Bathurst Regional Art Gallery

BRAG (Bathurst Regional Art Gallery) is a modern, highly celebrated regional art gallery which generates state-of-the-art exhibitions of contemporary art.

Built in 1989, it was the first purpose built regional gallery in NSW. It is a well equipped and professionally staffed facility owned and operated by Bathurst Regional Council. BRAG is a creator of quality in house and touring exhibitions, and operates the nationally renowned Hill End Artists in Residence Program.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery

70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst NSW 2795

02 6333 6555

bathurstart.com.au

Tue to Fri 10am–5pm, Weekends and most public holidays 10am–2pm, closed Mon.
Free Admission.

Exhibitions

Now is a Beginning

12 Apr - 22 Jun

Feature

Elysha Rei’s windows into history

Elysha Rei’s exhibition Shirozato to Shinju (White Sugar and Pearls) at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville QLD, explores the interconnected histories of the Japanese diaspora in Australia.

Gok-Lim Finch

Preview

Remembering the Carrolup Settlement

Described as “a space for reflection, remembrance, and the sharing of truth”, Kattidj Nagãr, now showing at John Curtin Gallery, is dedicated to the Aboriginal people who once resided at the Carrolup Settlement in Western Australia.

Briony Downes

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Cosmic connections with Man&Wah

With an approach to artmaking drawn from the “fieldwork of life”, twin brothers and artistic collaborators Man&Wah, who are now showing at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, use plant migration to explore duality and movement.

Cher Tan

Interview

Talking painting with Wendy Sharpe

Wendy Sharpe’s expressive paintings incorporate social criticism and otherworldly dreamscapes, blending the real and imagined. With a current exhibition at Philip Bacon Galleries, she reflects on her three-decade practice and that iconic painting of Magda Szubanski.

Sally Gearon

News

Bruce Johnson McLean appointed First Nations curatorial fellow of the 2026 Biennale of Sydney

Bruce Johnson McLean, one of Australia’s leading voices on First Nations art, has been appointed the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain First Nations curatorial fellow for the next Biennale of Sydney. Steve Dow talks with Johnson McLean on his storied history, and what he hopes to achieve in the 2026 Biennale.

Steve Dow

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Taja Vaetoru on tradition and intuition

Taja Vaetoru’s debut solo exhibition Idol, now showing .M Contemporary, explores their Polynesian ancestry, questions of tradition and worship, and how to intersect the past with the present.

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