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The Gallery is a creator of quality in house and touring exhibitions, and operates the nationally renowned Hill End Artists in Residence Program. BRAG is a well-equipped and professionally staffed facility owned and operated by Bathurst Regional Council.
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Looking for a unique gift this Father's Day? Visit the BRAG Shop!We have a lovely selection of unique gifts available, i...
03/09/2026

Looking for a unique gift this Father's Day? Visit the BRAG Shop!
We have a lovely selection of unique gifts available, including local art, books, puzzles, art magazines, fun socks and more.

The BRAG shop is open Tues-Fri 10am-5pm & Sat-Sun 10am-2pm.

Image: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Shop. Photo: BRAG

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday evening to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions at BRAG!Main Gal...
01/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday evening to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions at BRAG!

Main Gallery - Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape | Nicole Welch: A Mid-Career Survey, curated by Richard Perram OAM
Foyer Gallery - Five Decades: Studies in Realism by Graham Lupp OAM

Special thanks to Yanhadarrambal Uncle Jade Flynn of Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation for a very moving Acknowledgement of Country; Richard Perram OAM for insightful words on Nicole Welch's practice; Bathurst Regional Council Mayor Robert Taylor for officially opening both exhibitions; Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Society for superb catering and raffle; and sponsors Renzaglia Wines, and for stocking our bar with locally produced beverages 🙏🎉🥂

These exhibitions continue to 1 November 2026 and as always, entry to your regional gallery is absolutely free!

BRAG is open Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, & Sat-Sun 10am-2pm.

Images: BRAG Spring Exhibitions Opening Night, Friday 28 August 2026. Photos: BRAG.

FUNDRAISER // Organised by our wonderful Friends of the Gallery, , PRIMAVERA is an elegant gala dinner and art auction, ...
21/08/2026

FUNDRAISER // Organised by our wonderful Friends of the Gallery, , PRIMAVERA is an elegant gala dinner and art auction, with funds raised supporting our gallery!

It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded people and local artists, enjoy an evening of delicious food and drinks, get dressed up, and perhaps even take home a beautiful piece of art from one of our talented local artists. 🥂🍝🖼️

🗓️ When: Saturday, 12 September, starting at 5:30pm
📍 Where: BoxGrove, 119 Duramana Rd, Bathurst
🎟️ Tickets: $110 BRAG Members // $135 Non-Members
👗 Dress Code: Cocktail Chic

For more information, or to buy a ticket, check the link in our bio or visit bragsinc.com.au/events

Invitation // BRAG is pleased to invite you to 'Five Decades: Studies in Realism' by Graham Lupp OAM, opening Friday 28 ...
19/08/2026

Invitation // BRAG is pleased to invite you to 'Five Decades: Studies in Realism' by Graham Lupp OAM, opening Friday 28 August, 6pm.

'Five decades' presents a small survey of personal work and invites us into the private collection of local artist Graham Lupp, providing a unique glimpse of studies made during formative moments and experiences of the artist’s life. The exhibition offers a beautiful journey of reflection, retrospection and poignant perspectives, celebrating vulnerability and wisdom across five decades of practice.

🎟️ Opening Night, Friday 28 August, 6pm
🎟️ Artist Talk, Saturday 19 September, 11am
🎟️ Talks and Tea, Wednesday 9 September, 10:30am
🎂 Our September edition of Talks and Tea will include a birthday celebration for Graham Lupp 🎂

All events are FREE, RSVP essential via link in bio or at bathurstart.com.au

'Five Decades: Studies in Realism' is on display in the BRAG Foyer Gallery, 29 August - 1 November, 2026.

Image: Graham Lupp, Self-Portrait Study, 1976, 27 x 22 cm. Courtesy the artist.

INVITATION // BRAG is pleased to invite you to the Opening Weekend of 'Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape | Nicole...
18/08/2026

INVITATION // BRAG is pleased to invite you to the Opening Weekend of 'Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape | Nicole Welch: A Mid-Career Survey', curated by Richard Perram OAM.

'Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape' surveys 27 years of work by Hill End-based artist Nicole Welch. Throughout her career and across mediums, her work is rich with symbolism, tension, and transformation and explores the relationships between landscape, the body, time, and memory. Welch creates works that are at once visually beautiful and conceptually challenging.

🎟️ Opening Weekend 🎟️
Opening Night, Friday 28 August, 6pm
Panel Discussion, Saturday 29 August, 11am
FREE, RSVP essential via https://events.humanitix.com/opening-brag-spring-exhibitions-2026 or at bathurstart.com.au

'Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape | Nicole Welch: A Mid-Career Survey' is on at BRAG 29 August - 1 November 2026

Image: Nicole Welch, 'Yarrahapinni' (still), 2019, single channel HD infrared time lapse, 3:21mins, edition of 3. Courtesy the artist.
This work was recorded on location in the Yarrahapinni Wetlands in the Yarriabini National Park on the Mid-North Coast of NSW, the traditional Country of the Dunghutti/Thungghutti, Gumbaynggirr and Ngambaa nations.

GALLERY CLOSED // Exhibition ChangeoverThe time has come to say farewell to our current exhibitions, and install the nex...
16/08/2026

GALLERY CLOSED // Exhibition Changeover
The time has come to say farewell to our current exhibitions, and install the next! This means that BRAG will be closed to the public from Monday 17 - Friday 28 August.

Join us for the Opening Event of our next suite of exhibitions on Friday 28 August from 6pm, celebrating:
Main Gallery // 'Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape | Nicole Welch: A Mid-Career Survey' curated by Richard Perram OAM
Foyer Gallery // 'Five Decades: Studies in Realism' by Graham Lupp

FREE, all welcome, RSVP essential via link in our bio or at bathurstart.com.au

See you soon!
- Team BRAG

FINAL DAY // Today is your last chance to experience our current exhibitions at BRAG ⏰🧶Explore 'The Fragility of Goodnes...
15/08/2026

FINAL DAY // Today is your last chance to experience our current exhibitions at BRAG ⏰🧶

Explore 'The Fragility of Goodness: The Prison on the Landscape and Other Stories' by Elizabeth Day and 'Found' by Heather Dunn, create your own mushroom in the Maker Space, complete the I-Spy trail, or settle in for Sunday Sketch. We'll have all the drawing materials ready, along with plenty of inspiration, you just need to bring your creativity!

BRAG will be open 10am-2pm today, and will reopen 10am on 29 August with our new exhibitions!

Images: Installation View, ‘The Fragility of Goodness: The Prison on the Landscape and Other Stories’, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 16 May - 16 August 2026, featuring Elizabeth Day ‘From the Prison on the Landscape Series: Parramatta Female Factory Wall’ (2027 ongoing). Photo: Silversalt Photography

FINAL DAYS // Our current exhibitions are coming to a close, and this weekend is your final opportunity to experience th...
14/08/2026

FINAL DAYS // Our current exhibitions are coming to a close, and this weekend is your final opportunity to experience them before they leave BRAG!
Main Gallery - Elizabeth Day ‘The Fragility of Goodness: The Prison on the Landscape and Other Stories’
Foyer Gallery - Heather Dunn 'Found'

BRAG will be open 10am-2pm both Saturday and Sunday, and we have a great range of free activities running.

🖼️ EXHIBITION TOUR // Join staff on Saturday morning at 11am for a FREE guided tour. Ask the questions that have been on your mind about this exhibition and have an open discussion with other art-minded people!

✏️ SUNDAY SKETCH // A self-guided sketching session during BRAG’s Sunday Sketch. We’ll supply the materials and a stool, and you supply the imagination and creativity!

🍄 MAKER SPACE // Enjoy some creative downtime in our Maker Space where our community have been creating a collection of mushrooms! Materials are supplied and the space is accessible at all gallery opening hours.

🔎 I-SPY // Collect an I-Spy checklist from Front of House and see how many of the hidden objects you can find! Perfect activity for families or for anyone just wanting to slow down and have some fun.

Image: Installation View, 'Found', Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 16 May - 16 August 2026, featuring Heather Dunn 'Moonrise Flinders'. Photo: Silversalt Photography.

14/08/2026

The firewheel tree sits at the heart of Gunu Baakandji artist Maddison Gibbs' work 'As Above, So Below' — a native species long used in Aboriginal healing practices and reimagined here as a symbol of gathering, regeneration and care for Country.

Across two monumental banners, botanical forms, sky knowledge and references to cultural burning come together in mirrored compositions that reveal new layers as you look, inviting reflection on the interconnectedness of land, culture and cosmos.

On view at Artspace until 4 October.

'As Above, So Below' was co-commissioned by Artspace and Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. The Banner Series is supported by Andrew Cameron AM and Cathy Cameron.

https://www.artspace.org.au/banner-series/maddison-gibbs

13/08/2026

The BRAG Maker Space is a place where visitors of all ages explore our exhibitions through creativity, adding their own unique contributions to a growing community artwork. Now, we're celebrating incredible creations from the past two years with 'Made by You', a special video installation. 🎉🎨🧑‍🎨

Projected in the Gallery/Library forecourt after-dark every evening until 16 August, the installation showcases the hundreds of artworks created in the Maker Space. If you've contributed, come and see your artwork brought to life on the big screen. Or simply drop by and enjoy a vibrant celebration of our community's creativity.

This video has also been adapted for our C*D platform - displayed daily 10am-10pm in the windows of the old TAFE building down Ribbon Gang Lane, opposite 🤩

Video: Intro to 'Made By You', Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.

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70-78 Keppel Street
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Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
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