Affordable
Gallery Hire
in Melbourne CBD
Craving some art? KC Gallery is the best place to get your fix, located in the heart of Docklands.
Our gallery features regular shows from a variety of mediums, including group, solo and internally curated projects. The space is available for hire for exhibitions and after hour events.
With heaps of parking, public transport options and The District Docklands shopping precinct next door, KC gallery is easy to get to and gets hundreds of passers-by everyday.
Current Exhibition
Anomaly: Out of Place
A Group Exhibition by Kindred Cameras
14th Mar–24th Mar 2026 | Opening Night Friday 13th Mar 6–8 pm
Anomaly: Out of Place brings together artists whose work sits just outside the expected. This exhibition gathers pieces that resist neat categorisation, lean into irregularity, or feel slightly misaligned with their surroundings.
An anomaly might emerge through process, material, subject, or approach. It may be found in experimental or alternative techniques, in unexpected combinations of form, or in quiet disruptions that unsettle familiar patterns. Some works may appear subtly displaced; others may challenge convention more directly.
Rather than seeking spectacle, this exhibition honours the gentle deviation, the unresolved detail, the work that does not quite belong yet insists on being seen. Anomaly: Out of Place invites viewers to linger with what feels different, and to consider the beauty held in misfit and divergence.
View the online catalogue here.
Upcoming Exhibitions
As it was, as they were
Artwork by Matthew Jones
11th-21st Apr 2026 | Opening Night Friday 11th Apr 6–8 pm
A selection of photographs captured across different times, mediums and experimental approaches. The works loosely explore existence through everyday moments, imperfections, beauty found in the ordinary and ordinary found in the beauty. Some images connect naturally, most clash. Seen together they show a raw and fragmented rhythm of everyday life.
Optimistic Nihilism: Nature’s Imitations
by Sionainne Costello
25th Apr–5th May 2026 | Opening Night Friday 24th Apr 6–8 pm
This exhibition explores the theme of mimicry and imitation in nature, revealing unexpected connections between the microscopic, the human, and the cosmic. Through a series of comparative images, the work examines how patterns, forms and structures recur across different scales of existence—from molecular arrangements invisible to the naked eye to life-size phenomena that we encounter in our daily environment. By juxtaposing natural and human-made forms, the exhibition illuminates the surprising ways in which visual and structural echoes appear throughout the world, prompting reflection on both the complexity and the simplicity inherent in nature’s design.
Building upon the themes of interconnection, perception, and human experience developed in my Optimistic Nihilism project, this body of work investigates the resonance between seemingly disparate systems. From the cellular level of algae and skin to the sweeping patterns of rivers, salt lakes and planetary surfaces, each image encourages viewers to trace visual links across scales and contexts. By highlighting the poetic mimicry that threads through the natural and cosmic realms, the exhibition invites a reconsideration of how we perceive our place within the interconnected web of existence, revealing the underlying harmony and repetition that links all forms of life and matter.
Noesis: In Visual Absence a Formula Emerges
by Peta Louise Tranquille
9th–19th May 2026 | Opening Night Friday 8th May 6–8 pm
Noesis takes its title from the philosophical term for intellectual knowing — understanding that exists independently of sensory perception. The exhibition is grounded in the artist’s lived experience of aphantasia, where mental imagery is absent. When memory is accessed through photographs, what persists most clearly are objects rather than scenes; however, narrative remains central, formed through reasoning, association, and contextual understanding rather than visual replay.
In the absence of mental imagery, memory is supported through logic, structure, and the development of personal formulas that assist in retaining and organising information. Rather than representing memory as an internal image, the works draw on the language of puzzles, cubes, squares, and systems — forms that rely on rules, relationships, and resolution. Like narrative itself, these systems are constructed over time, assembled from parts rather than revealed as a whole.
Grids, modular units, and repeated elements recur throughout the exhibition, reflecting how memory is held in fragments, reordered, and, sometimes, misaligned. Objects recalled from photographs act as anchors within these systems, providing fixed points around which narrative can be inferred, structured, and sustained, even when visual continuity is absent.
At its core, Noesis proposes memory as an active, constructed process rather than a stable image. It suggests that understanding can be systematic, narrative-driven, and reasoned; that formulas can support recall where imagery cannot and that knowing does not depend on seeing.
Rhy Dyball & George Jefford
23rd May - 2nd June 2026 | Opening Night Friday 22nd May 6–8 pm
The world we live in has become hostile despite our efforts, creating a psychological uprising of uncertainty and dread. The world is consistently changing and developing, and so are people’s views. We are becoming more and more individualistic, disoriented by the oversaturation of choice we have forced upon us.
The triumph of the individual is no longer an ideal to strive for, but a harsh reality we are struck by. Our brains are busy with fears that cannot be unburdened. Creating a foreboding feeling of anxiety and stress that looms over us. This tension, uncertainty, and dread are what we are exploring in our imagery.
These two series will explore those ideas of what has been left after the individual ‘triumphs’ – the commonplace, insidious, everyday horrors that squeeze into the gaps in our lives, gnawing away, tunnelling in, until they blend in.
Shot in the Heart of Australia 2026 – AASPi
6th - 16th June 2026 | Opening Night Friday 5th June 6–8 pm
Now in its fourteenth year, Shot in the Heart of Australia is a street photography exhibition presented by the Australian Association of Street Photographers. This curated show brings together candid, unposed moments captured across the streets, towns, and suburbs of Australia.
Through diverse perspectives and photographic styles, the exhibition celebrates the fleeting beauty of everyday life—moments that are raw, spontaneous, and impossible to repeat. It highlights the enduring power of street photography to document our shared spaces with honesty, sensitivity, and artistic intent.
Mind Australia 2026
20th-30th June 2026
The fourth annual exhibition presented in partnership with Mind Australia at Kindred Cameras. This exhibition showcases creative works produced by members of the Mind Australia community.
Mind Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that provides essential support to people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges, helping them find hope, purpose, and the support they need to thrive.
Visiting the Gallery.
454 Docklands Drive
Corner of Docklands Drive and Pearl River Road
Docklands VIC 3008
The gallery is located on the corner of The District Docklands shopping precinct. It’s easy to get to, with heaps of parking options, street access and public transport - see below for more information.
Opening Hours.
Saturday to Tuesday
11am – 4pm
Closed: Wednesday to Friday
Getting here.
Quick Visits:
There are several 15 minute parks along Docklands Drive within 50m of our door
Parking:
Paid street parking is easy to get and ranges between 2-4 hours
Free 90 minute parking, and long term parking for around $15, is available at The District Docklands carparks
Public Transport
The 86, 70 and 35 trams stop right outside out door
Gallery Hire
At Kindred Cameras, we love art. Our staff are artists too, and we know what takes to run an exceptional exhibition.
We have two hire options, DIY and Full Service.
DIY Gallery Hire ($500 + GST)
Our DIY option is for those artists who want complete control over their show. Hire includes:
Two week gallery hire
Gallery sitter four days a week
Opening event staff
Poster design
Didactic printing
Exhibition promotion through email and social media
Full Service Hire ($1250 + GST)
Our Full Service option is for artists who want to enjoy their exhibition without the stress of organising it. It includes the services found in the DIY hire, plus:
Exhibition curation
Install and de-install
Professional exhibition documentation
Optional Extras
Opening night catering - we can organise drinks and nibbles around your budget
Photo printing - we offer affordable photo printing in-house, up to A2 in size
Exhibition documentation - want us to capture photos of your show? Exhibition documentation can be added to your DIY hire
Run workshops or provide artist talks during your exhibition
Let us know if you are interested in these services in the comment section of your application, and we’ll provide you with a quote!
FAQ
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Gallery hires run on a two week roster, starting on Thursday and finishing on a Wednesday.
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Install and de-install time is included in the hire period. Install takes place on the first Thursday and de-install on the final Wednesday.
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Our gallery open days are Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, from 11am-4pm.
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Opening events are held on the first Friday evening of the hire, from 6-8pm.
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DIY hires are required to bring their own hanging equipment (such as screws or pins), for Full Service hires hanging equipment is included. Exhibitors get access to a toolkit, which includes basic gear such as a screwdriver, hammer, laser level and tape measure.
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We am to be accommodating wherever possible.
Work of a ‘sensitive’ nature needs to be approved by the gallery and may need the inclusion of some extra signage.
Common install methods such as pins, screws, nails and 3M tape are fine, however Blu Tack is not allowed.
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Our gallery has a kitchen and toilet, as well as plenty of options to set up seating and tables in the gallery space if needed.
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The gallery can organising catering for an additional fee.
There is a Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, Costco and many local cafe’s and eateries that offer catering nearby.