12 - 27 September 2026
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12-27 SEPTEMBER
2026
Australia's largest open studios
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Printed Event Guides are now available in Perth, and will be in the south west in August. See collections points or browse it online.
12 - 27 September 2026
Mark your diaries, block out the beach house or book your favourite down south digs and tell your friends.
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Meet 155 Artists this spring
155 artists will take part in our 13th Open Studios event. Browse their listings and start planning your art adventure.
Meet the 2026 Artists
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MRROS won silver in Events & Festivals at the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. The first arts event to ever carry off such a prestigious award.
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Final flame: glass artist Gerry Reilly prepares for his final Open Studios
After more than four decades shaping glass, Margaret River artist Gerry Reilly will open his studio doors one final time for the Margaret River Region Open Studios (MRROS) event this spring. The renowned hot glass artist, whose striking blown glass creations have become synonymous with the region’s creative landscape, will take part in Open Studios […]
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Bringing joy and beauty into the things we use every day, Chester Nealie and Matt Almera invite you to their Cowaramup studio to watch them create and see what inspires them.
They’re two of 155 artists taking part in Australia’s biggest Open Studios event.
“We’re hoping to imbue the spirit of beauty in everyday things” says Matt, on his functional woodfired pots. On welcoming Open Studios visitors, Chester adds: “I’ll show them how I put the joy of my life into the work, to make something special.”
🎨 @fosterapotter_nealiealmera
📍 Margaret River Region Open Studios
📅 12-27 September 2026
Incognito Art Auction ~ at the Art Party, Saturday 12 September
🎨 25 captivating small artworks
🎨 25 anonymous Open Studios artists
🎨 Can you spot the well known artists?
🎨 Bid on what you love and discover the artist post purchase
🎨 Own a beautiful artwork and you could also snap up a steal
🎨 All artworks must be sold on the night
🎨 Only at the Open Studios Art Party
“Trust your eye. Follow your instincts. Go Incognito”
Art Party tickets $99pp + booking fee ~ mrropenstudios.com.au/art-party (link in bio)
“Open Studios is my favourite creative event on the calendar - every person that walks through the door, it’s special. I enjoy the conversations, making those connections”
Toni Salmon AKA @thewiredsalmon invites you to see clay coiled, rolled and transformed into mugs, jewellery and sculpture in her new Dunsborough pottery studio this spring.
Discover a wealth of creativity this September as 155 artists across the Margaret River Region throw open their studio doors and welcome you to be inspired.
🎨 @thewiredsalmon
📍 Margaret River Region Open Studios
📅 12-27 September 2026
🍷 Art Party & Incognito Art Auction 🎨
Join us and celebrate the start of Open Studios 2026 at the soon-to-open Wayfinder Wines cellar door and winery.
Experience Wayfinder’s stunning new winery, cellar door and restaurant – a beautiful homage to architecture, art and regenerative wine growing.
Enjoy delicious farm-to-table canapes by chef Brendan Pratt, Wayfinder wines and Shelter Brewing Co beer.
Don`t miss your chance to bid in the silent Incognito Art Auction – where the mystery of the artist is only revealed after it is sold.
⏲️ Time: 5.30-8.00pm
📅 Date: Saturday 12 September 2026
🍷 Venue: Wayfinder Wines, 381 Brockman Road, Cowaramup
🎟️ Tickets: $99 per person + booking fee, will sell out!
Buy your tickets: mrropenstudios.com.au/art-party (link in bio)
🔥 The Cabin Collection x MRROS - finishes Sunday 🎨
Cabin Fever started this weekend and to celebrate their 10th anniversary invited 10 MRROS artists to participate in a special pop-up exhibition.
Come to The Cabin at Saltwater, Busselton to see artworks by Holly Perry, Georgia Zoric, Ian Mutch, Karl Heussenstamm, Gina Denford, Martin Pavey, Marcelle Egberts, Kirsty Watkins, Suzy French and Tammy Scott.
Tomorrow is the final day ~ 11am to 5pm Sunday 19 July ~ at Saltwater Busselton on the mezzanine level.
Christian Fletcher’s solo exhibition is on in the gallery downstairs at the same time, with a mesmerising collection of his newest work.
🔥Meet the Artists 🔥
🎨 Cindy Nasato - 11am-2pm, Sun 19 July
🎨 Kirsty Watkins - 2-5pm, Sun 19 July
It takes place at ‘The Cabin’, Cabin Fever’s festival headquarters at Saltwater Busselton, where you’ll also find live music, food trucks and family friendly activities taking place adjacent to the art.
Check out Cabin Fever’s website for the full program - link in bio
🔥It starts tomorrow ~ The Cabin Collection x MRROS 🎨
To celebrate Cabin Fever’s 10th birthday, they curated a special pop-up exhibition showcasing 10 Open Studios artists: Georgia Zoric, Ian Mutch, Karl Heussenstamm, Gina Denford, Martin Pavey, Marcelle Egberts, Kirsty Watkins, Holly Perry, Suzy French and Tammy Scott.
It’s on for 3 days only ~ 11am to 5pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday 17-19 July ~ at Saltwater Busselton on the mezzanine level. Christian Fletcher’s solo exhibition is on in the gallery downstairs at the same time, with a mesmerising collection of his newest work.
🔥Meet the Artists 🔥
🎨 Tammy Scott - 11am-12.30pm, Fri 17 July
🎨 Gina Denford - 12.30-5pm, Fri 17 July
🎨 Martin Pavey - 11am-12.30pm, Sat 18 July
🎨 Suzy French - 12.30-2pm, Sat 18 July
🎨 Christine Cresswell - 2-3.30pm, Sat 18 July
🎨 Georgia Zoric - 3.30-5pm, Sat 18 July
🎨 Cindy Nasato - 11am-2pm, Sun 19 July
🎨 Kirsty Watkins - 2-5pm, Sun 19 July
It takes place at ‘The Cabin’, Cabin Fever’s festival headquarters at Saltwater Busselton, where you’ll also find live music, food trucks and family friendly activities taking place adjacent to the art.
Check out Cabin Fever’s website for the full program - link in bio
The winding drives between studios. Long lunches that turn into late afternoons. Evenings spent by the fire, book in hand, reliving the day’s discoveries. Conversations shared around the table long after the studios close…
This September, Margaret River Region Open Studios invites you to experience the region beyond studio walls, and to slow down long enough to enjoy everything in between.
Helping you do so is Presentation Partner @PrivatePropertiesWA, who have curated a collection of holiday homes perfectly suited to your Open Studios escape. Transform a day of studio-hopping into a getaway immersed in creativity, connection, and place, at one of those short stays:
1. Summer of 81, Dunsborough
2. Woody Nook, Dunsborough
3. Forest Beach House, Dunsborough
4. Eagle Bay Beach House, Eagle Bay
5. Cooinda, Yallingup
Explore the full MRROS accommodation collection via the link in bio.
Open Studios is all about discovering the processes, inspiration and stories behind each artwork. And exploring the place where the magic happens.
Fi Wilkie is one of the amazing artists who has taken part in all 12 Margaret River Region Open Studios events, and is gearing up for her lucky 13th.
Inspiration often comes from `wandering out yonder` as she explores Western Australia`s remote, ochre landscapes, or the birdlife and plants in the Wadandi Track just beyond her back fence. Visit Fi to thumb through sketch books, see paintings come to life and paper transformed into delicate bottlebrush collages.
🎨 @fiwilkietootstudio
🎨 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.
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