Yarra Ranges Regional Museum – Lilydale
The Wild and Ourselves: 90 years at Healesville Sanctuary, until 30 June
Explore and commemorate 90 years of history from the Healesville Sanctuary with a step behind-the-scenes to witness how the iconic sanctuary has protected Australia’s wildlife for decades. For the first time photos, documents, zookeeper’s tools, commemorative items and sometimes quirky objects will be on display.
Stories of Giants, 5 June – 8 September
Olinda-based artist Emma Jennings tells the powerful and profound stories of the extraordinary people and volunteers who supported the Dandenong Ranges community through the unprecedented storm event on 9 June 2021. The creative response became a healing process for many, with the portraits painted by Jennings telling the remarkable truths of that fateful event and its impact.
YAVA Gallery and Arts Hub – Healesville
Kerryl Shirley: Point of view, until 9 June
Through vibrant colours and rich iconography, Shirley tells of domestic life with much of her work created throughout Covid-19. Get in quick to see her works but be reassured that YAVA will always be showing something worth seeing.
The Memo – Healesville
Am I in Heaven or is my Flash too Bright?, 10 May – 30 June
Cameron Semmens brings together his two loves of photography and poetry in this exhibition exploring the political construct of whiteness in playful understanding of being a middle aged man.
TarraWarra Museum of Art – Healesville
The Industrial Design of Clement Meadmore: The Harris/Atkins Collection, until 14 July
Clement Meadmore is regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century and Australian modernist design.
SUPERsystems: Peter Atkins and Dana Harris, until 14 July
The exhibition showcases major new works by contemporary Melbourne-based artists Peter Atkins and Dana Harris as they employ geometry, repetition and seriality to reimagine the everyday world.
Systems and Structures: A Focus on the TarraWarra Museum of Art Collection, until 14 July
A collection of abstract painting and sculpture by a range of artists highlighting patterns, geometry, modules and repetition as key elements in their creative process.
(SC)OOT(ER)ING around, 3 August – 10 November
Su san Cohn and Eugenia Raskopoulos explore the cultural, sexual, racial and diverse geographic experiences of individuals and the human body, especially women.
Arts Centre Warburton
Warburton Film Festival 2024, 14 June – 16 June
Eight films have been chosen to feature across the weekend coming from Australia, Belgium, UK, Italy, France, and Bhutan. The films will span across drama, comedy, and suspense, with a documentary entry of The Last Daughter.
