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Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm

Magnet

Magnet is a social enterprise and living centre for photography in Melbourne CBD. [email protected]
+61 (0) 3 8589 0371

01/10/2026

MAGNET REAWAKENS !

Welcome to Spring at MAGNET! To celebrate the season we're showing a wonderful double bill - selections of works by two photographers who draw their inspiration from Mother Nature.

In our intimate Gallery 1, Landscape photographer PAMELA THOMAS shows LANDPRINTS - a collection of images ranging from the fine detail of grasses to the sweeping Monaro plains and Scottish Highlands. Her eye for colour and composition is unmatched - and the best thing you can do is come and see her exhibition for yourselves!
LANDPRINTS opens on Sunday 18 October (2.30 -4.30pm)

In Gallery 2 visual storyteller PAM DAVISON collaborates once again with couturière LINDA BRITTEN with a collection of beautiful images inspiring gorgeous gowns in a story of WHISPERS WOVEN IN WATER, WINGS and WILDFLOWERS.
Pam's accompanying BOOK LAUNCH is at MAGNET on Wednesday 21 October
(6-8pm)

25/09/2026

YOU'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT.....NOW HERE IT IS!

Announcing the 2026-27 MAGNET SUMMER SALON - our annual open exhibition for ALL photographers for summertime fun in the gallery!

- pay a small entry fee
- bring your prints framed or unframed
- hang them on the walls
- bring a wall-label with your name, title of print and selling price

MAGNET charges a small commission on sales

This year's salon will include our famous Ticketless Raffle!

Interested? Contact us for an ENTRY FORM AND ALL DETAILS

15/08/2026

TO ALL YOU DEAR AND GENEROUS FRIENDS OF MAGNET

We are delighted to tell you that we raised $13,241 through our REMEMBERING Fundraiser in memory of MICHAEL SILVER, to benefit DEMENTIA AUSTRALIA!
Warmest thanks to all of you who helped us raise that sum by donating prints, purchasing prints, bidding in our Silent Auction and purchasing tickets in our raffle.....as well as those who simply made a donation to DA to support them in their valuable work. You are all wonderful!

MAGNET is resting for the next few weeks while Susanne is having a bit of R&R in England visiting family. She's back in mid-September. Daniel at Photonet Fine Art Printing is on board to help with any queries.

Also please consider hiring the Gallery 2 space for your own mini-exhibition in our BARE BOARDS GALLERY . ($500 a week gets you the gallery walls, you produce and promote, hang and demount your own exhibition!) All details and arrangements - contact PAM DAVISON ([email protected] ) who is co-ordinating the project while Susanne's away.

MAGNET's back in business in October with TWO exhibitions - watch this space!

06/08/2026

ANNOUNCING........

THE (MAGNET) BARE BOARDS GALLERY

GALLERY 2 AT MAGNET is available during the months of August
and September for you to produce and show your own DIY exhibition!

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

HIRE OF GALLERY 2 (large gallery) : $500 FOR 8 DAYS, $850 for 15 DAYS
(Sunday to Sunday or Tuesday to Tuesday including bump-in and bump-out)

AVAILABLE DATES : between 16 August and 27 September

“Bare Boards” means that WE give you the bare four walls and YOU do all the rest:
– Hang or pin your prints
– provide your wall-labels and posters
– do your own social media and other promotion
– organise an Opening Event (if you wish) (and wash up afterwards!)
– supervise your exhibition Tuesday to Saturday
– manage your sales (Commission on sales : 15%)
– demount your works at the end of the exhibition

CONTACT US NOW FOR FULL DETAILS!
Until 14 August: Susanne - [email protected]
After 14 August : Pam Davison - [email protected]

Photos : This space can be yours!

01/08/2026

IT'S NOW OR NEVER!

Your very last opportunity to catch our exhibition FLY ME TO THE MOON by TRACEY ROBERTS is here and now this weekend.
The gallery is open until 4pm today, Saturday, tomorrow, SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 11am to 4pm.
CLOSING DRINKS at 3pm on SUNDAY and a chance to talk to Tracey about her artworks and the LUNAR CODEX PROJECT that sees these 12 artworks travelling to the moon in October or November this year! Yes! really!
Along with artists from all around the world Tracey has been selected to have her images, inscribed on a nanofiche disk, included in a timecapsule and blasted to the surface of the moon (aboard a SpaceX rocket) to remain there in perpetuity to show the art, culture and endeavour of humans on Earth to however may find them in the future.......

YOU CAN OWN A PIECE OF "FUTUREHISTORY" - these twelve unique images, printed on traditional handmade papers from all around the world, are available for purchase. DON'T MISS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!

Images by Tracey Roberts :
1/ "Covidity" - Tracey's response to the "tidal wve" of Covid 19
2/"Discombobulation in Dm" - drowning in blue during Lockdown
3/"Octave Mockery" - synaesthete Tracey links sound and colour - here the dark lower octaves threaten and the highest octaves dissolve into pure light

28/07/2026

FINAL WEEK! FINAL CONVERSATIONS!
Your last chance to see FLY ME TO THE MOON, digital artworks by TRACEY ROBERTS starts now!

TOMORROW (Wednesday) meet Tracey in the gallery 11am to 1pm to discuss her unique art, her synasethesia, and HOW and WHY these images are blasting off to the Moon in October. All welcome, admission free

ALL WEEK visit the exhibition, purchase a unique print on gorgeous traditional handmade paper and choose a CD of Tracey's music

SUNDAY (Closing Day) come and chat to Tracey and farewell the exhibition at
CLOSING DRINKS 3 to 4pm. All welcome, admission free

Photo: "Climax" - Tracey Roberts (640 x 620mm) printed on Japanese Kin Washi
Flecks (natural)

24/07/2026

Such a great concert in the gallery last night when TRACEY ROBERTS performed MOON SONGS to serenade her exhibition ! An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the music, w**e and art. Were you there?
If not - come to MAGNET this weekend (11am to 4pm) or Tuesday to Sunday next week to see FLY ME TO THE MOON - unique prints of digital artworks on world handmade papers. Purchase a piece of history....inscribed on a nanofiche disk these images will be landed on the moon in a time capsule in October this year!
CLOSING DRINKS 3-4pm on Sunday 2 August

Address

SC G19 Wharf Street, The District, Docklands
Melbourne, VIC
3008

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+61385890371

Website

https://magnet.org.au/

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