Where to buy original art in canberra?

Come into the city and see some awesome art on display and for sale! we are near the merry go round/ carousel…. art by canberra artsist Rachel Corsini amazing paintings and photography work…..open now

Try the Indigenous Artists Collective who usually have a stall at the bus shed markets. They do everything from photography, silk screening, glass and paintings at very reasonable prices. Contact Jenni Martinello. http://www.kemarrearts.com

Nice excuse to prowl the galleries in the little villages that surround Canberra. Braidwood has a couple of good ones and their ads in the local press for upcoming exhibitions often feature really nice pictures. Bungendore is rife with galleries, Gundaroo has some, and there’s a couple of decent-ish ones in that gold creek development too.

thanks snarky, i thought there’d been a thread on this, but ‘art sale’ in search didn’t hit it…

We bought a really nice original painting at the Kingston Bus Depot markets. There are a few artists that set up there.

Impressions on Paper in Braddon does limited edition prints, which are cheaper than paintings (but most are priced a little above the level you suggest). The Hive and a few other places along Lonsdale St have glassware and similar (as does, of course, the Glassworks in Kingston). The Bus Depot markets has various ‘artists’ of varying quality selling their wares.

Realistically you will not get an original painting for under $200 except a water colour of a beach or bush scene done by a retired public servant with little talent. Art galleries tend to take 30-60% commission, so a $1000 painting nets the artist about $300 after expenses. Hence why they are often starving.

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You could try here. This came up in a thread a while back.

We visited the Aarwun Gallery at Gold Creek awhile ago and they have some great original artwork and gifts that are quite reasonable priced.

Get your self a jack hammer and walk the storm water drains till you find some nice graffiti?

What sort of “art” are you looking for, though? There are things happening in the next few weeks, that might help.