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…

Geelong design studio wins big in New York

Congratulations are in order for Geelong-born, Torquay-based design agency Storyfolk as they take out the Gold Award at Better Future…

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,…

Nightjar Festival Series 2025/26: Surf Coast’s Summer Series Blooms with Markets, Music and Mindful Moments

If you thought festivals were only about bands and brews, Nightjar Festival Series is here to change your mind —…

The Mill Castlemaine is a playground of producers and creators

Set inside a revitalised 1870’s woollen mill, The Mill Castlemaine is full of foodie finds. Kickstart your day with a…

Her Majesty’s Ballarat’s final show of 2025 is a showcase of the region’s finest talent

The Ballarat Arts Foundation (BAF) is marking a major milestone with the 25th Anniversary Made in Ballarat Concert, bringing together…

Geelong Arts Centre finish the year with comedy, Celtic Christmas and the King

Having just launched their exciting grand Season 2026 full of ambitious theatre, mesmerising storytelling, captivating dance works and exhilarating music…

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…

Moonwalker: Michael Jackson’s HIStory and Spice Girls Forever unite for an epic weekend celebration of pop royalty

Melbourne pop tragics, dust off your glitter, warm up your high kicks and prepare your best “hee-hee,” because December is…

Local creative launches second children’s book

For Darcy Gaynor, it’s the story of an unlikely trio, made up of the heroic Koey Koala, the determined Plash…

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…

RocKwiz hits Her Majesty’s Theatre tonight, heading a month of exciting entertainment

Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat is always a winner when it comes to entertainment but November is a whole other level…

Lano & Woodley to Gardening with Sex Toys: Inside Geelong Arts Centre’s naughty November performance program

As Geelong Art Centre gear up to unleash their highly-anticipated 2026 program, their bottom end of the year is a…

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…

Locals lock in to save Liminal Gallery & Lab. Here’s how you can help!

Let’s not let another art institution’s mission be cut short! Having changed its name just over a year ago to…

An unexpected venue in Geelong is presenting a modern gothic cabaret about grief this weekend

With the tagline, “A modern gothic tales of grief, tenderness, and myth-making after loss”, Olam’s new stage show is a…

Quilt, Wool, Use: a history of a forgotten fabric friend within the fast fashion space

“The first is as described by The Bulletin newspaper in 1906: A covering made by sewing together three or four…

Geelong City Market reveal their juicy opening weekend stallholder lineup

Geelong City Market is launching next weekend, Saturday 25 October and their stallholder lineup has just hit, dropping some of…

 

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