KELPIE ART PRIZE: Casterton Town Hall, June 9-12. Acquisitive art prize exhibition held in conjunction with the Australian Kelpie Muster.

CLARICE BECKETT ART AWARD: Casterton Bowls Club, June 10-12. Annual showcase of works by Casterton-based group Artists Of The Valley.

KOROIT ART SHOW: Koroit Theatre, June 11-13. 34th annual art show featuring huge collection of works by local artists.

WARRNAMBOOL & DISTRICT ARTISTS’ SOCIETY: Merri View Gallery, Warrnambool, until June 18. Regular show of works by member artists featuring Warrnambool’s Jenny Arms.

DEAN BOWEN: Hamilton Art Gallery, until June 19. Award-winning Melbourne-based artist Dean Bowen exhibits 20 years worth of paintings, prints and sculptures.

MOBY DICK: Portland Library, until June 25. Collection of works inspired by Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby Dick.

METALWORK & JEWELLERY: Hamilton Art Gallery, until June 26. The Victorian State Craft Collection is shared across five regional galleries, with part of the collection now on display in Hamilton.

KAMISAKA SEKKA: Hamilton Art Gallery, until June 26. A tribute to Sekka (1866-1942), one of the most prominent Japanese artist-teachers of the first half of the 20th century.

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Portland Arts Centre, until July 8. Collection of works from artists who have participated in the Portland artist residency program over the past two years.

ART AWARD: Scope Galleries, June 11-July 31. 42 works from across Australia on show as part of the Art Concerning Environment award.

BIBLIO-ART: Blarney Books, Port Fairy, June 10-August 1.  Annual exhibition of art works inspired by literature.

HAMILTON EISTEDDFOD: Hamilton PAC, until June 19. Annual music and dance competition.

WINTER WEEKEND: Port Fairy, every weekend until July 24. Collection of art, music, food, and community events over seven weekends in Port Fairy.

KINGDOM OF DREAMS & MADNESS: Mozart Hall, Warrnambool, June 8, 7.30pm. Documentary on animation house Studio Ghibli, screened by F Project Cinema.

MORTLAKE ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL: Mortlake, June 10-13. Events include a theatre production, author talk, book fair, open studio, market, open mic night and art show.

ART & CRAFT GROUP: Darlington Hall, June 11, 1pm. Regular art and craft group led by artist/teacher Carmel O’Connor.

WINTER ARTISTS’ MARKET: Mozart Hall, June 12, 10am. Buy handmade wares crafted by local artists.

ARTIST TALK: Blarney Books, Port Fairy, June 12, 3pm. Printmaker Dianne Longley talks about the whys and wherefores of artists publishing books.

EDUCATING RITA: Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool, June 14, 8pm. A Pygmalion-style story of a professor and a hairdresser.

THE PEASANT PRINCE: COPACC, Colac, June 15, 11 am & 1pm, and June 16, 9.30am & 11.30am. The story of Li Cunxin, Mao’s Last Dancer, brought to life for children.

HIPPO! HIPPO!: Lighthouse Theatre, June 16, 9.30am, 11.30am & 1.30pm. All-ages musical based on the kids book There’s A Hippopotamus On My Roof Eating Cake.