Queenscliff’s unique outdoor art and photography exhibition to return, illuminating the pier with art

Bringing the Bellarine Peninsula into the spotlight as a cultural destination for summer, the Queenscliff Art Prize exhibition will return…

An immersive Monet exhibition is coming to cutting-edge digital gallery The Lume in October

Their newest season at The Lume Monet and Friends Alive bring Monet and other famous French Impressionist painters to life at Melbourne’s…

World renowned White Night returns to Geelong and Bendigo with a spectacularly bold after-dark program

From the light-beaming balconies of Bendigo to the glowing gardens of Geelong, the globally recognised late-night celebration of culture, art…

‘Layers of Blak’: Fed Square’s First Nations jewellery exhibition bringing beauty to an ugly and brutal history

Layers of Blak opens 1 October 2022 until 19 February 2023 at the Koorie Heritage Trust, Yarra Building, Fed Square. Layers…

Tyama is Melbourne’s extraordinary new multi-sensory, digital dive into nature 

Tyama is the new, multisensory and reactive digital exhibit that has taken over the Melbourne Museum, transporting visitors to Victoria’s…

Hawthorn AFL legend Shane Crawford to make theatre debut in new Melbourne production

Hawthorn AFL legend Shane Crawford will star exclusively as the Pharaoh, in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing…

Geelong Illustrators is celebrating its 4th birthday with an art-fuelled party

Renowned as a community group of artists from Geelong and surrounds with the aim to inspire each other to high…

An evocative replica of Greece’s Parthenon is coming to Melbourne for summer

An evocative reimagining of The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang’s Temple of Boom is the NGV…

Ever dreamt of joining the circus? The National Institute of Circus Arts opens auditions for 2023

Ever dreamt of joining the circus? Well, here is your chance to dream big. The National Institute of Circus Arts…

Sip on booze and create retro neon art with Geelong’s new glow-in-the-dark paint classes

You know what they say: The best things happen when the lights go out, and that couldn’t be more true…

Australia’s largest regional LGBTQI+ festival ChillOut announces return for 2023

Celebrating 26 years in 2023, Australia’s longest-running and largest regional pride festival will take place in regional Victoria’s LGBTQIA mecca…

Calling local photographers: Entries open for One Agency Surf Coast’s 2023 calendar photo competition

The Surf Coast marks the start of the Great Ocean Road and is home to some of the most spectacular…

Geelong Arts Centre announce brave, bold and creative recipients for this year’s Creative Engine grants

After a challenging couple of years for regional artists, the Geelong Arts Centre has unveiled the six local recipients of…

Melbourne International Film Festival brings bumper 70th-anniversary program to regional Victorian cinemas

Returning for its 70th iteration this month, Melbourne International Film Festival is bringing a monumental program to cinemas and screens…

Local entrepreneurs to get leg-up at new Pitch Party event, returning as part of Geelong Small Business Festival

Forming part of the Geelong Small Business Festival, selected startups will pitch in front of a live audience in Torquay…

Exhibition of notorious criminal Mark ‘Chopper’ Read’s rare paintings arrives in Geelong

Self-described as the 21st Century’s Ned Kelly, Chopper Read is certainly a name and a man with many stories that…

Dark arts festival WinterWild expands lineup with more music, comedy acts and vendors 

Wrapped in the darkness and elemental power of the Victorian winter, Dark Arts Festival WinterWild will return to Apollo Bay on…

Exclusive ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ costumes exhibition opens at ACMI in Melbourne

In a serious superheroic coup, ACMI is now exclusively showing incredible costumes and props worn by the all-star cast in…

Geelong’s Rotary Book Fair is back to pick up some book bargains and rarities

Whether you are a bibliophile with a passion for rare books or an avid reader out for a bargain, get…

Geelong Small Business Festival returns, supporting and inspiring the local businesses shaping the community

With a focus on championing the small local businesses that are shaping our culture and community, The City of Greater…

Ned Kelly exhibition ‘Saga Behind The Armour’ brings death mask and Kelly Gang armour to Geelong

To many Australians, Ned Kelly, the son of poor Irish Catholics, was a heroic anti-establishment figure who fought corrupt British…

The KO Creative Studio is hosting inspiring new event ‘How To Start A Side Hustle’ with Kaylene Langford

It’s been a couple of challenging years for creatives and small businesses, with our local community continuously brought to its…

‘Journey’ is the thrilling part computer game, part escape room and part theatre show heading to Bendigo 

Blurring the lines between theatre, gaming and immersive escape room experiences, Journey is the thrilling new large-scale installation event heading…

Winning artist of $30,000 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize announced for 2022

Far North Queensland-based artist Naomi Hobson has been awarded the 2022 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize for her painting Sand dunes…

 

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