Beechworth Contemporary Artspace

An independent commercial gallery primarily representing country based artists. Offering a dynamic programme of group and solo exhibitions carefully curated by owner/artist and Beechworth local Nina Machielse Hunt. BCAS exhibits an exciting and eclectic variety of Art and Design created in the heritage village of Beechworth, border towns of Albury, Wodonga and the surrounding regions of rural Victoria. Established in September 2021, during COVID lockdown number 9 for Regional Victoria, this unique art space has quickly become the place to visit when in the area. The gallery attracts audiences travelling between Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and nurtures local regional collectors.

Beechworth Contemporary Artspace

89 Ford Street, Beechworth VIC 3747, Australia

0421 072 098

beechworthcontemporary.com.au

Fri to Mon 10am–4pm or by appointment.
See our website for latest information.

Exhibitions

LINK: Contemporary Jewellery Design

11 Apr - 12 May

Preview

Bhenji Ra dreams in dance

In Biraddali Dancing on the Horizon, now showing at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Australian-Filipina artist Bhenji Ra explores pangalay—a dance form indigenous to the Tausug and Bajau peoples from the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah in the Philippines.

Josephine Mead

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Taking flight with Sorawit Songsataya

Shaped by the movement between histories and cultures, the work of Thai-born, Aotearoa-raised artist Sorawit Songsataya draws on mystery and plurality as a means of knowing the world. The artist is now showing at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and Monash University Museum of Art.

Amelia Winata

Studio

Consuelo Cavaniglio’s tricks of the light

Consuelo Cavaniglia’s sunny studio in an industrial area of Sydney’s inner west reflects the artist’s fascination with light. Her recent glass works, now showing at Chau Chak Wing Museum, play with apertures, shadows, reflections and transparencies.

Jane O'Sullivan

Preview

Can art make the world a better place?

When times are hard, we often turn to art to remind ourselves that beauty and hope persist. An exhibition at Murray Art Museum Albury brings together nine artists from varied disciplines to examine how art can be used as an agent for good.

Briony Downes

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Creating Culture: introducing the Victorian First Peoples Art and Design Fair

The Victorian First Peoples Art and Design Fair debuts in partnership with the Melbourne Art Fair this weekend, offering a special preview of new and recent artworks from 37 Koorie artists and designers.

Maya Hodge

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Marikit Santiago’s divine interventions

In her audacious new exhibition, the Filipina Australian artist Marikit Santiago skewers the myths of the western canon and give pleasure and power—as experienced by women of colour—an arresting new form.

Beechworth Contemporary Artspace