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Press Releases
2023-24
Press Release: 23 January 2024
Melbourne Art Fair 2024 Program Announcement
Press Release: 3 October 2023
Melbourne Art Fair Announces Gallery List, Program Highlights and Reveals $100,000 Commission Recipient for the Now Annual Summer Fair
2021-22
Press Release: 28 April
Melbourne Art Foundation 2022 Commission in partnership with ACMI awarded to First Nations artist, Kaylene Whiskey
Press Release: 21 September
Melbourne Art Fair announces gallery list and program highlights for the summer 2022 edition
Press Release: 3 November
Arts sector boosted as Bennelong Funds Management announces Principal Partnership with Melbourne Art Fair
2019-20
Press Release: 28 April
Melbourne Art Fair Announces Free Virtual Art Fair for June 2020
Press Release: 29 August
Melbourne Art Fair names inaugural artistic director for 2020
Press Release: 10 July
Melbourne Art Fair: Australasia’s most progressive forum for contemporary art announced 18-21 June 2020
Press Coverage 2024
Melbourne Art Fair VIP Lounge by Oigåll Projects
ArchitectureAU
Amy Woodroffe
13 March 2024
How I Got Here: Melbourne Art Foundation’s Dhariz Manalo on witnessing artistic discourse
Facility Management Magazine
Helena Morgan
13 March 2024
Australia’s art market offers a glimpse into the disparate impacts of economic downturn
ABC News
Emilia Terzon
2 March 2024
The art of engagement: Melbourne Art Fair’s rising prominence
Marketing Mag
Ned Lupson
29 February 2024
Aurukun artist puts culture on show with Melbourne solo exhibition
Cape York Weekly
Lyndon Keane
27 February 2024
Indigenous artists take centre stage in Naarm
National Indigenous Times
Dechlan Brennan
27 February 2024
Chasing lightning at Melbourne Art Fair
Indesign Live
Alice Blackwood
27 February 2024
Australian Art – Collectors undeterred by cost of living amid steady sales
ABC News 24
Broadcast
26 February 2024
Victorian First Peoples Art and Design Fair looks to bring ‘whole gamut’ on debut in 2025
National Indigenous Times
Jared Cross
24 February 2024
Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Artist Profile
Peter Hill
24 February 2024
Troye Sivan was spotted living his best Melbourne life
The Herald Sun
[Syndicated on The Advertiser, Gold Coast Bulletin, News.com.au, The Daily Telegraph]
Mary Madigan
24 February 2024
NITV News
Broadcast Artist Interview
24 February 2024
Melbourne Art Fair Wins Over Abdul Abdullah With Solo Booths
Ocula
Misong Kim
23 February 2024
For Your Consideration
The Luxury Report, Kay & Burton, Issue 8
Gabriella Coslovich
Out and About
The Luxury Report, Kay & Burton, Issue 8
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne is the luxury destination for art lovers
Harper’s Bazaar
Dani Maher
February 2024
Must Do Melbourne
Channel 10 First
23 February 2024
A list of things to do across Australia this month
RUSSH
Jasmine Pirovic
23 February 2024
Best of Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Arts Hub
Celina Lei
23 February 2024
Feel-Good Friday: 23 February 2024 – Art, Whisky and Little Bit Frisky
Man of Many
Sam Mangioni
23 February 2024
Art and Whisky Pop-Up Bar
Time Out
Lauren Dinse
22 February 2024
Must-sees at this year’s Melbourne Art Fair
Art Guide Australia
22 February 2024
Balancing bronze unveiled at contemporary art showcase
Australian Associated Press
22 February 2024
8 things to see at Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Vogue Living Australia
[Syndicated on The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, The Advertiser, The Toowoomba Chronicle]
Yeong Sassall
21 February 2024
Australian art events join forces to form first-ever national ‘grand tour’
The Art Newspaper
Tim Stone
21 February 2024
David Flack on designing Troye Sivan’s Hollywood home
Harper’s Bazaar
February 2024
Late Nights at Melbourne Art Fair
Broadsheet
21 February 2024
Melbourne Art Fair to present its most ambitious artistic program yet for 2024
Australian Arts Review
19 February 2024
“Whenua keeps telling stories” — in conversation with Raukura Turei
Art News Aotearoa
19 February 2024
Festival Guide
Beat Magazine
Jacob McCormack
19 February 2024
Fairing well: Melbourne Art Fair is back
Art Guide Australia
Andrew Stephens
16 February 2024
Who’s celebrating significant anniversaries in 2024?
Arts Hub
Gina Fairley
16 February 2024
What Are Galleries Showing at Melbourne Art Fair 2024?
Ocula Magazine
15 February 2024
The New and Upcoming Galleries To See at This Year’s Melbourne Art Fair
Broadsheet
Gideon Cohen
14 February 2024
The Glenfiddich x Jordan Gogos Collaboration
The F
James Banham
13 February 2024
Julie Rrap on Standing on Her Own Shoulders
Ocula
Jennifer Higgie
12 February 2024
A Heap of Huge Australian Art Events Have Teamed Up to Create the Country’s First Art Grand Tour
Concrete Playground
Sarah Ward
9 February 2024
An open door to Arkley’s final work
The Age
[Syndicated on WA Today, SMH, Brisbane Times]
Elizabeth Flux
8 February 2024
David Flack’s Top Melbourne Art Fair Picks: From Lurid Works to Howard Arkley’s Final Painting
Broadsheet
Evan Jones
7 February 2024
A Kids’ Sculpture Playground, Site-Responsive Dance Performance and Bronze Figures: Melbourne Art Fair Is Back This Month
Broadsheet
Sabrina Caires
7 February 2024
Melbourne Art Fair unveils 2024 program
Southbank Local News
Georgie Atkins
7 February 2024
Art in February: Your guide to the Australian exhibitions taking place this month
RUSSH
Jasmine Pirovic
7 February 2024
Tammy Kanat, Donna Marcus and Ivana Taylor: Melbourne Art Fair Presentation
Art Collector
Event Listing
Ali Tahayori and Alexandra Standen: Melbourne Art Fair Presentation
Art Collector
Event Listing
Melbourne Art Fair Is Returning in February with a Packed 2024 Program Featuring 100-Plus Artists
Concrete Playground
Sarah Ward
29 January 2024
The mirror world of Ronnie van Hout
Art News Aotearoa
26 January 2024
Collectors and wannabes take note: Melbourne Art Fair is where it’s at
Australian Financial Review
Dan F. Stapleton
25 January 2024
Tia Ansell on weaving
Art News Aotearoa
25 January 2024
Matthew Browne’s counter-cacophony
Art News Aotearoa
25 January 2024
Tamsin Hong on Togetherness and the Moving Image
Ocula
Tendai John Mutambu
24 January 2024
Women-Led Programmes Dominate Melbourne Art Fair’s 2024 Edition
Ocula
Misong Kim
24 January 2024
The forum for contemporary art and ideas has announced a mammoth 2024 line-up
Time Out
Saffron Swire
24 January 2024
A Guide to All the February Art Fairs
Observer
Christa Terry
24 January 2024
Melbourne Art Fair gearing up for ‘mammoth edition’
Arts Hub
Celina Lei
23 January 2024
Melbourne Art Fair Will Feature Spectacular Installations, Performances And More
Secret Melbourne
Nicole de Souza
23 January 2024
The best festivals happening around Melbourne this February
Beat
Jacob McCormack
23 January 2024
The shows we’re looking forward to in 2024
Art Guide Australia
18 January 2024
On the starting line
Belle Magazine
8 January 2024
The View Ahead: Our critics look forward to the cultural offerings in store
The Age: Spectrum
Tiarney Miekus
6 January 2024
The year ahead in art: the best exhibitions coming to Victoria in 2024
The Age
Tiarney Miekus
6 January 2024
Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Art News Aotearoa
26 December 2024
Fun things to do this summer in Melbourne
Time Out
Adena Maier
29 November 2024
Melbourne Art Fair Goes Annual Citing Strong Art Appetite
Ocula
Michael Irwin
5 October 2023
Smart Arts With Richard Watts – Maree DiPasquale interview
RRR
5 October 2023
Melbourne Art Fair – Time Out Says
Time Out
Saffron Swire
4 October 2023
What’s On For Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Art Collector
Erin Irwin
4 October 2023
Drive with Ali Moore – Maree DiPasquale Interview
ABC Radio Melbourne
3 October 2023
Feel Blown Away By Spectacular Works Of Art From 60 Galleries At Melbourne Art Fair
Secret Melbourne
Nicole de Souza
3 October 2023
‘Best of the best’: demand drives art fair expansion
Australian Associated Press
3 October 2023
Melbourne Art Fair to become annual event as city defends arts dominance
The Age – Print Feature
Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane Times
WA Today
Cara Waters
3 October 2023
Melbourne Art Fair to run annually and 2024 galleries announced
Arts Hub
Celina Lei
3 October 2023
Press Coverage 2022
Yankunytjatjara artist Kaylene Whiskey awarded Melbourne Art Foundation 2022 Commission
Art Daily
4 August 2021
Winners announced for Melbourne Art Foundation Commission
ArtsHub
3 August 2021
Kaylene Whiskey Awarded Melbourne Art Foundation 2022 Commission
Art Collector
3 August 2021
Melbourne’s art fair set to return with huge February show
The Age
21 September 2021
Melbourne’s art fair set to return with huge February show
Sydney Morning Herald
21 September 2021
2022 Melbourne Art Fair to showcase 50 galleries in one space
Beat
21 September 2021
Melbourne Art Fair aims to be ‘Australasia’s most sustainable art fair’
The Art Newspaper
14 October 2021
The top art fairs for 2022
The Art Newspaper
1 January 2022
2022 arts festivals and events calendar
ArtsHub
5 January 2022
ArtNet News
12 January 2022
Fair Comment: What’s On And Off In 2022 – Artlyst Fair Guide
Artlyst
13 January 2022
Event: Melbourne Art Fair
Fashion Journal
17 January 2022
The news you may have missed
ArtsHub
21 January 2022
Melbourne Art Fair releases a jam-packed program
Habitus Living
25 January 2022
Cultivating a design instinct
Habitus Living
25 January 2022
Melbourne Art Fair 2022: Trailblazing Indigenous Women in Australian Contemporary Art
Habitus Living
25 January 2022
The curators bringing art back into the physical space
Financial Review
27 January 2022
Melbourne Art Fair Spotlights Women Indigenous Artists
The Design Files
31 January 2022
See A New Video Work That Meditates on the Loss of a Childhood Home
Broadsheet
9 February 2022
Melbourne Art Week: Exhibitions to see
Ocula
9 February 2022
Press Coverage 2020
Melbourne Art Fair: Online Viewing Rooms
Art Almanac
20 May 2020
Melbourne Art Fair 2020
ASSEMBLE Papers
15 May 2020
Melbourne Art Fair going virtual for 2020 is easel-y this weeks coolest art news
delicious.Travel
8 May 2020
Isolation is changing the face of arts e-commerce
ArtsHub
5 May 2020
Digital Event: Melbourne Art Fair Viewing Rooms
Meanwhile in Melbourne
1 May 2020
The Melbourne Art Fair is going digital this June
RUSSH
29 April 2020
MELBOURNE ART FAIR GOES VIRTUAL
Art Collector
28 April 2020
Melbourne Art Fair announces free Virtual Art Fair for June 2020
Arts Review
28 April 2020
Melbourne Art Fair to go ahead as a free virtual event
Beat Magazine
28 April 2020
Free ‘virtual viewing rooms’ in redrawn Melbourne Art Fair
The Age
28 April 2020
The galleries and museums you can still visit virtually
Vogue Living
28 April 2020
Melbourne Art Fair names inaugural Artistic Director
Arts Review
3 September 2019
On the move: Melbourne Art Fair Director Announced
ArtsHub
29 August 2019
Melbourne Art Fair’s Artistic Director for 2020
Art Almanac
29 August 2019
Art Showcase Ready for a Renaissance
The Age
9 July 2019
Press Coverage 2018
Sam Jinx at the Melbourne Art Fair
The Guardian
4 August 2018
Grab A Glass Of Wine And Enjoy Melbourne Art Fair’s Jam-Packed Program
GQ.com
3 Aug 2018
A Skype chat with young artist Pierre Mukeba
The Saturday Paper
Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung
4 August 2018
Melbourne Art Week is Upon Us
Broadsheet
Will Cox
3 August 2018
Kiwis in Australian detention express frustrations via art at Melbourne event
1 News Now
1 August 2018
NZers in Australian detention express frustrations via art
Newsie (NZ)
Katie Sketcher
1 August 2018
Melbourne Art Fair 2018
Matters
August 2018
Melbourne Art Fair
Assemble Papers
1 August 2018
Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan unveils sculptures at the launch of the Melbourne Art Fair
Bendigo Advertiser
Anthony Pinda
1 August 2018
Elizabeth Willing offers a taste of Melbourne Art Fair
The Sunday Morning Herald
Hannah Francis
1 August 2018
What’s on around Victoria
RACV
August 2018
“African artists have now taken and secured their seat at the dinner table” -Chika Okeke-Agulu
Accomplice
Issue 15 August 2018
Angela Tiatia’s award-winning film, commissioned by AWM to be screened by Buxton Contemporary in Southbank
Arts Hub
31 July 2018
NZers in Australian detention express frustrations via art
Radio NZ
Katie Scotcher
31 July 2018
Critic’s Guide to Melbourne Art Week
Frieze
Sophie Knezic
31 July 2018
The Drawing Room with Patricia Karvelas Feature interview with Tolarno artist Liz Willing
ABC Radio National
31 July 2018
Chunky Move Dance Class as part of Melbourne Art Week program
Concrete Playground
Kat Hayes
20 July 2018
The On Show Calendar
Show on Show
30 July 2018
Eight Days: Your one-stop guide to the week ahead
The Sunday Age
Portia Convers-East
28 July 2018
MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2018
Design Addicts
Richard Misso
27 July 2018
Interview on Smarts Arts program with Melbourne Art Fair Director Maree Di Pasquale
Triple R Radio
26 July 2018
Melbourne Art Week: Our Essential 5
Metal Magazine
Daisy Woollard
July 2018
Birth of the Fair
Art Guide
Varia Karipoff
25 July 2018
Melbourne Art Fair is bringing works from 40 leading galleries to the CBD next week
Fashion Journal
Rosie Macquire
23 July 2018
Esther Stewart Unveils New Work For Melbourne Art Fair
The Design Files
Lucy Feagins
23 July 2018
9 Must-See Artists at Melbourne Art Fair
Time Out
Ben Neutze
18 July 2018
Cressida Campbell’s Intimate Reflections, Ahead Of Melbourne Art Fair
The Design Files
Lucy Feagins
12 July 2018
Melbourne Art Fair returns for 15th edition
Beat magazine
12 July 2018
Common Thread: Chiharu Shiota
The Australian
Miriam Cosic
7 July 2018
Toni Maticevski talks Melbourne Art Week
Fashion Weekly
Stacey O’Keefe
6 July 2018
Art Class of 2018. Meet six of the most exciting emerging artists exhibiting as part of the Melbourne Art Fair
Grazia
Nicholas Carolan
28 June 2018
Prepare to be puzzled as artist Ronnie van Hout’s busy year comes to fruition
The Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum
Ashley Crawford
22 June 2018
5 Highlights from Melbourne Art Week
Art Collector
Camilla Wagstaff
5 June 2018
Melbourne Art Fair Announces Galleries and Commission
Artshub (Australia & U.K.)
16 February 2018
Melbourne Art Fair returns with a renewed focus, venue and CEO
artdaily.org
23 August 2017
Want to start collecting art?
The Weekly Review
Brendan Bale
7 August 2017
A Major Artistic Coup for Southbank
Southbank News
July 2017
On the Couch with Maree Di Pasquale
Art Collector
Beatrice Spence
Issue 81 July – Sept 2017
A major artistic coup for Southbank
Southbank Local News
13 July 2017
Smart Arts Podcast: Interview with Director and CEO Maree Di Pasquale
RRR FM
Richard Watts
6 July 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Appoints New Director
Art Collector
Emily Grant
4 July 2017
Melbourne Art Fair is Back in 2018
Art Guide Australia
Tracey Clement
30 June 2017
Biennial fair finds new home in Southbank
Artshub
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair
Australian Design Review
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Returns in 2018
eyeline
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Returns in 2018
Arts Review
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair to return in smaller guise in pop-up Southbank venue
The Age
[syndicated on Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times]
Debbie Cuthbertson
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Announces Galleries and Commission
Artshub (Australia & U.K.)
16 February 2018
Melbourne Art Fair returns with a renewed focus, venue and CEO
artdaily.org
23 August 2017
Want to start collecting art?
The Weekly Review
Brendan Bale
7 August 2017
A Major Artistic Coup for Southbank
Southbank News
July 2017
On the Couch with Maree Di Pasquale
Art Collector
Beatrice Spence
Issue 81 July – Sept 2017
A major artistic coup for Southbank
Southbank Local News
13 July 2017
Smart Arts Podcast: Interview with Director and CEO Maree Di Pasquale
RRR FM
Richard Watts
6 July 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Appoints New Director
Art Collector
Emily Grant
4 July 2017
Melbourne Art Fair is Back in 2018
Art Guide Australia
Tracey Clement
30 June 2017
Biennial fair finds new home in Southbank
Artshub
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair
Australian Design Review
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Returns in 2018
eyeline
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair Returns in 2018
Arts Review
27 June 2017
Melbourne Art Fair to return in smaller guise in pop-up Southbank venue
The Age
[syndicated on Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times]
Debbie Cuthbertson
27 June 2017
2018 Melbourne Art Week program | 500+ artists | 50+ events | 30+ venues
Art Almanac
23 May 2018
Margins – Collector Profile Lisa Paulsen
VAULT Issue 22
Kirsty Sier
Melbourne Art Fair Gallery List Announced
Art Collector
Katie Milton
16 February 2018
Melbourne Art Fair Announces 2018 gallery list and artist commission
Arts Review
16 February 2018
Melbourne art fair 2018 program announced
Art Guide
16 February 2018
Melbourne Art Fair Announces 2018 Gallery List and Artist Commission
Artshub
16 February 2018
