CrossXpollinatioN

08/12/2025

Thank you for your ongoing support of CrossXpollinatioN.

Your involvement has always been a vital part of what makes this event so special for our community.

Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre is currently undergoing an exciting Expression of Interest process to explore future opportunities for the venue. During this transition period, bookings are being confirmed up to May 2026. With this timeline and current resourcing, we’ve taken the opportunity to pause and plan ahead to ensure CrossXpollinatioN returns at the scale and quality our community knows and loves.

We considered delivering a smaller version of the event but ultimately felt that it wouldn’t reflect the experience and reputation CrossXpollinatioN has built over the years. Rather than compromise, we’ve made the decision to pause the event for 2026, with the intention of supporting its return in 2027 - true to its vision.

We truly appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment, and we’ll keep you updated as planning for future iterations begins.

Thank you for continuing to champion creativity in our region!

For any queries, please contact: [email protected]

14/01/2025

Your work deserves to be seen!

26/08/2024

Look what finally landed on our website!
Our beautiful CrossXpollinatioN 2024 Exhibition Catalogue 📔 is ready to be viewed in a digital flip book format - including very pleasing sound effects and all!
Make sure you have your volume up! 👂🥰

https://www.copacc.com.au/WHATS-ON-AT-COPACC/CrossXpollinatioN

Whilst it is very beautiful to look at online, it has NOTHING on the real thing, professionally designed and printed by Witsell Media!

Good news though, you can still get your very own catalogue for $25 or $40 for a tote bag and catalogue bundle. Contact us at the COPACC Office to get yours today ✨

20/07/2024

🎈 🎉 👏

23 years ago today, COPACC opened its doors🚪for the very first time. And then many times after.
And with every year that the centre ages, evolves, grows and develops, we feel prouder and more grateful than the previous year of what we are able to offer to the Colac Otway and wider community. 🙏

Thank you for everyone who supports us on a daily basis - we simply would not be without you!

♥️ We love what we do and hope you do, too ♥️

🎉

18/07/2024

Congratulations to Ruby Tosch! 🥰

This lucky little lady won our CrossXpollinatioN school holiday exhibition competition and took home a wonderful “creative pack”, donated by our wonderful friends at Creative Otways - Arts Trail. 🎨 ✍️ 🖼️

Thank you to everyone who entered - we hope you had fun with it! 👏 ❤️

17/07/2024

PERSPECTIVES
/pə’spektɪvz/
Is the official theme.

Saturday, 20 June 2026 - Sunday, 19 July 2026
Are the official dates.

We are already excited about the myriad of ideas, possibilities and beauty that this theme will no doubt inspire in all of you incredible creatives 👏🤗❤️

16/07/2024

The votes are in! 🤗
Congratulations to People’s Choice Award Winner of , Pattiebeerensart for her stunning entry “Pinks of Not Knowing”!

♥️ Clay weaving with club rush grasses and saltbush seaberries on stolen land leads to an intimacy with not knowing the secrets of this place.
As the ephemeral pink of the saltbush seaberries fades to white, and the grasses sag, I wonder about their deep woven connectedness with the Wadawurrung people. ♥️

12/07/2024

closes this Sunday, 14 July 😭
If you have not made it in, do your senses a favour and make sure you come visit before it's over. 🥰
The next one won't be until 2026 - it's a long wait! ⌚️

The exhibition is open today, tomorrow and Sunday between 10am and 4pm.
Entry by gold coin donation 💰

05/07/2024

There is just over 1 week of left!!! 😳🥺😳
Can you believe it?!?
Before we know it, we will find ourselves in planning phase 1 for !

With the school holidays in full swing and our Whispering Leaves Closing Fire Ceremony by WildHoney Performing Arts scheduled for next Saturday, 13 July, we thought it was a good time to invite you and your kids to become involved in the CrossXpollinatioN experience.

We have set up a little in our Public Foyer where you can
write your secret wishes on leaves to be included in the fire effigy🍃🔥,
weave some secrets into the jumbo spider-weaving-web created and maintained by two special ladies from the Colac Makers' Space Inc. 🕷🕸,
make a wonderful googly-eyed friend for the web 🦗🪰🐜🪲🐞🪳🦟🐛,
enter our exhibition competition and go into the draw to win an awesome craft pack donated by the wonderful people from Creative Otways ✍️💫🎨,
delight in the wonderful paper bird silhouettes made by students and Veronica Phillips and
just enjoy all of the art spilling into our public foyer. 🥰