Melbourne Art Foundation in Prahran, Victoria | Non-profit organisation

Melbourne Art Foundation

Locality: Prahran, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9015 7822

Address: 150 Langridge St 3066 Prahran, VIC, Australia

Website: http://melbourneartfoundation.com

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25.01.2022 Meet our 2015 Artist Award winner, Bill Henson. Melbourne-born contemporary artist, Bill Henson is an artist of ferocious integrity, a photographer of the human condition and an experimenter of remarkable skill and conviction. Hensons work is to be found in every major public collection in Australia, as well as numerous overseas collections including Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

25.01.2022 Gordon Darling AC CMG and his wife Marilyn Darling AC were the 2007 recipients of the Melbourne Art Foundation Visionary Award, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to Australian contemporary art.

24.01.2022 ONE WEEK TO GO!

23.01.2022 'The Melbourne Art Foundation exists to support, promote and encourage contemporary and living artists in Australia.' Our Chair, Anna Pappas welcoming our guests.

22.01.2022 Meet our 2015 Young Artist Award winner, Daniel Boyd. Daniel Boyd is an artist of considerable talent, with a deeply informed creative vision. Boyd, a proud member of the Kudjla/Gangalu people of Far North Queensland, is recognised for his interrogation of colonisation and Eurocentric perspectives on Australian history, and was recently included in the 2015 Venice Biennale All the Worlds Futures, curated by Okwui Enwezor.

21.01.2022 Our wonderful MC, Fenella Kernebone commencing the official proceedings for the Melbourne Art Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts 2015.

19.01.2022 Great summary of last week's Awards for the Visual Arts from Art Guide Australia

19.01.2022 Broadsheet share their top picks for Art Week...

18.01.2022 Melbourne Art Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Anna Schwartz of Anna Schwartz Gallery and artist, curator and writer Paola Balla to the Board: Highly respected in the art industry both in Australia and internationally, Anna Schwartz has owned and directed a private gallery in Australia for over 35 years, working closely with leading Australian and international artists. Joining Schwartz on the board is Wemba-Wemba and Gunditjmara woman, Paola Balla, an ...artist, curator, and writer who founded the Indigenous Arts and Cultural Program at FCAC and Wominjeka Festival, 2010. More recently Balla curated 'Sovereignty' at ACCA - Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, an exhibition focusing on contemporary art of First Nations peoples of South East Australia alongside keynote historical works. [image: Paola Balla] #melbourneartfair #southbankartsprecinct #paolaballa #annaschwartz #maf18 #melbourneartfoundation #sovereignty

18.01.2022 We're very proud to announce the 2016 Lectures & Forums presented with RUPC The University of Melbourne & Liquid Architecture this August 18 - 20. This is a free event but bookings are essential www.trybooking.com/MKQB

18.01.2022 The Melbourne Art Foundation exists to support, promote and encourage contemporary and living artists in Australia. Our Chair, Anna Pappas welcoming our guests.

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Melbourne Art Foundations Artist Award recipient for 2015, Bill Henson

17.01.2022 Entres have been served!

16.01.2022 Only two weeks until Melbourne Art Week begins (30 July to 5 August). We've teamed up with 500+ artists and 30+venues to celebrate contemporary art through a series of events, talks, exhibitions, performances and workshops in the spirit of launching our main event, Melbourne Art Fair. Check out the full program below:

15.01.2022 In case you missed it, Daniel Boyd was awarded our inaugural Young Artist Award last Thursday evening at the Awards for the Visual Arts 2015. Learn more about this talented young artist, thanks to The Age - theage.com.au...

13.01.2022 Visionary directors, prolific curators and internationally accomplished researchers Ute Meta Bauer, Hou Hanru, Evelyne Jouanno, Dennis Del Favero and Caleb Kelly will share their views on art and sound as part of the Melbourne Art Foundation 2016 Lectures and Forums. Proudly presented in association with Research Unit in Public Cultures and Liquid Architecture. Book now www.trybooking.com/MKQB

12.01.2022 Were very proud to announce the 2016 Lectures & Forums presented with RUPC The University of Melbourne & Liquid Architecture this August 18 - 20. This is a free event but bookings are essential www.trybooking.com/MKQB

12.01.2022 BOOK NOW www.trybooking.com/MKQB

12.01.2022 Congratulations to all recipients of the #MelbourneArtFoundation Visual Arts Awards which were held last night at ACCA - Australian Centre for Contemporary Art - Lindy Lee, recipient of the Artist Award generously supported by St Ali, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, recipient of the Young Artist Award generously supported by #ArtworkTransport and Linda Michael, recipient of the inaugural Curator Award generously supported by I Am George

11.01.2022 National Gallery of Victorias Great Hall providing the perfect setting for tonights celebrations.

11.01.2022 The wonderful Robyn Archer captivating guests at the Melbourne Art Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts 2015. What a great performance!

10.01.2022 Melbourne Art Week (30 July - 5 August) starts today! Immerse yourself in our capital of culture with exhibitions, events, talks, tours, performances and workshops. View Program online and book tickets to the main event, Melbourne Art Fair! Image: Hiromi Tango, Lizard Tail (Dawn) 2018. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney). Photo: Michaela Dutková

09.01.2022 National Gallery of Victoria's Great Hall providing the perfect setting for tonights celebrations.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Melbourne Art Foundations Visionary Award recipient for 2015, John Kaldor The award, received by Michael Kaldor on behalf of his father, is a handcrafted sculpture by Australian artist Ewen Coates.

07.01.2022 The incredible Sixteen Alleluias, with Adam Simmons and Nick Tsiavos providing a perfect performance to start the evening

07.01.2022 FRI 19 AUG We are very excited to have Johannes Kreidler perform as part of the MAF 2016 Lectures & Forums Here's a teaser from his performance last night at ACCA - Australian Centre for Contemporary Art... BOOK NOW http://www.trybooking.com/MKQB

07.01.2022 What a wonderful evening in Melbourne to celebrate the visual arts at the National Gallery of Victoria

06.01.2022 Thank you to everyone involved and those who joined us at the Melbourne Art Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Victoria last night. It was a wonderful evening of celebration of talent! Congratulations to this years winners... Visionary Award: John Kaldor Artist Award: Bill Henson Young Artist Award: Daniel Boyd See more

06.01.2022 Entrées have been served!

06.01.2022 Great summary of last weeks Awards for the Visual Arts from Art Guide Australia

04.01.2022 #MPavilion is back!

04.01.2022 And thats it. Another wonderful evening in celebration of the visual arts has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to this years winners!

04.01.2022 Meet our 2015 Visionary Award winner, John Kaldor AM. John Kaldor AM is a dedicated collector, patron and supporter of contemporary art. He has been collecting and commissioning art since the late 1950s, and since 1969 has shared his love of art with the Australian public through his series of art projects. In 2011, Kaldor donated his private collection of over 200 works to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, making it the most significant single donation of art to a public gallery in Australias history.

03.01.2022 The neoliberal artist must... (no)signal part of the MAF 2016 Lectures & Forums with Liquid Architecture and Research Unit in Public Cultures.

01.01.2022 Only two weeks until Melbourne Art Week begins (30 July to 5 August). Weve teamed up with 500+ artists and 30+venues to celebrate contemporary art through a series of events, talks, exhibitions, performances and workshops in the spirit of launching our main event, Melbourne Art Fair. Check out the full program below:

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Melbourne Art Foundations inaugural Young Artist Award recipient, Daniel Boyd.

01.01.2022 Art is knowing which mistakes to keep.

01.01.2022 Melbourne Art Week 2018: 500+ Artists | 50+ events | 30+ Venues Melbourne Art Foundation has joined with over 50 cultural organisations, institutions, art spaces, satellite fairs and galleries to stage Melbourne Art Week (30 July-5 August); a dynamic program of exhibitions, events, talks, performances and workshops that will take place across the city and beyond this winter. Melbourne Art Fair (2-5 August 2018) returns as the lead event of Art Week presenting 40 galleries s...howcasing the newest and most respected contemporary artists of the region. Book Melbourne Art Fair tickets online and view Art Week program at www.melbourneartweek.com.au Melbourne Art Foundation and 2018 Partner MLC Life Insurance commissioned a new work from Japanese-born, Australian-based artist Hiromi Tango entitled Lizard Tail (Dawn). Tango recently performed Lizard Tail (Dawn) on Southbank Art Precinct, weaving through Melbournes iconic cultural landmarks and institutions and finally resting alongside the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art #ACCA, the 2018 home of Melbourne Art Fair. Lizard Tail (Dawn) by Hiromi Tango | Commissioned by Melbourne Art Foundation and MLC Life Insurance | Courtesy the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf