BLACKWOOD RIVER ARTS TRAIL 2026 28 MARCH - 6 APRIL
COMMUNITY
CULTURE
ART
CREATIVITY
Art Trail 2026
Encasement Vase #2
Rozanna Johnson
Stoneware, glaze
Blackwood River Film Festival returns in 2026 with a new selection of short films showing in Nannup, Bridgetown, Balingup and Boyup Brook. Also special screenings of Pointe: Dancing on a Knife's Edge - a captivating documentary about Australian dancer Floeur Alder.
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16/03/2026
Nikki Powell - deeply organic
Nikki Powell’s creative spark ignited early — during a Year 9 Variety Concert where she danced in handmade costumes layered with outrageous make-up. It was the performing, the making, the artistry — all of it — that hooked her. That moment planted a seed that continues to grow through her ceramic practice today. Nikki’s pottery is deeply organic, in both form and process. She hand-builds her pieces, often coaxing clay into shapes it stubbornly resists. Rather than forcing strict plans, she...
05/01/2026
Bev Bagby
A conversation with landscape, light and memory Bev Bagby is a landscape-focused artist whose evolving practice reflects decades of study, travel, and deep engagement with process. Her work invites viewers into moments of stillness, light, and remembered beauty. Art entered Bev Bagby’s life at the age of five, when her grandmother entered her in a children’s art competition. From that moment on, creativity became an enduring presence — and, in time, an obsession of joy. Bev’s works capture...
03/02/2026
Miranda Free - Realism and Exploration
From an early age, Miranda Free was rarely without art materials in hand. As a child she immersed herself in making and craft, experimenting with processes such as copper enamelling. Art remained her favourite subject throughout school, and she fully intended to attend art school after completing her NSW Higher School Certificate. However, a series of difficult life experiences led her to take a different path, and she embarked on a career in science—as a researcher, teacher, and science...
07/03/2025
Visual Artist & Poet - Anna Murchison
Poet and visual artist, Anna Murchison, will be participating in the 2025 Blackwood River Arts Trail from her home studio at Mayanup, just o
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Blackwood River Arts Trail Inc. acknowledge the Wardandi and Bibbulmun people as the native title holders of the lands and waters in and around the Trail locale. We pay respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging of the Wardandi & Bibbulmun people and extend that respect to all First Nations people living within the region.