Tuesdays to Sundays through March
6 March 2020, 10:00 AM to 31 March 2020, 5:00 PMA new year, a new decade and a new era have begun at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) as it leaps into its 50th...
Back in the days before impersonal supermarkets and oversized shopping centres, the humble general store was a community hub, a place that served an important social, as well as supply, service. General stores were once prolific in towns across the Peninsula region, stocking everything from kerosene and toothpaste to fresh bread and milk, run by owners who knew many of the customers by name. In 1924, Merricks General Wine Store opened to serve a variety of needs of the local community.
The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is a catchment point for much of this creative expression, and a place where people gather to celebrate works from local, national and international artists, as well as take part in some other fun activities.
22 November 2019, 5:00 PM to 22 November 2019, 6:30 PMJohn Hockney has written a book about the Hockney clan, titled 'The Hockneys: Never Worry What the Neighbours Think'.
John is the youngest of five Hock...
Art is a way of life for gallery directors Sharyn and David Wemyss-Smith. It’s their day long joy, obsession & torment. They pride themselves on showcasing contemporary art by artists from across Australia (& the Pen) from three gallery spaces in Sorrento, Mornington and Mt Eliza.
Saturday 5th October to Sunday 1st December 2019
5 October 2019, 10:00 AM to 1 December 2019, 5:00 PMDavid Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and an impor...
To witness the art of glassblowing is to witness history. The practice dates back as far as the early days of the Roman Empire, which helped it spread across the then-known world.
There's a quote by Emile Zola and it goes along these lines "The artist is nothing without the gift, the gift is nothing without work". We'll go one step further and say that the work is nothing without the sup...
A cracking new gallery has opened in Flinders run by highly regarded art writers, curators and gallerists, Susan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs. The big, bright and architectural space replaces the McCullochs home gallery Whistlewood as their exhibition venue.
1 February 2019, 9:30 AM to 11 March 2019, 5:00 PMFLOWERS, SAILS & OTHER BEAUTIES
presented by
SUSAN ROTHWELL
This exhibition represents a collection of recent oil paintings ranging in subject matter...
Obsession: Devil in the detail examines our fascination with the meticulous and micro, the real and the hyperreal and brings together a range of historical and contemporary works under three broad themes of sti...