Art Gallery of Swan Hill

29/05/2026

28/05/2026

🎙️ Join us tomorrow morning at the Art Gallery of Swan Hill for a special live broadcast with the ABC Mildura-Swan Hill Breakfast Show!

📅 Friday, 29 May
⏰ Gallery opening early at 7am

Come along, enjoy the atmosphere and be among the first to experience three powerful new First Nations exhibitions celebrating storytelling, creativity and cultural connection.

Start your Friday with art, conversation and community ☕🎨✨

25/05/2026

This week, the Art Gallery of Swan Hill invites you to get creative alongside the Gulgawarnigu: Thinking of Something, Someone exhibition with two special community workshops.

🎨 Digital Drawing Workshop
Thursday 28 May, 4–5pm | Friday 29 May, 11am–12pm
Primary & early high school aged participants (all welcome) | Max 10 places

Inspired by young artists from Roebourne on Ngarluma Country, this workshop uses iPads and Procreate to explore identity, connection, and Country through digital portraiture. Participants leave with a finished artwork they can share — and may even see it featured in the exhibition itself.

🧺 Kelp Creations: rikawa Craft Workshop with Jye
Thursday 28 May, 5:30–6:30pm | All ages | Max 20 places

Palawa man Jye invites you to learn the art of traditional kelp basket weaving — a practice deeply tied to the culture and Country of Palawa people of Lutruwita (Tasmania). A wonderful experience for all ages.

Spots are limited — register now: https://events.humanitix.com/gulgawarnigu-thinking-of-someone-somwhere

15/05/2026

You are invited to participate in a workshop for the
Milloo Healing Country project with artist Sandra Kropinyeri
Saturday May 16th,
1.00pm to 3.30pm
The Art Gallery of Swan Hill.

The North Central CMA's Nature-led Community Recovery Program has funded this project and aims to support both the recovery of our region’s waterway biodiversity and communities recovering from the Victorian 2023-2024 storms and flooding.

Our project for 2026 is to create two storylines, one a mural for the Milloo St Wetlands and the other using the canvas of the Art Gallery Ping Pong table.
Come along to the workshop to create your own storyline using mixed media.
The project will enhance our beautiful river precinct, exploring the animals, birds and plants of the river and wetlands, the response to over-bank events (flooding), and the way people deal with and recover after flood events.

During our Urban Riverfront Enhancement project in 2025, several people suggested a mural be done at the wetlands. We estimate that 20,000 people walk past there each year, including many tourists. Let’s proudly tell our story through art, showing the rich culture, biodiversity, our resilience and connection to the natural landscape around us.

Please RSVP to secure your spot and for catering purposes to: [email protected]

12/05/2026

✨ Art Gallery of Swan Hill Opens Three Powerful First Nations Exhibitions ✨

Friday 29 May 2026 • 6–8pm • Free Entry

The Art Gallery of Swan Hill is proud to present an extraordinary evening celebrating contemporary First Nations storytelling, creativity and cultural connection.

Opening night will unveil three major exhibitions — JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live, Gulgawarnigu | Thinking of Someone. Something, and Big Place — bringing together bold voices and powerful works from Victoria, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, the Tiwi Islands and South Australia.

These exhibitions honour the legacy of the late Josh Muir, spotlight the digital innovation of young artists from Ieramugadu (Roebourne), and showcase significant First Nations works from the gallery’s own collection.

Join us as we celebrate identity, memory, Country and connection through vibrant, moving and deeply important art.

🖼 Opening Night
📅 Friday 29 May 2026
⏰ 6pm–8pm
📍 Art Gallery of Swan Hill
💛 Free entry • All welcome • Refreshments provided

🗓 Exhibitions run 29 May – 19 July 2026

For more information:

https://www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/News-and-publications/Art-Gallery-of-Swan-Hill-Opens-Three-Powerful-First-Nations-Exhibitions

06/05/2026

Just got a delivery, no room to swing a cat anymore. Incoming touring exhibition from Josh Muir Forever I Live, opening May 29.