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FROM BEACH TO BUSH
DATES: JUNE 6 - 10, 2025
KINGS BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND
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ARTISTS: Michelle Fillmore, Vicki-Maree Barnett, Kerryn Gallagher, Sarah Russ, Cathy Donovan, and Roger Binger.
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OPENING EVENT: FRI 6 June, 5.00- 7.00pm
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These six artists, originating from various regions of Victoria, bring their talents across multiple mediums to present their landscapes, flora, and fauna.
Apollo Bay artist Michelle Fillmore’s love for the ocean is represented through works employing acrylic pouring, recycled wood, local sand, and resin.
Local artist Cathy Donovan specialises in watercolour and printmaking, but also brings her new interest in oil and acrylics to this exhibition.
Ballarat artist Vickie-Maree Barnett uses watercolours to capture the natural scenes and fauna of Apollo Bay.
Central Victorian artist Kerryn Gallagher creates works depicting native fauna, flora and landscapes in bold chroma.
Melbourne artist Sarah Russ initially hails from the Wimmera. Sarah endowes animals with a slight anthropomorphism to bring emotion and storytelling to her works.

DATE: JUNE 28, 2025 10am - 12 noon
ARTIST:Leesa Cowan will teach participants how to craft their own paper Rose.
In this 2 hour class, Leesa will cover all the basics of making a paper Rose. Each student will leave class with a completed single stem paper Rose.
Includes all materials, tea and cake.
Beginners are welcome.
As a part of the gallery's charter to activate the arts and encourage membership of Apollo Bay Arts we are offering a $20 refund to anyone who signs up as an Apollo Bay Arts Member
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW
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SALTED
DATES: 26 - 30 September
HOURS: 10am - 4pm
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​OPENING EVENT: Fri 26/9/2025 5.30-7.30pm
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Artists: Sarah Doyle and Kirsten Dunkley
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These two friends are having fun presenting a body of work inspired by their love of the sea.
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Expect cheeky fish, local seascapes, abstracted ocean and a catch of flashing fins in ceramic and copper wire.​​
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Works range from small (and affordable) to high-impact large-scale paintings in oils and synthetic polymer.
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