What's On at lot19?

Find out what is happening across our unique spaces...inside and out...

Girls, Goddesses and Greatness

A celebration of everything feminine

Saturday 8 February to Sunday 23 February

Includes a live performance on Saturday 22 February from 2pm to 4pm

Tickets for live performance:
Adults $30
Conc $20
Children $20

Castlemaine Idyll 2025

Tickets on sale now!

Saturday 15 March, 1pm-10.30pm

Castlemaine Idyll, lot19’s annual fundraiser, is back, returning to the field, stage(s)  and airwaves at lot19 on Saturday 15 March. 

We’re bringing back the extended running time, Castlemaine Idyll Kids Karaoke (CIKK!), excellent food & drink, plus our after-show DJ and as always, will have a few surprises up our collective sleeves. The theme for 2025 is banging tunes from the 80s/90s/00s – and with a massive number of entries for Idyll 2025, we can tell you, the set list is gonna be hot!

Castlemaine Idyll

Kids Karaoke returns for the second year!

Saturday 15 March

CIKK! was a brand new addition to Idyll in 2024 – and because you loved it as much as we did, we’re doing it again! 

The small (original) stage at lot19 will be handed over to the under-16’s earlier in the day, so they can sing their hearts out in a space designed for young performers to really give it a go and to feel celebrated.

Open to ticket-holders only, CIKK will have very limited slots, and it’s first in, best dressed. Kids can perform solo, or in little supergroups of up to 3 kids, but every superstar MUST HAVE A TICKET. 

Registrations for CIKK are NOW OPEN.

Venue Hire

What can’t you do at lot19 Artspace? Not a lot.
Exhibitions, sculpture shows, performance, live music, festivals, weddings, parties…almost anything.

How we work 

celebrate life through creativity and togetherness.

…providing spaces for you to make and present your art…
…designing events for you to experience art…

Castlemaine Idyll

Castlemaine's Premier talent contest, lot19 fundraiser and a ridiculous amount of joy and community fund. Contestants, hot band, celebrity judges, volunteers, dancing, singing, broadcasting and more...

Meet the Artists

This is no ordinary place to work. Lot 19 is a hive of creativity, you’ll find painters, printers, potters, fashionistas, makers, performers and creators hard at work…

Our work

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Arts Precinct

Exhibitions

Lot 19 places a high value on exhibitions that originate from the North Central region of Victoria, as well as those from further afield and overseas. We aim to offer something new and stimulating to our audiences and encourage exhibition applications from emerging, mid-career and established artists/curators across all disciplines and visual art forms.

Our studio artists

Artists’ skills, imaginations and courage are let loose is this safe and cross-collaborative testing-site. Over 20 artists are resident on site, working across visual art, music, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, writing and everything in between. Learn about our studio artists – their diversity, and their practices.

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Venue Hire

Weddings, selected parties, celebrations, meetings. Our arts-centered venues and activities showcase Lot19 as a destination for locals and visitors seeking entertainment and cultural enrichment in Castlemaine and the surrounding towns of this food, wine, and travel region.

Lot19 was founded to celebrate life. It is evolving, it is permanent, it’s a safe haven for artists. We house many different creative expressions and through this add value to the whole community.
We’re a destination, a venue, a hub, a playspace, and present many iconic events, including Castlemaine Idyll, the Spring Sculpture Show, heartfelt weddings, and our ongoing exhibition program.
The three-acre property consists of 21 artists’ studios, two outdoor stages, a contemporary art gallery, an outdoor sculpture park, Castlemaine Press (open access print-makers facility and exhibition space), Castlemaine Clay (open access ceramics facility), and a literary venue/ bar in the newly settled W-Class Tram.

A venue with a lot of art, a lot of heart.

Lot19 Arts is an evolving creative space and events venue located in Central Victoria.

Home to a Gallery, Tram, Theatre, 20 artists’ studios, an open-access ceramics studio and print-makers studio, 2 outdoor stages on large green space, bar-café with dining, and all-access facilities.

The relaxed ambience and flexibility of this site means that you can easily curate an event to remember, whether you are planning a wedding, party, or some other kind of special occasion or gathering. Or if you prefer to take the fuss and stress out of planning, let us do it for you. We can provide you with event management, production, catering, entertainment, staff, and more.

Easy going, laid back, intimate, or grand, we love events that bring people together and encourage creativity. Let’s to chat about how we can assist in creating a truly unforgettable experience for you and your guests, contact Mark to discuss your ideas today.

Founded by Mark Anstey in the year 2000, and built by hand from re-purposed materials, first and foremost, Lot19 is a place for artists. This multi-faceted space is filled with kilns, pottery wheels, printing presses, green spaces, metalwork zones, large scale fabrication utilities, woodworking sheds, easels, and tools of every type.

With 20 artists in studios residencies, over 60 beginner-to-established members regularly accessing the open-access clay and printmaker workshops, this dynamic site is integral to the long-term viability of regional arts practices. Artists’ skills, imaginations and courage are let loose is this safe and cross-collaborative testing-site.

Lot19’s considered and balanced programming appeals to all-ages, all-abilities, and diverse backgrounds. Lot19 specifically seeks presentations for-and-by youth and children, disability and other artists, international and philosophical thinkers, and Australian Indigenous practitioners.

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