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A land of makers and creators.

Nestled in the green hills, bucolic countryside and mountain ash forests, West Gippsland artists are making, painting, sculpting and creating.

Couple and dog walking through Laurie Collins Sculpture Garden
Yarragon lady looking through paintings and prints at Town Country Gallery
Warragul Art Studio WAS view of artwork without people
Open Studios West Gippsland artist Helen Timbury linocut printing in Drouin studio
Violet Ivvy Warragul art shop cafe plants gifts and two ladies
Two women at Neerim Artsfest sculptures in a park in Neerim South art festival
West Gippsland Arts Centre music performance at Warragul arts centre outside

Discover Town & Country Gallery (Yarragon), a dreamy collection of paintings, sculptures, hand-blown glass and jewellery, or visit the WAS Gallery (Warragul) for exhibitions featuring oil and watercolour paintings, ceramics, jewellery and object design, photography and illustration. The West Gippsland Arts Centre welcomes world-class performers, musicians and comedians to their stage and hosts regular art exhibitions.

Get hands-on with Helen Timbury Design (Drouin) for a full-day workshop to learn the trade of linocut artwork, so you can make your own prints, gift cards, calendars, bags or wall hangings. There are also brush and bubble workshops and art for sale at the oh-so-lovely Violet and Ivvy (Warragul), best enjoyed with coffee or a cocktail.

Laurie Collins surrounded by his sculptures

Head for the hills and wander in wonder through the Laurie Collins Sculpture Garden (Jindivick) where recycled materials are transformed into works of art, or The Serigraph Gallery (Neerim South, by appointment) where an eclectic mix of modern art, paintings and fine furniture is on display.

Check out the Rokeby Makers Market (2nd Saturday of the month, Sep – May) or the Warragul Arts Market (3rd Saturday of the month, year-round) for magnificent homemade wares.

Across weekends in Apr and Nov, a dozen artists open the doors of their studios at Open Studios West Gippsland. You can meet the makers, watch them at work and hear the stories behind their pieces.

Art Lives in West Gippsland

Violet and Ivvy Warragul view of couple on table surrounded by homewares dog in foreground
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Galleries & Studios WAS Gallery

Nestled on a large, leafy block between residential and light industry is a new gallery in Warragul. WAS Gallery, abbreviated from Warragul Art Studios, was set up by the Lorraine family and opened in 2020. Over the Covid years WAS endeavoured to…

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Public Art

Lionel Rose Statue Warragul public art

Lionel Rose Statue

Queen St, Warragul | The statue commemorates world boxing champion Lionel Rose, who was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a world boxing title.
Compass Rose mosaic set Warragul public art

Compass Rose

Burke Street Park, Warragul | Take a seat on a mosaic-covered park bench and take in the intricate design of the compass mosaic at your feet.
Neerim Bower blue sculpture in Neerim South near autumn trees

Neerim Bower

Main Neerim Rd, Neerim South | A striking 7-storey sculptural gateway, paying tribute to the indigenous Satin Bowerbird.
West gippsland arts centre

Archaeology of Time

Civic Park, Warragul | An illuminated ground space imagining an immense tree that may once have stood here.

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