Events

Join the festivities on the Mornington Peninsula. Celebrate the visual arts from regional galleries to community festivals and local artists studios. Experience fresh produce, incredible environments, live entertainment or get a feel for the community. There’s always more happening than we can bring to your attention but this section is a selection of some of the events the LTP editorial team will experience throughout the year.

Stories are forever

An Exhibition featuring: Omie bark cloths, Oro Province PNG; sculptures by Owen Yalandja and Samson Bonson, Maningrida Arts and Crafts, central Arnhem Land; new paintings by Keturah Zimran from Ikuntji Artists, Haasts Bluff, NT and Tiger Yaltangki, Iwantja Arts, Indulkana, SA

‘Secrets of Seafood’ cookery class at Georgie Bass

Something for 'the blokes', this class brings together a variety of meal ideas that can be easily replicated at home. Having worked in Austria for 10 years, Head Chef Michael Cole will talk you through the diversity of Austrian cuisine whilst you prepare dishes such as schnitzel and potato salads using locally sourced produce and meats.

Cooking with Kids cookery class at Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery

This class is a fun and interactive session where your kids can get involved in the cooking process of building healthy burgers, flipping fruit piklets and baking mini pizzas, before washing it all down with colourful and tasty smoothies. Ideally suited for 12 to 16 year olds, parent's attendance required.

20/20 A Sense of Place

From the tropical forests of Far North Queensland, to Aboriginal in-depth representations of Country, the lands of the Centre to the green hues and coastal views of the Mornington Peninsula, this year's summer exhibition at Whistlewood comprises the work of more than 40 leading landscape artists whose work explores a distinctive connection to place.