Michael Donnelly – Stories and Dreams
Michael’s artwork includes a strong line of narrative works over three decades, drawing on personal experience, the Bible, film, dreams, life. Beginning with paintings from the 1990s this exhibition weaves together a diverse mix of stories and dreams across a landscape of expansive compositions. Michael Donnelly is a Melbourne/East Gippsland-based artist whose practice spans figurative […]
Elizabeth Blakeman – With a Beady Eye, Bushfire and Beyond
With a Beady Eye, Bushfire and Beyond depicts Elizabeth Blakeman’s experience of the night their farm burned in December 2019, and of her family’s survival. It depicts the rain, their fatigue, the assessment of loss, and of their gratitude. It also records her recovery, particularly measured by the pleasure in the plant life recovery, and […]
Dane Simpson: Always Was, Always Will Be Funny – Bairnsdale
Get ready for a night of guaranteed laughs with one of Australia’s funniest, most loveable comedians. Dane Simpson comes from a long line of funny buggers. A wisecracking dad, a cleverly cutting mum, hilarious grandparents, and generations of jokers, pranksters and yarnspinners. For 60,000 years of belly-laughs in the one show, book now.
In 2 Minds
An exciting art exhibition at the East Gippsland Art Gallery showcasing emotional portraits and quirky still live, created using graphite pencil and charcoal. The artist’s work is centred around graphite pencil drawings of portraits and people in their most symbolic environment. Through black and white imagery, the art brings a nostalgic tone, reminiscent of old […]
Mallacoota Flatty Classic
The Mallacoota Flatty Classic returns this October, bringing three days of chasing flatheads on an estuary system that regularly tops the list of Australia’s best lure fishing destinations. Mallacoota isn’t a town where fishing happens on the side. Boats sit in half the driveways, lure stickers cover the shop windows, and photos of enormous flathead […]
Echoes of Pink Floyd – Shine On Tour – Bairnsdale
Australia’s premier tribute to Pink Floyd returns with a powerful new production, Shine On – Songs That Built a Legacy – an interactive and immersive live experience celebrating the music that defined generations across six decades and fifteen studio albums. This brand-new show takes audiences on a breathtaking journey across all eras of Pink Floyd’s […]
Turkish Lamp Workshop in Bairnsdale
Looking for something fun to do in Bairnsdale? This is it. Gain hands-on skills as you assemble geometric patterns and lay tesserae. Includes Apple tea service with Turkish delights Please check the event website to secure your spot.
Ceramic Painting Classes in Bairnsdale
Looking for something fun to do in Bairnsdale? This is it. Gain hands-on skills as you paint your ceramic bowl and explore creative designs. Includes Turkish tea service with treats. Check the event website for details and secure your spot.
High Country Hooch’s Scottish Festival
High Country Hooch’s Scottish Festival fires up at their Glenaladale distillery for a full‑kilt celebration of tartan, tradition and downright good fun. Expect the air to ring with bagpipes, fiddles and traditional dancing as clans, families and curious first‑timers gather for a day of culture and camaraderie. Traditional games will run alongside the legendary Kilted […]
South East NOW 2026
A celebration of Aboriginal Art, Culture and Community across two venues. East Gippsland Art Gallery and Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation are proud to once again to present South East NOW 2026, a vibrant celebration of Aboriginal art, culture and community. Two free opening events are being held – please visit their website for […]
