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Special Event | Conversation Piece with Kate JustSaturday 20 June 11:30am — 1:00pmYou're invited to join a knitting circ...
31/05/2026

Special Event | Conversation Piece with Kate Just
Saturday 20 June 11:30am — 1:00pm

You're invited to join a knitting circle at CAM with Castlemaine based artist Kate Just

Join us for this special event and be part of a live knitting circle, engaging in conversation while contributing a crafted square to Kate's community-engaged artwork entitled Conversation Piece, which will be on display in the gallery.

Conversation Piece involves the creation of a giant, communally knitted and crocheted yellow length of fabric. This artwork has been created in public craft circles around Australia between 2022 and 2026 (including an earlier event at CAM), and toured regional galleries around Australia from 2023-2025 as part of theTamworth Textile Triennial.

This is a free event with only 40 spots available.
Bookings essential.

🔗Head to the website to book your space: https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/


✨Today at 2pm!Join us at CAM to for Roz Avent's artist talk, hosted by curator Jenny Long. Deep diving into the process ...
30/05/2026

✨Today at 2pm!

Join us at CAM to for Roz Avent's artist talk, hosted by curator Jenny Long.

Deep diving into the process of her painting and drawings for Altered States, all are welcome to join the conversation and find out more.

Free, no bookings required.

Visit the website for more events like this 🔗www.castlemaineartmuseum.org.au

29/05/2026

Announcing the Len Fox Painting Award 2026!

Entries are now open for the biennial $50,000 acquisitive painting award.

Presented by the Castlemaine Art Museum, the Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award and generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000 is funded through a bequest from Mona Fox.

🔗Visit the website for further information, FAQ's and to enter.


✨Special Event this coming Sunday 31 MayMount Alexander Shire Council and DJAARA invite the community to come together t...
29/05/2026

✨Special Event this coming Sunday 31 May

Mount Alexander Shire Council and DJAARA invite the community to come together to honour and celebrate the Guildford Big Tree at a free community event.

Guildford Biyal (Red gum) Honouring Day
When: 11.00am -2.00pm, Sunday 31 May
Where: 13 Fryers Street, Guildford

The free event will also feature music, craft activities and a community BBQ hosted by the men of the Bendigo Aboriginal Men’s Shed.

Everyone is warmly welcome to attend.

For more information, view the event invitation, visit www.djadjawurrung.com.au/guildford-big-tree or contact Camilo Demarco on 0418 333 075.

✨Coming up next week!Come and celebrate Ivor Cantrill's 66th birthday with tea and cake, while drawing still life compos...
29/05/2026

✨Coming up next week!

Come and celebrate Ivor Cantrill's 66th birthday with tea and cake, while drawing still life compositions with Ivor and exhibition curators Andrew Goodman and Tessa Laird!

Ivor Cantrill: Paintings and Ceramics features many joyful still life paintings which will inspire you to create your own still life drawings alongside the artist, with curators and art lecturers Andrew and Tessa available to give advice and encouragement.

Materials and refreshments will be provided by Castlemaine Art Museum. No prior skill required. Spaces limited!

Date: Saturday June 6
Time: 11:30am - 1pm
Tickets: Adult $20, Concession $15, Blaktix $10

🔗Head to the website to book your space: https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/



✨Tonight!✨A very special free event at CAM, screening Ivor Cantrill's collaborative works shot on 16mm with his parents,...
22/05/2026

✨Tonight!✨

A very special free event at CAM, screening Ivor Cantrill's collaborative works shot on 16mm with his parents, legendary experimental film makers Corrine and Arthur Cantrill.

Entry is free, however booking are required to secure your space!
Head to our website events page for tickets 🎟

Image caption: Stills from the film Myself When 14, 1989, by Ivor, Corinne and Arthur Cantrill.

We love our volunteers! This place thrives because of the people who show up and give their time towards a common goal o...
21/05/2026

We love our volunteers!

This place thrives because of the people who show up and give their time towards a common goal of sharing art with the community. The people who help out at workshops, run fundraising events, welcome visitors, give insight to the artworks and the history, guidance in operations, documenting the shows and living their passion.

From CAM to all of you, this week and always, we are so grateful.

🖼👀 the view from up here...Images from the Radical Attention event held last Saturday as participants were invited to sl...
20/05/2026

🖼👀 the view from up here...

Images from the Radical Attention event held last Saturday as participants were invited to slow down, look and look again. Each time revealing new layers and an opportunity to immerse.

Find out more about the philosophy behind the event by visiting: 🔗https://www.schoolofattention.org/

Image credit: James McArdle

📯Artist Opportunity!Castlemaine Fringe is hosting their Biennial poster comp to design the cover and theme of the next C...
19/05/2026

📯Artist Opportunity!

Castlemaine Fringe is hosting their Biennial poster comp to design the cover and theme of the next Castlemaine Fringe Festival program. The portal is now open for submissions!

There is a $500 prize and the Deadline is 30 June 2026. So if you are a graphic designer, a pro-painter, an enthusiastic amateur or a delightful doodler please have a think about what Castlemaine Fringe means to you and send in an entry.

For more information and to enter, head to www.castlemainefringe.org.au

📯Coming up at CAM Friday May 22Screening event | Ivor Cantrill: Paint on FilmIvor Cantrill has a multidisciplinary pract...
15/05/2026

📯Coming up at CAM Friday May 22

Screening event | Ivor Cantrill: Paint on Film

Ivor Cantrill has a multidisciplinary practice that spans painting, drawing, ceramic sculpture, and textiles. This night is dedicated to his works on film. Ivor's parents, legendary experimental filmmakers Corinne and Arthur Cantrill, included Ivor in their films, filmed him painting, and encouraged him to paint directly on film, and to use animation techniques such as rotoscoping.

This screening of short films features Ivor as a young boy in his parent's four minute black-and-white film Home Movie (1969); Ivor paints directly onto the film in the 11 minute abstraction Film of circles, squares, triangles, lines and dots (1981); he rotoscopes a sequence of himself as a teenager in the legendary 19 minute Myself When Fourteen (1989) which features a fabulous soundtrack by Chris Knowles; and in Ivor Paints Arf Arf, Corinne and Arthur use their famous colour separation technique to film Ivor as he paints a portrait of the experimental performance Arf Arf collective. This five minute film features a sound track by Arf Arf with Ivor guesting on vocals and violin.

Date: Friday May 22

Time: Doors open 5:30pm for 6pm start

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: Tickets are free but bookings are required to secure your space!

Image caption: Stills from the film Myself When 14, 1989, by Ivor, Corinne and Arthur Cantrill.





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