On Saturday, 7 March 2026, the Mornington Peninsula will welcome a bold new cultural experience: Sculpted Sounds, an outdoor music festival set against the breathtaking backdrop of McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery in Langwarrin. This one-day event promises more than just music; it’s a celebration of creativity, community, and connection. Festival goers will enjoy performances by some of Australia’s most acclaimed artists while immersed in native bushland and surrounded by world-class sculpture. With ticket proceeds supporting McClelland’s exhibitions, education programs, and cultural preservation, Sculpted Sounds is as much about giving back as it is about entertainment. It’s a festival where…
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A RED Hill glass studio is celebrating the launch of its book at an exhibition, showcasing the family’s rich legacy and its place in global artistry and broader art world. The book Blowing In A New Era: Three Generations, One Family by Gordon Studio Glassblowers and Gallery is on show at the McClelland Sculpture Gallery and Sculpture Park in Langwarrin, which is also exhibiting more than 130 pieces of Gordon-Donaldson glass art.The event, which runs until 27 July, celebrates intergenerational artists on the Mornington Peninsula, as well as the launch of the book. As part of the exhibition, visitors can…
ARTIST Ian Hay has won the 2024 Rick Amor Drawing Award. The awards are presented annually by the McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin. The winning piece will now be submitted into its collection. More than 150 people applied for the award. Ian Hay was announced the winner last week.Award judge Nick Mourtzakis said Hay’s drawing, titled …and somewhere else tomorrow “compresses and measures its forms in quanta of square millimetres with a beautiful precision. The work is fraught with speculative and possible resolutions and seems to develop in an entirely improvised way toward an inevitable conclusion.”“While representing diverse and varied approaches,…