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Mini Makers Art Club is this Tuesday! Join us on Tuesday 2nd June at 11am to sing, read and make art! This month our boo...
31/05/2026

Mini Makers Art Club is this Tuesday! Join us on Tuesday 2nd June at 11am to sing, read and make art! This month our book pick is 'Rainbow Days' by Margaret Hamilton and Anna Pignataro 🌈

Our monthly Mini Makers Art Club is designed especially for preschoolers and toddlers. Each session includes singing, story reading and a guided craft activity designed to develop creative expression and fine motor skills in a fun, inclusive and encouraging environment. At the end of each session, children will have created a lovely piece of art to take home and share proudly with their family! 🎨

Mini Makers is free, we warmly welcome new families and there is no need to book. Sessions are from 11am to 12pm.

2026 dates
→ Tuesday 2nd June
→ Tuesday 1st September
→ Tuesday 1st December

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Slow Looking in the Gallery x Analog Art ClubSaturday 13th June, 2pm – 3.30pm🔍 Book your spot: araratgallerytama.com.au/...
27/05/2026

Slow Looking in the Gallery x Analog Art Club
Saturday 13th June, 2pm – 3.30pm
🔍 Book your spot: araratgallerytama.com.au/event/analog-art-club-2026-slow-looking-in-the-gallery/

Join Visual Arts Coordinator Katy Mitchell to spend time in the current exhibitions, engaging in guided slow looking exercises, including conversational prompts or observational drawing. For the June session, the exhibition focus will be Lisa Waup's 'after ever here'.

→ No experience required
→ Materials provided
→ Phone-free event: please keep your phone on silent in your bag or pocket
→ Suitable for ages 14 and over

Analog Art Club is a statewide initiative that invites Victorians to slow down, switch off their screens and connect in real life - through art. Hosted by galleries across Victoria, these phone-free events offer a welcoming space to reflect, discuss and experience art together, making creativity social, accessible and refreshingly analog.

Analog Art Club is a joint initiative of Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) and ArtsHub.

📷 Installation view ‘Lisa Waup | after ever here’, Ararat Gallery TAMA, March 2026. Photos: Fred Kroh.

Tomorrow night! Stitch, Knit & Don’t Quit with Ararat Women's Shed and surrounds! 🧶Wednesday 27th May | Doors open 5:30p...
26/05/2026

Tomorrow night! Stitch, Knit & Don’t Quit with Ararat Women's Shed and surrounds! 🧶
Wednesday 27th May | Doors open 5:30pm | Stitch session runs 6–8pm
💰 Entry by gold coin donation

Bring any project that doesn’t need a machine, from knitting and crochet to embroidery, hand sewing, sketching, or even sewing on that pesky pile of buttons! The Ararat Women’s Shed team hope to have some mentors on hand at each session too, so if you've ever wanted to try crochet or knitting, they hope to be able to get you started.

It’s also the perfect excuse to tackle the tasks hiding in your sewing hamper while enjoying great company, creativity, and conversation.

Come along, roll through your granny squares, and don’t quit!

Sneak peeks of a shoot with Visit Grampians, Visit Wimmera Mallee & Oregional Collective in Lisa Waup's 'after ever here...
26/05/2026

Sneak peeks of a shoot with Visit Grampians, Visit Wimmera Mallee & Oregional Collective in Lisa Waup's 'after ever here' - thank you for including TAMA on your itinerary!

'after ever here' continues to Sunday 16th August 2026. Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm.

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This week Aunty Ellen Trevorrow popped into the Gallery to see her JamFactory ICON touring exhibition 'Weaving Through T...
23/05/2026

This week Aunty Ellen Trevorrow popped into the Gallery to see her JamFactory ICON touring exhibition 'Weaving Through Time'! Our team were delighted to meet Aunty Ellen and hear stories about her favourite works in the exhibition. Ararat Rural City Council Mayor Bob Sanders was attending an event here on the same day, so could welcome Aunty Ellen to Ararat also!

‘JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time’ continues to Sunday 21st June 2026. Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm.

‘JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time’ is a JamFactory touring exhibition assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory board.

📷 Aunty Ellen Trevorrow with some of the TAMA team, the exhibition weaving activity, and with Mayor Bob Sanders.

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Now exhibiting in the Barkly Street Laneway: The Ararat Embroiderers Guild!The Ararat Embroiderers Guild is a welcoming ...
21/05/2026

Now exhibiting in the Barkly Street Laneway: The Ararat Embroiderers Guild!

The Ararat Embroiderers Guild is a welcoming group of local makers who come together to share skills, ideas, and inspiration.

Guild members work across a wide range of techniques - from cross stitch and canvas work to sashiko, appliqué and patchwork, as well as knitting and crochet - supporting each other to learn, experiment and grow. Whether you’re picking up a needle for the first time or bringing years of experience, you’re warmly invited to join the Guild!

When and where?
Ararat Trotting Track
1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10am–3pm
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10am–3pm
Contact the Guild via Facebook - Embroiderers Guild of Vic. Ararat Branch - or [email protected]

Lisa Waup | after ever hereGuest curated by Coby EdgarTo Sunday 16th August 2026'after ever here' is an exhibition by Li...
15/05/2026

Lisa Waup | after ever here
Guest curated by Coby Edgar
To Sunday 16th August 2026

'after ever here' is an exhibition by Lisa Waup that brings together printed works, utilitarian vessels, sculptures, and body adornment, each imbued with layered stories of material history. The exhibition centres on textiles both found and gifted, whose fibres already carry histories and memory. Through her practice, Waup extends these narratives, reanimating objects once set aside and granting them renewed life and altered intention.

By observing and honouring the histories embedded in these materials, Waup reveals their intimacy and beauty, transforming them into works that adapt and evolve. In 'after ever here', Waup traces the enduring significance of materiality across time, while inscribing her own voice threaded into their continuing story.

Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm.

📷 Installation views ‘Lisa Waup | after ever here’, Ararat Gallery TAMA, March 2026. Photos: Fred Kroh.

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Kids Weaving Activity! While we are hosting the exhibition ‘JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time’...
12/05/2026

Kids Weaving Activity! While we are hosting the exhibition ‘JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time’, there is a table set up in the gallery foyer where you can have a go at weaving! Follow the step-by-step instructions provided by Aunty Ellen about Ngarrindjeri weaving to create your own piece.

‘JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time’ is a JamFactory touring exhibition assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory board.

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Last week a few of our team took a fieldtrip out to see our colleagues at Wama Foundation in Halls Gap! WAMA Exhibitions...
08/05/2026

Last week a few of our team took a fieldtrip out to see our colleagues at Wama Foundation in Halls Gap! WAMA Exhibitions Manager Byron kindly gave us a tour of their latest exhibition, 'Entanglements with fungi: life death and renewal'

Curated by Dr Felicity Spear, the exhibition explores the extraordinary kingdom of fungi - a vast living network that underpins life on earth. Bringing together art and science, the featured works reveal the connections fungi form with plants, animals, and entire ecosystems.

Exhibiting artists include Chris Drury, Vicki Hallett, Alison Pouliot, Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison, Sam Leach, Chris Henschke, Debbie Symons, and curator Felicity Spear.

'Entanglements with fungi: life death and renewal' continues to Sunday 30th August 2026 - we highly recommend a visit! 🍄

Stitching Circle is this week! Thursday 7th May, 1 - 3pmBring your embroidery, sewing, knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, ...
05/05/2026

Stitching Circle is this week! Thursday 7th May, 1 - 3pm

Bring your embroidery, sewing, knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, any textiles project - all varieties of stitching and skill level welcome - we'd love to welcome you and your projects!

Join us in the Arts Precinct Studio to enjoy a friendly community gathering for lovers of stitching, on the first Thursday of the month.

🎫 Free entry
👋🏻 No booking required
☕ Pick up a coffee from on your way in!

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