, Google Street View technology expanded to document some historic locations in Egypt.

A policeman accompanied the Google Street View team during this process, resulting in his unexpected appearance in the online images.

Ezz edited these photographs to remove other spectators, leaving the lone policeman as the sole figure representing authority.

Incinerator Gallery, encouraging you to see the world in unique and interesting ways.

Learn more via the link in our bio below.

https://ow.ly/Gxks50TCQ5e

Image credit: Ezz Monem, 'The Pyramid Postcards: Following the Policeman' #12, 2018-2019, silver gelatin print hand-coloured with oil paint.

'The Pyramid Postcards: Following the Policeman' by Ezz Monem.
Now showing until 19 January
Incinerator Gallery

Calling young artists and designers in Moonee Valley!

Applications are now open for our annual Fireworks and Bright Sparks 2024 exhibitions!

Fireworks is Moonee Valley’s annual art and design award for year 11 and 12 students.

This is a fantastic opportunity to have your work showcased at Incinerator Gallery and to receive one of five prizes worth up to $500.

For more info see link in our bio below.
#Fireworks #VCEArt #VCEDesign #StudentArt #StudentDesign

Image: Dinithi Devendra, 'Escapism', install detail. Winner of Fireworks Art Award 2023, photo: Mischa Wang.

Join us for our last Art Bus program for 2024!

Art Bus is facilitated by Incinerator Gallery across all of Moonee Valley's Offsite exhibitions. Travelling by bus, participants will be led through each exhibition and join in a facilitated discussion with the artist at each destination.

Meeting at the gallery, the program will start in Boadle Hall, then move to Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre, Niddrie Library, and onto Crown Street Stables for lunch.

Exhibitions featuring in Art Bus:

Annual exhibition by Wingate Avenue Art Group (Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre)
Sentient Worlds by Romy Durrant (Niddrie Library)
Pages from the Codex Theonicz by Katie Theodorus (Niddrie Library)
Himalaya: A Journey into Upper Mustang, Nepal by John Barcham (Crown St Stables)

Saturday, 16 November at 10:00am

Places are limited, so please book your ticket to avoid disappointment:

For bookings or more info please see link in our bio below.

Lunch is included in the ticket price.

Image: Christina Darras, U, ME, ANYONE – Art Bus, 2024, Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre. Photography by Sebastian Kainey.

Join us on Sunday at Incinerator Gallery for our half-day Watercolour studio workshop series.

This workshop is open to creatives of all levels, interested in honing their watercolour techniques.

Receive personalised direction from artist and arts therapist Xiang Li, while working on your individual artworks, bringing reference images for inspiration.

Whether you’re starting a new artwork or refining an ongoing project, Xiang provides tailored advice and guidance around colour mixing, brush control, and composition.

Use our provided materials or bring your own, including watercolour paper, paints, brushes, pencil, eraser, palette and water container.

To book or for more info please visit the link in our bio.

Watercolour -Studio Workshop
Sunday 6 Oct & Tuesday, 17 Nov
12.30-3.30 pm

‘Art Mondo’ is our program for individuals in the early stages of dementia with their support person, being a professional caregiver, adult-child or partner.

Modelled on similar national and international museum and gallery initiatives, Art Mondo integrates discussions and social interaction with hands-on creative activities.

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

Art Mondo goes beyond individual impact, aiming to elevate community connectedness and cultural engagement, offering an enriching experience for all involved.

To book, visit the link in our bio or contact Incinerator Gallery on (03) 9243 1750.

Art Mondo
Friday, 4 October at 11am
Also booking for Friday 18 October, 15 November and 13 December.

Please share, if you know a teen, who’s interested in Art and Social Justice, it's not too late to book.

Our Social Justice Art for Teens workshop commences Tuesday, 1 October.

We're providing a platform for our future generation artists to gather and learn together, through art, exploration and discussion.

Experienced artist educator Francine Sculli, guides participants to explore the powerful role that artists and their artworks play in advocating for positive social change.

This inquiry led program will focus on making artworks that address and advocate for issues such as equality, human rights, and systemic change.

We provide a welcoming and inclusive space where teens can discover their passions, express their creativity, and develop critical thinking skills.

To book or for more info please visit the link in our bio.

Social Justice Art for Teens
3-day workshop: Tuesday, 1 - Thursday, 3 October, 12.30pm-3.30pm
For ages: 11—17 years
Incinerator Gallery

Incinerator Gallery invites students who live, work or study in Moonee Valley to enter their works in the annual Fireworks and Bright Sparks 2024 exhibitions!

Fireworks and Bright Sparks has evolved into a significant platform for young student artists, offering a paramount opportunity to gain exposure and have their art and design works showcased in a professional gallery space.

‘Fireworks’ is open to all year 11 and 12 students. Students may submit their art and/or design works created in any of their Art and Design subjects, using any medium of choice.

‘Bright Sparks’ is a poster exhibition open to students from Prep to Year 10. This year’s theme is Let’s Make Food Magic.

‘Fireworks’ entries open on Tuesday, 1 October and close on Thursday, 31 October.

Submissions for ‘Bright Sparks’ are accepted at Incinerator Gallery between Tuesday, 1 October to Sunday, 24 November.
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Shortlisted finalists will have their work presented during the exhibition at Incinerator Gallery from Saturday, 7 December 2024 to Sunday, 19 January 2025.

For more info, visit the link in our bio.

Image credits:
1. Dinithi Devendra, 'Escapism'. Winner of Fireworks Art Award 2023. Photo Mischa Wang.
2. Bright Sparks 2023, installation view. Photo: Mischa Wang.

#Fireworks #VCEArt #VCEDesign #StudentArt #StudentDesign #MooneeValley @cityofmooneevalley

Moonee Valley City Council is currently in an election period (17 September – 26 October 2024).

During the election period, also known as caretaker period, Councils must comply with legislation to ensure the elections are fair and ethical. Councils will still be operating their services but are not allowed to make certain actions and decisions that could influence voters or have a major impact on the new Council.

For us, this means:
- Comments will be turned off on posts
- We’ll be here but posting less frequently.

You can still get in contact with us by calling Customer Service on 9243 8888 or via council@mvcc.vic.gov.au.

For more information, visit MVCC General Elections or head to the link in our bio