Regional Victoria

Bendigo your go-to destination for winter arts
The regional Victorian city of Bendigo comes alive with three major cultural events this winter.

Review: Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award 2019, Shepparton Art Museum (VIC)
The six finalists’ works reflect the possibilities and challenges of a medium no longer confined to the purely utilitarian.

Curtain soon to close on right Royal exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery
Now in its final weeks, Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits traces the history of the monarchy through the eyes…

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues postpones 30th anniversary celebrations until 2020
The festival has cancelled its 2019 iteration, pushing back its 30th anniversary until next year in order to develop new…

Bored to distraction: musicians aim to drive you out of your mind
A new artistic collaboration will musically examine how a lack of stimulus can wreak havoc with the mind.

From Victorian Gothic to Frida Kahlo: women's influence on art seen through fresh eyes
Three disparate exhibitions at Bendigo Art Gallery explore the sometimes overlooked influence of women in society, and shed new light…

Artists at the pointy end of Ballarat Biennale’s financial over-commitment
Social media attack or real concerns? ArtsHub examines this week’s news of BOAA’s alleged financial mismanagement, which has resulted in…

$60,000 to bring cultural events to regional communities
A funding boost has been added to the Small Regional Presenters program, allowing some of Victoria’s smallest towns including Bena,…

The regional centre where art and culture meet
Respect for artists’ contribution to social cohesion, passionate volunteer-run festivals, and celebrations of viniculture and architecture have put the City…

Art-rich Gippsland region invites visitors to Come & Play in May
Dance workshops inspired by European settlement, an art trail along the Great Alpine Road and hot glue gun workshops for…