Program

Melbourne Art Fair returns 19 – 22 February to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. From tours to workshops and talks, discover the Program below. 

Click here to discover the full Artistic Program. 

Gallery Event

February 17 2026, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exhibition Party | Julia Trybala + Ronnie Van Hout, STATION

STATION Naarm/Melbourne
Gallery Event

February 18 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition Opening | Anya’s Puntawarri World, Agency Projects

Wukun Wanambi Project Space
Activation

February 19 2026, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Books, Books, Books!

Melbourne Art Fair
Event

February 19 2026, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Opening Night Vernissage

Melbourne Art Fair
Performance

February 19 2026, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Performance | Damien Shen, MARS

Melbourne Art Fair
Tour

February 20 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tour | FUTUREOBJEKT with DIA’s Simone Le Amon

Melbourne Art Fair
Talk

February 20 2026, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Artist Talk | Tania Major + Sean Hill, Alcaston Gallery

Melbourne Art Fair
Performance

February 20 2026, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Performance | Jingwei Bu, The Little Machine

Melbourne Art Fair
Talk

February 20 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Curation Conversation | Shonae Hobson + Leila Gurruwiwi, Agency Projects

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 20 2026, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Conversation on Design | From Creativity to Capital

The Bubble
Tour

February 20 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Tour | Artbank’s Barry Keldoulis

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 20 2026, 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Conversation on Design | Collecting with Conscience

The Bubble
Talk

February 20 2026, 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Artist Talk | Vanessa Russ, Art Collective WA

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 20 2026, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Conversation on Design | Fetishising Function

The Bubble
Activation

February 20 2026, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Deep Listening | Fia Fiell, correspondences

Melbourne Art Fair
Talk

February 20 2026, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Artist Talk | George Cooley

Melbourne Art Fair
Tour

February 20 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tour | Young Galleries with Sebastian Goldspink

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 20 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Panel | Finding a Way IN

The Bubble
CONVERSATIONS

February 20 2026, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm

Curation Conversation | BEYOND

The Bubble
Workshop

February 21 2026, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Arts Project Australia | Rats & Barbells

Melbourne Art Fair
Tour

February 21 2026, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Artist and Curator Walkthrough | This Way, That Way, correspondences

Melbourne Art Fair
Gallery Event

February 21 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Artist Talk | Shared Space

4LS Project Space
Tour

February 21 2026, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Tour | Artbank’s Barry Keldoulis

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 21 2026, 11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Panel | Art in the Asia-Pacific

The Bubble
Talk

February 21 2026, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Artist Talk | Bena Jackson + Max Fleury, play_station

Melbourne Art Fair
Talk

February 21 2026, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Artist Talk | Tania Major + Sean Hill, Alcaston Gallery

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 21 2026, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Curation Conversation | VIDEO

The Bubble
Talk

February 21 2026, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Artist Talk | MARTU WANGKA, Emilia Galatis Projects

Melbourne Art Fair
Tour

February 21 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Tour | ah ah ah! Chinese Art Club

Melbourne Art Fair
Performance

February 21 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Kids Workshop | Journey of Something

Melbourne Art Fair
Workshop

February 21 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Arts Project Australia | People Painting People

Melbourne Art Fair
Book Launch

February 21 2026, 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Roundtable | Women’s Art Register: Things That Keep Us Together

The Bubble
Tour

February 21 2026, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Tour | Commence Your Collection with Tamsen Hopkinson

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 21 2026, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

VFPADF Conversation | Tahnee Edwards (Gammin Threads) + Sofii Belling-Harding

The Bubble
Tour

February 21 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tour | Practical Pathways with Sebastian Goldspink

Melbourne Art Fair
Performance

February 21 2026, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Live Movement Response | Merasa by Sekar Sari, correspondences

Melbourne Art Fair
Performance

February 21 2026, 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Performance | ANAM at the Art Fair

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 22 2026, 10:30 am - 11:15 am

Panel | How I Collect: Housemuseums

The Bubble
Workshop

February 22 2026, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Arts Project Australia | Pussycat Patches

Melbourne Art Fair
Tour

February 22 2026, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Artist and Curator Walkthrough | This Way, That Way, correspondences

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 22 2026, 11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Panel | The Cloud of Unknowing: Art Criticism at the Fair

The Bubble
Tour

February 22 2026, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Tour | Artbank’s Barry Keldoulis

Melbourne Art Fair
Talk

February 22 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Artist Talk | Lesley Dumbrell

Melbourne Art Fair
CONVERSATIONS

February 22 2026, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Panel | Parallel Pursuits

The Bubble
Performance

February 22 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Kids Workshop | Journey of Something

Melbourne Art Fair
Activation

February 22 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Community Making | Ravi Avasti + Ali McCann, correspondences

Melbourne Art Fair
Tour

February 22 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Tour | ah ah ah! Chinese Art Club

Melbourne Art Fair
Workshop

February 22 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Arts Project Australia | Big Beautiful Still Lives

Melbourne Art Fair
Event

February 22 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

ACMI Art + Film | VIDEO curator Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
CONVERSATIONS

February 22 2026, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

VFPADF Conversation | Jarra Karalinar Steel + Jack Wilkie-Jans

The Bubble
Activation

February 22 2026, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Deep Listening | Fia Fiell, correspondences

Melbourne Art Fair
Gallery Event

February 28 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Panel | This Way, That Way, correspondences

correspondences
Activation

March 1 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Community Making | Ravi Avasti + Ali McCann, correspondences

correspondences

Latest News

January 21, 2026

READ | Duo OKO OLO Are Our Favourite Design Foragers

January 15, 2026

Melbourne Art Fair Announces Program Highlights including CONVERSATIONS

January 7, 2026

Elliot Garnaut Thinks You Should Buy New Shoes

December 11, 2025

Broached Commissions to Design VIP Lounge as a Living Archive
View All News

@melbourneartfair