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Name: TarraWarra Museum of Art
Address: 313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Healesville, VIC, 3777, AU
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A retreat for the imagination—art, place & ideas on Wurundjeri Country: cutting-edge shows, visible art storage & breathtaking Yarra Valley views.

15/10/2026

Curator Dr Mikala Tai on why the 10th TarraWarra Biennial, This Hand of Mine, begins with the artists.

Exploring ritual, superstition, intuition and belief, the Biennial will present ambitious new commissions by leading Australian artists, and every one starts as an idea that does not yet exist.

This AusArt Day on Thursday 22 October, your pledge helps bring those works to life.

Make your pledge today: https://events.humanitix.com/tarrawarra-donations

14/10/2026

There are less than 3 weeks left to experience Inside the Mirage.

Curated by James Lynch, this exhibition explores how cultural exchange shapes histories and identities, staged through a dialogue between artist John Young and the work of the late Ian Fairweather, whose lives and practices challenge fixed ideas of cultural origin.

Writing in The Saturday Paper, Carolyn Barnes reflects on the exhibition's wider argument, that "culture is continually created whenever people, histories and traditions meet."

Alongside Young and Fairweather, the exhibition brings together Mikala Dwyer, Gordon Bennett, William Yang, Narelle Jubelin, My Le Thi, Zhou Xiaoping, Johnny Bulunbulun, Michael Stevenson and Meng Yu Yan, tracing histories formed through migration, trade and cultural encounter.

Inside the Mirage is showing now at TarraWarra Museum of Art on Wurundjeri Country.

Installation view, Inside the Mirage 2026, TarraWarra Museum of Art. Photo: Astrid Mulder

13/10/2026

TarraWarra Festival featuring the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 February 2027

Presented with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) and Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, our annual TarraWarra Festival returns for a weekend of three concerts and an open workshop in the Eva and Marc Besen Centre!

Experience an extraordinary weekend of music and art in the Yarra Valley, with a captivating program spanning Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky alongside contemporary works by Caroline Shaw, Gabriella Smith, Missy Mazzoli and Steve Reich.

Since 2009, the TarraWarra Festival has brought extraordinary music and art together on Wurundjeri Country in the Yarra Valley. More than a celebration, the Festival is a vital fundraiser for TarraWarra Museum of Art. By joining us, you help our independent, not-for-profit Museum continue presenting ambitious exhibitions and programs championing First Nations and contemporary artists.

Festival ticket holders enjoy complimentary access to Light Weight during its closing weekend, with a guided exhibition tour also offered on Saturday afternoon.

Explore the full program & book your festival package aco.com.au/whats-on/2026/tarrawarra-festival

08/10/2026

Entry to TarraWarra Museum of Art is free for everyone under 18.

Set in the Yarra Valley, the museum is a place for young visitors to look closely, ask questions and discover contemporary art at their own pace. Bring the family, a school friend or a curious mind.

Free entry applies to individual and family visits. School groups are welcome to book a visit through our education program.

Go to twma.com.au for more information.

Artwork: John Young, After Fairweather XXIV 2026 © John Young, installation view, Inside the Mirage. Courtesy of the artist, Arc One Gallery, Melbourne; Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane and Moore Contemporary, Perth. Photo: Astrid Mulder

06/10/2026

✨ Thank You ✨

Because of your generosity and support on AusArt Day 2025, something extraordinary is taking shape at TarraWarra Museum of Art.

Together, you helped us strengthen our partnership with the Australian Art Orchestra and launch a new Composer-in-Residence Commissioning Program.

This exciting initiative supports the creation of an original 20-minute work for the Australian Art Orchestra string quartet, inspired by artworks from TarraWarra's collection and archive. The selected composer will have rare access to our collections, along with dedicated time for research and creative development at our newly refurbished Farmhouse.

This year Biddy Connor was selected as the recipient of the TarraWarra Museum of Art Commission. Biddy is an incredible musician and we’re looking forward to supporting the delivery of her new work with the AAO. Biddy’s work will premiere at TarraWarra Museum of Art on November 29 and will be featured in a program of music that explores the intersection of visual art and music.

Your support helps to connect visual art and music in new ways, creating opportunities for artistic experimentation, collaboration and discovery.

Every donation made a difference. Every contribution helped make this possible.

From all of us at TarraWarra Museum of Art: thank you for believing in artists, new ideas, and the power of creativity to inspire meaningful cultural experiences.

💛 We are deeply grateful to everyone who supported our 2025 AusArt Day campaign. Stay tuned for news about our 2026 AusArt Day campaign.

Images: Andrew Paoli

05/10/2026

Many of the artists in the 2026 Melbourne Sculpture Biennale share a close connection to TarraWarra!

Mikala Dwyer is currently featured in our exhibition Inside the Mirage and Francis Carmody's commissioned sculpture, Canine Trap III, was presented earlier this year in the TarraWarra International 2026: System Release. They join other Biennale artists who have appeared in our programming over the years, including Bronwyn Hack, Isadora Vaughan, Glenda Nicholls and Lou Hubbard.

The Melbourne Sculpture Biennale opens this weekend and runs 8–25 October 2026 at Billilla Mansion.

Inside the Mirage continues at TarraWarra until November 1.

https://www.melbournesculpturebiennale.com/

https://www.twma.com.au/exhibitions/inside-the-mirage/

Images:
1. Installation view of Inside the Mirage foreground: Mikala Dwyer, Flat Square Circle Sculpture 2019 © Mikala Dwyer, courtesy of the artist and Rosyln Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
background : Works by Ian Fairweather, John Young and Gordon Bennett. Photo by Andrew Curtis
2. Mikala Dwyer
3. Francis Carmody, Canine Trap III 2026,(detail), installation view, TarraWarra International 2026: System Release. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Andrew Curtis
4. Francis Carmody

01/10/2026

In the mood for awe and wonder but would rather leave the car at home?

The TarraWarra Day Trip runs tomorrow, with a return bus from the city to the Museum to experience Inside the Mirage.

Also tomorrow at 2pm, join curator James Lynch and artist Meng-Yu Yan for We are all visitors: a bilingual walking tour of the exhibition. Yan's practice moves through darkness, doubling and desire, drawing on French Surrealism and Daoist philosophy across photography, video, sculpture and installation. Their video work Double Witness pays homage to Qiu Miaojin, the q***r Taiwanese writer and literary icon whose final days in Paris haunt the work's emotional and conceptual core. In conversation with Lynch, Yan shares the observations and ideas behind the work and its place within the exhibition.

Inside the Mirage is on for one more month. This enigmatic exhibition curated by James Lynch features works by John Young made in response to Australian modernist Ian Fairweather. Like a hall of mirrors, the corresponding works are paired in rhymes, shimmering and reflective. The exhibition expands to include Mikala Dwyer, Narelle Jubelin, Michael Stevenson, My Le Thi, Zhao Xiaoping, Johnny Bulunbulun, Meng-Yu Yan, Gordon Bennett and others.

Book your seat on the bus or your place on the tour via the link in bio.

Installation view, Inside the Mirage 2026, TarraWarra Museum of Art. Photos: Andrew Curtis

https://bit.ly/inside-the-mirage

29/09/2026

TarraWarra Tots!

Tuesday 6 October | 10 am–12 pm

A new monthly playgroup program for babies aged 0–12 months and their parents or carers, inviting families to connect, play and create in TarraWarra’s inspiring environment.

Each session brings together storytelling, singing, movement, mindful play and creative activities designed for both babies and adults. Enjoy time to connect with other families over morning tea, followed by relaxed, pram-friendly access to the Museum before it opens to the public.

Book your tickets: https://bit.ly/tarrawarra_tots

24/09/2026

The upcoming Analog Art Club is a very special edition of Stencil Painting led by contemporary Thai and Australian artist Bundit Puangthong.

After formal training in temple painting in Thailand, Paungthong completed a Master of Visual Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2005. In Melbourne, Puangthong made connections between the temple painting tradition and Melbourne’s street and graffiti culture leading him to cultivate a distinctive painting language drawing upon his heritage and celebrating the ‘in betweenness’ of living within two cultures.

Puangthong will share and demonstrate his painting process and an introduction to exploring different approaches to stencil painting using acrylic paint and paper.

Suitable for 15+ years old.

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

This program encourages deeper connection with both art and community by fostering genuine, screen-free engagement in a relaxed and inclusive environment. Throughout the workshops, participants will receive group and one-on-one guidance on techniques and processes developed around considered observation, encouraging a disconnection from screen and mobile devices.

Friday 2 October, 2–4pm
$30/$20

https://bit.ly/analogartclub2026

08/09/2026

Inside the Mirage curaed by James Lynch explores the entangled relationships between artists, temporal frameworks and geographic contexts, centering the realities of lived experience.

Artworks from the TarraWarra Museum of Art Collection are presented alongside selected loans from contemporary Australian artists including Mikala Dwyer, Narelle Jubelin, Michael Stevenson, My Le Thi, Zhou Xiaoping and Johnny Bulunbulun, Meng-Yu Yan, William Yang and others.

Across diasporas, time, and place, Inside the Mirage weaves loose threads together to humanise the mythical and to generate new narratives of social belonging, inviting us to reimagine our relationships with one another and the worlds we share.

Book your tickets: https://bit.ly/inside-the-mirage

Address

313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road
Healesville, VIC
3777

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

61359573100

Website

https://www.twma.com.au/

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