Gallery Open 11:30am to 4:30pm

Weekends, Australia Day, Labour Day, Good Friday and the Monday after Easter
Proudly supported by Parks Victoria

Sunday 7 January 2024

Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2024

Herring Island Summer Arts Festival


21 January - 1 April 2024
Gallery CLOSED 24 & 25 February

Parks Victoria Punt operates from Como Landing:
11am - 5pm
Weekends & public holidays
NO punt service: 12.30am - 1pm


Gallery open each day of the festival. (Dates below)
Note: Gallery CLOSED 24 & 25 February
11.00am - 4.30pm

Invitation Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2024

Contemporary Art Society of Victoria:
Artists’ Showcase:

Artworks fresh from the Artists’ studios:
Opening: Sunday 21 January 1 to 3pm
21, 26, 27, 28 January & 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 February


A4 Art Australia:
National Exhibition of A4 sized artworks

Opening: Saturday 2 March 1 to 3pm
2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 March & 1 April


Also open: Australia Day Holiday Friday 26 January,
Labour Day Monday 11 March,
Good Friday 29 March, Easter Monday 1 April.


Festival info: 0407 059 194
enquiries: mail@contemporaryartsociety.org.au
Parks Victoria info: 13 19 63

Sunday 26 February 2023

Your invitation to Opening of A4 ART AUSTRALIA National Exhibition 2023 at Herring Island Gallery

 Your invitation to Opening of A4 ART AUSTRALIA National Exhibition 2023 at Herring Island Gallery

 Your invitation to...

A4 Art Australia... 2023
An initiative of the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Inc.

A National exhibition of A4-sized artworks in an astounding range of styles and subjects
- a delight to the eye and the imagination!



The President and Committee of the 
Contemporary Art Society of Victoria warmly invites you to join with us for refreshments at the OPENING of our tenth annual A4 Art Australia coming up soon on Saturday 4 MARCH between 12 noon and 2pm at the Herring Island Gallery, Melbourne. Our exhibition celebrates the diversity of contemporary art produced by artists from all across the states and territories of Australia. Over 193 artists have contributed to the colourful, enchanting and imaginative exhibition of over 600 affordable artworks in our show. All for sale! Something to suit every home, or the perfect gift.

If you can't make it to the opening, there are plenty of opportunities to see the show because it is on for 6 weekends until 10 April (see the list of dates below).

A downloadable A4 invitation is available on our website HERE . We encourage you to come along to the opening with family, friends and art-lovers in your circle. #A4ArtAustralia

Help us spread the word by printing out the A4 invitation (colour or B&W) and giving to friends or put it up at your local library, art suppliers, shops or community notice boards, or post on your social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc). Bring your friends/family to the show!

Official opening and exhibition launch:
Saturday 5 March, 12 noon to 2pm
at the Herring Island Gallery on Herring Island in inner-city South Yarra, Melbourne.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Robert Lee president of the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria. The exhibition is proudly supported by Parks Victoria.

• There will be over 600 original A4-sized artworks and sculptures on show, covering almost every imaginable subject, and created in a wide range of media including - acrylic, aquatint, etching, ceramic, charcoal, collage, cyanotype, digital art, found objects, gold leaf, gouache, inks, linocuts, lace, mixed media, monoprints, oils, paper cuts, pastel, photography, pens & pencils, prints, stitching and textiles, and watercolours.

The exhibition is showing on the following dates:
Saturday 4, Sunday 5, 
Saturday 11, Sunday 12, Labour Day Monday 13, 
Saturday 18, Sunday 19,
Saturday 25, Sunday 26 March, 
& Saturday 1, Sunday 2, 
Good Friday 7, Saturday 8, Sunday 9, Easter Monday 10 April 2023


• This exhibition is part of the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival.

• Check out our TWITTER and our Instagram and Facebook feeds for more info.

• Herring Island Gallery hours: 11.30am to 4.30pm on opening days only (on the above dates)

• How to get there? Go to www.herringislandfestival.org.au for directions.

• Herring Island really is an island - it's in the middle of the Yarra River! Access is only by boat or punt. Catch the FREE Parks Victoria punt service from Como Landing, Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra (Melway Ref 2MC2 - near Kanteen CafĂ©). The Punt runs 11am to 5pm on exhibition days.

• All artworks exhibited in A4 Art Australia 2023 will also be displayed on the CAS website-gallery during and after the exhibition. All 2 Dimensional Artworks can be purchased online, & posted anywhere in Australia (unframed) with free postage, for the same catalogue price, up to the 30th June 2023.