West Melbourne and Beyond

Surf Coast Arts Trail 2025

Surf Coast Arts Trail 2025 unfolded over the weekend of August 2–3, 2025, transforming the Surf Coast Shire into a sprawling open-air gallery. This Surf Coast Arts Trail 2025 review highlights how the coastal hinterland came alive with creativity, as studios, sheds, galleries, and private homes across 15 towns welcomed visitors from 10AM to 4PM.

Spanning over 50 open studios and showcasing the work of more than 200 local artists, the arts trail is anticipated to draw its largest crowds yet. Whether you’re an art collector or simply looking for weekend inspiration, this Surf Coast open artist studios weekend offered something for every creative soul.

*Lorne Community Connect. Image: West Melbourne And Beyond.*

The diversity of mediums on display is especially impressive. Painters breathed life into coastal landscapes, ceramicists molded fine porcelain forms, sculptors carved raw timber and stone, and photographers captured the region’s rugged beauty. Glass artists, jewellers, textile makers, and mixed-media practitioners expanded the creative spectrum, ensuring that every corner of the trail unveiled a fresh, unexpected art encounter.

Planning ahead is simple thanks to the interactive Surf Coast Arts Trail 2025 map, which allows you to chart your own route through the hinterland and coastal towns such as Torquay, Anglesea and Winchelsea. From mapping a “Torquay artisan studio crawl” to organizing a Lorne weekend itinerary, the online tool frees you to optimise your time and discover tucked away galleries with ease .

*Deans Marsh Hall and Footy Shed. Image: West Melbourne And Beyond.*

Pdf Map: Personally I find a pdf map more convenient but maybe I'm too old school. Anyway, it's great to have options. Plan your trip with the Surf Coast Arts Trail map here.

Crowd Favourite: A standout and crowd favourite is Ashmore Arts. Georgie Wood and his team has turned a rustic timber workshop into a gallery of handcrafted furniture and functional art. Ashmore Arts is a hub for local artists of all genres to work, display, and create pieces for private and commercial clients. A super large selection of varied artists to view all at onesingle venue to make things nice and convenient for you!

Creative and family friendly fun: Beyond individual studios, the Surf Coast Arts Trail promotes the local creative economy. By spotlighting emerging and established talent, the trail promotes “Surf Coast Shire art trail economy boosts,” driving sales, commissions, and tourism spend across cafés, galleries, and accommodation providers. Not only that, the event is a real family friendly affair for adults and kids alike.

With its free entry, coastal vistas, and a program that caters to seasoned art lovers and casual visitors alike, Surf Coast Arts Trail continues its reputation as one of the best annual art events in Victoria.

Lorne - Family friendly fun — *Lorne Community Connect. Image: West Melbourne And Beyond.*

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