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Do you wanna be …. bad? 😈😏❤️‍🔥 Well you are in luck!!!! We love to be terrible!!!! World’s Worst Wagga is getting even badderer and is hosting the next two Bad Art Nights at Yarraville Libraries After Dark Program! Join us to make some foul creations on the Tue 5/5 and Tue 2/6 from 6-8pm! You don’t need to have sewed anything before to make a mini quilt or a Tina Turtle or some other yukky thing you’ve been dreaming about!! Can’t wait to help you realise your stinkiest crafty dreams at Yarraville Library, Wurundjeri Land, 32 Wembley Avenue, Yarraville, 3013 DM us any questions or ideas you want to make! Bad Art Night link in bio 👃🏼💨🧀 @maribyrnonglibraries @artsandculturemcc

Tiny things coming 🤠

Our workshop at the @nationalwoolmuseum Geelong is gonna be …. Just wow! Don’t wait, all the cool kids are buying tickets and you wanna be cool don’t you? Join us on the 14 March 2026 from 11am til 4pm, link in bio!

It’s the very last week to check out ‘Rosetta’. We’re open Wed-Fri 11-6 and Sat 12-5 Featured works include: Slide 1: Yakob Morley, ‘Road Trip’, 2025, Acrylic/oil on wood panel Slide 2-3: Ruby Hoppen, ‘All night long she sang with her breast against the thorn, and the cold crystal Moon leaned down and listened’, 2025, Cotton, linen, fleece, polyester Slide 3: Al Marcano, ‘Girl in my nylon String guitar’, 2025, Graphite and coloured pencil on wood panel Slide 4: Lead Levels, ‘BUSH’, 2025, Lead, Solder, Glass, Paper Slide 5: Piero Clemente Garreffa, ‘Double Angelo 2’, 2025, Acrylic on Board Slide 6-7: Octoriver Daniel, ‘DOKU’, 2025, Acrylic on Paper and Acetate See full ‘Rosetta’ catalogue via link in bio or get in touch via email or DM 🌹⏳

ROSETTA - Last week to see ! @jackywinter.gallery Saturday 12-5 Wednesday to Friday 11-6🌹show concludes 24th Jan

Announcing the 2026 Gunyah Artists-in-Residence!   Thank you to everyone who applied for the 2026 Gunyah Artists-in-Residence program. And thanks to the selection panel, Nadia Odlum and Kath Fries.  
There will be visual artists, writers, sound artists, First Nations creatives, film makers, storytellers, textile artists, photographers, curators, and their families; from NSW, VIC, NT and TAS, participating in the 2026 residencies at Gunyah, on Worimi Land.
 We are delighted to announce the artists selected for the 2026 Gunyah Artists-in-Residence program: • Shari Lynelle @shari.lynelle • Haines & Hinterding : Joyce Hinterding @joycehinterding & David Haines @davidhainesart • GARUWA @ga.ru.wa : Genevieve Grieves @gengrieves & Kieran Mpetyane Satour @ksat21 • Cassie Sullivan @cassiesullivan_._ * Anne-Louise Dadak * World’s Worst Wagga Guild & Friends @worldsworstwagga : Fiona Waters @fiweewee.art , Ruby Hoppen @rubyhoppen , Lois Waters @likeabridgeoverloiswaters & Emma Louise Hayman @emlouceramics • Lucy Wylie @riverstoneprojects & Othy Willis   You can follow @gunyahartists on Instagram to see posts from their residencies during the year.   —   Gunyah artists-in-residence program is located on Gathang Land, the ancestral Country of the Worimi People. We acknowledge them as the traditional custodians and knowledge keepers of this place, land, sky, and waters. When artists come there to develop and share their own creativity, learning, skills and cultural practices, we respect the knowledge embedded forever within First Nations Custodianship of Country.

Select works from ‘Rosetta’ – all drawing on the timeless motif of the rose. This beautiful show, curated by @melgrisa features an array of mediums, including woodwork, needlecraft, ceramics, metalwork, painting, photography, drawing and sculpture. Come and smell the roses* this weekend. Gallery open today 11–6 & Sat 12-5. *Exhibition is scented by @vesselapothecary Featured artworks above: Slide 1: RUBY HOPPEN, The moon in her chariot of pearl, 2025, Cotton, linen, fleece, polyester @rubyhoppen Slide 2: JANE LAVER Hymettus, 2025, Appliqué and Embroidery, Cotton Fabric @modern_folk_ Slide 3: YUN, Up down cycle, 2025, Wax @yun_o_o_yun Slide 4: AARON GRECH, Bloods Rose, 2025, Acrylic on Linen Canvas - Painted Wood Frame @aaronsworld94 Slide 5: KASPER RAGLUS, Crossing, 2025, Acrylic and Oil on Marine Ply @kasperraglus

Over this week, Michael (Charlie’s Brother) & a bunch of helpers pulled together the final phase of construction and installation of a memorial seating area in Charlie’s honour. It sits as part of the newly redeveloped City of Port Phillip ‘Eco Centre’ in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. These gardens were a special place for Charlie and his mates growing up, affectionately known as Botang. They hosted parties, break-ups, romances, fights & feasts from his first years through to his last. Finding a way to convince the City of Port Phillip to include our design in one of their open spaces was bloody tough, but after 6 years of trying we finally got there. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we’d get this spot, in the Botang! Growing up he had a passion for finding the best benches in our neighbourhood. it’s cool to imagine what he would have thought when he stumbled across these and found his way to the middle seat. Our hope is that the benches will be a place for anyone and everyone to sit, chat, eat, drink and enjoy the sunshine in Charlie’s honour Big thanks to Fish, Annabelle & Sidney for their generosity (with timber, accom and tools). April & the team at the Eco-Centre for trusting us and championing the design. Ben Minkley & Leif Canuto for drafting and design trouble shooting, Ruby & Sebby for install help, Mitch for the use of his factory and more, Nikki for their incredible stone work & everyone else who showed up along the way. The site is at the corner of Herbert & Blessington Streets in St. Kilda, go have a look for yourself, tell people you think would want to know and enjoy the space in Charlie’s honour. ❤️

@rubyhoppen Mr Slow Slow, 2025 Antique velvet, cotton, linen 62 × 46cm — EXPLODED VIEW is a diverse group exhibition of artists working with found or disparate materials, images and objects in more experimental ways which blow up any pre-conceived notions of collage. Sitting within and crossing disciplines, ranging from ceramics, textiles, jewellery, sculpture, painting and drawing, this is a show not to be missed. See this work and more by Ruby Hoppen this weekend at Onwards Gallery. Open Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm. Meet curator @hollyleonardson

Had a great time chatting with everyone who came in to see Exploded View on opening weekend. The exhibition is open by appointment this week, just get in touch with @onwards.gallery to organise a time. Otherwise, drop by this Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm, I’ll be there both days. Gallery visitors receive an in-person discount on the exhibition companion book ;-) I also just want to say it was really fun to have @_mae_mae_mae_mae_ stay with us in Newcastle 🧡 📷 Photos - @shanrosephotography

huge huge thanks to @carolina_oneto for featuring me on her page among so many spectacular artists! I’m incredibly honored. ☺️

‘Quilt Roulette’ Ruby, Sebby and Trevor Hoppen Last few days to see the show, up until this Sunday 05/10 🪡 Photography by Nicholas Mahady @rubyhoppen @sebbyhoppenmusic @trevorhoppen1960 @nicholas.mahady