Hamilton Gallery

28/05/2026

HG COLLECTION IN FOCUS:

Join Dr. Samantha Happé on the last Thursday of each month at 12pm for an intimate 30-minute curator’s talk.

JUNE: Sandby and the Picturesque Landscape
Thursday 25 June, 12 PM

Explore how Paul Sandby shaped landscape through Caesar’s Tower and part of Warwick Tower from the Island (1801), a major watercolour in the Hamilton Gallery collection. This talk examines Sandby’s compositional methods and considers a possible precursor work now held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Tickets available at reception on the day or via Eventbrite.

Hamilton Gallery
$5 pp Includes light refreshments.

Image: Paul Sandby, Caesar’s Tower and part of Warwick Tower from the Island (detail), 1801. Gouache and watercolour. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria 1971

26/05/2026

THE WINTER SOCIAL: Canapés & Drinks with Harpistry

Gather your friends and enjoy an intimate evening of boutique cocktails, curated canapés and live harp music by Harpistry. This relaxed midwinter event is the perfect opportunity to spend an evening with good company, a few drinks and beautiful live music in the Gallery.

One lucky attendee will win a midweek getaway for two, including a seasonal sharing menu dinner at Parker St Project and an overnight stay in a Courtyard Room with king bed and private balcony.

Friday 19 June | 6.00pm
Hamilton Gallery
Dress: Cocktail attire

Tickets are selling quickly — BOOK NOW and you might just be the lucky winner of this generous door prize. GOOD LUCK!

Canapés & Drinks with Harpistry. Enjoy an intimate evening of art, music and seasonal hospitality.

22/05/2026

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT

Hamilton Gallery is delighted to announce that The Winter Social will feature a generous door prize sponsored by the Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld.

One lucky attendee will win a midweek getaway for two, including a seasonal sharing menu dinner in Parker St Project and an overnight stay in a Courtyard Room with king bed and private balcony.

So gather your friends and get ready for an intimate evening of boutique cocktails, curated canapés and live harp music by Harpistry. Who knows, you might also be the lucky winner of this generous door prize. GOOD LUCK!

Friday 19 June | 6.00pm
Hamilton Gallery
Dress: Cocktail attire

Tickets are selling quickly - BOOK NOW via Eventbrite or at reception.

21/05/2026

HG COLLECTION IN FOCUS: Thursday 28 May, 12pm

Don't miss this months curator’s talk with Dr. Samantha Happé.

MAY: Making the Floating World
Step inside ukiyo-e prints. Using Hiroshige’s scenes of everyday life, this talk will uncover the layered process behind these iconic images and the vibrant culture of nineteenth-century Japan.

Tickets available at reception on the day or via Eventbrite.
$5 pp Includes light refreshments.

Image: Utagawa Hiroshige, The Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkaji Temple (Kawaguchi no watashi Zenkaji) (detail), 1857, woodblock print, ink and colour on paper, Donated by Mr Rod Agar 2000

14/05/2026

UPCOMING EXHIBITON | Silk and Sky: Textiles from Central Asia OPENS SATURDAY 30 MAY

Silk and Sky: Textiles from Central Asia reveals how cloth acts as a language through which histories are carried and continually remade. Through an exploration of richly patterned ikats, embroidered suzanis, and garments, this exhibition traces how identity, craft, and cultural meaning were woven into everyday life across a diverse and historically layered landscape.

EXHIBITION DATES: 30 May - 9 August 2026

Image: Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Fabric merchant. Samarkand. 1905 - 1915. Digital colour composite from glass negatives. Library of Congress.

12/05/2026

THE WINTER SOCIAL: Canapés & Drinks with Harpistry.
Gather your friends and experience Hamilton Gallery after dark.

Enjoy an intimate evening of boutique cocktails, curated canapés and live harp music by Harpistry. This relaxed midwinter gathering is the perfect opportunity to spend an evening with good company, drinks and live music in the Gallery.

Door prize to be announced.

Friday 19 June | 6.00pm
Hamilton Gallery
Dress: Cocktail attire

Tickets are limited. BOOK NOW via Eventbrite or at reception.

Canapés & Drinks with Harpistry. Enjoy an intimate evening of art, music and seasonal hospitality.

04/05/2026

Looking for a thoughtful gift this Mother’s Day? Discover something special at the Hamilton Gallery Shop.

Here you will find a curated selection of jewellery, candles, ceramics, books and art inspired pieces that have been carefully sourced for their detail and quality. Whether you are celebrating a mother, a grandmother, or someone who deserves a little extra appreciation, you are sure to find something unique.

Visit the Gallery Shop in person or online: shop.hamiltongallery.org

30/04/2026

HG COLLECTION IN FOCUS

Join Dr. Samantha Happé in the gallery on the last Thursday of each month at 12pm for an intimate 30-minute curator’s talk.

Each month, a different work from a current exhibition will be explored, offering insights into its history, context, and significance within the collection.

MAY: Making the Floating World
Thursday 28 May, 12 PM

Step inside ukiyo-e prints. Using Hiroshige’s scenes of everyday life, this talk will uncover the layered process behind these iconic images and the vibrant culture of nineteenth-century Japan.

Tickets available at reception on the day or via Eventbrite.
$5 pp Includes light refreshments.

Image: Utagawa Hiroshige, The Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkaji Temple (Kawaguchi no watashi Zenkaji), 1857, woodblock print, ink and colour on paper, Donated by Mr Rod Agar 2000

28/04/2026

ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT!!
HG WORKSHOP: Cyanotype with Emma Armstrong-Porter

Saturday 2 May, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
$85 pp or $75 pp for concession + Friends members
HG CREATOR LAB - 84 Brown St. Hamilton

Join multidisciplinary artist Emma Armstrong-Porter for a three-hour workshop exploring cyanotype printing, a historic camera-less photographic printing process known for its distinctive blue tones. Participants will learn the fundamentals of this technique before creating their own unique cyanotype prints using sunlight or UV exposure. Each attendee will leave with handmade prints using premium materials and fine art paper. Tickets available at reception or via Eventbrite - Don't Miss Out!

Emma “Ruby” Armstrong-Porter is an emerging artist and educator based on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Often employing an auto-ethnographic perspective, their art discusses mental illness, environmentalism, and human connectedness. Armstrong-Porter co-founded NOIR Darkroom, a photographic darkroom and gallery in Naarm/Melbourne, and has exhibited widely since 2010.

In this three-hour workshop with multidisciplinary artist Emma Armstrong-Porter, learn cyanotype printing and create your own unique prints.