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Bunbury Regional Art Galleries (BRAG) is the premier public art gallery in the South West, Western Australia. BRAG is an icon in the South West community, giving regional artists and audiences valuable exposure to contemporary and traditional art, and providing exhibition and artistic development opportunities for artists working in regional and remote locations. Through our diverse programme of exhibitions and workshops focusing on community access and engagement, BRAG invites you to experience the arts through discovery and creativity. Bunbury Regional Art Gallery is owned and operated by the City of Bunbury.

20/10/2026

CLOSING SOON / Billy Missi'n Wakain Thamai
Explore the powerful artistic legacy of the late Torres Strait Islander artist Billy Missi.
Deeply influenced by the storytelling, song, and dance traditions of his Wagadagam Tribe, his artistic journey combined traditional carving techniques with modern linocut methods, creating a unique aesthetic that earned international recognition before his passing in 2012.

This exhibition brings together over 50 of the artist's most significant and iconic prints, including rare and never-before-exhibited monoprints, etchings, and linoprints from Djumbunji Fine Art Press and private collections.

Curated by Dr Russell Milledge, this retrospective was developed in close consultation with the Billy Missi Estate, family members and friends, highlighting Missi’s critical role in the emergence of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) printmaking as a contemporary art form.

𝘉𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘠 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘚𝘐’𝘕 𝘞𝘈𝘒𝘈𝘐𝘕 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘐
At BRAG until Sunday 25 October 2026
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, 64 Wittenoom Street
Entry is always free | Open Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm

𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪'𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘪 is an exhibition developed by NorthSite Contemporary Arts and touring Australia in partnership with Gab Titui Cultural Centre and Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program.

20/10/2026

Artist in Residence Q&A: Michelle Over
Western Australian painter Michelle Over spent her residency at BRAG creating bold, colour-driven canvases inspired by Neo Expressionism and Neo Fauvism.
We caught up with Michelle to chat about her work, her process, and what the residency has meant to her.

🖌️What have you been working on at BRAG?
A medium-large canvas I constructed specifically for this placement, inspired by a mash-up of two photographs of Italy taken by a good friend travelling there at the start of my residency, showing people at outdoor restaurants.
📻What does a typical day in the studio look like?
I’ll work on up to three paintings over the day, usually with music on. Because oil takes a long time to dry, I like to have several works on the go at once.
✂️Where do you start?
I generally start with photographs of people, objects and places that inspire me, though sometimes it’s just an idea. I begin by blocking out areas of the canvas in acrylic, which helps me place the image. Then I develop the idea in oil.
🎨How do you choose your colours?
My choice of colour is completely emotional. I get intuitive hits that I act on, and they’re usually the right choice in retrospect.
👨‍🎨What does contemporary expressionism mean to you?
Raw emotion, bold colour, dramatic brushwork and distortion rather than realism or visual likeness, with colour chosen to evoke a mood or feeling. Along with Expressionists, I’m also influenced by Fauvists like Henri Matisse and André Derain, who used intense, unmixed colour and thick impasto to express emotion rather than describe reality. Other favourites include Tamara de Lempicka, Diego Rivera, Henri Rousseau and Franz Marc.
🏫How has working in the BRAG studio affected you?
Very positively. I normally work closeted away at home, so the open-door policy was challenging at first, but I adapted quickly. I’ve found people’s appreciation of my work refreshing, encouraging and extremely validating.
🖼️What’s next?
A solo exhibition at Collie Art Gallery from 4 June to 5 July 2027. I’m continuing to produce new works and framing up to 40 paintings.

Meet Michelle in the studio on Thursdays and Saturdays until 31 October.

20/10/2026

CLOSING SOON | Pasar Malam / Night Market
At the night market, you can buy fake Rolex watches, fried grasshoppers and amulets with “magical” powers. Skinny guys with tattoos operate carnival rides that aren’t safe. There’s a haunted house and a giant python. Gangsters, pickpockets and revolutionaries lurk in the shadows.

𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮/𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 is an immersive exhibition of large-scale screen-printed works by 15 Indonesian and Australian artists exploring the transgressive allure and vibrant energy of the Indonesian night market.

In keeping with Java's slightly seedy, mysterious, and precarious night markets, the exhibition is designed as an immersive, engaging experience. Visitors will navigate a crowded, colourful space where artists bring the Night Market's chaos and permissiveness to life.

𝘗𝘈𝘚𝘈𝘙 𝘔𝘈𝘓𝘈𝘔 / 𝘕𝘐𝘎𝘏𝘛 𝘔𝘈𝘙𝘒𝘌𝘛
At BRAG until 25 October 2026
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, 64 Wittenoom Street
Entry is always free | Open Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm

𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮 is a Krack studio exhibition in partnership with 16albermarle Project Space, and has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program.

19/10/2026

At yesterday's official awards ceremony event, the 2026 Iluka Visions award winners were announced. Congratulations to:
Year 7 & 8 Overall - 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙 by Imogen Evans from Georgiana Molloy Anglican School
Year 7 & 8 Runner-up - 𝘽𝙤𝙗 𝙋𝙤𝙣𝙙 by Kayla Moyo from Australind Senior High School
Year 9 & 10 Overall - 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙮 by Beccy Mason from Bunbury Catholic College
Year 9 & 10 Runner-up - 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 by Annabel Bronickis from CSHS
Equity Award (All Years) - 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙒𝙧𝙖𝙥 by Newton Moore Education Support Centre
Mystery Award - 𝙍𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙚 by Remy Mathieson from South West Community College Busselton
Viewers' Choice Award - 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙚 by Emmasyn Dillon from Our Lady of Mercy College
Year 11 & 12 Photography - 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙 by Mackenzi Harnett from Australind Senior High School
Year 11 & 12 Work on Paper - 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 1-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘿𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 by Holly Swiggs from Bunbury Catholic College
Year 11 & 12 Painting - 𝙎𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 by Auri Mahar from Bunbury Senior High School
Year 11 & 12 3D Award - 𝙏𝙤 𝙀𝙧𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚 by Pia Mangano from Bunbury Catholic College
Year 11 & 12 Best Overall Award - 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙚 by Emmasyn Dillon from Our Lady of Mercy College

Congratulations to all student artists exhibiting in Iluka Visions 2026. We hope this experience will become a cherished memory for you in the future. Thank you to all arts department staff at participating schools, without whom this exhibition wouldn’t be possible.
Thank you to the Cityb of Bunbury, Iluka Resources Pty Ltd, and FRAMED.au for their support of Iluka Visions 2026.

Iluka Visions is now on until 15 November. Be sure to stop by and check out these amazing artworks and more in person at BRAG.

16/10/2026

Will we see you at the 2026 Iluka Visions Awards event this Sunday?
Celebrating 35 years, Iluka Visions showcases the awesome artistic talents of South West students in Years 7 to 12.
📆 Sunday, 18 October, 11am-1pm
📍 Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Wittenoom St
🍕 Food and drinks supplied
🎟️ Everyone welcome, entry is free!
Want more info? ➡ https://vist.ly/5nmpr

13/10/2026

CLOSING SOON / 31
Christopher Young’s photographic practice is concerned with the traces people leave behind: places, objects, bodies, memories and the stories that accumulate around them. Across his series, photography becomes a way of excavating these fragments and asking what they might reveal about identity, belonging, absence and time.

The images are not staged. Rather, they are "as found" - encountered in the world and photographed in the condition in which Young discovers them. This distinction is important. Young does not construct the object or scene so much as locate, isolate and preserve it. Meaning emerges through the act of discovery, and through the gaps between what is visible and what can only be imagined.

Across the series, the photograph therefore becomes both evidence and mystery: a fragment of something that existed before the camera arrived, carrying traces of stories that may be recoverable, unknowable or entirely invented.

31 / Christopher Young
On now at BRAG until Sunday 18 October 2026
Entry is always free | Open Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm

09/10/2026

Discover the themes of diaspora, migration, displacement, and human relationships behind the works of Indonesian artist Jumaadi.
Pasar Malam / Night Market is on now at BRAG until 25 October 2026.
Entry is always free | Open Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm

𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮 is a Krack studio exhibition in partnership with 16albermarle Project Space, and has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program.

06/10/2026

Last chance to vote for your favourite artwork!
If you haven’t already, make sure you've voted for the 2026 Iluka Visions Viewer's Choice Award. Every visitor has a say: pick up a ballot slip, write the artwork title, and pop it in the ballot box before Sunday 11 October.
We'll announce the winner at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday 18 October 🎉

Free event. Find out more ➡ https://vist.ly/5m7gn

Iluka Visions 2026 is on now at BRAG until 15 November 2026.
📍64 Wittenoom Street, Bunbury
🕐 Open Wed–Sun, 10am–4pm. Entry is always free.

02/10/2026

Learn the Noongar words for different birds found on Wardandi Country with this delightful bilingual picture book! Every page comes alive with vivid artwork by Marjorie Ugle, an artist in the Noongar Arts Program.

Marjorie is a respected Noongar Elder living in Goomburrup, whose artistic journey emerged from profound personal resilience. Her vibrant artwork celebrates the beauty of Noongar Country through bold, bright depictions of birds, leaves, and flowers, reflecting her connection to nature and cultural heritage. She has a fearless approach to her art and loves to experiment with colours. Painting brings her joy and a sense of peace.

Published by The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, you can pick up a copy of 'Djerup' on their website or visit Bunbury's new Wardandi Wanil Art Centre, now open to the public on Wednesdays & Fridays, 10am - 4pm.

29/09/2026

ILUKA VISIONS 2026 AWARDS CEREMONY / 18 OCT
Our premier student art exhibition is back! Celebrating 35 years, Iluka Visions showcases the awesome artistic talents of South West students in Years 7 to 12.
Mark your calendars, because you're invited to the official awards presentation on Sunday, 18 October, 11am - 1pm at BRAG.
Kick back with a refreshment in hand, chill out to music and soak in the creative vibes as we present awards to standout artists, recognising their exceptional work over the last year.
This is a free event; learn more ➡ https://vist.ly/5k9u5

📷 Photos from last year's opening and awards event.

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Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
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