Over the past several years, conversations have been taking place behind closed doors. Artists, curators, collectors, tourism leaders, cultural organisations and industry professionals have all been contributing to a vision that asks a simple question: What would it look like to create a major contemporary art event in regional Victoria that could attract national and …
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For generations, Ballarat has been known as a city shaped by ambition. The wealth generated during the gold rush transformed what was once a frontier settlement into one of Australia’s most architecturally significant regional cities. Grand civic buildings, wide boulevards and a rich cultural legacy remain visible throughout the city today. Yet Ballarat’s next chapter …
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Behind every exhibition, every artwork and every cultural institution lies something far less visible.A workspace. The artist studio has long been one of the most important environments within the creative process. It is where ideas are tested, experiments succeed or fail, and long-term bodies of work gradually take shape. While finished artworks are often presented …