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Just uploaded – draft Guide for 2025

You’re the first to know! Our draft 2025 Newstead Open Studios art trail guide has just been uploaded to our website – here’s the link.

We are keen to share this news so please spread the word to friends and via social media. We also have a postcard you might like to share too.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our studios. As well as many of our regulars, you’ll find some new artists and studios in the mix.


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Save the date!

Pencil in your visit to Newstead Open Studios in 2025 – open each day from Friday 7 March through to Monday 10 March, 10am-5pm – on Victoria’s Labour Day long weekend. A great time of year to visit this region.

At the Newstead Arts Hub, the Small Sculpture Exhibition & Prize will open on Sat 8 March with announcements of the major and youth prize winners.

Look out for our Studio Guide – available in mid-late January from our website.

Image: Selina Wilson in her studio


Only three sleeps to go …

Only three sleeps before Newstead Open Studios art trail opens! Join us Sat & Sun 20-21, 27-28 March 10am-5pm.

Visit any 6 studios to go into the draw for one of these three prizes – all examples of the work of our wonderful artists. Pick up your prize card at the first studio you visit. Download your guide and map, or pick one up from Castlemaine Visitor Info Centre, Sarah Koschak Ceramics in Newstead, or any of our studios.

For more about each artist, head to our Artists page.