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RACV has art and art experiences designed for members and the public across all our clubs and resorts. Explore our art collection, events and exhibitions.
ArtHouse is a dedicated building at RACV Goldfields Resort showcasing specially curated visual art programs for our guests and local communities. Complementing Arthouse at the RACV Goldfields Resort, is the Goldfields Gallery. Immerse yourself in our visual arts program and experiences.
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Jacob Raupach: Circumspice
16 March to 16 June 2024
Jacob Raupach investigates the shifting history of industry across regional Australia, and their legacies. He uses multiple forms of photographic process and presentation methods to explore the relationship between natural and societal environments. Embracing the original motto for Creswick School of Forestry Circumspice as his exhibition title, Jacob asks us to look around, to inspect, to search for, and look again.
Image Credit: Jacob Raupach, Installation view CCP, 2018
Join us for School Holiday Programs: Architecture for Kids. Multiple sessions 3 & 4 April 2024. $10/free for Resort guests*.
Learn more about architectural and landscape photography in a full day Masterclass with exhibiting artist Jacob Raupach, 25 May. $230 including lunch*.
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Sangeeta Sandrasegar
22 June to 6 October 2024
Drawing from her own upbringing in Australia and Malaysia, and her Indian and Malaysian ancestry, Sangeeta Sandrasegar will explore the connections to land and livelihood. Reflecting the past and present uses of the site and those who it supports; Sangeeta’s naturally dyed installation will bring past and future together.Image Credit: Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Installation view Mejia, 2023
Enjoy morning tea and hear from artist Sangeeta Sandrasegar and master dyer Heather Thomas as they discuss their personal practices and collaborative projects.*
20th June 2024, 10am. -
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Paradoxa Collective
12 October to 8 December 2024
Paradoxa Collective comprises four contemporary artists: Penelope Aitken, Anna Farago, Siri Hayes and Susan Wirth. Based on Wurundjeri Country, share an interest in peri-urban landscapes, connecting to the land through practical restoration and regeneration activities combined with site-informed art making. Their art practices range from photography, to textiles, painting, sound and video, and they often use natural and found materials to create works that reflect on connections between places and people.
Image Credit: Siri Hayes for Paradoxa Collective, Walking, Talking, Listening, Learning, 2019
12 October to 8 December 2024
Paradoxa Collective comprises four contemporary artists: Penelope Aitken, Anna Farago, Siri Hayes and Susan Wirth. Based on Wurundjeri Country, share an interest in peri-urban landscapes, connecting to the land through practical restoration and regeneration activities combined with site-informed art making. Their art practices range from photography, to textiles, painting, sound and video, and they often use natural and found materials to create works that reflect on connections between places and people.
Image Credit: Siri Hayes for Paradoxa Collective, Walking, Talking, Listening, Learning, 2019
*Terms and conditions apply. Tickets are non-refundable. RACV/Auto Club/Seniors Card discounts not available as this is a special ticketed event. For more information please contact artsandheritage@racv.com.au
Past exhibitions
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Negative Press
9 December 2023 to 11 March 2024
Setting up a temporary print workshop at RACV Goldfields Resort, Negative Press founder, Trent Walter, will conduct a series of workshops that will reflect on the material, natural and representational aspects of Creswick. Trent Walter is a master printer and has designed and delivered community printmaking workshops across Australia. Visit ArtHouse to explore the outcomes of these workshops presented as a mass installation of printed matter.
Image Credit: Living Museum of the West workshop, Maribyrnong 2021. Courtesy Negative Press.
Join Trent Walters for free printmaking workshops on 6 and 7 Dec 2023.
9 December 2023 to 11 March 2024
Setting up a temporary print workshop at RACV Goldfields Resort, Negative Press founder, Trent Walter, will conduct a series of workshops that will reflect on the material, natural and representational aspects of Creswick. Trent Walter is a master printer and has designed and delivered community printmaking workshops across Australia. Visit ArtHouse to explore the outcomes of these workshops presented as a mass installation of printed matter.
Image Credit: Living Museum of the West workshop, Maribyrnong 2021. Courtesy Negative Press.
Join Trent Walters for free printmaking workshops on 6 and 7 Dec 2023.
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RACV x BIFB | Within the Landscape: Naomi Hobson, Selina Ou & Lisa Sorgini
19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | RACV Goldfields Resort
Hidden outside, around the RACV Goldfields Resort, Within the Landscape is part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB). This exhibition examines recent Australian photography that focuses on children and adolescents within three distinct regions of Australia. Naomi Hobson shares with us her home in Remote Far North Queensland; Selina Ou, suburban Melbourne; and Lisa Sorgini the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.
Explore the Resort surrounds to discover photography that investigates play, familial bonds, nature, and a sense of anticipation for the future.
Image credit: Selina Ou, The Pines, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Sophie Gannon Gallery
19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | RACV Goldfields Resort
Hidden outside, around the RACV Goldfields Resort, Within the Landscape is part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB). This exhibition examines recent Australian photography that focuses on children and adolescents within three distinct regions of Australia. Naomi Hobson shares with us her home in Remote Far North Queensland; Selina Ou, suburban Melbourne; and Lisa Sorgini the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.
Explore the Resort surrounds to discover photography that investigates play, familial bonds, nature, and a sense of anticipation for the future.
Image credit: Selina Ou, The Pines, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Sophie Gannon Gallery
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RACV x BIFB | Winterbloom: Aldona Kmieć
19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | Goldfields Gallery
Aldona Kmieć invites us to explore the boundaries of our own imaginations and to embrace the power of creativity in her new series, Winterbloom as part of BIFB. These fluid and bright photographs were made in the depths of winter during COVID-19 as an act of creative rebellion. She has used a freedom of colour and movement to create this series of visually captivating self-portraits.
Image credit: Aldona Kmieć, Winterbloom 11, 2021. Courtesy the artist
19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | Goldfields Gallery
Aldona Kmieć invites us to explore the boundaries of our own imaginations and to embrace the power of creativity in her new series, Winterbloom as part of BIFB. These fluid and bright photographs were made in the depths of winter during COVID-19 as an act of creative rebellion. She has used a freedom of colour and movement to create this series of visually captivating self-portraits.
Image credit: Aldona Kmieć, Winterbloom 11, 2021. Courtesy the artist
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RACV x BIFB | Behind the Image: Erik Johansson
19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | ArtHouse
Step behind the curtain, or in this case the image, and into the world of Erik Johansson. This is a special exhibition with Erik Johansson, an international headliner artist of BIFB. Using original drawings and short documentaries, understand how Erik’s physical photography is brought to life with digital effects within his digital-darkroom to create his world-renowned images. Get creative and take part in an art activity inspired by his artworks in ArtHouse.
Image credit: Erik Johansson, Impact, 2016. Courtesy the artist
19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | ArtHouse
Step behind the curtain, or in this case the image, and into the world of Erik Johansson. This is a special exhibition with Erik Johansson, an international headliner artist of BIFB. Using original drawings and short documentaries, understand how Erik’s physical photography is brought to life with digital effects within his digital-darkroom to create his world-renowned images. Get creative and take part in an art activity inspired by his artworks in ArtHouse.
Image credit: Erik Johansson, Impact, 2016. Courtesy the artist
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Julia Gorman
7 May to 13 Aug 2023 | ArtHouse
Saturated in shades of pink Julia Gorman transforms ArtHouse into a space of contemplation and celebrates our desire to decorate our homes and workspaces. Taking inspiration from Creswick’s historic Old State Nursery Office Julia infuses ArtHouse with a decorative treatment that merges the traditions of industrial manufacturing with handmade DIY.
Image credit: Julia Gorman, Sketch for Pattern D, 2023. Ink and text on paper, Courtesy the artist.
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Collection Highlights: Autio, Nelson & Wei
8 May to 13 August 2023 | Goldfields Gallery
This exhibition highlights the works of three outstanding RACV Collection artists: Narelle Autio, Catherine Nelson and Guan Wei. The RACV Art Collection is featured across the RACV Resorts and Clubs throughout Australia. It holds over 1000 contemporary artworks, highlighting key social themes our artists have considered over the last 20 years.
Image credit: Guan Wei, Exotic flowers and rare grasses no. 29, 30 & 31, 2002, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 90 x 150cm, Courtesy the artist and ARC ONE Gallery. Photography Christian Capurro, RACV Art Collection.
8 May to 13 August 2023 | Goldfields Gallery
This exhibition highlights the works of three outstanding RACV Collection artists: Narelle Autio, Catherine Nelson and Guan Wei. The RACV Art Collection is featured across the RACV Resorts and Clubs throughout Australia. It holds over 1000 contemporary artworks, highlighting key social themes our artists have considered over the last 20 years.
Image credit: Guan Wei, Exotic flowers and rare grasses no. 29, 30 & 31, 2002, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 90 x 150cm, Courtesy the artist and ARC ONE Gallery. Photography Christian Capurro, RACV Art Collection.
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Tashara Roberts
6 Mar to 21 May 2023 | ArtHouse
Respected Dja Dja Wurrung artist Tashara Roberts will work on country to produce a new artwork placing cultural knowledge, a shared connection to place, and Creswick’s unique landscape at the heart of their response to country.
Image credit: Tashara Roberts, installation detail at ArtHouse Goldfields Resort, 2023 Botanical dyed silk. Courtesy the artist.
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Local Knowledge: Anita Beaney
17 Jun 2022 to 12 Feb 2023 | Goldfields Gallery
Beaney captured six members of the RACV Goldfields Resort team favourite places rendering the beauty, mystery, and landscapes that can be explored in the immediate area.
Image credit: Anita Beaney, Oak Gully on La Gerche Track 2022, archival inkjet print on archival 300 gsm cotton rag (from a medium format negative), 75 x 75 cm. Courtesy the artist.
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Casey Jeffery
8 Oct to 11 Dec 2022 | ArtHouse
Casey has created new paintings and a mural on the walls of the ArtHouse celebrating the history and industry of Creswick Woollen Mills and the world's longest picnic rug they wove in 2011.
Image credit: Casey Jeffery, The world's longest picnic rug, Creswick 2022, oil and acrylic on pine, 130 x 110cm. Courtesy the artist. Casey Jeffrey is represented by LON Gallery Melbourne.
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Strange Garden: Eliza-Jane Gilchrist
17 Dec 2022 to 26 Feb 2023 | ArtHouse
Cardboard sculptures show the strangeness and wonder of the natural works inspired by shapes and patterns found in seedpods, bones and shells.
Image credit: Strange Garden at Central Goldfields Art Gallery 2019.
Meet the artists
Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Gallery Lounge, with changing exhibitions throughout the year offering visitors exclusive art experiences as part of the RACV City Club offerings. Exhibitions are drawn from both the RACV Art Collection as well as loans from leading Australian artists curated specifically by RACV for our members and visitors. The Gallery Lounge connects, inspires, and builds strong and diverse connections through the visual arts.
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Performing Nature
1 Mar to 24 May 2024This exhibition examines the performative aspect of humans interacting with nature through the lens of photography. Featuring Robert Ashton, Honey Long & Prue Stent and Murray Fredericks, this exhibition explores the ways in which their work engages with the natural world and how the idea of ‘performance’ creates a dialogue between human presence and the environment.
Murray Fredericks, Blaze #22, Packers Lake, Great Darling Anabranch, 2023, digital pigment print on cotton rag, 120 x 150cm. Courtesy the artist and ARC ONE Gallery
Join us for the Art of Lunch, hear from three exhibiting artists while enjoying a special three course lunch inspired by their artworks. 4 May, $130.
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Low Tides
31 May to 18 August 2024Featuring new artworks by RACV Collection artists, Low Tides explores the contemplative nature of water. These artists have explored differing landscapes, from softly focused shadows, to glimpses of blue through the trees, to meditations while crossing the beach. Interwoven through these works is a sense of the sublime; artworks that transcend our everyday reality.
Image credit: William Breen, Koonya Beach 2018. Oil on Linen, 76 x 102cm. Courtesy the artist and Flinders Lane Gallery.
31 May to 18 August 2024Featuring new artworks by RACV Collection artists, Low Tides explores the contemplative nature of water. These artists have explored differing landscapes, from softly focused shadows, to glimpses of blue through the trees, to meditations while crossing the beach. Interwoven through these works is a sense of the sublime; artworks that transcend our everyday reality.
Image credit: William Breen, Koonya Beach 2018. Oil on Linen, 76 x 102cm. Courtesy the artist and Flinders Lane Gallery.
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Kent Morris
23 August – 17 November 2024
This solo exhibition features Melbourne-based, Barkindji artist Kent Morris. He will respond directly to the RACV City Club with a new commission, contextualised with recent photographic works. Kent encourages a reflective response to our current state of existence, and through the incorporation of Indigenous philosophies, knowledges, and relationships a way to navigate a connected pathway for the future.
Image credit: Kent Morris, Sovereign Seconds – Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, 2022, archival pigment print on Moab slickrock metallic pearl paper, 60 x 90cm. Courtesy the artist and Viven Anderson Gallery.
23 August – 17 November 2024
This solo exhibition features Melbourne-based, Barkindji artist Kent Morris. He will respond directly to the RACV City Club with a new commission, contextualised with recent photographic works. Kent encourages a reflective response to our current state of existence, and through the incorporation of Indigenous philosophies, knowledges, and relationships a way to navigate a connected pathway for the future.
Image credit: Kent Morris, Sovereign Seconds – Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, 2022, archival pigment print on Moab slickrock metallic pearl paper, 60 x 90cm. Courtesy the artist and Viven Anderson Gallery.
Past exhibitions
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Our Abstract World
24 Nov 2023 to 25 Feb 2024
Our Abstract World features the works of Melbourne-based artists Ember Fairbairn, Emily Ferretti, Fred Fowler, Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk, and Vera Möller. This exhibition explores the intersection of organic forms and modes of abstraction. They evoke a response to place, memory, or emotion. Represented by Sophie Gannon Gallery, these artists each offer a fresh perspective on the organic world, transforming it into mesmerizing and thought-provoking abstractions.
Image credit: Ember Fairbairn, The way home you long for is inside of you, 2023, oil on birchwood, 160 x 120cm. Courtesy the artist and Sophie Gannon Gallery
24 Nov 2023 to 25 Feb 2024
Our Abstract World features the works of Melbourne-based artists Ember Fairbairn, Emily Ferretti, Fred Fowler, Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk, and Vera Möller. This exhibition explores the intersection of organic forms and modes of abstraction. They evoke a response to place, memory, or emotion. Represented by Sophie Gannon Gallery, these artists each offer a fresh perspective on the organic world, transforming it into mesmerizing and thought-provoking abstractions.
Image credit: Ember Fairbairn, The way home you long for is inside of you, 2023, oil on birchwood, 160 x 120cm. Courtesy the artist and Sophie Gannon Gallery
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Secret Gardens
8 September to 19 November 2023
Stephen Bush, Marcel Cousins, Peter Graham, Edie Holmes Akemarr, Peter Kennedy, Elisabeth Kruger, Margaret Turner Petyarre, and Guan Wei.
Moments of buds, towering trees and wildflowers fill the Gallery Lounge. There are many nooks and crannies to be explored in this exhibition of the floral, from First Nations exploration of landscapes to portrait like close-ups, and pollinators buzzing around. Curated from the RACV Collection, this exhibition will bring the outside inside as the new growth of spring takes hold. If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden.
IImage credit: Marcel Cousin, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory), 2019, Airbrushed synthetic polymer on canvas, 160 x 120cm. Courtesy the artist, RACV Art Collection
8 September to 19 November 2023
Stephen Bush, Marcel Cousins, Peter Graham, Edie Holmes Akemarr, Peter Kennedy, Elisabeth Kruger, Margaret Turner Petyarre, and Guan Wei.
Moments of buds, towering trees and wildflowers fill the Gallery Lounge. There are many nooks and crannies to be explored in this exhibition of the floral, from First Nations exploration of landscapes to portrait like close-ups, and pollinators buzzing around. Curated from the RACV Collection, this exhibition will bring the outside inside as the new growth of spring takes hold. If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden.
IImage credit: Marcel Cousin, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory), 2019, Airbrushed synthetic polymer on canvas, 160 x 120cm. Courtesy the artist, RACV Art Collection
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Bridging the Wild
23 June to 3 September 2023Anita Beaney, David Keeling, Rosemary Laing, Mandy Martin, Jan Senbergs and Philip Wolfhagen.
Bridging the Wild is inspired by Mandy Martin’s artwork of the same name, which examines how artistic traditions form a ‘bridge’ for viewers to understand the Australian landscape. This exhibition is drawn from the RACV Art Collection, showcasing the breadth of artists we have collected over the past 20 years.
These artworks form a bridge or an entry point to interrogate the world around us. From entering a manicured garden, to exploring our colonial past, to seeking the vast horizon, we are spirited away to a new wilderness - each worthy of investigation.
Image credit: David Keeling, West Head, 2004, Oil on canvas, 180 x 165cm. Courtesy the artist, RACV Art Collection
23 June to 3 September 2023Anita Beaney, David Keeling, Rosemary Laing, Mandy Martin, Jan Senbergs and Philip Wolfhagen.
Bridging the Wild is inspired by Mandy Martin’s artwork of the same name, which examines how artistic traditions form a ‘bridge’ for viewers to understand the Australian landscape. This exhibition is drawn from the RACV Art Collection, showcasing the breadth of artists we have collected over the past 20 years.
These artworks form a bridge or an entry point to interrogate the world around us. From entering a manicured garden, to exploring our colonial past, to seeking the vast horizon, we are spirited away to a new wilderness - each worthy of investigation.
Image credit: David Keeling, West Head, 2004, Oil on canvas, 180 x 165cm. Courtesy the artist, RACV Art Collection
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Old Tracks New Roads - Mapping Country
17 Mar to 18 Jun 2023
The exhibition focused on the story of ancient tracks across our vast land inhabited by our First Nations people. and Australia today, painted by artists whose gift of this knowledge of country is an everyday inspiration in creating their art.
Image Credit: Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (Pitjanjatjara), Antara 2022, Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 200 x 250 cm Courtesy the artist
17 Mar to 18 Jun 2023
The exhibition focused on the story of ancient tracks across our vast land inhabited by our First Nations people. and Australia today, painted by artists whose gift of this knowledge of country is an everyday inspiration in creating their art.
Image Credit: Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (Pitjanjatjara), Antara 2022, Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 200 x 250 cm Courtesy the artist
Making REMINISCENCE: Victoria Hempstead
2 Dec 2022 to 12 Mar 2023
Victoria Hempstead was awarded the RACV City Club Foyer Commission in 2022. She creates captivating multilayered artworks, focusing on place, process and the body's relation to the landscape. Drawing on site-specific research, Victoria's works interpret the Australian landscape using metal, oxidisation processes and natural materials to create abstract renderings of place.
Image credit: Victoria Hempstead, Blood Marmelade II 2020, Mild steel, water (evaporated), salt, resin 70x 50cm Courtesy the artist
Meet the artists
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Explore the Collection
Want to know more about the RACV Art Collection? Search the Collections through our online database.
Image credit: Marcel Cousins, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory) and Calibrachoa (Million Bells) (details) 2019, 160 x 120cm each. Courtesy the artist and James Makin Gallery.
Want to know more about the RACV Art Collection? Search the Collections through our online database.
Image credit: Marcel Cousins, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory) and Calibrachoa (Million Bells) (details) 2019, 160 x 120cm each. Courtesy the artist and James Makin Gallery.
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Our Heritage
The RACV Heritage Collection shows how pioneering initiatives and services have responded to the needs of Victorians since 1903.
Image credit: A selection of RACV Heritage Vehicles
The RACV Heritage Collection shows how pioneering initiatives and services have responded to the needs of Victorians since 1903.
Image credit: A selection of RACV Heritage Vehicles
