Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery The region's major public art gallery. The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is the region's major public art gallery.

28/05/2026

Mornington-Peninsula based artist Eleesa Howard chats with Tash all about her creative process, inspirations and the making of her exhibition Hold Me, Hold Me Close at MPRG.

Hold Me, Hold Me Close is on till May 31.
⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: Curator on Tour, Tash Golic
Video: Mick Russell

LAST WEEKS! Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠⁠Vale's paint...
26/05/2026

LAST WEEKS! Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠
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Vale's paintings and installations are populated with spectral characters, cartoonish costumes, and shadowy, theatrical backdrops that unsettle as much as they amuse. By deliberately disrupting clear narrative readings, Vale creates scenes that hover between the familiar and the uncanny, inviting viewers into a world where meaning is unstable and tone constantly shifts.

Free exhibition, Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm⁠
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Pictured: ⁠
1. Michael Vale, The Blue Kangaroo, 2020, Picnic, 2024⁠, and Peg Leg's Ghost, 2021
2. Michael Vale, Smoking Dog Surrounded by Phantoms, 2008⁠
3. Michael Vale, Slippery pipes, 2024
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Photo: Christian Capurro

25/05/2026

New Wave 2026 exhibiting Abbie Green talks with Tash about what influenced and inspired her to make her artwork "A Free Woman", 2025.⁠
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New Wave 26 closes on May 31.
⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: Curator on Tour, Tash Golic ⁠
Video: Mick Russell

24/05/2026

New Wave 2026 exhibiting artist Bayley Hess talks with Tash about the creative thought process behind his artwork, Bias in Perception, 2025.⁠
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Our New Wave exhibition supports emerging creative voices from the Mornington Peninsula region. Featuring work by VCE and VCE VET students across art, visual art, media arts, fashion, design and technology, the exhibition reflects on themes of nature, the world around us and identity, revealing how young artists interpret the world around them.⁠
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New Wave 26 closes on May 31.
⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: Curator on Tour, Tash Golic ⁠
Video: Mick Russell

LAST WEEKS! Elessa Howard: Hold me, Hold Me Close, closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠⁠Hold Me, Hold Me Close explores the push ...
23/05/2026

LAST WEEKS! Elessa Howard: Hold me, Hold Me Close, closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠
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Hold Me, Hold Me Close explores the push and pull of wanting closeness while also needing to protect what feels uncomfortable. Made from everyday materials such as fabric, cardboard, and paper, these works embody both strength and fragility.⁠
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Free exhibition, Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm⁠
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Pictured: ⁠
1. Eleesa Howards, (detail) Held Memories, 2025⁠
2. Eleesa Howard, (detail) I painted over the hard parts, 2024 and What we keep inside, 2025 ⁠
3. Eleesa Howard, (detail) Hold onto the good parts, 2025 and (detail) Hold Me, 2025 ⁠
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Photo: Christian Capurro

20/05/2026

New Wave 26 artist Nina Flanagan chats with Tash about her two sculptures on display at MPRG, Lungs of the Earth (2025) and Avarice (2025).

New Wave 26 is on display until May 31. ⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: ⁠
Video:

20/05/2026

New Wave 2026 exhibiting artist Ada Dynes talks with Tash about the process of making her artwork, Still in Motion, 2025. ⁠

New Wave 26 is on display until May 31. ⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: ⁠
Video:

Last Weeks! Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines closes Sunday 31 May 2026Free exhibitio...
18/05/2026

Last Weeks! Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines closes Sunday 31 May 2026

Free exhibition, Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm⁠

Pictured:
1. Michael Vale, Snow, 2016 and The glass volcano, 2011
2. Michael Vale, Strange Brew, 2025 and The cuckoo, the herring and the trembeling tambourines, 2026
3. Michael Vale, Graveyard shuffle, 2021, A Spotted Cat, 2025, and the meteorite, 2025

Photo: Kinfolk Imagery

Playable Streets return to MPRG for a multigenerational day!Join us for a day of silly, surprising and super-creative fu...
17/05/2026

Playable Streets return to MPRG for a multigenerational day!
Join us for a day of silly, surprising and super-creative fun! Inspired by the surrealists’ famous Exquisite Co**se game and the imaginative world of artist Michael Vale, these playful, drop-in workshops invite kids and elders to invent wild characters and unexpected stories together.

All ages are welcome!
This is a FREE event, however, please book in so we know to expect you, link in bio!

Photo: Playable Streets

16/05/2026

New Wave 2026 exhibiting artist Roy Vandehoef talks with Tash about exhibiting at MPRG and his artwork, Decay Triptych - (Piggy, Akedia, Iconoclasm), 2025.
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Our New Wave exhibition supports emerging creative voices from the Mornington Peninsula region. Featuring work by VCE and VCE VET students across art, visual art, media arts, fashion, design and technology, the exhibition reflects on themes of nature, the world around us and identity, revealing how young artists interpret the world around them.⁠
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New Wave 26 is on display until May 31. ⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: ⁠
Video:

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Mornington, VIC
3931

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Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
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