Bayside Gallery
A: Corner Wilson and Carpenter St, Brighton, Melbourne, VIC Australia
P: +61 3 9261 7111
W: bayside.vic.gov.au/services/arts-and-culture
Bayside Gallery is a space for everyone to enjoy art. As the public art gallery for the City of Bayside in Melbourne’s south, the gallery is committed to promoting art and artists as a valuable part of the community.
Its curated exhibition program gives residents and visitors the opportunity to engage with high quality work from renowned Australian and international artists, as well as showcasing and supporting the practices of artists in the Bayside area.
To inspire curiosity about art in audiences across all ages, it offers a program of art-related activities ranging from its popular Great art detective, hands-on children’s workshops, artist talks, Connections: art and dementia program, and visual thinking strategy classes for schools.
Housed at Brighton Town Hall, Bayside Gallery manages the Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection, which comprises historical and contemporary objects and artworks that relate to the municipality and the unique art history of the area.
AWARDS
Established in 2015, the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize is a celebration of contemporary Australian painting. It features a $15,000 major acquisitive prize, $3,000 Local Art Prize and $1,000 People’s Choice Award. The Ellen José Memorial Foundation provides a $15,000 non-acquisitive award to a female visual artist aged 18-35 years working in any medium. Managed by Bayside Gallery, the triennial Ellen José Art Award is a partnership between the Foundation and Bayside City Council and aims to provide support to young female artists in the early stages of their career.
FACILITIES
• Historic building
• Wheelchair access
• Workshops & classes
FEATURED STORIES AND EXHIBITIONS
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Emily Riches
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Emily Riches2025-06-03 13:23:302025-06-03 13:40:04Joint winners announced for 2025 Bayside Painting Prize
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Emily Riches
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Emily Riches2025-05-13 13:54:082025-05-13 14:11:32Group Exhibition: 2025 Bayside Painting Prize
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Emily Riches
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Emily Riches2025-04-01 14:44:232025-04-01 14:44:23Group Exhibition: Bayside Painting Prize
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Erin Irwin
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Erin Irwin2024-06-27 00:17:132024-06-27 00:17:13Megan Cope: Water is life
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Erin Irwin
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Erin Irwin2024-05-21 07:33:282024-05-21 07:33:28Linda Judge thrills the judges
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Accounts2023-11-21 06:04:202023-11-21 06:04:20Group Exhibition: Refuge, workshop, stage, site – Billilla Artist Studios 2022-23
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Accounts2023-11-21 05:52:042023-11-21 05:52:04Group Exhibition: Bayside Local
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Accounts2023-08-27 06:21:392023-08-27 06:21:39Jane Burton: Returning
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Accounts2023-05-25 05:26:222023-07-03 00:35:39Anne Ross: Whichway
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Erin Irwin
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Erin Irwin2023-05-16 10:10:272023-07-27 13:40:21Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize Announces Winner
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Accounts2023-04-27 01:55:402023-04-27 01:55:40Group Exhibition: Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize 2023
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Accounts2023-03-29 14:38:562023-03-30 01:10:49Jonathan Walker: Capturing details usually screened
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Accounts2023-02-23 07:45:582023-02-23 07:45:58Tai Snaith: Hierarchy of needs
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Erin Irwin
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Erin Irwin2023-01-10 06:07:552023-01-29 04:34:07Group Exhibition: Bayside Local 2023
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Accounts2022-10-24 14:20:552022-11-07 12:29:05Group Exhibition: Threshold
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Accounts2022-09-26 13:23:302022-10-04 12:18:48Group Exhibition: Past lives
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Rosy Leake
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Rosy Leake2022-09-14 11:01:432022-09-15 10:20:56A Collector’s Oeuvre
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Accounts2022-09-05 12:48:372022-09-05 12:48:37Group Exhibition: Eyes that see: the collection of Norman Rosenblatt
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Rosy Leake
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Rosy Leake2022-07-25 13:51:382022-07-27 13:31:05Joint winners announced for Ellen José Art Award
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acmag20192022-06-23 12:04:552022-06-23 13:01:42Group Exhibition: Ellen José Art Award for young women
