WELCOME

After nine months of welding, potting, printing and painting, 152 artists officially opened their doors Saturday to welcome us all in for a stickybeak. It’s been a joy exploring some of the studios ~ here’s a sneak peek of our travels.

We’d love to know which artists you visited, who you’re seeing next, and what were your magic moments.

And if you haven’t yet ventured out, please do. These artists are ready to share their creative worlds with you, so have a gander, find out what they’ve been working on, where their inspiration comes from and maybe even buy something wonderful to take home.

🎨artists pictured here: Pascale Abbott, Leon Pericles, Kate Wood, Julie-Ann Brown and Nancy Tost.


📸 @OvisCreative

nine months of welding, potting. printing and painting, 152 artists officially opened their doors Saturday to welcome us all in for a stickybeak. It’s been a joy exploring some of the studios ~ here’s a sneak peek of our travels.

We’d love to know which artists you visited, who you’re seeing next, and what were your magic moments.

And if you haven’t yet ventured out, please do. These artists are ready to share their creative worlds with you, so have a gander, find out what they’ve been working on, where their inspiration comes from and maybe even buy something wonderful to take home.

🎨artists pictured here: Rob Malcolm, Richard Aitkin, Charlie Guiver, Christian Fletcher, Stephanie Stokes and Heidi Emma Mullender, Jill Jardine, Sue Smorthwaite, Lee-Anne Townrow.

📸@oviscreative

Moments from a great weekend - which studios did you visit? ❤️
In the studio of Nancy Tost, a timber-paneled space in a pretty garden, perfect for drawing, sketching and painting. Nancy and her daughters (budding artists themselves) made us feel so welcome, and it was lovely bumping into friends and fellow art lovers along the way. So much to see and talk about!

Margaret River Region Open Studios continues through the week, every day until Sunday 27 September.

We encourage midweek studio visits ~ studios are often quieter and there’s more time to chat, though do check opening days in the event guide before setting out, as some artists take a day off midweek.

🎨 @nancytost.art
📸 @oviscreative

Granite cliffs dropping to the ocean. The coastline stretching north past Yallingup towards Sugarloaf Rock. Fields catching the last light of the day.

Mirella Prolongeau paints the Margaret River region from above ~ aerial perspectives inspired by drone footage of the coastline she has walked, surfed and explored since moving here in 2010.

Don`t miss the chance to meet Mirella and 151 other artists during Open Studios this fortnight.

🎨 @mirellaprolongeau
❤️ @margaretriverregionopenstudios is free to attend
🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
🎨 152 artists to visit and meet

Open Studios begins today ~ and 152 artists are ready to welcome you from 10am.

Pier Paolo Vittone grew up in Italy surrounded by great art.
"As a child, I drew constantly, but exposure to the great masters of art left me feeling intimidated, leading to a long creative hiatus that lasted into my 30s."

Now, he`s making up for lost time. Working from his Margaret River home, Pier paints bold, graphic works ~ creatures, creatures and more creatures, thick outlines, flat colour and occasional glow-in-the-dark paint for good measure. Influenced by pop artists, cartoons and comic books, and shaped by ADHD that pushes him constantly toward the new and unexpected.

🎨 @pier42art ~ making his Open Studios debut

🕰️ Margaret River Region Open Studios runs 12-27 September 2026
🎨 152 artists to visit and meet ~ who have you visited so far?

Tanya Flynn-Wood`s studio really draws you in with its organised chaos of a working creative space. Hanging plants, paint and pencils in every hue, beautiful things collected from her travels, paintings tucked into every corner ~ we can only imagine she relishes days spent here.

Tanya Flynn-Wood has been painting, drawing and working in textiles her whole life. She studied art and textiles at Curtin, taught in secondary schools, then spent 15 years working with people experiencing serious mental health vulnerabilities, teaching them to find confidence in their own creative expression.

Now she`s back in her own studio full time, and ready to welcome you to Open Studios ❤️

🎨 @tanyaflynnwoodart
📍 Busselton

It`s an extraordinary generosity to open one`s home, and we`re grateful for the 153 artists opening their usually-private spaces for Open Studios, 12-27 September 2026. Please enjoy the opportunity to meet the artists, find out about their practice and perhaps even buy something special to take home ❤️