Wow - art galleries can really be hit and miss but this is a winner with a broad range of large and…read moresmall sculptures (bronze & more modern), innovative lamps, hand blown colourful glassware and some beautiful artwork in spectacular resin amongst other mediums. Best of all... the staff who are both welcoming and informative. If you want to create a beautifully coordinated room there is plenty of advice - thank you Linda (town centre gallery) and Jackson (main gallery), Michael Parker's work is simply stunning!

Gorgeous gallery! Being greeted at the door with sparkling wine served in handmade glass flutes…read moredefinitely warmed us up. The outdoor garden display area was great, lots of inspiring art pieces. There was plenty of information available about each artist which was helpful. Would love to come back for the next exhibition.

This was the main reason that I made a trip up to Bendigo for a weekend, not just because I like…read moreart galleries (which I do), but because they had an exhibition of Greek artifacts which would instantly catch my attention, as well as a booking for an entire weekend. It also gave me a good excuse to go and wonder around the town just to get the vibe of the place. I must say that the Greek exhibition was outstanding, not so the other exhibition on Victorian underwear (I really don't like fashion). However, the gallery also had a pretty decent art collection as well, with paintings both from Australia and abroad (but no Picasso, though there were a couple of impressionists). The incense burners from China were also pretty cool, as where the neo-classical statues out the back, which depicted scenes from Ovid's Metamorphosis.

Bendigo art gallery is a great space as it recently had a redevelopment…read more We were lucky enough to see the 'Imagining Ned' exhibit. With artists on display like Sir Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Adam Cullen, Juan Davila and Norman Lindsay. Amazing art displayed on whether some like it or not, an Australian icon. You can also see it's collection which includes painting, sculpture, ceramics, decorative arts, photography, works on paper, and Australian art. This really is worth a trip to Bendigo to experience.

This was a rather small, but rather charming, little art gallery. Okay, like a lot of art galleries…read moreit isn't open too late, namely til about 4:00 pm, but it is sort of free to enter, namely that you make a donation when you go in (though I'm not sure how one would sustain an art gallery if it was run entirely by donations). Anyway, while it was small, it was still a nice place to wander around, particularly since much of the art was created by people who happened to live in around around the town. Oh, and the old fire station in which it is located is pretty cool as well.

Honestly, I really wasn't expecting all that much, especially since the Bendigo Art Gallery was…read moreadvertising itself as being the biggest art gallery in regional Australia. Well, that certainly turned out not the be the case because I reckon this one is much bigger. Well, not much, but it is certainly quite a lot more impressive. Sure, there are some regional works here, but there are quite a few works from not just Australia, but the world. This place was honestly really impressive, and even better it is free to enter. Definitely worth checking out.

This is a great collection showing Australian work and Australian taste- both dull and inspired…read more Displaying mixed works of the same school and time allows us to see the good, the bad and the ugly. Well done Ballarat!