Growing Rural Arts In Nathalia
The G.R.A.I.N Store is a not-for-profit nationally recognized rural arts center with a history of exhibitions, performances and workshops located in a converted grain store shopfront in the middle of town.
The G.R.A.I.N. Store has been designated as a “Model Project” for rural development and arts and a unique relationship has been established with La Trobe University. It fosters art which furthers community, the environment, rural health, reconciliation and education locally, statewide and nationally while contributing to the economic development of the area.
The G.R.A.I.N. Store acknowledges the Yorta Yorta people of the Yorta Yorta Nations as traditional custodians of the lands skies and waters where we work. We pay our respects to elders past, present and future and recognise the strong connection to culture and innovation that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded.
CURRENT
EXHIBITION
Long Distance
22 April – 30 May 2026
Opening Event: Wednesday 22nd April, 5:30pm with an In-Conversation with artists John Donegan and Paul Redmond and music from pianist Neil Heywood.
This evocative exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists exploring the many meanings of distance: through travel, personal journeys, emotional tensions, and the nostalgia of analogue communication.
UPCOMING
COMMUNITY
GALLERY
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Making Space on Mondays
Every Monday 10am – 2pm The G.R.A.I.N Store is open via Petticoat Lane, for anyone to come in for a chat or to bring something in to work on.
UPCOMING
EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
Autumn Country
Friday 24th April
Doors 6:30pm, Performance 7pm
Autumn Country at The G.R.A.I.N. Store brings together some of our favourite country voices for a golden-hour evening of songs, stories, twang and even a bit of boot-scootin’ fun from the Nathalia Line Dancers.oundly alive.
Golden Guitar nominee Felicity Dowd leads the lineup, bringing the depth, humour and soul that have made her one of Australia’s most exciting emerging voices in folk and Americana. A modern-day troubadour with a storyteller’s heart, she’s been winning acclaim from Woodford to Tamworth and travelling the country in her beloved vintage caravan, Joni Hitch-ell.
Joining her is Echuca-raised songwriter Kane Vincent, a former chef turned musician whose warm vocals, observant lyrics and soulful country edge draw on everyday stories, folk, blues and Americana.
Rising young artists Paige Lee and Keeley Black round out the night, offering audiences a glimpse of artists on the rise and adding fresh energy to an already strong lineup.
Join us under the gum trees for live music, cold drinks, country-town atmosphere and an autumn night that promises great songs, strong voices and a little extra kick at interval.
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