What Exhibitions Are Currently On at the Art Gallery of Ballarat?

The Art Gallery of Ballarat's website currently lists four exhibitions — Shaun Gladwell, Chelle Destefano, Georgina Matherson, and Marylou Verberne — and all four are marked Free. The main building at 40 Lydiard St Nth is closed for building upgrades, so any visit right now happens at the alternate venues the Gallery names: Backspace Gallery (43 Mair St), Art Screen, and the Mining Exchange.

What's on right now

The site presents these under its "What's on" area alongside Events and Exhibitions, with a separate "See all" link for the full program. Because the listing is a snapshot, treat the four names above as the current set rather than a permanent line-up — touring and collection shows rotate.

Where you can actually see them

The Gallery's own notice is explicit: "Our main building is closed for upgrades. Visit Backspace, Art Screen & the Mining Exchange." The building at 40 Lydiard St Nth Ballarat is closed for building upgrades, and that closure extends to the Gallery Shop. In the meantime, the Gallery directs visitors to Backspace Gallery at 43 Mair St, Ballarat.

Practical implications:

• Don't plan around 40 Lydiard St Nth. It is not an option while upgrades are underway.
• Backspace Gallery is the named in-person alternative, at 43 Mair St.
• Art Screen and the Mining Exchange are also listed as places to visit, so check which exhibition sits at which venue before you travel.
• The Gallery Shop is affected too — the site points shoppers to its online "Shop new arrivals" instead.

Checking before you go

The site's navigation gives you three separate routes, and they don't do the same job:

• What's on — the overview of current programming.
• Events — talks, openings, and one-off happenings rather than exhibitions.
• Exhibitions — the exhibition-specific listing, with a "See all" option.

For opening hours and any change to the venue arrangement, the site's Hours section and the Gallery's Instagram and Facebook accounts are the places to confirm details, since a building-upgrade period is exactly when schedules shift. The Gallery's phone number is listed as 03 5320 5858.

What else is on the site

Beyond the exhibition listings, the site carries:

• Stories — including "Local builder to commence works at Art Gallery of Ballarat," "Behind the Scenes Noriko Nakamura," "What's new Kate Beynon interview," "Vizard Collection," and "Wadawurrung Deep dive."
• The Collection — searchable from the main menu.
• A newsletter sign-up — useful if you want venue and program changes sent to you rather than checking back.

The Gallery also acknowledges the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin nation as the traditional custodians of the land it stands on.

Bottom line

Four free exhibitions are listed — Shaun Gladwell, Chelle Destefano, Georgina Matherson, and Marylou Verberne — but the main building is closed for upgrades, so confirm which of Backspace, Art Screen, or the Mining Exchange each one is showing at before you set out.