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Art And Design: Bonnard At The NGV

The Bonnard Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria is a revelation in curation. The gallery engaged the services of an...

Not Just Natural Attractions ~ Phillip Island and Bass Coast Arts Scene

By Dr Marian Quigley Chances are, you’ve visited Phillip Island at least once and enjoyed many of its much-lauded ‘natural attractions’ -...

feel good Art Prize

2023 marked the first year of the feel good Art Prize at Quadrant Gallery in Hawthorn.

New Gallery in Maldon

A small shop in the heart of historical Maldon is now a permanent gallery.

Naarm Textile Collective

Naarm Textile Collective is an artist-led group in Victoria, founded by Tamara Russell, challenging the perceptions of textile art.

Urban Sketching Experience

Urban Sketching and Yackandandah

Dealing With Galleries

Dealing with galleries can be a tricky business. It often seems that the corporate world's laws don’t apply to the art world.

New year, new exhibition

Here at MAVA.Inc we have been hanging out to have a physical in-person exhibition for months! What with viruses, lockdowns and toilet...

Inside Out - Yarra Valley Artists Invite Us Into Their Lives and Studios

An exhibition of Yarra Valley artists at YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub, creating together during lockdown and Yarra Valley Open Studios.

Supporting the Arts in Victoria

Melbourne and Victorian Artists Inc. (MAVA Inc.) wants to reach out to Victorian artists, makers, galleries, art societies, members and...

My Favourite Australian Arts Podcasts

Kimberley Hughes details her favourite Australian arts podcasts from prominent painters to artists working on disaster relief projects.

In Any Way Shape or Form

In Any Way Shape or Form - Claire Ellis

Research - Vital for Growth

From the very beginning I was always under the impression that if I researched other artists that I would be influenced by them and my...

Life in a rural Gallery

Guest Blog by Geoff Harrison Eighteen years ago I made the fateful decision to leave Melbourne for rural Victoria. It wasn’t a tree...