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01–24 March
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Welcome to CountryFed Square01 Mar, 5:30-6pm
Anne ZahalkaOpening: Anne ZahalkaARC ONE Gallery01 Mar, 6-8pm
Opening: A constant state of transformationArts @ Collins01 Mar, 6-8pm
Opening: Future AnteriorBlindside01 Mar, 6-8pm
Rozalind DrummondOpening: Rozalind DrummondCAVES01 Mar, 6-8pm
Rosemary LaingOpening: Rosemary LaingTolarno Galleries01 Mar, 6-8pm
Debra PhillipsOpening: Debra PhillipsVoid_Melbourne01 Mar, 6-8pm
Isabella CapezioOpening: Isabella CapezioRes Artis01 Mar, 6-8pm
Sunil GuptaQueer PHOTO Opening: Sunil GuptaWyndham Art Gallery01 Mar, 6:30-8:30pm
Jahkarli Felicitas RomanisOpening and spoken word performance: Jahkarli Felicitas RomanisHillvale Gallery01 Mar, 7-9pm
Benjamin Prabowo SextonTalk: Benjamin Prabowo SextonDaine Singer02 Mar, 11-11:30am
Anna CareyTalk: Anna CareySophie Gannon Gallery02 Mar, 11-11:30am
Kate Golding with child artists from NaarmOpening: Work in ProgressAbbotsford Convent02 Mar, 12-2pm
Isabella CapezioTalk: Isabella CapezioRes Artis02 Mar, 12-1pm
Opening: New PhotographersDaine Singer02 Mar, 12-2pm
Debra PhillipsTalk: Debra PhillipsVoid_Melbourne02 Mar, 12:30-1:30pm
Queer PHOTO Workshop: Pet Portraits with Elvin LamFootscray Community Arts02 Mar, 1-4pm
Talk: Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis and Dr Peta ClancyHillvale Gallery02 Mar, 1-2pm
Screening: Six Young Punks: GDR documentary double featureThe Capitol02 Mar, 1-4:30pm
Talk: UNTOLD with Corben Mudjandi and Jemima WymanComposite02 Mar, 2-3pm
Trent CrawfordOpening: Trent CrawfordAnimal House Fine Arts02 Mar, 2-4pm
Nan GoldinTalk: Anne O'Hehir on Nan GoldinArt Gallery of Ballarat02 Mar, 2-3pm
Opening: ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣೆ nireekshane—the act of seeing Community EventArts House02 Mar, 2-4pm
Opening: J Davies & Lisa TomasettiJames Makin Gallery02 Mar, 2-4pm
Opening: HELLLO I NEED A CATMADA Gallery02 Mar, 2-3pm
Yhonnie ScarceOpening: Yhonnie ScarceTHIS IS NO FANTASY02 Mar, 2-4pm
Ruth HöflichTalk: Ruth HöflichGertrude Glasshouse02 Mar, 3-4pm
Eden MentaOpening: Eden MentaArts Project Australia02 Mar, 4-6pm
Workshop: Dance with KWABO FestivalCentre for Contemporary Photography02 Mar, 4-6pm
Carmen WinantOpening: Carmen WinantFUTURES02 Mar, 4-6pm
wani toaisharaOpening: wani toaisharaWest Space02 Mar, 4-6pm
Darren SylvesterOpening: Darren SylvesterNeon Parc02 Mar, 4-6pm
Grace WoodOpening: Grace WoodLON Gallery02 Mar, 4-6pm
Opening: Only the future revisits the pastCentre for Contemporary Photography02 Mar, 6-8pm
Talk: Nikki Lam, Tace StevensCentre for Contemporary Photography03 Mar, 11:30-12:30pm
Queer PHOTO Tour: WyndhamWyndham Art Gallery Werribee Train Station Werribee Park Mansion03 Mar, 12-4:30pm
Clifford Prince KingQueer PHOTO Screening and Talk: Clifford Prince KingFootscray Community Arts03 Mar, 1-2:30pm
Jill OrrTalk: Meet the Artist—Jill OrrLinden New Art03 Mar, 1-2pm
Opening: Edward Burtynsky, Janet Laurence, Sonia Payes, Lingham.K, Sonia Payes and Corben MudjandiMuseum of Australian Photography03 Mar, 1-3pm
Opening: Edge of ElsewhereGlen Eira City Council Gallery03 Mar, 4:30-6:30pm
Workshop: Architectural PhotographyMPavilion03 Mar, 6-8:30pm
Talk: KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography FestivalMPavilion04 Mar, 6:30-7:30pm
Talk: Mark SealyCentre for Contemporary Photography05 Mar, 6-7pm
Omar Victor DiopTalk: Omar Victor Diop [cancelled]Centre for Contemporary Photography06 Mar, 6-8pm
Jill OrrWorkshop: Photo Practice ProgramLinden New Art06 Mar, 6-9pm
Scotty SoOpening: Scotty SoBenalla Art Gallery07 Mar, 6-9pm
Laresa KosloffOpening and Talk: Laresa KosloffBenalla Art Gallery08 Mar, 10-12pm
Nan GoldinScreening: Bette Gordon—Variety (1983)ACMI08 Mar, 1:30-3:10pm
Tour: Only the future revisits the pastCentre for Contemporary Photography08 Mar, 2-2:30pm
Rennie EllisTour: Melbourne Out LoudState Library Victoria08 Mar, 3-4pm
Ying AngTalk: Motherhood—Ying Ang and invited guestsLatrobe Regional Gallery08 Mar, 4:30-5:30pm
Jody HainesSpecial Event: Future River, International Women's Day Performances presented by Brunswick Music Festival, Blak Dot, Counihan Gallery and Next WaveCounihan Gallery08 Mar, 6-8pm
Opening: Autumn Exhibition Season CelebrationLatrobe Regional Gallery08 Mar, 6-8:30pm
Tour: MAPh x PHOTO 2024 Melbourne Arts Precinct TourArts @ Collins09 Mar, 10-1pm
Nan GoldinScreening: Bette Gordon—Variety (1983)ACMI09 Mar, 11-12:40pm
Tour: Only the future revisits the past #2Centre for Contemporary Photography09 Mar, 11:30-12pm
Tour: Brunswick Precinct [cancelled]Hillvale Gallery09 Mar, 12-1pm
Ryan McGinleyOpening: Ryan McGinley Opening CelebrationsShepparton Art Museum09 Mar, 5-8pm
Workshop: Architectural Photography #2MPavilion09 Mar, 6-8:30pm
Tour: Melbourne Arts Precinct [cancelled]Fed Square10 Mar, 10-11am
Nan GoldinScreening: Bette Gordon—Variety (1983)ACMI10 Mar, 11-12:40pm
Julie MillowickTalk: Julie Millowick and Kyla McFarlaneCastlemaine Art Museum10 Mar, 11:30-12:30pm
Tour: Parliament Precinct [cancelled]Parliament of Victoria (outdoor)10 Mar, 12:30-1:30pm
Isabella CapezioQueer PHOTO Workshop: Cyanotype, Isabella CapezioFootscray Community Arts10 Mar, 1-5pm
Scotty SoTalk: Scotty So with Julie McLarenArt Gallery of Ballarat10 Mar, 2-3pm
Tour: execute_photographyRMIT Gallery12 Mar, 3-4pm
CAMPTalk: Reading, Listening, Seeing – Bombay Tilts Down and A Photogenetic LineRMIT Design Hub Gallery12 Mar, 5:30-7pm
Joseph BlairWorkshop: (re-) trieved, covered & sourced (Archives Under Surveillance)Photography Studies College13 Mar, 6-8pm
Tour: Melbourne Arts Precinct Tour—Light Boxes at DuskFed Square13 Mar, 6:30-7:30pm
Nan GoldinScreening: SirensACMI15 Mar, 10-8pm
Nan GoldinScreening: Bette Gordon—Variety (1983)ACMI15 Mar, 1:30-3:10pm
Tour: Only the future revisits the past #3Centre for Contemporary Photography15 Mar, 2-2:30pm
Prompt BattleACMI15 Mar, 5:30-7pm
Nan GoldinScreening: Nan Goldin—All The Beauty and the BloodshedACMI15 Mar, 7:30-9:40pm
Talk: Image as Program Panel DiscussionRMIT Gallery16 Mar, 11-12pm
Tour: Fitzroy/ Collingwood Precinct [cancelled]16 Mar, 11-12pm
Nan GoldinScreening: Bette Gordon—Variety (1983)ACMI16 Mar, 11-12:40pm
Daniel Jack LyonsQueer PHOTO Talk: Daniel Jack Lyons (USA)Footscray Community Arts16 Mar, 11-12am
Tour: Only the future revisits the past #4Centre for Contemporary Photography16 Mar, 11:30-12pm
Workshop: Cut + PasteArts Project Australia16 Mar, 12-3pm
Benjamin Prabowo SextonTalk: Benjamin Prabowo Sexton #2Daine Singer16 Mar, 12-12:30pm
Jill OrrWorkshop: Linden Creates – Paper Boats with Dagmara GieysztorLinden New Art16 Mar, 1-3pm
Tour: State Library Precinct [cancelled]State Library Victoria Forecourt16 Mar, 1-2pm
CAMPScreening: What the cameras saw and remembered—two films by CAMPThe Capitol16 Mar, 1-4pm
Luce Nguyễn-HuntQueer PHOTO Workshop: Subject of Desire – Self-portraiture with Luce Nguyễn-HuntTrocadero Projects16 Mar, 1-3pm
Workshop: who ate the archive?Blindside16 Mar, 2-4pm
Talk: Future RiverCounihan Gallery16 Mar, 2-4pm
Talk: What will the future look like?Glen Eira City Council Gallery16 Mar, 2-3pm
Trent CrawfordTalk: Trent CrawfordAnimal House Fine Arts16 Mar, 4-5pm
Tour: Melbourne Arts Precinct #2 [cancelled]Fed Square17 Mar, 10-11am
Special Event: AI: The End Of The Lens? Symposium and WorkshopPhotography Studies College17 Mar, 11-4:30pm
Queer PHOTO Talk: Our History in the West, with the Queer ArchivesThe Substation17 Mar, 11-12pm
Nan GoldinScreening: Bette Gordon—Variety (1983)ACMI17 Mar, 11-12:40pm
Tour: Parliament Precinct #2Parliament of Victoria (outdoor)17 Mar, 12:30-1:30pm
Queer PHOTO Workshop: How to Preserve Your Queer History with the Australian Queer ArchivesThe Substation17 Mar, 1-2:30pm
Talk: What will the future look like? #2Glen Eira City Council Gallery17 Mar, 2-3pm
Tour: Melbourne Camera Club PhotowalkFed Square17 Mar, 3-5:30pm
Talk: Collecting Photography TodayMARS Gallery18 Mar, 6-8pm
Talk: Future AnteriorBlindside21 Mar, 6-7:30pm
Talk and Tour: ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣೆ nireekshane – the act of seeingArts House21 Mar, 6:30-8pm
Special Event: On the Production of a Photobook: a workshop/discussion with Regina Maria AnzenbergerPhotography Studies College22 Mar, 12:30-3pm
Tour: Only the future revisits the past #5Centre for Contemporary Photography22 Mar, 2-2:30pm
Special Event: Janina Green Book LaunchCentre for Contemporary Photography22 Mar, 6-8pm
Tour: Abbotsford Convent ExhibitionsAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 10-11am
PHOTO 2024 Photobook MarketAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 10-6pm
Australian Women PhotographersAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 10-6pm
Beauty in Small ThingsAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 10-6pm
Talk: Everything you always wanted to know about photobooks *But were afraid to askAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 11-11:45am
Tour: Only the future revisits the past #6Centre for Contemporary Photography23 Mar, 11:30-12pm
Talk: Regional Dialects: Photobook publishing around the worldAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 11:45-12:30pm
Photobook SocialAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 12-9pm
Kyle Archie KnightTalk: The Queer Bogan Photobook with Kyle Archie Knight and Liss FenwickAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 12:30-1pm
Daniel Jack LyonsMeet the Maker: Daniel Jack LyonsAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 1-1:30pm
Screening and Book Display: J DaviesJames Makin Gallery23 Mar, 2-4pm
Anu KumarMeet the Maker: Anu KumarAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 2:30-3pm
Meet the Maker: Rondade - CANCELLEDAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 3-3:30pm
Jana HartmannMeet the Maker: Jana HartmanAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 3-3:30pm
Meet the Maker: Nicholas Walton-HealeyAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 3:30-4pm
Ann SheltonMeet the Maker: Ann Shelton [cancelled]Abbotsford Convent23 Mar, 4-4:30pm
Sarah WalkerBook Launch: Sarah Walker—The WellAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 4:30-5pm
Ayman KaakeBook Launch: Ayman KaakeAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 5-5:30pm
Australian and New Zealand Photobook Awards AnnouncementAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 5:30-6pm
Australian and New Zealand Photobook AwardsAbbotsford Convent23 Mar, 5:30-6pm
Reading Photobooks with Melbourne Photobook CollectiveAbbotsford Convent24 Mar, 11-11:45am
This Photobook Changed My Life: Artists and makers reveal the publications that have inspired themAbbotsford Convent24 Mar, 11:45-12:30pm
Meet the Maker: MOMAbbotsford Convent24 Mar, 12:30-1pm
Meet the Maker: Photobook KetchupAbbotsford Convent24 Mar, 1-1:30pm
Queer PHOTO Workshop: DIY Photobooks with Suzanne PhoenixThe Substation24 Mar, 1-3pm
Meet the Maker: Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher KiddAbbotsford Convent24 Mar, 1:30-2pm
Honey Long & Prue StentMeet the Maker: Honey Long and Prue StentAbbotsford Convent24 Mar, 2-2:30pm

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PHOTO Australia respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live, and the rich and diverse Indigenous cultures across what is now called Australia. For over 60,000 years, Indigenous arts and culture have thrived on this sacred land, and we honour Elders and cultural leaders past and present. This was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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