Future Exhibitions

Cecil Beaton's Coronation photograph

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Saturday 25 February 2012 - Sunday 15 April 2012

Ian Potter Gallery

Admission: Adult $12, Concession $8, Child and Gallery Member Free

Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at the Art Gallery of Ballarat with an exhibition of vintage prints from London's V&A Museum taken by royal photographer, Sir Cecil Beaton.

Marion Manifold, L'ile des Epis, Strasborg, 2010, linocut and beads

Marion Manifold: Marie Antoinette through the Notebook

Saturday 24 March 2012 - Sunday 06 May 2012

Timken Gallery

Admission: Free

Using a facsimile of the book and researching places and images of Marie Antoinette’s life and era, including the revolution, Victorian artist Marion Manifold has created works that are richly beaded and/or embroidered, or painted, some with silk appliqué, in keeping with Marie Antoinette’s lifestyle.

Kerrie Leishman: The New Beauty?

Saturday 31 March 2012 - Sunday 13 May 2012

Mars Gallery

Admission: Free

Kerrie Leishman is inspired by wind turbines in the landscape, addressing the question of how an artist might create landscapes which incorporate these relatively new additions to the Australian countryside.

Brent Harris, Study for 'Deluge', 2009

Rick Amor Drawing Prize 2012

Saturday 28 April 2012 - Sunday 24 June 2012

Ian Potter Foundation Gallery

Admission: Free

Rick Amor Drawing Prize 2012, a $10,000 acquisitive prize for a small drawing at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Entries now open.

Cath Johnston: Missconceptions

Saturday 12 May 2012 - Sunday 24 June 2012

Timken Gallery

Admission: Free

Catherine Johnston’s sculptures comment on the contemporary human condition using repetition, scale and respect for the technical process.

Marion East and Lars Stenberg

Saturday 07 July 2012 - Sunday 05 August 2012

Mars Gallery

Admission: Free

Two painters respond to the Victorian landscape.

Capturing Flora: 300 years of Australian botanical art

Saturday 29 September 2012 - Sunday 02 December 2012

Timken Foundation Community Gallery, Mars Gallery, Ian Potter Foundation Gallery, Victor Gordon King Gallery

Admission: $12, Concession $8, Child and Gallery Member Free.

This remarkable exhibition celebrates our continent’s amazing and diverse flora and the ways Australian plants have been recorded, interpreted and popularised by botanical artists from William Dampier and the early explorers to the present day.