HONEY BONES Gallery

HONEY BONES Gallery is an artist-led venue in Brunswick, Melbourne, with a focus that now extends beyond exhibitions. Formerly known as Honey Bones Gallery, it has developed into Honey Bones Studio: a flexible production and events space used for photography, performance, music, markets, community gatherings and brand events. The venue’s own description presents it as a place for making, meeting and celebrating, rather than a conventional white-cube gallery with a single fixed purpose.

The space is home to eight artist studios, occupied by emerging and established creatives working across different disciplines. That studio community is central to the venue’s identity, with an emphasis on supporting artistic practice, collaboration and the development of new ideas. Past featured projects on the website include Honeypalooza, a combined exhibition and Christmas party; Bantha Fodder/May 4th, curated by JESWRI; and Spirit Loop by Luna Tunes. These examples point to a programme that can move between visual art, themed events and collaborative projects.

There is also an on-site café, Little Hommey, serving coffee and providing a place to pause or spend time between shoots, sessions and events. The studio is designed to be adaptable, so its atmosphere is likely to change according to what is taking place: a market will have a different feel from a photography production, performance or exhibition. A virtual tour is available through the website for anyone wanting to look around the newer space before visiting or enquiring about an event.

The people behind Honey Bones are Britt Devlin, the managing director, and Jess Wright, the creative director. Their backgrounds span architecture, photography, graphic design, art direction, graffiti writing, illustration and commercial street art, helping explain the venue’s blend of gallery, studio and event functions. Honey Bones is particularly suited to visitors who enjoy independent creative spaces, as well as artists, designers, photographers and organisers looking for a collaborative venue or studio community. It can work for solo gallery visits, creative meet-ups and group events, while Little Hommey offers an easy place to gather around the broader studio activity. The website also invites creatives to enquire about joining its collective of studios.