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SAM OPEN draws a spellbinding array of exhibits

EXHIBITING LOCAL ARTISTS...Adorning the walls of the Shepparton Art Museum's Hugh T. Williamson Community Gallery, are the works of 66 regional artists in this year's SAM Open. Showcasing an eclectic array of styles, visions and approaches, the exhibition is always a crowd pleaser. Photo: Supplied

SEIZING the opportunity to demonstrate their artistic and creative prowess, local artists and creatives from across the Goulburn Valley and Hume regions have again come together to exhibit in the Shepparton Art Museum’s annual open-call group exhibition — SAM Open 2025.

Tantalising, engaging, and impressive, 66 submissions now grace the walls of SAM’s Hugh T. Williamson Community Gallery, showcasing a delightfully eclectic array of styles and approaches, including photography, painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculpture.

An exciting opportunity to support and celebrate local artists, SAM Open 2025 invites participants to share their creativity with audiences and present their work in dialogue with exhibitions by nationally recognised Australian artists. This year’s iteration had no set theme; instead, artists were invited to submit a recent work that reflects their unique creative practice, and with some ‘magical and adventurous’ results!’

SAM Open 2025 is now showing at SAM until November 2, 2025.

EXHIBITING LOCAL ARTISTS…Adorning the walls of the Shepparton Art Museum’s Hugh T. Williamson Community Gallery, are the works of 66 regional artists in this year’s SAM Open. Showcasing an eclectic array of styles, visions and approaches, the exhibition is always a crowd pleaser. Photo: Supplied