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Unlike a gallery where you see artwork finished, framed and neatly labelled, presented by a fellow art appreciator, during Open Studios artists invite you to step inside the space where inspiration takes hold, see the mood boards and sketches, discarded ideas, works at various stages and finished pieces, too.

We welcome Dawid Brzezinski, a third-generation jeweller, who is taking part in Open Studios for the first time. A specialist in bespoke pieces, Dawid looks forward to chatting about his family history in jewellery, interest in art history and inspiration behind his intricate designs.

Make sure your springtime adventure in art makes it out of the group chat and into your diary. Book accommodation through one of our generous sponsors, and mark your calendar: Open Studios is on 12-27 September 2026. ❤️

🎨 @mirandumjewellery
📍 Dunsborough
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 155 artists at the website.

The inspo. The artwork. The cosy fireside hangs 🥰🎨

Honor Denby brings reclaimed rustic materials back to life in her artwork and paintings, and her daughter`s farm in Rosa Glen is the perfect backdrop for her creativity. Explore Honor`s farm studio, meet the Highland cows, or learn to make a mosaic lamp or hanging birdhouse in one of her hands-on workshops.

Make sure your springtime adventure in art makes it out of the group chat and into your diary. Book accommodation through one of our generous sponsors, and mark your calendar: Open Studios is on 12-27 September 2026. ❤️

🎨 Honor Denby
📍 @thebarnmr

🎨 WIN AN ART-FILLED MARGARET RIVER WEEKEND 🎨
Experience art in abundance at Australia’s biggest open studios event, meeting artists and exploring their creative studios across the Margaret River Region.

@margaretriverregionopenstudios is a chance to visit 155 artists and creative spaces not usually open to the public. It`s free to attend, runs 12-27 September 2026, and event guides are available now.

Prize includes:
⛺ 2 nights at Samphire Chalets, Busselton’s newest adult-only retreat
❤️ 2 tickets to the Open Studios Art Party, 5.30-8pm Saturday 12 September
🎨 2 places at a Happs Pottery Experience, 10.15am-12.15pm Saturday 12 September
🍷 $150 to wine, dine and explore Wayfinder’s new Cellar Door and Restaurant
🌊 $100 Capes Foundation voucher to discover the region`s iconic caves, lighthouses and more

How to enter:
• Follow @margaretriverregionopenstudios, @margaretriver, @australias_southwest, @samphire_chalets, @happspottery and @wayfinderwines
• Tag the person you`d love to share this Margaret River art adventure with. Multiple tags = multiple entries!
• Share to your story for a bonus entry

T&Cs apply:
• You must be over 18 years of age to participate
• No transport or additional expenses are included
• Prize is for two people only
• Prize must be redeemed by 25 September 2026 (excl Happs Pottery Experience and Art Party which take place Saturday 12 September 2026)
• Full T&Cs available via the link in Open Studios` bio
The winner will be announced via socials on Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11am.

Samphire Chalets 📸 @margaretriverguide

Earlier this year Alice Anna Ford started Unthing Press, an Australian artist-run publishing house dedicated to experimental fiction and creative practice. Taking part in Open Studios for the first time, the event marks the launch of her first publication, The Pigment Pictures, alongside her design drawings for the Big Blue House.

An interdisciplinary artist with a background in architecture, Anna works across drawing, painting, publishing, film and installation, and her practice explores how artworks can act as value-recalibrating machines.

Meet Anna, peruse The Pigment Pictures and artworks within it, and discover the Big Blue House, a home and studio designed with a 9x9m footprint. The house sounds fascinating; companion to a 200-year-old marri tree, the design draws from the artist’s favourite spaces and the couples’ previous homes: a blue house, a studio cabin, and a former church. “The structure is intentionally incomplete. Its framework is designed to be edited, reworked, and adapted from within over time and as the couples needs change.”

📸 @aliceannaford

It’s an extraordinary generosity to open one’s home, and we’re grateful for the 155 artists opening their usually-private spaces for Open Studios. Discover an abundance of creativity when you visit Margaret River Region Open Studios this spring.

🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
📍 The Margaret River Region
🎨 155 artists to visit and meet

"In a world of mass-produced noise, my work offers a return to the slow, the sacred and the handmade — a reminder that even a falling leaf is a blessing."

Inspired by 13th century mystic Rumi, Jillian Somerville sees her creative practice as a tactile meditation on the intersection of the physical and spiritual. "Through the ancient alchemy of felt making, stitching and botanical contact eco printing, I translate these silent messages into soulful textiles, works on paper, wearable art and pieces for the home that serve as a bridge between the wild earth and the human spirit."

Taking part in Open Studios for the first time, Jillian invites you to observe her process, chat about her inspiration and perhaps even buy something beautiful and handmade to take home.

Discover an abundance of creativity when you visit Margaret River Region Open Studios this spring.
🎨 Jillian Somerville @jilliansfinch
🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
📍 The Margaret River Region
🎨 155 artists to visit and meet

"I create jewelry that resists definition. Each piece is made slowly by hand, without boundaries."

Lisa Cloud was raised in Oklahoma and left home as a young adult to live a minimalist lifestyle across the Western United States. Working at a bead store sparked a lifelong love of jewelry, and Lisa became a self-taught silversmith. For nine years, she worked in winemaking while creating jewelry on the side. And in 2021 took the plunge, leaving winemaking to focus on her craft.

See how Lisa hammers the metal, sets stones and designs each handmade piece of jewellery during Margaret River Region Open Studios this spring.

🎨 @feralcloud 📸 Cleo Codrington
📍 @margaretriver

🎨 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.

Dariya Gratte’s delicate porcelain vessels have evolved over the years of Open Studios, from lace-like bowls to brighter and bolder forms, painted with wildflowers or bearing exquisite animals.

“My work is formed using a potter’s wheel then trimmed as finely as possible. I use multiple techniques to decorate my work such as carving, etching, sgraffito, and painting. Each piece takes many hours to complete which is then dried slowly over several weeks and fired to 1290 degrees.”

Meet Dariya, Francois and Nicholas Payet at Payet Gallery, where the brothers create beautiful jewellery to be treasured and enjoyed.

Working with metal, gemstones and pearls, Francois finds inspiration in nature. “You need to only open your eyes in the part of the world where I live to find inspiration. A battered coral tumbled in the ocean, sculptured and chipped by the force of nature, in its perfect ugliness, I find my treasures.”

🎨 Dariya Gratte @dariya.ceramics
🎨 Francois and Nicholas Payet @payetgallery

Make sure your springtime adventure in art makes it out of the group chat and into your diary ❤️

❤️ @margaretriverregionopenstudios
🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
🎨 155 artists to visit and meet