SAM Talks: In the Studio with Prue Venables

In this episode of In the Studio, SAM’s Communications Officer Mikela Guseli visits ceramic artist Prue Venables in her Castlemaine studio.

Known for her refined porcelain forms, Venables reflects on a practice shaped by discipline, repetition, and a deep sensitivity to materials. Originally trained in science and music, Venables speaks about the moment she encountered clay, and how its tactile, responsive nature offered a new way of thinking and making — and how learning metalsmithing has amplified her practice.

Recorded in the artist’s studio, this conversation offers a quiet insight into the processes, ideas, and philosophies that sit behind Venables’ work, and the enduring influence of music — where rhythm, structure and expression continue to inform her approach. Prue Venables: Sempre is currently on display at SAM until 16 August 2026.

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Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is located on Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria.
As a leading Australian regional art museum, SAM showcases its exhibitions and collections in new and exciting ways to create a welcoming, inclusive, and engaging space for all visitors.

Recognised for its significant Australian ceramics collection and nationally significant collection of Indigenous art, SAM’s programming is designed to be locally relevant and engages with global contemporary ideas. Through its exhibitions, collection, programs and events, SAM creates a place where art helps us to better understand the ancient culture of this country and contemporary multicultural Australia.