EXHIBITIONS
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KENNETH JACK: Portland Arts Centre, until July 24. A touring collection of classic and rare works by the late Kenneth Jack.
NAIDOC WEEK DISPLAY: Lake Bolac Business & Info Centre, until July 31. Exhibition by Indigenous artist Tinka to coincide with NAIDOC week, supported by the Lake Bolac Eel Festival.
CRAFT SHOW: Soldiers Memorial Hall, Mortlake, August 1-2. Exhibition and demonstrations of a range of art forms including spinning, dyeing, weaving, felting and more.
OF THE LAND: HIRL Gallery, Hamilton, until August 8. Rural-themed display in Hamilton pop-up gallery.
4TIFIED: The Artery, Warrnambool, until August 9. Four former Warrnambool Institute artists re-team for their first exhibition together in 27 years.
VIEWS OF WINDSOR: Hamilton Art Gallery, until August 9. A small selection of paintings of Windsor Castle by 18th century English painter Paul Sandby.
STITCHED UP: TAFE's Centre For Creative Arts, Warrnambool, until August 14. A retrospective of South West TAFE’s machine embroidery students’ work.
WARRNIBALD ART PRIZE: Warrnambool Art Gallery, until August 16. Local portraiture competition featuring south-west identities painted by south-west artists.
COURAGE TO CARE: Portland Arts Centre, July 29-August 18. This Holocaust exhibition aims to inform and educate Australians about the dangers of prejudice and discrimination.
BIBLIO-ART: Blarney Books & Art, Port Fairy, until August 30. Annual competition where artists create works based on random books.
CHRIS FARRELL: Tea-Tree Gallery, Portland, until September 1. Collection of photographs from around the Portland area, taken by wildlife photographer Chris Farrell.
ROBOTS DISCOVER MEANING: WAG, until September 6. Terry McKenna returns to Warrnambool with a show combining traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with modern machines.
NEW GLASS: Hamilton Art Gallery, until October 4. Works from around the world are featured in this glass-themed display from the gallery's collection.
JASMINE MANSBRIDGE: Hamilton Art Gallery, August 1-October 25. Collection of paintings by local artist Jasmine Mansbridge.
A QUIET PLACE: WAG, until November 22. A retrospective of Warrnambool artist Kathryn Ryan’s south-west landscapes.
EVENTS
THE PAST: Mozart Hall, Warrnambool, July 22, 7.30pm. Award-winning French/Italian/Iranian drama about relationships, love and death, screened by F Project Cinema.
THE OLD FELLA: City Memorial Bowls Club, Warrnambool, July 23, 8pm. The comedian known as The Old Fella AKA Rod Gregory brings his laconic rural wit to the south-west.
SHUT UP AND DANCE: Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool, July 24, 6pm & July 25, 4pm. The latest presentation from local dance school Dance Studio 101 is another exciting and high energy show for the whole family.
SOUTH-WEST SHORTS: Lighthouse Studio, July 24, 7.30pm. ABC Open presents 10 short documentaries about some of the south-west's most interesting characters.
SCARF DYEING WORKSHOP: Julia Street Creative Space, Portland, July 25, 10am. Join Jenny Griffin in making a lightweight silk and wool scarf and dyeing it in this, the first of two workshops.
BARRY MORGAN'S WORLD OF ORGANS: Hamilton PAC, July 25, 7.30pm. Part-comedy, part-cabaret show starring Australia's only celebrity organ salesman.
TEA & TALK: Portland Creative Arts Educational, July 26, 1pm. Join Sonya Macdonald from Rare Trades Australia as she discusses the handy skills and artforms of old.
DIRTY ANGEL COMEDY: Mozart Hall, Warrnambool, July 26, 5pm. Local and national comedians deliver an afternoon of quality stand-up.
MOTHER: Hamilton PAC, July 27, 8pm. Noni Hazlehurst stars in this powerful one-woman play about a woman on the fringe of society.
MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP: The Artery, July 28, 6pm. Warrnambool artist Phil Ward hosts the final of three sessions on collage and mixed media art.
MOTHER: Portland Arts Centre, July 28, 7.30pm. Noni Hazlehurst stars in this powerful one-woman play about a woman on the fringe of society.
THE SELFISH GIANT: Lighthouse Theatre, July 28, 8pm. Contemporary fable about two boys and a scrapmetal collector, screened for the Bethany Arthouse Film Festival.