calendar of events
Please note these dates and themes are subject to change.
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More art added every month.
birth + rebirth
12 September – 12 October 2024
A group show with artists exploring
what ‘birth + rebirth’ means to them.
l a u n c h e v e n t
Thursday 12 September
5:30-7:30pm - all welcome
from the shadows
17 October - 2 November 2024
In a special two-week exhibition, From the Shadows features invited artists whose work intrinsically reflect this theme.
Opening on Thursday 17 October and running until Saturday 2 November, From the Shadows will be celebrated with a themed event on the evening of Thursday 31 October.
Image: Anjella Roessler, Thorns
from the shadows ~event~
Thursday 31 October, 6-9pm
explore your shadow self
Ticketed event with complimentary beer, wine or soft drink on arrival & food included. Cash bar.
Dress code: Dress as your Shadow Self
This day can be seen as a liminal time, when the boundary between this world and the Otherworld is thinned. A time when it was traditionally believed that departed souls wandered the earth until All Saints' Day. All Hallows' Eve provided one last chance for the dead to gain vengeance on their enemies before moving to the next world. In order to avoid being recognized by any soul that might be seeking such vengeance, people would don masks or costumes.
Image credit: Jen Cromarty
From the Earth
WORKS FOR SALE
From the Earth is a collection of latest works by the members of the Geelong Potters Group.
Image credit: Storm Bucek
Summer Dreaming
Over 130 work from 60 artists.
12 December 2024 - 25 January 2025
Group exhibition
Image credit: Neeshat Ruma: 46B – Blue ocean, part-2, acrylic, 73 x 73 cm, $700
gallery closing 21 December
for an untethered holiday
reopening
9 January, 2025
Into the Blessèd Desert
30 January - 22 February 2025
HELEN MARTIN
Solo exhibition
Helen's new body of work 'Into the Blessèd Desert', is her ninth solo show inspired by recent travels to ancient Coptic monasteries in the Egyptian desert.
Image credit: Helen Martin - Sunrise near Abu Simbel, Oil & beeswax on linen, 91cm W x 61cm H - $1525
The Art of Motherhood / Women of Impact
27 February - 8 March 2025
A shared exhibition celebration and honouring women.
Women of Impact is an exhibition of selected portraits of women who have been recognised for their contribution and impact on their communities.
The Art of Motherhood is an exhibition of artwork from women representing their perinatal experience.
Official opening event:
Thursday 27 February 5:30pm-7:30pm
Speaker: Parliamentary Secretary for First Peoples & Member for Geelong, Christine Couzens MP
ALL WELCOME
Image credit: l-r:
Courtney Tori, Mama’s Stripes, Gouache fine art print on Hahnemühle German Etching Paper, 40cm x 50cm, $400 (framed), Unframed prints also available, $350
Janne Kearney, Kunuwarra' (Black swan) collaborative work with Wadawurrung woman Corrina Eccles, Mixed media, 100 x100cm, $7000
The Fall
13 March - 5 April 2025
Open call group show where artists respond to the theme, 'The Fall.'
Image credit: Dugald Murray, Shifted, Oil on canvas, 102x76cm, $1200 (cropped to fit web)
FRANKENSTEIN:
Life Death Life
10 April - 19 April 2025
A costume exhibition from the 1825 play adapted from Mary Shelley's original text.
Proudly brought to life and sponsored by the Marc Wasiak Foundation and LCI, Melbourne.
*Note extended opening hours for this exhibition*
Gallery hours for Frankenstein:
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Thursday 10 April 11am - 7:30pm (official opening 5:30pm-7:30pm)
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Friday 11 April 11am-4pm
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Friday 11 April Un-Life Drawing session: 5:30-7.30pm (Book tickets here)
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Saturday 12 April 11am-4pm
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Sunday 13 April (closed)
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Monday 14 April 11am-4pm (meet the curator)
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Tuesday 15 April 11am-4pm (meet the curator)
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Wednesday 16 April 11am-4pm (meet the curator)
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Thursday 17 April 11am-6pm
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Good Friday 18 April (closed)
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Saturday 19 April LAST DAY 11am-4pm.
Curated by Andrew Delaney.
Jen Cromarty
MODERN RENAISSANCE
exhibition
24 April - 10 May 2025
Preview: 24 April 5:30pm-7:30pm
MODERN RENAISSANCE view full catalogue
Special opening hours apply:
Friday 25 April - closed for ANZAC Day
Saturday 26 April 11am-4pm
Sunday 27 April 11am-4pm
Thursday 1 May 11am-6pm
Friday 2 May 11am-4pm
Saturday 3 May 11am-4pm
Sunday 4 May 12pm-4pm
Thursday 8 May 11am-7:30pm
Friday 9 May 11am-4pm
Saturday 10 May 11am-4pm
Image: Jen Cromarty, Blue Smoke, Pan pastel on Canson paper, framed with oak, ivory mount, 72cm H x 56cm W
CHILL
Open group show
15 May - 31 May
Untether Gallery is currently hosting a group show with over 80 works from 50 artists responding to the theme 'CHILL.'
Official opening Thursday 15 May 5:30-7:30pm
ALL WELCOME
Creative Geelong will be hosting its May'd Arts Festival over Friday 30 May (5pm-9pm) and continuing Saturday 31 May 11am-4pm at Centrepoint Arcade. Untether Gallery will extend opening hours on Friday 30 May until 9pm.
Image: Isabel Cuevas, Closing in, Acrylic on birch panel, 25cm H x 30cm W, $300
FRANK PRSKALO
Painting & fashion
5 June– 14 June 2025
Official opening
Thursday 5 June
5:30pm-7:30pm
Frank Prskalo
Lazy Susan
Acrylic on Canvas
120cm x 80cm, $1200
NICHOLA ROBERTS
Behind my eyes
19 June– 5 July 2025
Official opening
Thursday 19 June
5:30pm-7:30pm
SPECIAL EXTENDED OPENING HOURS
Thursday 19 June 11am-6pm
Friday 20 June 11am-4pm
Saturday 21 June 11am-4pm
Sunday 22 June 11am-4pm
Wednesday 25 June 11am-4pm
Thursday 26 June 11am-6pm
Friday 27 June 11am-4pm
Saturday 28 June 11am-4pm
Sunday 29 June 11am-4pm
Wednesday 2 July 11am-4pm
Thursday 3 July 11am-6pm
Friday 4 July 11am-4pm
Saturday 5 July 11am-4pm
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12 DOWN THE ROAD
10 July– 2 August 2025
12 Down the Road brings together 12 regional artists whose practices span painting, printmaking, sculpture and installation.
Each artist traces a unique path through their local landscape—geographic, emotional, and imagined—offering deeply personal reflections grounded in place.
Angela Baldwin, Sandra Batten, Michelle Caithness, Irene Crusca, Jenny Grenfell, Debbie Hill, Chris Hoggard, Julie Keating, Michelle Kershaw, Alison McIntosh, Jan Stickland, Vivienne Wheeler.
Image: Irene Crusca, On Edge
Oil on panel, 38cm H x 50cm W, $875
NOSTALGIA
Curated group show
7-30 August 2025
Many thanks to our sponsors 44 Frame Factory + Art Materials, Geelong Reprographics & Market Square Geelong.
Official opening event & announcement of awards:
Thursday 7 August
5:30-7:30pm
THREE SOLOS
4 - 27 September 2025
Gabrielle Davies - ‘Synesthesia’
Kaz Leong – 'Life Matters'
Jen Stevens – ‘Offering Up’
Official opening
Saturday 6 September
1:30pm-3:30pm
FLESH + FREQUENCY
Daniel Longo + Anita Klasevski
2 October - 1 November 2025
Anita Klasevski catalogue
Daniel Longo catalogue
Official opening
Saturday 4 October
1:30pm-3:30pm
Image l-r:
Anita Klasevski, Warrior, Acrylic and Pastel
Daniel Longo, Dissection of the falling limb and buried muse, acrylic, photography on canvas
QUADRAMICS
6 - 29 November 2025
- a blend of four artists and ceramics.
Lyn Baines, Karen Branchflower and Peter Ries have decades of experience and Geordie Cutler’s unique ceramic sculptures offer exclusive perception and execution.
Official opening
Saturday 15 November
1:30-3:30pm
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THE GIFT
4 - 23 December 2025
GROUP SHOW
Over 100 works from 60 artists responding to theme 'THE GIFT.'
Special extended trading hours for Xmas!
Thursday 4 December 11am-6pm
Friday 5 December 11am-9pm (+ XMAS FESTIVAL & ART MARKET)
Saturday 6 December 10am-4pm
Official opening 1:30-3:30pm (+ XMAS ART MARKET)
Extended hours: 11-20 December
Thursdays 11am-6pm
Fridays 11am-7pm
Saturdays 10am-4pm
PLUS
Sunday 21 December 11am-4pm
Monday 22 December 11am-4pm
Tuesday 23 December 11am-5pm (exhibition closing 12noon but open until 5pm for collection)
IMAGE: Josy Devienne-Palmer, Shichi-Go-San - The Gift of Life, Soft pastels
62cm x 72cm (framed in red), $700
HOLIDAY TRADING HOURS
Untether Gallery will close from 5pm Tuesday 23 December and re-open Thursday 15 January at 11am.
The Untether team wishes you all a safe and prosperous holiday season and a wonderfully creative New Year.
ARCADE ARTISTS
15 - 31 January 2026
- a group exhibition from invited artists who call Centrepoint Arcade home.
Featuring works from Nat Artz, Vicki Clissold, Jen Cromarty, Isabel Cuevas, Andrew Delaney, Kat Demetriou, Emma Hollard, Devan Kallasmae, Jo Morris, Abbey Reid, Jack Santospirito & Caz Salkeld.
Image: Jo Morris, When the stars fell, Ink & watercolour on canvas, 50cm x 50cm, $475
BATS AND BELONGING
5 - 21 February 2026
A Community Art and Science Exhibition
(Facilitated by Deakin University, The House Geelong and the Bats of Geelong Wildlife Shelter Inc)
Geelong's Grey-headed Flying Foxes have claimed the heart of our city. Thousands roost in Eastern Park, streaming over our suburbs each night, nurturing Geelong's landscapes.
This exhibition allows artists to explore their understanding of care, connection, and coexistence through Grey-headed Flying Foxes.
Official opening
Saturday 7 February, 1:30-3:30pm
Image: James Pender, Temptation, Graphite (framed), 78cm x 98cm $1200
SHARED SOLOS
26 February - 14 March
Shared solo exhibitions featuring works from four artists:
Kay Drew
Claire Roussac
Lili Eggleston
Isabella Chantal
Official opening
Saturday 28 February
1:30pm-3:30pm
View ISABELLA CHANTAL collection
WORN
OPEN GROUP EXHIBITION
19 March - 4 April*
*closed for Good Friday 3 April
Over 140 works by 90 artists responding to the theme 'WORN.'
Image:
Jessie Riches
'Worn'
acrylic on birch cradle
305 × 305 mm, $295
BECOMING
transformations in glass -
9 - 25 April
An exhibition of glass artworks with:
Jude Walker, Gwyn Wise, Glenys Hargreaves, Kaylene Axelson, Chris Gray, Jan Verouden & Nat Ireland
Includes a range of 2D visual art from selected artists.
Official opening
Saturday 11 April, 1:30-3:30pm
Image: artwork by Kaylene Axelson
LUISA LA FORNARA & JESSICA SANZARO
Retrospective & Connection
30 April - 16 May
An exhibition of mono prints, paintings, textile and fibre art.
Interconnected bloodlines join these two artists’ works, derived from expressionist methods and inspired by their surroundings.
It is based on transformation and the evolution of the self - how life impacts the artist and the creative process can be altered, empowered and rejuvenated.
Exploring the notions of the human condition that captures our inherit struggles, joys and mortality and transcends our personal experience into a universal language. The show delves into the past reflecting on previous works to move forward.
Official opening
Saturday 2 May
1:30-3:30pm
Images: Jessica Sanzaro & Luisa La Fornara
WHIM
group exhibition
21 May - 6 June
'WHIM' entries now open!
Untether Gallery is now accepting entries for an open group show to be held from 21 May - 6 June 2026.
ALL ENTRIES ARE ACCEPTED IF YOU MEET THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Artists need to respond to theme 'WHIM' with artworks in any medium.
"WHIM is the moment when imagination wanders off the sensible path. A sudden idea, playful curiosity, or unexpected twist can lead somewhere magical, humorous, or surreal. Artists are invited to embrace spontaneity, surprise, and the joy of creative mischief."
The theme can be interpreted freely by each artist.
Entries close on Sunday 10 May 2026 or if filled earlier. You will receive a copy of your entry form once submitted.
JENNIFER CROMARTY
'Domestic life'
11 - 27 June
solo exhibition
Exploring life at home
Image:
Jennifer Cromarty
Novel
Oil sticks and medium on birch
MID WINTER BREAK
The Untether Gallery team is taking a three-week break.
The gallery will be closed during 2-18 July and re-opening on 23 July.
If you have any sales queries please reach out.
UNTETHER ART PRIZE
'We are one'
Untether Gallery is now accepting entries for its UNTETHER ART PRIZE with the theme 'We are one.'
The Untether Art Prize will be held from 23 July - 8 August 2026 with entries closing Friday 3 July 2026.
There is a $1000 cash prize awarded to Best in Show which will be chosen by an independent judge (details announced later). Other prizes will also be on offer - stay tuned for details. Entries will be shortlisted by the Untether Gallery Director and Curator.
to enter, please fill out the ENTRY FORM and make sure you press 'SUBMIT' once completed. You will then receive a copy of your entry form to your email.
Please contact us if you don't receive a copy.
This is a curated group show with only shortlisted works exhibited.
BECOMING -Transformations in Glass
9-25 April
An exhibition of glass artworks with:
Jude Walker, Gwyn Wise, Glenys Hargreaves, Kaylene Axelson, Chris Gray, Jan Verouden & Nat Ireland
Image: Artwork by Glenys Hargreaves.
'WORN'
OPEN GROUP EXHIBITION
26 February - 14 March
Untether Gallery is now accepting entries for an OPEN GROUP SHOW to be held from 19 March - 4 April 2026.
The theme to be explored is ‘WORN.’
Artists need to respond to theme 'WORN' with artworks in any medium.
WORN can be interpreted as objects marked by use, erosion, repair, or age. It can also speak to the body e.g. 'worn out' by grief, endurance, burnout. Artists might also explore what is worn in rather than worn out: comfort, ritual, nostalgia, or the beauty that emerges through repetition, survival, and care.
The theme can be interpreted freely by each artist.
This is an open call group exhibition and all entries received will be exhibited (please review terms & conditions).
Entries close on Sunday 8 March 2026 or if filled earlier. You will receive a copy of your entry form once submitted.
more to come...
13 – 29 August
Darihan Mullenger
‘Planet Purralax - Dreaming in purrspective’
Solo exhibition
3-19 September
Frank Prskalo - ‘Primitive or punitive’
Open for EOIs - half or quarter gallery
24 September – 10 October
‘Shared Ground’
- a community exhibition exploring sustainable art practices, collective making, and the connections formed through creating together.
15 – 31 October
‘Through the Arched Window: An Australian Childhood’ exhibition.
Featuring works by Astrid Lempriere, Jill Green, Karen Voss & Jess Fulmer.
5 - 28 November
Ceramics group show
Geelong Potters
3 – 21 December
Xmas open group show
Please contact us with your expression of interest. More information on our Apply page.