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Sydney art fairs & exhibitions: October 2026
Small sculpture in Double Bay, craft across the city and a coastal exhibition at Bondi: October offers several very different ways to spend a day with art.
Melbourne art fairs & markets: October 2026
Go broad at Finders Keepers, step into a working studio in Banyule or spend a weekend looking closely at clay in Northcote.
Brisbane art fairs & exhibitions: October 2026
Portraits at the State Library, a Saturday market at Felons and an evening of local making in King George Square: three different starting points for October.
A little know-how.
Buying your first artwork: a practical checklist
Start with a work you want to live with, a comfortable spending limit and a few good questions. You do not need a collecting vocabulary to have a useful conversation with an artist.
Originals, prints & editions: what are you buying?
A print can be an original artwork. The useful question is how the image was made and issued, rather than whether it is simply called a “print”.
Your first art fair: what to expect & what to ask
Choose an event, check its visitor details and give yourself time to look. You can enjoy an art fair without buying anything or arriving with expert knowledge.
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