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SECCA

South East Centre for Contemporary Art : The cultural heart of the south east.

Bega Valley Shire Council has announced the new South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA), a purpose-built contemporary art space, will be unveiled this summer following completion of a major redevelopment and expansion of the 30-year-old site formerly known as Bega Valley Regional Gallery.

11/06/2026

✨ Do you love poetry and spoken word? Join us for a special event!

‘Shape Shifters’ is the latest anthology from South Coast Writers Centre (SCWC) and we are proud to be hosting its Far South Coast launch.

Friday 19 June, 5.30 – 7.30pm, SECCA

🎤 Live readings by Pamela Goddard, Kai Jensen, Elizabeth Walton and SCWC Director Sarah Nicholson, with special guest MC, Peter Frankis, Chair of the SCWC board.

🎤 Poetry Open Mic – bring your words and share! Open Mic registration available at the door.

This special evening features selected ekphrasis poems from the 2025 ‘Tideland: Art + Word’ project, a collaboration between SECCA, Bega Valley Shire Library and SCWC, by poets:
Ronald Arana Atilano, Erica Chester, Eileen Chong, Mark Friend, Pamela Goddard, Julie-Ann Henninger, Siân Lim, Brittany Riley, Paris Rosemont, Nathan mudyi Sentance and Roger Vickery.

Free entry, catering provided, bookings essential via secca.com.au or via 🔗 in bio.
‘Shape Shifters’ will be available for purchase on the night.

Keen for more ekphrasis writing? Book in for Bega Library’s ‘Afterimage: A Poetry Workshop in Ekphrasis’ with award-winning poet Melody Paloma, taking place Saturday 20 June 10.30am – 1pm at SECCA. Paloma will guide participants through a series of writing prompts and exercises responding to SECCA’s current exhibitions ‘Unseen Cosmic Clock’ by Seth Birchall and ‘Power – The Future Is Here’ by Dennis Golding.

SECCA is supported by Bega Valley Shire Council and Create NSW.

Photos by Chris Sheedy photography:
Peter Frankis, Chair of the SCWC board and guest judge of the Tideland: Art + Word ekphrasis poetry open call at Tideland project launch held at SECCA, Feb 2025.
Pamela Goddard, selected poet in the Tideland: Art + Word ekphrasis poetry open call.

09/06/2026

A big thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday night for the opening of ‘Unseen Cosmic Clock’ by Seth Birchall and ‘POWER – The Future is Here’ by Dennis Golding.

We’re grateful to the artists, collaborators and community who made it a memorable evening of connection. Seth Birchall and curator Kyra Kum-Sing began with an exhibition walk-through, followed by a Welcome to Country from Djiringanj elder Aunty Glenda Dixon and opening reflections from Bega Valley Shire Councilor Helen O’Neil.

Together, these exhibitions open up powerful conversations around climate, culture and collective futures - exploring care, resilience and the voices shaping what comes next. Both exhibitions are on view until 22 August 2026 - we look forward to welcoming you in the gallery.

SECCA is supported by Bega Valley Shire Council and Create NSW.

Seth Birchall is represented by Sullivan + Strumpf

‘POWER – The Future is Here’ is a Solid Ground project with Dennis Golding and Alexandria Park Community School, curated by Kyra Kum-Sing, presented by Carriageworks and Blacktown Arts, and touring with Museums & Galleries of NSW This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.

Solid Ground Carriageworks Blacktown Arts Museums & Galleries of NSW

Photos by Marcus Ward Curran.

07/06/2026

💡SECCA is closed on public holidays.
We will be closed this Monday 8 June.

'Unseen Cosmic Clock' by Seth Birchall and 'POWER – The Future is Here' by Dennis Golding are showing until Saturday 22 August.

Our regular opening hours are: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 2pm.

Check our program details via secca.com.au

01/06/2026

✨You’re invited to the opening of two new exhibitions this Friday 5 June!
Seth Birchall: ‘Unseen Cosmic Clock’
&
Dennis Golding: ‘POWER – The Future is Here’

5:30pm: Exhibition walk-through with artist Seth Birchall & special guest Kyra Kum-Sing, curator of ‘POWER – The Future is Here’
6:00pm: Opening event with Welcome to Country by Djiringanj elder Aunty Glenda Dixon & opening remarks by Bega Valley Shire Councillor Helen O’Neil

Free event, bookings via secca.com.au or via 🔗 in bio

‘Unseen Cosmic Clock’ is a solo exhibition of new work by Seth Birchall that situates personal experience within broader questions of climate disaster and responsibility. Through painted and printed landscapes, the exhibition explores loss and possibility.

‘POWER – The Future is Here’ is the result of a collaboration between Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from Alexandria Park Community School. This touring exhibition celebrates collaboration and cultural expression through a series of superhero capes that draw on lived experience and identity, imagining strength, resilience and future possibility.

Exhibition dates: 6 June – 22 August 2026

‘POWER – The Future is Here’ is a Solid Ground project with and Alexandria Park Community School, curated by Kyra Kum-Sing, presented by and , and touring with Museums & Galleries of NSW (). This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.

Supported by Bega Valley Shire Council and Create NSW.

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Images:
1. Seth Birchall, ‘This Unreality’, 2026, oil on canvas, photo by Dane Lovett
2. Seth Birchall, photo by Jessica Maurer
3. Dennis Golding, ‘The Future is Here’, 2021, Carriageworks. Image courtesy and copyright the artist, photo by Zan Wimberley
4. Kyra Kum-Sing, photo supplied

24/05/2026

SECCA is currently closed to the public while we install our next exhibitions, 'Unseen Cosmic Clock' by Seth Birchall and 'POWER – The Future is Here' by Dennis Golding. We will re-open as normal on Saturday 6 June.

Save the date for the exhibitions opening event - all welcome!
✨Opening: 5.30pm Friday 5 June
🎟️FREE event and exhibitions | Bookings for the opening encouraged via secca.com.au or link in bio
📅Exhibition dates: 6 June - 22 August 2026

'Unseen Cosmic Clock' is a solo exhibition of new work by Seth Birchall that situates personal experience within broader questions of climate disaster and responsibility.
'POWER – The Future is Here' is a touring exhibition by Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding, created in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from Alexandria Park Community School. Curated by Kyra Kum-Sing, this exhibition was first presented at Carriageworks and Blacktown Arts, and is currently touring with Museums & Galleries of NSW.

More information about these exhibitions coming soon!

18/05/2026

✨Final week to experience ‘Interfacial Intimacies’ at SECCA
As the exhibition draws to a close, we invite you to spend time with these powerful works exploring identity, visibility and the layered selves we carry.

Through photography, film, installation, textile and performance, 10 contemporary artists consider the masks we wear, the shadows we hold, and our ‘right to opacity’ - the possibility of being seen without being fully defined.

Featuring works by Cigdem Aydemir, Bruno Booth, Aleks Danko, Léuli Eshrāghi, Amrita Hepi, Shea Kirk, Georgia Morgan, Bhenji Ra, David Rosetzky and Cassie Sullivan, the exhibition has offered space for reflection, conversation and close looking.

Thank you to everyone who has visited, engaged, and supported the exhibition.

Don’t miss your last chance to visit – final day this Saturday 23 May!

Exhibition curated by Caine Chennatt, developed by the Plimsoll Gallery and toured by Contemporary Art Tasmania.

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Photo by Marcus Ward Curran.

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05/05/2026

Moving through 'Interfacial Intimacies' ✨

Spanning photography, film, textile, installation and performance, the works invite reflection on intimacy and resistance. This touring exhibition considers the masks we wear, the selves we reveal, and our right to opacity - to be seen without being defined.

Experience the works of Cigdem Aydemir, Bruno Booth, Aleks Danko, Léuli Eshrāghi, Amrita Hepi, Shea Kirk, Georgia Morgan, Bhenji Ra, David Rosetzky and Cassie Sullivan.

On view at SECCA until Saturday 23 May.

Exhibition curated by Caine Chennatt, developed by the Plimsoll Gallery and toured by Contemporary Art Tasmania. The Plimsoll Gallery is supported by the University of Tasmania. Contemporary Art Tasmania is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding body, by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy and is assisted through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and by the Contemporary Art Tasmania Exhibition Development Fund.

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Photos by Marcus Ward Curran, 'Interfacial Intimacies' exhibition launch 13 March 2026.

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29/04/2026

🎨✨ Art After School Term 2 dates are starting soon - book in for final places now!

Over eight weeks, participants will work with a range of mediums, learn new skills, create their own unique artworks, and learn creative problem solving – all in a fun, supportive environment connecting with kids who love art too!

Kids aged 5-8 will explore foundational ideas and materials in a supportive and stimulating environment, while our new 9+ class will get the opportunity to gain more advanced skills under the tutelage of three experienced art educators.

The program concludes with an end-of-term exhibition, giving our young artists their chance to see their achievements on the gallery walls and learn how exhibitions come together.

Thursdays - commencing 7 May
Ages 9+, 3:45 - 5pm

Fridays - commencing 8 May
Ages 5 to 8, 3:45 - 5pm

$210 per child + booking fee
All materials provided.

Spaces are limited and bookings essential via secca.com.au
Creative Kids vouchers accepted

Image: Public program event at SECCA. Photo by Marcus Ward Curran.

28/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday for the keynote talk with acclaimed artist David Rosetzky. This in-depth presentation opened conversations on the potential between collaborative artform dialogues and expanded approaches to portraiture, with a focus on Rosetzky’s video piece ‘Gaps’ currently showing at SECCA as part of the ‘Interfacial Intimacies’ exhibition.

The evening welcomed many young performers from our friends at FLING Physical Theatre as well as many from the wider arts community. Attendees enjoyed yummy food by Cultural Ground Catering, a new initiative from Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council, and there were take home goodie bags for young people.

This public program was presented as part of Youth Week 2026, developed in collaboration with FLING Physical Theatre, and supported by the NSW Government Youth Week Grants Program.

‘Interfacial Intimacies’ is now showing at SECCA until 23 May 2026. This exhibition has been curated by Caine Chennatt, developed by the Plimsoll Gallery and toured by Contemporary Art Tasmania.

Photos by Marcus Ward Curran.

FLING Physical Theatre
Youth Week NSW

Plimsoll Gallery
Caine Chennatt
Contemporary Art Tasmania

24/04/2026

SECCA is closed on public holidays.
We will be closed this Saturday 25 April and Monday 27 April.
Our regular opening hours are: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 2pm.

Check our program details via secca.com.au
SECCA is a service of

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