Open studios Exhibition 2023

Your door to an artist’s world

Artists:

Gabriele Pelling, Beth Williams, Margaret McLoughlin, Ted Secombe, Cecelia Sharpley, Asha Innes, Christine Cafarella-Pearce, Laura Windmill, Ruth Woods, Denise Smith, Agnes Szetey, Jodie Westall Kimpton, Mary Newham, Jerry Osadczuck, Lynne McDowell, Bev Hardidge, Graeme Hardidge, Michelle Payne, Antonia Green, Ian George, Shlomit Moria, Zora Verona, Ryan Tews, Jena Bedson, Crystal Tan, Anders McDonald, Kate Baker, Faerie Sarah Kilgariff, Steels Creek Art Group

Since 2017, Yarra Valley Arts has hosted Open Studios weekends annually across the Yarra Valley. You can find many of our artists from Coldstream through to  Yarra Glen and Healesville to Mount Evelyn across to Warburton. The weekends are an opportunity for our artists to invite you into their inner sanctum; see how they work and where their creativity transpires.

This exhibition showcases this year’s group of Yarra Valley Open Studios artists, allowing you to discover a glimpse of what they are working on right now. Notice the variety of mediums and inspiration on offer by creatives in our region. 

Start your journey into our artists’ worlds here. Pick up a map, plan your adventure. Explore the unexpected, embrace the inspiring, and discover the uncharted at Yarra Valley Open Studios 2023

About De Bortoli Yarra Valley

The De Bortoli family story is one of determination and triumph that started 90 years ago in war-torn Europe and is now told, generations later, across Australia. Learn about the fascinating history of this iconic Australian winery HERE.


Exhibition dates:

12 October - 5 November 2023

Gallery Hours:

Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm.

 
 
 
 
 

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