Mayor's Short Story Writing Awards 2023 Mornington Peninsula Shire and Peninsula Writers' Club present the third year of the Mayor’s Short Story Awards and invite local emerging writers to enter the Awards. The Awards aim to encourage and support Mornington Peninsula writers of all abilities, celebrate our diverse talent, and showcase local stories and voices. [...]
Tickets here! Join us on Sunday 26 February at The Briars, Mount Martha to celebrate our Green Wedge. This free and family friendly event brings together music, dance, visual arts, cultural walks, meditation, local craft stall holders and food vendors. Our commitment to protecting this immensely special and priceless region never stops and Celebrate the [...]
Grant Writing Workshop for Creatives 2022 https://youtu.be/c0XddQnArxQ
For the 2023 program, we had an overwhelming number of applications to our Police Point Artist in Residence Program. We thank everyone for the time taken to complete an application. The number of submissions highlights how important these programs are to our creative community. If you were not successful, please do not be discouraged from [...]
Somers Art Fair 2021 The ONLINE SHOW 2021! Online show opens 16th October 2021 and closes 24th October 2021. Inspired by the diversity and creativity of the arts and crafts of the Mornington Peninsula, Somers Primary School will hold its annual fundraising event—the 18th Annual Somers Arts Fair— online this [...]
Mini Talks from a selection of experienced Mornington Peninsula artists, followed by a group mentoring session. The Creators Network, through workshops and networking opportunities, aims to develop new creative business skills and build sustainable practises post COVID-19 while supporting the recovery and future resilience of the Peninsula’s creative sector. At these [...]
Wednesday 22 September - 5.30pm - 7.30pm Mini Talks from our Mornington Peninsula creative spaces, followed by networking. The Creators Network, through workshops and networking opportunities, aims to develop new creative business skills and build sustainable practices post COVID-19 while supporting the recovery and future resilience of the Peninsula’s creative sector. [...]
Sunday 12 September 2pm-4pm A guide to the pros and cons of the overwhelming array of e-commerce platforms available to artists and makers. This bumper workshop will take you through the overwhelming array of e-commerce platforms available to artists and makers and look at the pros and cons of various models [...]
Saturday 11 September 2pm - 4pm Using photography to tell your creative story to promote the sale of your artwork. A fun and informative session where Janis will share how to capture imagery that will help you to tell your unique creative story. The second part of the session will focus [...]
Friday 10 September 5pm - 7pm You aren’t the only one that finds it excruciating or difficult talking about yourself or your work, so this session has been developed specifically to gently unpack the reasons why and give you strategies and ideas to overcome the uncomfortableness. You’ll work on gaining clarity [...]