Exhibitions

Exhibitions

The Great Alpine Gallery features a range of exhibitions throughout the year.

You may find a themed exhibition featuring work by local artists and community members, or an exhibition from a particular artist. The Gallery also supports travelling exhibitions and region-wide events. 

Artists

Artists

Our artists are the lifeblood of the Great Alpine Gallery. The Gallery features the work of multiple artists working across a huge range of media. Many of our artists are also the volunteers you'll find working in the gallery.

Poets Walk

Poets Walk

Swifts Creek resident John Butler was a sculptor and poet who wrote “A River’s Mark” after the 2008 floods. He had a vision of creating the Poet’s Walk consisting of a walking track with six rock cairns with each cairn displaying a verse of his poem.


LATEST NEWS ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM

The Great Alpine Gallery17 hours ago
Starting Saturday 7th of March and running for 6 weeks. This will be a really special course providing space for women and gender diverse people in rural East Gippsland to write creatively in their own voice. Contact Tracy Joyce directly to join. Tracy is an experienced local author of speculative and fantasy fiction. This particular course is for adults but we will be also holding a separate course for young people 12-17.
The Great Alpine Gallery17 hours ago
Specifically for girls and gender diverse young people aged 12-17. Starting Sunday 5th of April and running for 6 weeks. This will be a really special course providing space for girls and gender diverse people in rural East Gippsland to write creatively in their own voice. Contact Tracy Joyce directly to join. Tracy is an experienced local author of speculative and fantasy fiction. We are also running a separate course for adult women and gender diverse people - check our FB page.
The Great Alpine Gallery7 days ago
Hi Swifts Creek, Omeo and Benambra Creatives, CANCELLED: Creative Catch-up: Swifts Creek, Benambra and Omeo - Thursday 12th February I apologise if you have made time in your week for the visit. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or just for a chat to update me on what you have been up to and what you are working towards. Ryan Davies < Culture and Creativity Place Officer
The Great Alpine Gallery2 weeks ago
ABC Gippsland were in town this morning live chatting to people about the future of Swifts Creek and we nabbed them to visit the gallery. Thanks Bec, Maddie and Zaida.
The Great Alpine Gallery3 weeks ago
Hope you can make it to the next gallery meeting. Exciting things ahead.
The Great Alpine Gallery3 weeks ago
Hope you can make it to the next gallery meeting. Exciting things ahead.
The Great Alpine Gallery2 months ago
Lets celebrate another year of gallery fun! All welcome! Saturday 20th December
The Great Alpine Gallery2 months ago
The Great Alpine Gallery
This Is Swifts Creek- Book Launch 12 December 2025 What a fantastic way to finish the school year in Swifts Creek! Last night we celebrated and recognized the talents of the Swifts Creek P-12 School- years 3 and 4 students. The Great Alpine Gallery is very proud to be able to showcase this beautiful book. Thank you especially to the artist Deborah and teacher Alannah, Swifts Creek P-12 as well as Swifts Creek Future, East Gippsland Shire, Monash University and Australian Catholic University. Congratulations!! The exhibition will be showing at Swifts Creek until early next year and then will be...
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