Arts Guide: Regional artists to shine at arts festivals and exhibitions across March

This month is all about arts activation from within the local arts community. What happens when an entire town gets…

Geelong Design Week is now taking expressions of interest

Calling all Geelong creatives within the design space – this one is for you! City of Greater Geelong has announced…

SAM’s 2026 Urbach Prize: Kate Lewis Takes the Crown, Local Artists Shine

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) has unveiled the 2026 recipient of The Theodore Urbach Landscape Prize and Studio Scholarship, awarding Melbourne-based…

Fashion, fibre, and frames: Get ready for a textured art exploration this February

Let’s break it down: there’s fashion, fibre, fabrics, frames, facades, and the fluidity of time. This month marks some major…

In The Studio with the brains behind Beany, Ella Carroll

There’s something inspired about bringing a character into existence; one that not only exists as your lone idea, but that…

SAM winter blockbuster exhibition brings modern artworks from Picasso, Degas, Matisse and more to Goulburn Valley in an Australian exclusive

Winter 2026 promises a defining cultural highlight as Shepparton Art Museum presents Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso from Auckland Art…

Final days to explore the story of local textile entrepreneur at Made In Geelong: Godfrey Hirst

Geelong has opened a significant new chapter in its cultural and industrial narrative with the launch of MADE IN GEELONG:…

Unfolding Rewrites the Story: First Nations Artists Transform Paper into Power at MPRG

Unfolding arrives with the quiet power of a seismic shift—an exhibition that doesn’t just present works on paper but reframes…

In The Studio with Chela Edmunds of Takeawei Ceramics & Textile

Ashmore Arts resident Chela Edmunds has created a name for herself as one of the most vibrant ceramists of the…

Quiet Rituals of Repair: Tas Wansbrough Explores Healing Through Sculpture

Quiet, considered and deeply human, Fragments of Healing at Backspace Gallery offers a moment of pause amid the pace of…

Local industry change makers and regional arts makers are taking centre stage at galleries and museums this month

It’s almost as if regional Victorian galleries and museums are working in collaboration this month as their exhibitions tap into…

World premieres, Victorian exclusives, and the critically acclaimed – Geelong Arts Centre’s SEASON 2026 is a masterclass in proud programming

Welcome to the wonder of Geelong Arts Centre’s SEASON 2026 — a program bursting with ideas, and powerful storytelling, Curated…

Nature’s wonder is captured at Wildlife Photographer of the Year

There’s something otherworldly about standing in front of a photograph that feels alive — not metaphorically, but viscerally, like the…

Archibald Prize Heads to Shepparton Art Museum for the First Time in 2026

The nation’s most-watched portrait prize is hitting the road next year, and Shepparton Art Museum has just scored the Victorian-exclusive….

NGV Friday Nights: Where Fashion Royalty Meets Melbourne’s After-Dark Pulse

There are few Melbourne rituals as delicious as wandering into the NGV after dark. From December to April, NGV Friday…

From rags to rebellions: the tapestry that threads together NGV’s most daring design exhibition, Westwood | Kawakubo

The 1970s marked a major pivot in the fashion world, one that would reframe the industry, redefine the standard of…

The Centre Is Everywhere: Inside The Regional at Warrnambool Art Gallery

For decades, regional Australia has been framed as somewhere you leave in order to make meaningful cultural work. The Regional,…

In The Studio with painter, ceramicist and sculptor, Liam Murphy

Liam Murphy is an artist whose works have been championed by interior experts across the state. Working with acrylic on…

The Big Design Market Returns to Melbourne With Its Biggest, Boldest Lineup Yet

Melbourne’s beloved Big Design Market is making its grand return to the Royal Exhibition Building this weekend, and it’s shaping…

Geelong Ceramics Market returns with a weekend of clay, creativity, and community

If you’re after something beautifully handcrafted, thoughtfully designed and 100 % local – then grab your calendar, because the Geelong…

Arts Guide: The most daring displays of artistry happening in regional Victoria this month

Art has never been so bold as it is this month across regional Victoria. You have kaleidoscopic building takeovers to…

Shepparton Art Museum competition prize SAM Open 2025 in final days

Shepparton Art Museum’s annual open-call group exhibition for local creatives, SAM Open 2025 exhibition closes this weekend. The competition-based show…

Sunnyside brightens up Ballarat

Taking cues from the European art palettes and expansive street installations, Sunnyside aims to bring bold, bright, and beaming immersive…

In The Studio: Enter the hyper-pop painting world of Chris Duffy aka Ha Ho Art

If you’re from Bendigo, you’re well aware of Chris Duffy’s work. The artist behind creative studio Ha Ho Art brings…

 

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