The Drying Shed

THE DRYING SHED ARTIST SPACE (DSAS) occupies an area within The Mill complex in Castlemaine, Victoria. DSAS is an evolving and vibrant creative space displaying the artists’ diverse artworks, and where regular featured exhibitions are held. You can see the artists at work in the studio spaces and they love to discuss their artwork with visitors.

The artists share the running of the space with a collective and collaborative approach.

DSAS conducts regular workshops, showcasing the expertise of the artists, to encourage the artistic passion in all of us.

The Drying Shed

9 Walker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia

dryingshed.com.au

Friday to Monday 11am–3pm and Public Holidays.

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65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art is an extraordinary account of the unique art of this continent, published alongside a landmark exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art. Necessary and urgent, it tells the story of Indigenous Australian art; a new art history unlike anything we’ve seen. For Jane O’Sullivan, it’s a remarkable and must-read book.

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Oslo Davis reimagines art terms

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The major exhibitions open in each capital city this summer

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Archie Moore’s family ties

For Lardil and Yangkaal writer and curator Maya Hodge, Archie Moore’s presentation at this year’s Venice Biennale is a powerful symbol of reckoning—one that asks the world to bear witness to the long shadows of colonial violence and clears space for possibilities ahead.

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Julie Mehretu and the new contemporary

Julie Mehretu’s first solo exhibition in the southern hemisphere, now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art, attempts to harness the urgency and energy of the Ethiopian-born New Yorker’s multilayered painting practice.

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Janine Combes’s material stories

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The Drying Shed

The Drying Shed

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