Melbourne Art Foundation

Melbourne Art Foundation is a not for profit organisation established in 2003 to promote contemporary art and living Australian artists.

Melbourne Art Foundation produces the biennial Melbourne Art Fair, the biennial Melbourne Art Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts, and a year round program in support of contemporary art and living artists.

  • Awards for the Visual Arts

    Awards for the Visual Arts

    Australia's preeminent awards for the visual arts will be announced at a sumptuous gala dinner 15 September 2011.

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  • Melbourne Art Fair

    Melbourne Art Fair

    Melbourne Art Foundation's flagship event the Melbourne Art Fair is one of Australia's premier visual arts events.

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  • Education

    Education

    A program to facilitate public discussion and develop new audiences for contemporary art.

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  • Commissions

    Commissions

    Melbourne Art Foundation funds an artist to create ambitious new work to be unveiled at Melbourne Art Fair.

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  • Project Rooms

    Project Rooms

    Emerging and independent artists and art spaces are supported in the presentation of innovative and experimental work.

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  • Collector Program

    Collector Program

    Collectors and curators from around the world are invited to participate in and contribute to Melbourne Art Week.

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  • Lectures & Forums

    Lectures & Forums

    Keynote lectures and public art forums promoting education, discussion and interest in contemporary art.

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  • Melbourne Art Week

    Melbourne Art Week

    A full program of activities during the week of Melbourne Art Fair.

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  • Art Lovers

    Art Lovers

    The most influential art collectors from Australia and New Zealand are part of the Foundation's exclusive collector group.

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Melbourne Art Foundation sponsors a range of programs at Melbourne Art Fair for the benefit of living artists, to facilitate public discussion and develop new audiences for contemporary art. These include: Major Commissions; Project Rooms featuring emerging and independent artists and art spaces; Public Lectures and Forums featuring artists, curators and international guests; Collector Programs; Guided Tours; Publications; and the celebrated opening night Vernissage.

Melbourne Art Foundation is registered for tax-deductible donations (deductible gift recipient status) and has charitable tax concession status through the Australian Government's Register of Cultural Organisations.

PHOTO CREDITS:

Image top centre: Richard Larter Education Space at Melbourne Art Fair 2010. Top right: Jon Campbell's Stacks On. Middle left: Experimenta, Project Room Museum Forecourt, Royal Exhibition Building. Middle right: Melbourne Art Foundation 2010 Lecture presented by Bill Henson. Bottom left: 10am Session Keynote Lecture presented by Robert Storr. Bottom right: Marea Gazzard's VIP.