Gallery Details
Carlisle Street Arts Space
99A Carlisle St
St Kilda VIC 3182
Telephone: 03 9209 6215
E: gallery@portphillip.vic.gov.au
W: Visit website
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 5.00pm
Picturing Democracy
Picturing Democracy
23 Feb 2026 – 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 | Maree Clarke | 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 | Les Walkling | Valerie Sparks | Peter Solness | Ross Coulter
Image: Ross Coulter, Picturing Democracy 1, 2025, Digital print.
The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where our office is located, and all Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enduring traditions and continuing creative cultures. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
We are an LGBTQIA+ friendly organisation that celebrates diversity. We are committed to providing safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive services for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
