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

11/10/2026

A stack of vintage washi paper, charcoal from a centuries-old Japanese house, and the beauty of imperfection.

Join Tash from as she chats with NWOP finalist Lorraine Biggs about Wabi-sabi (2025), a series of drawings inspired by a residency in Wakayama, Japan.

Lorraine reflects on the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in impermanence, and how humble everyday objects and aged materials shaped these delicate works.

National Works on Paper 2026 is showing until 22 November.
FREE ENTRY
Tues - Sun, 11am - 4pm

Artwork: Lorraine Biggs
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Not all paper artworks look like paper. Discover the extraordinary diversity on display at National Works on Paper 2026....
10/10/2026

Not all paper artworks look like paper. Discover the extraordinary diversity on display at National Works on Paper 2026.

Now showing until November 22
🎟 Free entry
🕒 Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm



📸 1-4 , 5-6 Christian Capurro
1. Jacky Cheng, Conversations 2025, upcycled Chinese calendar
2. Marrnyula Munuŋgurr, Banumbirr, 2026, earth pigments on paper
3. Louise Forthun, Red + Mauve, 2024, synthetic polymer on Arches® paper
4. r e a, GARI (language) SILENCE=DEATH/LAND=RIGHTS 2025/26, 2026, screenprint on paper
5. Jade Lees-Pavey, Consumer education, 2026, post-consumer waste cardboard, cotton thread, ceramic and found object
6. Zoë Veness, Double loop, 2025, woven paper

08/10/2026

Go behind the scenes as Renato Colangelo’s ‘Negative dark chamber 02’ takes shape in the MPRG foyer.

Watch the installation of this large-scale work, spanning an entire wall and now on display as part of National Works on Paper 2026.

See it in person at MPRG until 22 November.
Free entry, Tues - Sun, 11am - 4pm.

📹 Renato Colangelo

02/10/2026

A souvenir plate, Australian symbolism and a storm at sea.

Join Tash from as she chats with NWOP finalist Robert Hague about Kookaburra (2025), a hand-coloured stone lithograph on cotton rag paper.

Robert shares the humour, satire and political commentary behind the work and some of the references and characters he has brought together within it.

National Works on Paper 2026 is showing until 22 November.
FREE ENTRY
Tues - Sun, 11am - 4pm

Artwork:
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30/09/2026

Join us at MPRG for a hands-on morning of collage with DNJ Paper.

Using scrap paper, magazines and fabric offcuts, you’ll create your own quilted collage artwork while learning some new techniques.

No sewing or collage experience is needed.
Saturday 3 October, 10.30am–1.30pm
MPRG
Places are still available. Book via the link in bio.

We’re open all Grand Final long weekend.Make MPRG part of your long weekend and experience National Works on Paper 2026,...
25/09/2026

We’re open all Grand Final long weekend.

Make MPRG part of your long weekend and experience National Works on Paper 2026, featuring 68 finalists and works spanning drawing, printmaking, digital prints, paper sculpture and contemporary art practice.

Take your time, explore the exhibition and discover some of the best contemporary works on paper from across Australia.

Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Free entry

23/09/2026

Getting lost in Melbourne became the inspiration for Matthew Clarke’s Lost at Eureka Tower.

NWOP finalist Matthew chats with Curator on Tour, Tash, about the sense of discovery behind the work, his Lost in the city series and the characters that come from his imagination.

National Works on Paper 2026 is on until 22 November.
FREE ENTRY, Tues–Sun, 11am–4pm.

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Artwork: Matthew Clarke
Interview:

School Holiday Workshop: Skateboard Art with JUD WimhurstJoin National Works on Paper 2026 artist JUD Wimhurst for a one...
22/09/2026

School Holiday Workshop: Skateboard Art with JUD Wimhurst

Join National Works on Paper 2026 artist JUD Wimhurst for a one-day workshop exploring drawing, design and contemporary art practice.

Taking inspiration from JUD’s own practice, participants will develop an original design before creating their artwork on a wooden skateboard deck using paint pens.

Monday 28 September, 10am - 3pm
Ages 12 - 16
$40, all materials included

Each participant will take home their finished skateboard deck.
Bookings essential. Book via the link in bio.

National Works on Paper 2026 features artists from across Australia, and we were delighted to welcome several of them to...
21/09/2026

National Works on Paper 2026 features artists from across Australia, and we were delighted to welcome several of them to MPRG for the exhibition opening.

📸Kinfolk Imagery

Pictured here are: Sarah Thornton-Smith, Rapture (detail), 2025, etching inks on hosho paper.

Sarah Duyshart and father, Unfolding vessel 4: Scaling series, 2026, charcoal on paper.

Caleb Arcifa, Sonant autograph of Joini (If I ain’t got you), 2024, carbon print on hanji paper.

Matthew Clarke (left) with fellow NWOP 2026 finalist Robert Hague (right), Lost at Eureka Tower, 2025, ink, metallic pens and fine-liner pens on paper.

Robert Hague (left) with fellow NWOP 2026 finalist Matthew Clarke (right), Kookaburra, 2025, hand-coloured stone lithograph on cotton rag paper.

Jade Lees-Pavey, Consumer education, 2026, post-consumer waste cardboard, cotton thread, ceramic and found object.

National Works on Paper 2026 is now open.Selected from 932 entries received from across Australia, this year's exhibitio...
18/09/2026

National Works on Paper 2026 is now open.

Selected from 932 entries received from across Australia, this year's exhibition brings together 68 finalists working across drawing, printmaking, digital prints, paper sculpture and contemporary art practice.

Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-4pm
FREE entry

Image: National Works on Paper 2026 installation
📸Christian Capurro

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Civic Reserve, Dunns Road
Mornington, VIC
3931

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Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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