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Open Studios is all about discovering the processes, inspiration and stories behind each artwork. And exploring the place where the magic happens.

Fi Wilkie is one of the amazing artists who has taken part in all 12 Margaret River Region Open Studios events, and is gearing up for her lucky 13th.

Inspiration often comes from `wandering out yonder` as she explores Western Australia`s remote, ochre landscapes, or the birdlife and plants in the Wadandi Track just beyond her back fence. Visit Fi to thumb through sketch books, see paintings come to life and paper transformed into delicate bottlebrush collages.

🎨 @fiwilkietootstudio
🎨 Margaret River Region Open Studios is free to attend, and runs 12-27 September 2026
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 155 artists at the website.
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🔥THE CABIN COLLECTION X MRROS🎨
Cabin Fever is a raucous celebration of winter down south: decadent meals, raiding the wine cellar, bonfires and live music. This year, Open Studios is joining the fun with an exhibition showcasing 10 artists, giving revellers a sneak preview of what’s to come in September.

Throughout the weekend Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July, Margaret River Region Open Studios will present The Cabin Collection, a pop-up gallery showcasing works from 10 local artists: Georgia Zoric, Ian Mutch, Karl Heussenstamm, Gina Denford, Martin Pavey, Marcelle Egberts, Kirsty Watkins, Eleanor Davies, Suzy French, Tammy Scott.

Even better, 100% of gallery commissions will be donated to River Angels, a volunteer-run charity supporting local families impacted by cancer.

It’s a celebration of local creativity and community spirit right in the middle of the festival action.

It takes place at The Cabin, Saltwater Busselton. Check out Cabin Fever’s website for further details on live music, food trucks and family friendly activities taking place adjacent to the art.

https://cabinfeverfest.com.au/thecabinatsaltwater/

We celebrated the release of the 2026 Event Guides on Friday at Linton & Kay’s Cottesloe gallery, with a gathering of Perth media, sponsors and stakeholders to hear what’s in store for our spring event.

🎨Thank you Linton & Kay for hosting and hanging a superb selection of south west art by Christian Fletcher, Kate Debbo, Leon Pericles AM, Fi Wilkie, Sarana Haeata, Ian Mutch and Georgia Zoric
🎨Art Ambassador Andrew Thornton Hick for emceeing - and for sharing that Open Studios is like Christmas, and the Event Guide is biscuits fresh from the oven!
🎨 The Hon Klasey Hirst MLC for officially opening the event, and for her genuine love of Open Studios
🎨 Panelists Jacquie Happ OAM (Open Studios Chair), Kate Debbo and Cindy Nasato for speaking
🎨 Sponsors Wayfinder Wines, Clairault Streicker and Shelter Brewing Co for delicious drinks
🎨 Media, Partners and Supporters for championing Open Studios - we genuinely appreciate how much you love the event and amplify our marketing efforts 🙏
🎨 Presenting Partners Private Properties for their unwavering support of Open Studios - we are so grateful

And thanks to the Art Gallery of WA and Jacksons Drawing Supplies for providing
a convenient pickup point for our brand new Event Guides 👏🏽

"My journey as an artist is ever evolving. Where I am now, is a very different place from where I was 40 years ago when first making art." - Dee Credaro.

It`s a privilege and a pleasure to observe an artist`s evolution, whether over 4 decades like Dee, or the 13 years of Margaret River Region Open Studios, if you`ve been returning to particular artists.

Find Dee Credaro, Fran Koenig and Lynne Boladeras at the Ludlow Tuart Forest Restoration Group, where they`ll share techniques, product knowledge, ideas and the joy of making art with you.

Which Open Studios artists have you followed ~ and what changes to their work have you observed?

🎨 @deecredaro.echoarts @lynneboladerasart @franvpotts

Twitchers, you’ll love Christopher Spiker’s immersive garden and art studio set below towering trees in Margaret River town.

“Growing up in the bush of Central Victoria in Yellow Gum and Ironbark country, I became a bird watcher from an early age. In my earlier adult years bird photography dominated my creativity, and painting took a back seat until about 1993.”

Christopher designed a native garden with his beloved birds in mind, and since retiring has found the freedom to paint his favourite bird subjects - full time.

🎨 @spikercs.art
📍 Margaret River
🎨 Margaret River Region Open Studios is free to attend, and runs 12-27 September 2026
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 155 artists at the website.

"I see the way light moves through the trees, birds come with the seasons, how mist rolls across the paddocks. Small shifts in atmosphere or the seasons, change everything."

Karen Seaman has been part of Open Studios since the very first event ~ and this year she marks 13 years with something new. For the first time, she`s showcasing her work at Happ`s Pottery in Anniebrook near Dunsborough, joining Myles Happ in a space with its own rich creative history.

Karen works across oil painting, sculpture and ceramics ~ each medium a different way of catching the same fleeting moments. In recent years, clay has come back into her practice with fresh energy, and Happ`s feels like the perfect place to show why.

🎨 Visit @karenseamanfineart and 154 other artists this spring
🕰️ 12–27 September 2026
📍 Happ`s Pottery, Anniebrook

"I create my artwork to share my knowledge, pay my respect to my ancestors and family and to pass down knowledge to community and our future generations."

Kim Kiosses is a Contemporary Aboriginal Artist whose paintings are a visual narrative of her heritage as a Noongar, Banyjima and Nyiyaparli woman.

"I am passionate about sharing stories of my connection to Country, culture and family history."

Kim opens her Dunsborough home studio this spring, to welcome art lovers to learn about her art practice, connection to Country and culture.

🎨 @kimberley.creative
🕰️ 12–27 September 2026
📍 Dunsborough, Margaret River Region