The North Bellarine Arts Trail will be held over two separate weekends.
The trail, on Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27, heads to Drysdale, Clifton Springs, Curlewis and Wallington.
The following weekend, on Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4, then moves to Portarlington, Indented Head, St Leonards and Bellarine.
Around 80 to 100 local artists are participating and organisers say the event promises to be bigger and better than previous years.
“A large amount of effort and time has gone into this year’s community event,” Arts Trail secretary Renae Chapman said.
“As we are a new committee we wanted to bring some fresh, new and exciting ideas to the Arts Trail.
“In 2019 and 2020 Linda Gallus, Kaye Clancy and Pip Williams organised two successful arts trails.
“The work they undertook and their efforts created the stage for what has become a wonderful event in the North Bellarine art calendar.
“However, with the increasing number of great artists active in North Bellarine , the event has been split into two weekends, we now have 34-plus venues and 90-plus artists participating this year, the biggest ever.”
‘Hop on, hop off’ free buses will be provided to transport locals and visitors to open studios and venues across the north Bellarine.
This year’s event will feature the ‘Art and Wine Experience’.
Visitors can head to the Bellarine via Port Phillip Ferries, have lunch at Bellarine Estate and then get transported to many venues showcasing the talents of local artists.
More information is at bellarinepeninsulaarts.com or the Facebook page ‘North Bellarine Arts Trail’.
Maps will be available from 23 November at all studios, local post offices, SpringDale Community Centre, Drysdale library, the volunteers Booth in Portarlington and other venues and also via PDF through the arts trail website.
