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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.

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
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13/04/2026

📣 Special public program
Join acclaimed artist David Rosetzky for an in depth talk exploring collaboration, portraiture and the ethics of representation, with a focus on his video piece currently showing at SECCA as part of the ‘Interfacial Intimacies’ exhibition.

Rosetzky is a Naarm/Melbourne-based visual artist and educator with an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to art making. Often working with practitioners from the fields of theatre, dance, and film and community groups – he creates videos, installations and photographic works in which identity is intimately observed.

📅 Friday 24 April
🕔 5pm (arrive from 4:30pm for a self-guided exhibition tour)
📍 SECCA, Zingel Place, Bega
🎟 FREE – bookings essential (link in bio)
🍴 Catering provided
🎁 Take home goodie bags for young people attending

Rosetzky will unpack the ideas and processes behind his work ‘Gaps’, discussing how movement, speech and collaboration can open space between self and other - and how these “gaps” shape both art and life.

The talk runs for approximately one hour and includes an audience Q&A. All welcome.

This public program is 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 being showcased at SECCA from 14 March – 23 May 2026. This exhibition has been curated by Caine Chennatt, developed by the Plimsoll Gallery and toured by Contemporary Art Tasmania.

Image: (left) David Rosetzky, photo supplied. (right) David Rosetzky, ‘Gaps’, 2014, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 35:07 min. Image courtesy of the artist and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne.

10/04/2026

✨Kids holiday workshop: “Portrait / Anti-portrait Collage”✨

✂️Get stuck into cutting and pasting in this playful and engaging portrait workshop combining photography and collage. Participants will explore alternative ways of representing identity, inspired by SECCA’s current exhibition “Interfacial Intimacies”, creating unique artworks while connecting with other kids who love art too.

🔹Wednesday 15 April 2026
Ages 5-8: 10am-12pm
Ages 9+: 1pm-3pm

$30 + booking fee, all materials provided
Bookings essential via secca.com.au or 🔗 in bio

Workshops will be tailored to participants’ age group. Creative Kids vouchers accepted.

📸 by Angela Tarlinton

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02/04/2026

💡A reminder that SECCA is closed on public holidays.
We will be closed the Easter long weekend, from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April, reopening on Tuesday 7 April. We will also be closed on Saturday 25 April and Monday 27 April.

Our regular opening hours are: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 2pm.
Our current exhibition ‘Interfacial Intimacies’ is showing until Saturday 23 May. We look forward to seeing you at SECCA soon!

‘Interfacial Intimacies’ an exhibition curated by Caine Chennatt, developed by the Plimsoll Gallery and toured by Contemporary Art Tasmania. Interfacial Intimacies brings together artists who hold and express tenderly the multiple aspects of their selves through a series of portraits and anti-portraits. Through photography, film, installations, sculpture, textile, and performance, this exhibition explores the tensions of our networked personalities - our shadows, our masks, our shame.
Artists: Cigdem Aydemir, Bruno Booth, Aleks Danko, Léuli Eshrāghi, Amrita Hepi, Shea Kirk, Georgia Morgan, Bhenji Ra, David Rosetzky and Cassie Sullivan.

More info via secca.com.au

Image: Léuli Eshrāghi with Spacecraft Studio, ‘afiafi’ (2023) from the Siapo viliata o le atumotu series (2020-), glues, metallic foils, iron powder on cotton. Currently on show at SECCA.

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Zingel Place
Bega, NSW
2550

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Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

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https://secca.com.au/

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