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

Textiles, text, and tapestry are just some of the exciting mediums on display this month across Regional Victoria.

It’s almost as if regional Victorian galleries and museums are working in collaboration this month as their exhibitions tap into similar veins in the artistic body. Across January locals take the forefront of the exhibition calendar, with significant contributors to the art world, and business world, having their time in the spotlight. From Geelong to Warrnambool, Castlemaine and everywhere in between, there is just as much history to explore as there is incredible design.

Jump into our arts guide below!

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Made in Geelong – Godfrey Hirst

WHEN: UNTIL 31 JAN

WHERE: NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM

Discover the heritage and future of Godfrey Hirst, Geelong’s first textile company. From the establishment of Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Company in 1865 to their innovative technology and collaborations with the creative sector, explore Godfrey Hirst’s enduring legacy through archival objects from the Museum Collection and private loans. Artisan became entrepreneur in this local textile story with Godfrey Hirst being one of the leading manufacturers in Geelong.

 

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Summer Salon Exhibition

WHEN: UNTIL 18 JAN

WHERE: QUEENSCLIFFE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE GALLERY

A curation of the creative contributions of the Bellarine are on show at this Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House Gallery annual art exhibition. The Summer Salon Exhibition sees thirteen local artists showcase work in collage, oil, mixed media, acrylic and fibre art with works from Anita Armytage, Joce Adam, Midge Bell, Lizzie Bohan, Bronwen Daddo, Caroline Hall, Fiona Johnston, Judie McGough, Jaimie Mavromihalis, Julie Morgan, Bronwyn Minifie, Tina Price and Sue White.

New Directions—Prints by Australian Women Artists 1960s–2000s

WHEN: UNTIL SUN 22 FEB

WHERE: GEELONG GALLERY, GEELONG

New Directions highlights how Australian women artists responded to the cultural and socio-political shifts of the late twentieth century. Featuring artists central to the 1960s printmaking revival—which expanded opportunities and recognition for women in the field—the exhibition reflects on a transformative era in creative practice. It also marks the 50th anniversaries of the United Nations International Women’s Year and Australia’s Women’s Art Register.

Henrik Haukeland TEXT/SCREEN/TEXT

WHEN: UNTIL 30 JAN

WHERE: ART GALLERY OF BALLARAT, ALFRED DEAKIN PLACE

Swedish-born Henrik Haukeland is an early-career artist living in Naarm/Melbourne. His TEXT/SCREEN/TEXT is a work that draws from celluloid archives. By splicing together the title frames from countless films, Haukeland’s work presents a ‘mash-up’ that creates new sentences and meanings from movie titles. Haukeland’s application of cut-ups to moving image works dives deeper into an understanding of cinematic language.

THE REGIONAL

WHEN: UNTIL 15 MAR

WHERE: WARRNAMBOOL ART GALLERY, WARRNAMBOOL

The Regional  is a major new commissioning platform developed by the Warrnambool Art Gallery to support ambitious new artworks by five leading contemporary artists working across visual and performance arts, sound and design, Atlanta Eke, Gus Franklin, Paul McCann, Bronwyn Razem, and Peter Tyndall. Through their practice, each of these artists is directly engaging with the broader economic, political, cultural and artistic complexities of the regional, remote and rural Australian experience.

 

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Summer Fields

WHEN: UNTIL 8 MAR

WHERE: CASTLEMAINE ART MUSEUM, CASTLEMAINE

This exhibition takes its inspiration from the last line of a death poem by the great Japanese printmaker, Hokusai, Now as a spirit I shall roam the summer fields. Late summer has a very particular feel, the hum of insects, dried grasses, crops ripening, warm evenings, thunderstorms. It is a time of tangled grassy banks and rippling wheat fields. This golden time has attracted the attention of many artists in the CAM collection.

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