Castlemaine Art Museum

18/06/2026

15/06/2026

Ivor Cantrill: Painting and Ceramics is on at CAM until July 26. Cantrill's vivid works pulsate with colour, energy and joy as he catalogues friends and family in paint, or creates fabulous creatures from clay.

Handmade ceramic brooches by Ivor are available in the CAM Shop, alongside limited copies of Ivor Cantrill: My Life in Pictures.

Stop by the shop on your next visit and discover a unique artist-made piece to take home.

13/06/2026

CAM is delighted to host screenings of Love Compilations for Castlemaine Documentary Festival in the Benefactors Gallery over the festival weekend.

Inspired by Wendy Clarke's Love Tapes, The Love Compilations invites the Castlemaine community to record intimate three-minute reflections on love, forming a collective video artwork capturing a wide spectrum of voices and emotional truths.

View the full Love Compilations at your own pace in this small, intimate setting. Stay as long as you like, or come and go as you please.

Castlemaine Art Museum - Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June 12.30 - 2 pm.

More information at link in bio or at cdocff.com.au/program/love-compilations/

13/06/2026

Presented by the Castlemaine Art Museum, the Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award and generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000 is funded through a bequest from Mona Fox.

The Len Fox Painting Award recognises and promotes the work of Australian artists pursuing the artistic interests and qualities of E. P. Fox. These include engagement with colour and light; ambitious connections with international developments in art; and an interest in travel and an engagement with the cultures of diverse regions and peoples.

The Len Fox Painting Award will be made to a painting judged to have addressed the interests of E. P. Fox as an imaginative, inquisitive, and worldly artist. Any style or genre is eligible; however, it is recognised that E. P. Fox is most noted for landscape, figurative and portrait paintings. The painting may be made in any medium, subject to declared practical limitations. This is an acquisitive award, with the winning work becoming part of the Museum’s Art Collection.

Entries Close: 13 September 2026
Exhibition Dates: 11 December 2026 – 14 March 2027
Official Opening and Prize Announcement at CAM: 11 December 2026
Announcement of People’s Choice: 14 March 2027

Enter via the link in our bio, or at https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/exhibitions/len-fox-painting-award-2026

06/06/2026

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Donate to CAM's EOFY Appeal by 30 June

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05/06/2026

Sampler Sewing with Holly Simpson

Saturday, July 4 11.30am - 1.30pm
Castlemaine Art Museum

Learn traditional mending techniques!

This workshop invites you to explore the marvellous world of mending with Holly Simpson, from Pins and Needles Studio in Castlemaine. We will delve into the traditional techniques of ‘Plain Sewing’ which is the foundation for all making and mending in needlework. By learning just a few easy stitches we create a vast world of possibilities to keep our clothing and textiles in circulation while making them uniquely our own. Along with self expression we also shift our behaviour towards conservation and care for what we already have, our planet needs us to change our ways after years of overconsumption and planned obsolescence. If we all start to thread a needle we can quietly drive meaningful change for our futures.

You will begin a mending ‘sampler’, a scarf of four squares, each square hosting an exploration of patching and/or darning. Inspired by work in the CAM archive, this sampler is designed for you to learn and practice your sewing skills using foundational styles trusted for hundreds of years. Once you have your foundation you will be well equipped to explore and expand your own mending style.

Holly will guide you through each of the techniques and offer support as you go, fostering a space for gentle conversation, connection and sharing your own stories of sewing and mending.

Bookings essentail at castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/events

31/05/2026

Special Event | Conversation Piece with Kate Just
Saturday 20 June 11:30am — 1:00pm

You're invited to join a knitting circle at CAM with Castlemaine based artist Kate Just

Join us for this special event and be part of a live knitting circle, engaging in conversation while contributing a crafted square to Kate's community-engaged artwork entitled Conversation Piece, which will be on display in the gallery.

Conversation Piece involves the creation of a giant, communally knitted and crocheted yellow length of fabric. This artwork has been created in public craft circles around Australia between 2022 and 2026 (including an earlier event at CAM), and toured regional galleries around Australia from 2023-2025 as part of theTamworth Textile Triennial.

This is a free event with only 40 spots available.
Bookings essential.

🔗Head to the website to book your space: https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/

30/05/2026

✨Today at 2pm!

Join us at CAM to for Roz Avent's artist talk, hosted by curator Jenny Long.

Deep diving into the process of her painting and drawings for Altered States, all are welcome to join the conversation and find out more.

Free, no bookings required.

Visit the website for more events like this 🔗www.castlemaineartmuseum.org.au

29/05/2026

Announcing the Len Fox Painting Award 2026!

Entries are now open for the biennial $50,000 acquisitive painting award.

Presented by the Castlemaine Art Museum, the Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award and generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000 is funded through a bequest from Mona Fox.

🔗Visit the website for further information, FAQ's and to enter.

29/05/2026

✨Special Event this coming Sunday 31 May

Mount Alexander Shire Council and DJAARA invite the community to come together to honour and celebrate the Guildford Big Tree at a free community event.

Guildford Biyal (Red gum) Honouring Day
When: 11.00am -2.00pm, Sunday 31 May
Where: 13 Fryers Street, Guildford

The free event will also feature music, craft activities and a community BBQ hosted by the men of the Bendigo Aboriginal Men’s Shed.

Everyone is warmly welcome to attend.

For more information, view the event invitation, visit www.djadjawurrung.com.au/guildford-big-tree or contact Camilo Demarco on 0418 333 075.