2026 CSAS exhibitions
Past Exhibitions 2026
Image by Dr Lisa Anderson
Shared Ground A Survey of Works by the Shakespeare Grove Artists
26 June to 26 July 2026
Shared Ground brings together a diverse survey of works by 15 artists undertaking residencies at the Shakespeare Grove Artist Studios, a longstanding hub for creative practice in the City of Port Phillip. The exhibition reflects the breadth of artistic approaches fostered within the studios, spanning painting, sculpture, installation, ceramics, digital media, fashion and jewellery design, alongside cross-disciplinary practices.
Featured artists: Lisa Anderson, Carolyn Cardinet, Isabella Darcy, Janenne Eaton, Kubota Fumikazu, Gail Hastings, Howard Kimber, Salvatori Lolicato, Luciano, Helen Philipp, Jonny Reding, Tania Lou Smith, Anselm van Rood, Clarine Wilmar, Emilie Wright.
Picturing Democracy
By Ross Coulter
23 February to 15 May 2026
In Picturing Democracy, Coulter explores and poetically creates representations of democracy, democratic processes, community participation, and connections across the City of Port Phillip.
Drawing from 4,000 photographs held within the Port Phillip City Collection, and in addition to creating his own photographs, artist and curator Ross Coulter re-imagines what democracy looks like, from the past and into the future.
Featuring:
Bruno Benini | Ruth Maddison | Brook Andrew | Darren Sylvester | Martin Kantor | Ricky Maynard | Judith Webb | Michael Williams | Leanne Temme | Jacqueline Riva | Ben McKeown | Roderick McNicol | Martin Munz | Deborah Kelly | Sue Ford | Linda Jullyan | Rozalind Drummond | Michael Bastin | Trevor Graham | Pasqualina Grosso
Ross Coulter 'Picturing Democracy 1' DETAIL 2025
Virtual exhibition experience
Click on the interactive map below to view the virtual exhibition experience and move through the gallery.
The circles appearing on the gallery floor can be clicked on to take you to a particular viewpoint in the gallery.
The circles appearing on the gallery walls can be clicked and will shift the perspective to a particular section of the wall. A pop up will be displayed which presents the images and associated wall label text.
