Western Plains Cultural Centre

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OUT OF PLACE ~Out of Place explores the odd, the curious and the wonderfully weird from within the collection of the Wes...
07/09/2026

OUT OF PLACE ~

Out of Place explores the odd, the curious and the wonderfully weird from within the collection of the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Asking the question of, what happens when the world rearranges itself and things get a little mixed up or out of place.

On exhibition until 27 September.

Image: Geoff Harvey, Miss Memo, 1990. wood. Collection of Western Plains Cultural Centre. Purchased with assistance of funds donated from the Friends of Dubbo Regional Gallery Inc and 50% funding from the NSW Ministry of the Arts. 1996_011_OBJ. © the artist. Installation view, Out of Place exhibition, Western Plains Cultural Centre 2026.

Dubbo Regional Council

MINIMAKERS ~ THIS WEEKDrop in this Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-11am for our free Minimakers program. Designed for p...
06/09/2026

MINIMAKERS ~ THIS WEEK

Drop in this Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-11am for our free Minimakers program. Designed for pre-school aged children, these sessions held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre will engage young minds in creativity and imagination!

Dubbo Regional Council

ARTEXPRESS ~Check out the works by HSC works by Visual Arts students from across NSW featuring their works in the ARTEXP...
05/09/2026

ARTEXPRESS ~

Check out the works by HSC works by Visual Arts students from across NSW featuring their works in the ARTEXPRESS 2026 exhibition.

The exhibition encompasses a broad range of approaches and expressive forms, including ceramics, collection of works, documented forms, drawing, graphic design, painting, photomedia, printmaking, sculpture, and time-based forms.

Free entry. On exhibition until 5 October.

ARTEXPRESS is a joint partnership between the NSW Education Standards Authority and the NSW Department of Education.

Image: Maya Hayman, Anthozoa: Beneath the Tides, 2025, ceramics, ARTEXPRESS 2026. Installation view, ARTEXPRESS 2026 exhibition, Western Plains Cultural Centre. Image by Dubbo Regional Council.

DAF26 ~ Artist spotlightCheck out our stallholders for this years Dubbo Art Fair and what they’ve been creating in the l...
04/09/2026

DAF26 ~ Artist spotlight

Check out our stallholders for this years Dubbo Art Fair and what they’ve been creating in the lead up to the event. Visit their websites/socials and meet them in person on DAF weekend 10 - 11 October, 9am - 4pm.

ANNEKA MITCHELL DESIGNS

BARB LIVINGSTON

YINARR ROSE DREAMING

CAROL DICKSON

CLAUDIA DE CARLI

Don’t miss out, lock in these dates below:
9 October, 6pm: Official Opening
10 October, 8am: Artist Breakfast Talk
11 October, 9am - 4pm: Dubbo Art Fair

For more information: https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/daf

Supported by Create NSW.

EXHIBITION ~ AWESOME 80’SDo you remember when Macquarie Street was wide and busy enough to need traffic lights? Eating a...
04/09/2026

EXHIBITION ~ AWESOME 80’S

Do you remember when Macquarie Street was wide and busy enough to need traffic lights? Eating at Ollies Restaurant or riding paddleboats on the Macquarie River? Awesome 80s explores the places, faces and events of Dubbo in 80s, a decade that transformed our city and the nation.

Exhibition 8 Aug 2026 - 14 Feb 2027

Funded by Create NSW

Photographer Unknown, Colonial Mutual Corner, Macquarie Street, Dubbo, c.1985, Donated by B Kelleher, Local Studies Collection, Dubbo Regional Council.

Dubbo Regional Council

DUBBO ART FAIR ~Mark your calendars, Dubbo Art Fair is coming up next month! Meet your local creatives and check out the...
03/09/2026

DUBBO ART FAIR ~

Mark your calendars, Dubbo Art Fair is coming up next month! Meet your local creatives and check out the variety of artworks on showcase and for sale within our gallery space. You don’t want to miss it!

Dubbo Art Fair will be held 10 - 11 October, 9am to 4pm.

Be among the first to see the works at the Official Opening VIP event on Friday 9 October, 6pm.

For more information: www.westernplainsculuralcentre.org/daf

Supported by Create NSW

MINIMAKERS ~ THIS WEEKDrop in this Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-11am for our free Minimakers program. Designed for p...
30/08/2026

MINIMAKERS ~ THIS WEEK

Drop in this Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-11am for our free Minimakers program. Designed for pre-school aged children, these sessions held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre will engage young minds in creativity and imagination!

Dubbo Regional Council

DAF26 ~ Artist SpotlightCheck out our next drop of artists! Showcasing their work at this year's Dubbo Art Fair. Visit t...
30/08/2026

DAF26 ~ Artist Spotlight

Check out our next drop of artists! Showcasing their work at this year's Dubbo Art Fair. Visit their socials and see what they have been busy creating for this year’s DAF.

JACARANDA LIGHT GALLERY

SALLY MONTGOMERY ART

LUCID BLOOMS

TAYLOR NICHOLLS -

For more information. visit:

Dubbo Art Fair | Western Plains Cultural Centre

Lock in these dates so you don’t miss out!

DAF Opening: 9 October, 6pm. Tickets $20
DAF Artist Breakfast Talk: 10 October, 8am.
DAF Weekend: 10 -11 October, 9am to 4pm. Free event

Supported by Create NSW.

DUBBO ART FAIR 2026 - Artist Breakfast TalkJoin Dr Shoufay Derz from the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)...
29/08/2026

DUBBO ART FAIR 2026 - Artist Breakfast Talk
Join Dr Shoufay Derz from the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) to learn about pricing and selling your work and NAVA’s code of practice, in our Artist Breakfast Talk on Saturday 10 October, 8am.

Open to all creatives in the region! Free event.

Held in our WPCC Auditorium.

Breakfast catering provided.

Limited spots available, book now to avoid missing out.

For more information, visit: www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/daf

Image: Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole © 2022.

ARTEXPRESS ~Explore the exceptional artworks created by HSC Visual Arts Students from across NSW in the current ARTEXPRE...
28/08/2026

ARTEXPRESS ~

Explore the exceptional artworks created by HSC Visual Arts Students from across NSW in the current ARTEXPRESS 2026 exhibition.

The exhibition encompasses a broad range of approaches and expressive forms, including ceramics, collection of works, documented forms, drawing, graphic design, painting, photomedia, printmaking, sculpture, and time-based forms.

Free entry, on exhibition until 4 October.

ARTEXPRESS is a partnership between the NSW Education Standards Authority and the NSW Department of Education.

Image: Installation view, ARTEXPRESS 2026 exhibition, Western Plains Cultural Centre. Image by Dubbo Regional Council.

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76 Wingewarra Street
Dubbo, NSW
2830

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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