Melbourne Art Fair 2026
19–22 February 2026Melbourne Art Fair is a seminal fixture on the Australasian cultural calendar, stimulating critical and commercial attention for galleries and their artists for over 35 years. The Fair supports and promotes living artists through the staging of a world-class platform for contemporary art, showcasing iconic and new works by artists from the region’s most respected galleries.
With this global creative city as a backdrop, Melbourne Art Fair returns in 2024 to the Denton Corker Marshall designed Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, continuing its lead role in the region for fostering the development of new audiences for contemporary art.
Melbourne Art Fair has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory board, and Creative Victoria.
1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf | Exhibition Door 3
VIC 3006, Australia
Thursday 19 February, 12 – 5pm l Champagne Bollinger Preview
Opening Night | Vernissage:
Thursday 19 February, 5 – 9pm
General Admission:
Friday 20 February, 12 – 8PM
Saturday 21 February, 10am – 6pm
Sunday 22 February, 10am – 5pm
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