EXHIBITIONS
1:1 10X10: Brightbird Upstairs, Warrnambool, until June 3. More than a dozen top young artists combine for this short show.
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MORTLAKE ART SHOW: RSL Hall, Mortlake, June 10-12. This year’s theme is ‘spirit of the Western District’.
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTED: WAG, Warrnambool, until June 12. Selections from the WAG’s permanent collection with a landscape and sculpture focus.
FROM THE BOWER: WAG, until June 12. Four national artists combine for this collection about collecting.
BOLITA PA BOLITA - MELISSA AITKEN: WAG, until June 12. Debut solo exhibition from 2015 Peter Lucas Memorial Award winner Melissa Aitken.
EREWHON: WAG, until June 12. Semi-sequel to the world-travelling Neverwhere exhibition by a team of Aussie artists exploring the blurred lines between the real and imagined self.
LIQUID DISTANCE: The Artery, Warrnambool, until June 25. New exhibition from top local artist Madeleine Peters.
WRAD ART IN SCHOOLS: Outlaw Gallery, Warrnambool, until June 30. School-age artists combine to raise awareness about addiction.
BIBLIO ART: Blarney Books & Art, Port Fairy, June 9-June 30. Annual competition sees artists celebrate books and reading through new artworks.
THE MANY STORY TREEHOUSE - ILLUSTRATIONS BY TERRY DENTON: Hamilton Art Gallery, until July 16. Sketches and illustrations from the popular children’s book series.
ROCKHOPPING - ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE BOOK BY TRACE BALLA: Hamilton Art Gallery, until July 16. Original artworks from the recent graphic novel.
HENTY - A FAMILY COLLECTION: Casterton Town Hall, until October 13. Casterton will host a collection of photographs, ephemera, memorabilia, costumes and personal items from some of the earliest European settlers in the south-west.
EVENTS
HIDDEN FIGURES: Reardon Theatre, Port Fairy, May 30, 12pm. Fundraiser screening of the true story of African-American mathematicians working at NASA.
THE IMITATION GAME: Killare Centre, Camperdown, June 1, 7.30pm. Corangamite Film Society screens this biopic about computing pioneer Alan Turing.
JIMEOIN: Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool, June 1, 8pm. The Irish-born comedian returns with his new show Renonsense Man.
CELLULOID BY THE SEA: Port Campbell, June 2-3. Community film festival including local, national and international movies.
SPAMALOT: Soldiers’ Hall, Mortlake, June 2, 3, 8 & 9, 7pm, and June 7, noon. Mortlake College students take on the musical version of the classic comedy Monty Python & The Holy Grail.
AUTHOR TALK: Portland Library, June 3, 11am. Join young author J.S. Davidson as she discusses her sell-out sci-fi YA novel Hunted.
WORKSHOP: WAG, June 3, 1pm. Join Gilgar Gunditj artists Sandra and Melissa Aitken and learn the ancient art of basket-weaving.
READING MATTERS: Emmanuel Centre, Warrnambool, June 5, 6.30pm. YA authors Mariko Tamaki and Rachael Craw feature at this youth literature celebration.
COMPANY: Lighthouse Studio, Warrnambool, June 8-10, 7.30pm & June 10, 1.30pm. Holiday Actors return for their third annual mid-year musical with a production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company.
WINTER WEEKEND: Port Fairy, June 9-11. Festival packed with art, music, food and community events.
ART & CRAFT GROUP: Darlington Hall, June 10, 1pm. Regular art and craft group led by artist/teacher Carmel O’Connor.
