Regional Victoria

Are art books an anomaly in the publishing industry?
As Melbourne Art Book Fair gears for its 10th anniversary, ArtsHub asks how art and design books have survived the…

UNESCO City of Crafts puts craftsmanship on the dinner table
Ballarat Heritage Festival presents Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, where local makers will have their pieces spotlighted and taken…

Hairy Potter – selling a show when the author is persona non grata
While the creator of the Potter-verse may no longer be everyone's favourite multimillionaire, there are still plenty in the sector…

Limited-time projections to cast city into the unexpected
White Night returns to Ballarat for the first time since 2019, offering a night of free activities.

Experience review: Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience, The Briars, Mornington Peninsula
Fancy a trip to a Potter-themed forest experience? Butter beer included...

Exhibition Review: Paris: Impressions of Life 1880-1925, Bendigo Art Gallery
Enchanting and escapist showcase that nonetheless shies away from depicting the less glamorous side of Parisian life.

Castlemaine State Festival enters voluntary administration
After suffering heavy losses in 2023, the future of the long-running regional arts festival is currently unknown.

Australia's first environmental art gallery under construction in Halls Gap
The WAMA Foundation received state government funding to develop its art and environmental precinct.

Portraits of the future cast light on 'truths' of today
Is the prevalence of AI shifting our perceptions of who we really are? A new exhibition speculates on these questions…

Exhibition review: Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, Art Gallery of Ballarat
Goldin's photos of the 1970-1980s are both intimate and confronting.