South East Centre for Contemporary Art – SECCA

SECCA hosts touring exhibitions of national significance along with its own exclusively curated artistic program. SECCA is an important resource for its artistically rich and diverse community and works collegiately with fellow professional arts organisations: fLiNG Physical Theatre, Four Winds Festival and South East Arts who collectively deliver engaging, challenging and innovative programs of both artistic and educational excellence.

South East Centre for Contemporary Art – SECCA

Zingel Place, Bega NSW 2550, Australia

02 6499 2201

secca.com.au

Mon to Fri 10am–5pm,
Sat 10am–2pm.
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South East Centre for Contemporary Art – SECCA

Exhibitions

Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2024

20 Nov - 15 Feb

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Julie Mehretu and the new contemporary

Julie Mehretu’s first solo exhibition in the southern hemisphere, now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art, attempts to harness the urgency and energy of the Ethiopian-born New Yorker’s multilayered painting practice.

Courtney Kidd

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Stranger than fiction: Magritte and Cao Fei

In two new exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, René Magritte and Cao Fei speak to each other across cultures and eras about the way that perception can unsettle reality—and the places the real intersects with the surreal.

Sally Gearon

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The undeniable power of Josina Pumani’s Maralinga

Josina Pumani’s electric ceramic work Maralinga—recently recognised at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards— deftly excavates a long-hidden past.

Jessica Alderton

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NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring

First Nations artist Reko Rennie possesses the gift of creating memorable images that are simultaneously puzzling, intriguing and entertaining.

Sasha Grishin

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Archie Moore’s family ties

For Lardil and Yangkaal writer and curator Maya Hodge, Archie Moore’s presentation at this year’s Venice Biennale is a powerful symbol of reckoning—one that asks the world to bear witness to the long shadows of colonial violence and clears space for possibilities ahead.

Maya Hodge

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Present moments at the Gold Coast Triennial

Now showing at Home of the Arts (HOTA), the sophomore Gold Coast Triennial, Here and Now, brings together 42 contemporary artists to represent the depth and dynamism of the city’s artistic community.

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South East Centre for Contemporary Art – SECCA