12 - 27 September 2026
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12-27 SEPTEMBER
2026
Australia's largest open studios
Art in Abundance
Discover a wealth of creativity this spring. Join our mailing list for updates.
Find the perfect spot to recharge after a day meeting artists. Book a stay with the accommodation partners that generously support Open Studios.
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 154 Artists this spring
154 artists will take part in our 13th Open Studios event. Browse their listings while we prepare the printed event guide, and start planning your art adventure.
Meet the 2026 Artists
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New Chairperson for Margaret River Region Open Studios 2026
We are thrilled to announce that Dunsborough arts administrator and enthusiast, Jacquie Happ OAM is the new Chair for Margaret River Region Open Studios 2026. Jacquie has been involved in starting many events and art projects in the Busselton – Dunsborough region for over 30 years, mostly as a volunteer. For this she received an […]
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The joy of opening the kiln and bringing out beautifully glazed artworks!
Please welcome Chester Nealie and Matt Almera, both new to Open Studios this year. Chester, a potter of 60 years, is currently mentoring Matt Almera through the ‘Foster a Potter’ program.
Fascinated by wood kilns and Japanese anagama (tunnel) wood kilns, Chester fires his kiln over several days and nights, which requires a team of firers taking shifts.
“We build temperature until the kiln holds at 1300oC for some 50 hours to fully flux the ash and glazes, then seal the chambers and leave it to cool for around three days,” says Chester. “There is always an anxious excitement to unloading the pots and surveying the results.”
🎨 Chester Nealie (find him on Facebook)
🎨 Matt Almera @nine_lives_pottery
Discover an abundance of creativity when you visit Margaret River Region Open Studios this spring.
🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
📍 The Margaret River Region
🎨 155 artists to visit and meet
Kate Debbo creates life affirming, joyful landscapes about love, family and connection, painted in buttery oils. This year, Kate shares a rural Witchcliffe studio with her husband Anthony and son Tom.
They’re three of the 155 artists preparing for Open Studios this year.
Make sure your springtime adventure in art makes it out of the group chat and into your diary. Book accommodation through one of our generous sponsors, and mark your calendar: Open Studios is on 12-27 September 2026. ❤️
🎨 @katedebbo
📍 Witchcliffe
Congratulations Delfina Monteverde who won the 2025 Margaret River Art Prize for her self portrait `Shine Bright`.
The $5,000 award was judged by acclaimed Australian artist and installation technician for the Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Peter Usher, alongside REDSEA Gallery owner, Charlie Churcher.
The judges applauded its emotional depth and bold technique, noting: “This is an engaging work that showcases bold techniques, blending traditional portraiture with raw, expressive mark-making.”
And great news - Delfina is taking part in Open Studios again! Meet her and see her at work painting in her bushland studio, just off Caves Road in Burnside. Delfina will present a new collection of work plus `Tile Art` - a huge canvas from which you can select a small section to buy and take home.
Stay tuned as we share more of the artists taking part in Open Studios 2026 ❤️✨
🎨 @delmont.art
Accommodation for Open Studios ~ it’s time to book your stay ❤️
We’re grateful to have wonderful accommodation partners generously supporting Open Studios, and we’d love you to please book your stay with them.
Many are offering exclusive deals for Open Studios visitors, so it’s well worth a look.
From beachfront resorts to holiday houses, forest cabins and family-run chalets, you’re sure to find the perfect spot to recharge after a day meeting artists.
✨ @privatepropertieswa
✨ @hiltongardeninnbusselton
✨ @smiths_beach_resort
✨ @tanahmarah
✨ @pullmanbunkerbay
✨ @samphire_chalets
✨ @oliobello
✨ @forest_rise
Visit the Accommodation page on our website for all the details (link in bio)
Three months from now the Margaret River region will be transformed into a sprawling art trail, with 154 artists to meet and studios to discover.
Between now and 12 September, when studio doors swing open, we hope to inspire you to gather a group of friends for a fantastic south west holiday, where each day is filled with great conversations and new connections.
Soleil Heimlich returns to Open Studios with artwork inspired by the oceans she strives to protect. She makes art from materials that would otherwise pollute beaches, and you have the opportunity to see her at work in Cowaramup this spring.
🎨 @artbysoleilheimlich
📍 Cowaramup
❤️ @margaretriverregionopenstudios
🕰️ 12-27 September 2027
🎨 154 artists to visit and meet ~ browse them at the website
❤️ We are tickled pink to reveal that 154 talented artists will welcome you into their studios this year - from painters, potters and printmakers to jewellers, furniture makers and textile creators, illustrators and installation artists.
From Busselton to Augusta, artists will throw open their studio doors 12 to 27 September, welcoming you to explore, connect and create.
Their studios are spread across converted horse stables and hay sheds, inside their homes, train carriages, sea containers, old trading stores and purpose-built workshops.
Open Studios is an inclusive event, with creators just starting their artistic journeys alongside those who have been successful commercial artists for many years.
Please browse their profiles online at our website. We`re designing the event guides now, and will have them printed and ready in July.
Congratulations to 22-year-old Noa Williams who won Yallingup Galleries’ inaugural ArtBeat Youth Mentorship Program, and the opportunity to be part of Margaret River Region Open Studios 2026.
“My dream is to build a full-time career from my art and use my work in the music industry or graphics. I’m stoked to be invited to take part in my first Open Studios event this year and working hard to produce a new body of prints.”
Noa will be at Yallingup Galleries during Open Studios. Please make him welcome!
🎨 @whitedolphin666
📹 @umistudio.photography
