NERAM-New England Regional Art Museum

NERAM-New England Regional Art Museum The New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) is the one thing you must see if visiting Armidale. Art
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New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) is home of the famous Howard Hinton and Chandler Coventry Collections of Australian art. The Art Museum boasts six gallery spaces, an artist studio, the Museum of Printing, conference facilities, The Six Counties restaurant and the Museum Shop. The museum's program features exhibitions, art classes and public programs.

A JOURNEY IN MINIATURE 🎨🖼Presented by the Australian Society of Miniature Art, this exhibition brings together an extrao...
31/05/2026

A JOURNEY IN MINIATURE 🎨🖼

Presented by the Australian Society of Miniature Art, this exhibition brings together an extraordinary range of works that demonstrate the precision, skill and imagination demanded by the form. Working within the discipline of scale—where every detail is heightened and nothing can be overlooked, artists explore subjects limited only by their imagination, across painting, drawing, printmaking and mixed media.

A Journey in Miniature is showing at NERAM from Fri 1st May - Sun 7th June. For purchase enquires, visit the gallery or call (02) 6772 5255.


Image 1: Terry Lavin, River Bend, 2023. Watercolour.
Image 2: Elise Benamane, Forest Hillside, 2024. Etching, hand coloured
Image 3: Kate Jacobsen, Along the Coast Road (detail), 2024. Wood engraving.
Image 4: Elise Benamane, View From the Hill, 2024. Oil on canvas.

A huge thank you to everyone who braved the rain on Friday evening to join us for the opening of The Neighbour at the Ga...
31/05/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who braved the rain on Friday evening to join us for the opening of The Neighbour at the Gate and Pochettes en Fête! ✨

As part of the opening, we were fortunate to experience a beautiful smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country by Bruce Cohen, as well as an introduction to the incredible Neighbour at the Gate exhibition by National Art School Director, Dr Kristen Sharp.

We'd also like to say an extra special thank you to Bruce Cohen, the team at the National Art School, and all the NERAM staff and volunteers who worked to create such a successful evening.

The Neighbour at the Gate and Pochettes en Fête will be on at NERAM until the 26th of July.

We've got brand new gloves in store, inspired by Esther Paterson's portrait of Betty Paterson 💛Keep cosy in style this w...
29/05/2026

We've got brand new gloves in store, inspired by Esther Paterson's portrait of Betty Paterson 💛

Keep cosy in style this winter at the NERAM Shop ❄️ Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4pm.


Painting depicted on card: Esther Paterson, The Yellow Gloves, 1938. Oil on board. Gift of Howard Hinton 1939.

In times of uncertainty and rapid change, art offers something profoundly important: a space to reflect, imagine, connec...
29/05/2026

In times of uncertainty and rapid change, art offers something profoundly important: a space to reflect, imagine, connect and find meaning together. The arts help us process the world around us, foster empathy and understanding, and create moments of beauty, joy and hope. They help us gather, and they help us process grief and uncertainty. They create meaning, and they create belonging.

Every day at NERAM, we see the impact of the arts firsthand. We see children discovering confidence, curiosity and self-expression through creative learning experiences. We see older members of our community finding connection, memory and renewed confidence through our art and dementia programs. We see artists sharing stories that challenge, inspire and encourage new ways of thinking. And we see people coming together through exhibitions, performances and conversations that foster belonging, understanding and a stronger sense of community.

It's thanks to the generosity of supporters like you that NERAM continues to play a vital role in the cultural life of the New England region. We remain deeply committed to ensuring that people of all ages and backgrounds can access meaningful creative experiences close to home and that the extraordinary talent, stories and creativity of our local communities is fostered to its highest potential.

Your support is essential in helping us continue this work. We invite you to make a tax-deductible donation to our 2026 Annual Appeal to ensure that NERAM remains a place of inspiration, reflection and community for the New England region.

Thank you sincerely for your generosity and belief in the value of the arts.

Donation can be made in person or via https://www.neram.com.au/support/annual-appeal-2026/.

HABITAT: CHRISTINE JAMES 🌳'Habitat' looks at aspects of the upland wetland and Ramsar Listed reserve, Little Llangothlin...
28/05/2026

HABITAT: CHRISTINE JAMES 🌳

'Habitat' looks at aspects of the upland wetland and Ramsar Listed reserve, Little Llangothlin, on Banbai Country. The artwork in this series forms a continuance of the concerns outlined in her previous works about other Australian wetlands and their catchments and explores Australia’s rapidly-disappearing biodiversity.

Habitat is on display at NERAM until Sunday 7th June. For purchase enquiries, please contact the gallery on (02) 6772 5255.


Image 1: Christine James, Focus of Counting in Icy Winds (detail), 2026. Oil on linen.
Image 2: Christine James, La Niña View Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve 1 (detail), 2025. Oil on linen.
Image 3: Christine James, La Niña View Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve 2 (detail), 2025. Oil on linen.

THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE 🏠"A landmark exhibition exploring the connections between First Nations and Asian Australian h...
28/05/2026

THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE 🏠

"A landmark exhibition exploring the connections between First Nations and Asian Australian histories through contemporary art...Both poetic and political, The Neighbour at the Gate demonstrates how art can act as a gateway for healing, connection, and truth-telling amid contested notions of belonging."
- Vault Magazine

Opening Night:
📆 Fri 29th May 2026
🕑 6pm - 8pm
📍 New England Regional Art Museum
🎟 FREE - RSVP via https://www.neram.com.au/event/opening-night-29-may-2026/


The Neighbour at the Gate will be on display at NERAM from 12th May - 26th July.

The Neighbour at the Gate is made possible through the generous support of the NSW Government's Blockbusters Funding initiative.

Image 1: Photograph of participating artists by Peter Morgan.
Image 2: Jenna Mayilema Lee, installation view, The Neighbour at the Gate, National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2025 © the artist. Photograph: Peter Morgan.
Image 3: Installation view, The Neighbour at the Gate, 2025, National Art School Gallery; foreground: James Nguyen, Homeopathies_where new trees grow (detail), 2025; background: James Tylor, Pardu (detail), 2025 © the artists. Photograph: Peter Morgan
Image 4: Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, God of War, 2025, installation view, The Neighbour at the Gate, National Art School Gallery , 2025 © the artist. Photograph: Peter Morgan

OPENING THIS FRIDAY 🥳👜Pochettes en Fête celebrates the elegance, glamour and enduring allure of the vintage handbag. The...
28/05/2026

OPENING THIS FRIDAY 🥳👜

Pochettes en Fête celebrates the elegance, glamour and enduring allure of the vintage handbag.

The exhibition will bring together a selection of beautifully crafted pochettes, clutches and evening bags generously donated by Jan White, alongside contemporary artworks. In doing so, fashion accessories are explored and understood not just as objects of style, but as carriers of memory, identity and cultural history.

We hope you can join us for the opening night of this stunning exhibition ✨

📆 Fri 29th May 2026
🕑 6pm - 8pm
📍 New England Regional Art Museum
🎟 FREE - RSVP via www.neram.com.au/event/opening-night-29-may-2026

WEARABLE ART WORKSHOP WITH SVENJA 🧷✂️Wearable Art is where fine art meets fashion, science, and engineering to create a ...
27/05/2026

WEARABLE ART WORKSHOP WITH SVENJA 🧷✂️

Wearable Art is where fine art meets fashion, science, and engineering to create a sculptural form using the body as its base. Free from the restrictions of any of these disciplines, anything is possible.

Enjoy a presentation on the many approaches of designers, as well as a close look at the career development, and processes involved in the creation of Svenja’s own comprehensive body of work. Then, try your hand at the process of beginning to design your own piece with guided exercises to open your mind to the infinite possibilities of inspiration!

📆 Saturday 13th June
🕐 1pm – 4pm
📍 Packsaddle Studio, NERAM
🎟 Members $98 | General $109

Book via www.neram.com.au/event/wearable-art-design-workshop/


Wearable Art will run in conjunction with Svenja's upcoming exhibition, DistoMorph, opening at NERAM on Friday 12th of July.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION: DRAWN FROM PAIN, WRITTEN FROM TRUTHDrawn From Pain, Written from Truth brings together the powerful...
27/05/2026

UPCOMING EXHIBITION: DRAWN FROM PAIN, WRITTEN FROM TRUTH

Drawn From Pain, Written from Truth brings together the powerful testimonies of Amera Ali and Suad Smo in an exhibition that speaks to survival, memory and resilience. Captured by ISIS as young girls during the Yezidi genocide, both artists draw on lived experience to share deeply personal accounts of displacement, violence and endurance.

Through text, Amera Ali reflects on trauma, survival and the difficult process of rebuilding a life after unimaginable loss, while Suad Smo’s artworks give visual form to grief, cultural memory and resilience. Together, their practices become acts of witness and resistance, ensuring stories too often silenced are seen and heard.

We would like to thank Armidale Sanctuary Humanitarian Settlement for proudly supporting this exhibition.

Drawn from Pain, Written from Truth will exhibit at NERAM from the 12th of June until the 19th of July.

OPENING NIGHT:
📆 Fri 12th June
🕐 6pm - 8pm
📍 New England Regional Art Museum
🎟 FREE: RSVP via www.neram.com.au/event/opening-night-11

Image credit: Suad Smo, Untitled, 2026.

⚠️Please note, this exhibition will depict and reflect on topics of genocide, assault, and tremendous personal and cultural loss. If these topics could cause you significant distress, please consider talking with our staff to get more information on what is depicted in the works before viewing.

OPENING THIS FRIDAY: THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE 🏠🕯The Neighbour at the Gate is a major group exhibition presented by Nati...
26/05/2026

OPENING THIS FRIDAY: THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE 🏠🕯

The Neighbour at the Gate is a major group exhibition presented by National Art School, bringing together contemporary artworks that examine the enduring impact of immigration policies and colonial histories on First Nations and Asian Australian communities.

Across various mediums and perspectives, The Neighbour at the Gate charts the entangled legacies of exclusion and resilience, drawing vital parallels between the past and present, memory and nationhood.

We hope you can join us for an evening of connection, consideration, and cultural conversation.

📆 Fri 29th May 2026
🕑 6pm - 8pm
📍 New England Regional Art Museum
🎟 FREE - RSVP via https://www.neram.com.au/event/opening-night-29-may-2026/


The Neighbour at the Gate is a commissioned exhibition project for the National Art School, proudly supported by the NSW Government through the Blockbusters Funding initiative.

Image credit: Jacky Cheng, Imaginary Homelands, 2025, installation view © the artist. Photograph: Peter Morgan.

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Wednesday 10am - 4pm
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