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Current Exhibitions

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VAS Maritime Exhibition 2025

8 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2025

Opening 1pm, Saturday 11 October

Frater & McCubbin Galleries

This exhibition features artworks including tall ships, peaceful beach scenes and the ever changing moods of the ocean.
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Donald Cameron: A Retrospective

8 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2025

Opening Friday 10 October, 6pm-8pm

Hammond Gallery

Donald Cameron 1927-2018 studied at the National Gallery School under Sir William Dargie and at the London Slade School. He has exhibited in the Archibald Prize and is noted for his fine portraits of many prominent Australians.
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Robyn Pridham: Nature Abstracted II

1 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2025

Mackley Members' Room

Robyn Pridham presents a solo exhibition based on the weathered traces found in the natural environment, capturing the fragility of nature in all its vulnerability and strength. Ideas come from unexpected imagery and reflect the transient nature of place and time.
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Kingswood College: Everyday Life

8 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2025

Opening Event: Thursday 9 October 6:30pm

Cato Gallery

A showcase of 2025 Kingswood College students, who had the privilege of collaborating with talented VAS teaching artist Lucy Fekete.
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Upcoming Exhibitions

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Rachel Dettmann-Smith: Visual Language

21 Oct 2025 – 17 Nov 2025

Mackley Members' Room

Visual Language is a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Rachel Dettmann Smith, featuring a selection of works painted directly from life.
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Contemporary Landscapes

22 Oct 2025 – 3 Nov 2025

Cato Gallery

This intimate exhibition showcases nine painters exploring the enduring power of landscape.
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Twenty Melbourne Painters Society 107th Annual Exhibition

23 Oct 2025 – 3 Nov 2025

VAS Gallery

The TMPS is thrilled to return to the Victorian Artists Society Galleries for our 107th annual exhibition.
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Genesis Baroque: Death and the Maiden

Tuesday 28 Oct 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Founded in 2017, Genesis Baroque brings together some of Australia’s preeminent historically-informed musicians. In this program, the ensemble perform Schubert’s famed quartet, written in 1824 when he was in the throes of severe illness and aware of his impending mortality, trawls the depths of despair with unparalleled vibrancy and urgency.
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Inscape: Reflections of Land and Life

5 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2025

Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

Inscape: Reflections of Land and Life brings together some of Louise’s most treasured works, celebrating a lifetime of artistic exploration.
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Liz Millsom & Susan Morris: Wild Things

5 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2025

Cato Gallery

A shared love of native flora and fauna inspires this beautifully observed exhibition of paintings and limited edition intaglio and drypoint prints by artists Liz Millsom and Susan Morris.
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Joan Allison: The Courage of Colour

18 Nov 2025 – 8 Dec 2025

Cato Gallery

This retrospective exhibition showcases a collection of still life paintings created directly from life, featuring familiar objects and seasonal blooms gathered from Joan's own garden and nature. These intimate arrangements are grounded in personal memory and a deep appreciation for the quiet beauty of everyday moments.
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The Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award 2025

19 Nov 2025 – 14 Dec 2025

Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries

The highlight of the Victorian Artists Society's exhibition calendar sees peer-voted finalists across three Seasonal Select exhibitions present works for consideration in the $17,000 Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.
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VAS Christmas Salon 2025

10 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026

Cato Gallery

This festive showcase celebrates small and affordable artworks perfect for holiday gifting. The exhibition will be held at the Cato Gallery from December 10, inviting art lovers to explore a curated selection of unique creations by VAS artists. Unlike other exhibitions, works can be taken at the time of purchase for easy gifting.
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Acknowledgment of traditional owners.

We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.