Since 2009, The ACRE Project has hosted art residencies, seminars, exhibitions, concerts and workshops across northern Victoria and southern New South Wales. Find out more about our projects by choosing from the map or images below, or click here for the full list of projects.
Nyah Town TWIG – ACRE21
Lake Charm Farm TWIG – ACRE21
Tragowel Farm TWIG – ACRE21
Wakool Burraboi school TWIG
Woorinen Farm TWIG – ACRE21
Murrundi Farm TWIG – ACRE21
Moulamein Town TWIG – ACRE21
Caldwell Farm TWIG – ACRE21
Balranald Town TWIG – ACRE21
Quambatook Town TWIG – ACRE21
TWIG 12
Art from the Land
Woven from the Land
ACRE 3 Seminar
The People’s Museum
TWIG – an exhibition
Six artists, 11 residencies, two states. It was all brought together at this exhibition at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery…. Read more
Farmers and artists make t-shirts
The ACRE Project held a stall at the Swan Hill Region Produce and Design Market (in the Swan Hill Regional… Read more
TWIG 11
TWIG 10
In this round of TWIGs, The ACRE Project teamed up with the Victorian College of the Arts. We selected two… Read more
Yak Yak
Yak Yak was a curatorial project featuring newly commissioned and existing works by artists whose practices address rural contexts as sites… Read more
TWIG 9
The sound of drums rang out over Cohuna when Melbourne percussionist Dave Houston lived and worked at the Bowles’ farm… Read more
TWIG 8
Video inside a silo and a giant alpaca – pretty unique outcomes from this TWIG! Dunkeld artist Trevor Flinn worked… Read more
TWIG 7
Dunkeld artist Trevor Flinn worked with the Martin family at their property Cropwell, between Barham and Deniliquin in New South… Read more
TWIG 6
It was a huge weekend at Nick and Kerry Lowing’s property, Burrindi. There was great food, live music and artist… Read more
Yak Yak
Yak Yak was a curatorial project featuring newly commissioned and existing works by artists whose practices address rural contexts as sites… Read more
TWIG 5
Speewa is unique little place north of Swan Hill that straddles the Victoria/NSW border. The Speewa Ferry is the only… Read more
TWIG 4
This TWIG was one of a kind. Artists Trevor Flinn and John Britten worked with the Caccianigas at their Manangatang… Read more
TWIG 3
Andrew Dowling and Tarsh Rodda run a 60,000 acre Merino sheep stud near Balranald, New South Wales. It is here… Read more
Clay basics workshop
Swan Hill ceramic artist Lynne Rice led eight Moulamein locals in hand-built ceramics workshops. They learnt a variety of ceramics… Read more
TWIG 2
Dunkeld artist Trevor Flinn lived and worked for five days at the Bowles’ dairy farm at Meade, just south of… Read more
TWIG 1 – Our very first TWIG
Dunkeld artist Trevor Flinn lived and worked at Farnley for five days, working with Swan Hill artist John Britten and… Read more
NSW Film Commissions
South West Arts and The ACRE Project produced two short documentaries to highlight the resilience of local communities. Hit Me… Read more
ACRE 2 Seminar
The drought had ended, and our region had succumbed to overland flooding. The context was different to ACRE 1, but… Read more
Bibliobox
BIBLIOBOX is a small box with big stories. A travelling arts archive, it made its way to Swan Hill thanks to… Read more
ACRE Seminar 1
Farmers, rural leaders, councillors and small town community members came together for this ACRE Seminar, the seminar that ultimately kicked… Read more