What’s On

forest, water, air – Richard Holt

Show at Artpuff Studio

Thursday 13 to Sunday 30 August

forest, water, air honours the environment and our deep relationship with it, whilst acknowledging with fear the huge and abiding impact of our presence. The exhibition builds on the artist’s established and varied interdisciplinary practice, a practice that spans visual art, performance, and literature. Be sure not to miss it, on now until 30 August (and online throughout).

Image: Richard Holt, “Emergence – Little Waterloo Bay”, 2026, acrylic on masonite, 92 X 61 cm (detail)

Thursday 13 to Sunday 30 August
Thursday to Sunday, 11.00am-5.00pm
Public holidays, 11.00am-3.00pm
Artpuff Studio – front right corner of the main factory building or enter via rear carpark

Fluxed Earth – wearable ceramics

Show at k.u.d.o.s studio

Thursday 30 July to Sunday 23 August

Opening celebration Thursday 30 July, 5.00-6.30pm

fluxed earth have long been fascinated by the traces left in wood and react, by the movement of insects and the growth of fungi and plants. So often these traces can appear similar to remnant of ancient human scripts carved into stone or clay.
These pendants are a reflection on these markings and messages – human and other-than human.
Each pendant is individually carved from a block of porcelain, glazed using high fire glazes and fired to 1300 degrees Celsius. They are strung on hand braided linen thread that has been coated in local beeswax.

fluxed earth is a a collaborative ceramics practice of Rye Senjen and Kirstie Murdoch, based on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Castlemaine, Victoria.

Opening celebration Wednesday 24 June, 5.00-7.00pm

Thursday 30 July to Sunday 23 August
11am – 3pm Friday to Monday
Or by appointment
k.u.d.o.s studio 42 – front right of the main factory building

Rechange – Elissa Sadgrove

Show at k.u.d.o.s studio

Thursday 27 August to Sunday 20 September

Opening celebration Thursday 27 August, 5.00-6.30pm

‘Rechange’ explores the artist’s journey into men-o-pause. In this body of work, Elissa responds playfully to her current environment through the language of commercial and information graphics.

Thursday 27 August to Sunday 20 September
11am – 3pm Friday to Monday
Or by appointment
k.u.d.o.s studio 42 – front right of the main factory building

Wine tasting & DJ

Event at Shedshaker Taproom

Friday 28 August – 6.00pm

Gilles Lapalus is bringing in his Maison Lapalus Renaissance range for a free tasting. These wines were born out of the fire in Harcourt in January 2026 and made with the donations from a range of friendly wineries. These really are the ‘wines of my friends’.

Craig Schuftan returns to the decks with his incredible collection of lounge, soul, funk and 60s exotica to make this an evening of great wine and great tunes.

Free entry.

Friday 28 August
From 6.00pm
The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing Co. – front left of the main factory building

A Variegated Vocabulary
– Winifred Belmont and Betsy Forster

Show at Artpuff Studio

Thursday 3 to Sunday 20 September

Opening celebration Friday 4 September, 4.00-7.00pm with launch speaker Matthew da Silva, poet and artist

Images: Winifred Belmont, ‘When Spring Comes Again’, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 76 X 76 cm
(photographed by Lorena Carrington)
Betsy Forster, ‘A Dance in the Sun’, 2025, oil on board, 25.5 x 3.5 cm (detail) (photograph by Ian Hill)

Thursday 3 to Sunday 20 September
Thursday to Sunday, 11.00am-5.00pm
Public holidays, 11.00am-3.00pm
Artpuff Studio – front right corner of the main factory building or enter via rear carpark

Plaster of Paris and Long Hours

Live music at Shedshaker Taproom

Saturday 5 September – 8.00pm

Naarm’s fiercest femme force Plaster of Paris take over Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Taproom for a night of glow-up chaos and dancefloor destruction. The post-punk party starters are bringing goth doo-wop crooner Long Hours along for the ride, fresh from recording his forthcoming new album in France. Expect disco beats, razor-sharp guitars, sweaty singalongs and unhinged energy from start to finish. Trashy, theatrical and euphoric in all the right ways.

Tickets are just $10 – BUY TICKETS HERE

Saturday 5 September
From 8.00pm
The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing Co. – front left of the main factory building

Rhiz and the Sugarplums

Live music at Shedshaker Taproom

Sunday 13 September – 5.00pm

The rising stars of the honkytonk/rockabilly scene – Rhiz and band are reviving a retro country sound that’s as timeless as it is irresistible. With a voice as bold as her boots and a songwriting style inspired by the trailblazing women of country roots music, frontwoman Rhiz serves up heartfelt storytelling with a fiery country kick. Perfect for the two-steppers out there!

Free entry.

Sunday 13 September
From 5.00pm
The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing Co. – front left of the main factory building

M79 and Ok Darling

Live music at Shedshaker Taproom

Saturday 19 September – 8.00pm

Two of the best local bands are launching their new singles together in one big fat night of dancefloor fun! M79 have been to every party in Castlemaine, and have started many in their own right. They always bring the funky rock disco times. OK Darling are Taproom favourites, with their electro-stomping rock in the vein of Peaches and The Kills. This will be one fun night!

Free entry.

Saturday 19 September
From 8.00pm
The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing Co. – front left of the main factory building