Talbot

The quiet hamlet of Talbot comes alive every third Sunday of the month when visitors flock to the farmer’s market to pick up fresh produce, look for unique collectables and purchase artisan crafts from one of the local stallholders.

Talbot is pretty little town, with many beautifully restored buildings, and a thriving and diverse arts community.

Image credit: Trudy McLauchlan

2023 Trail Exhibitors

one hundred faces

Playing in the Attic

Knit Queen

2023 Town Map

Playing in the Attic

After six years operating out of Ballarat, Trudy McLauchlan relocated her lovely shop to the tiny hamlet of Talbot a year ago.

Playing in the Attic is a curious extraordinarium of papery delights and other wonderful things to encourage creativity and play. All items in the shop have been han...

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one hundred faces

Each year Trudy McLauchlan, proprietor of the delightful shop, Playing in the Attic, invites selected artists to participate in a curated exhibition titled one hundred faces.

Participating artists are provided a 4″ x 4″ canvas board and tasked to paint an image that relates to the concept of...

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Knit Queen

Nostalgia, functionality and whimsy intertwine in Rosy Hardress’ fantastical knitted and crocheted creations, which she aptly describes as ”functional micro art”. Her gallery shop, tucked neatly off a laneway in Talbot, is populated by boldly coloured tea cosies and other sculptural wonders that...

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