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Cowra Regional Art Gallery

Name: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Address: 77 Darling Street, Cowra, NSW, 2794, AU
Telephone: (02) 6340 2190

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The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is located in Cowra’s main cultural precinct together with the Cowra Library, World Peace Bell and the Cowra Civic Centre.

24/08/2026

📣 Final week 📣

🌟 Visit the Gallery to view ‘Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser: A Journey in Textiles’ exhibition on show until 30 August!

‘Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser: A Journey in Textiles’ highlights the artist's career from the late 1970s to 2025. The works displayed will exemplify Keiko's rich Japanese heritage and the influence of the Australian landscape on her highly individual aesthetic.

Curated by Peter Haynes.

Presented in partnership with the Cowra Breakout Association. Coinciding with the anniversary of the Cowra Breakout.

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 10am-2pm. Admission free.

IMAGE 1 Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, ‘Driftwood’, 1993, screenprint on Japanese h**p.
IMAGE 2 Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, ‘Coral’ (detail), 1992, hand painted with drawing and screenprint on cotton chintz.
IMAGE 3 Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, ‘Inside the Folds’, 2018, shibori, Japanese natural indigo dye on linen.

23/08/2026

🎊 'Calleen Art Award' announcement of finalists for 2026! 🎊

Please join us on Saturday 5 September, 6pm-8pm for the Exhibition of Finalists Launch.

RSVP via Eventbrite

16/08/2026

🎯 Drop into the Gallery between 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday 19 August to draw and join a Curator Talk with Peter Haynes.

📝 Visit the ‘Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser: A Journey in Textiles’ exhibition with your sketch book. Take inspiration from the work of Australian Japanese textile artist Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, who specialised in Japanese textile techniques, including shibori.

📍 FREE

📍 Basic materials and coffee and tea provided

📍 BYO any special art materials or your own journals and pencils

IMAGE 1 Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, ‘Folds’ (detail), 2009, dyed shibori on silk. IMAGE 2 Curator Peter Haynes with Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser works with (l-r) ‘Side by Side’, 2000, shibori, dye and painted on linen. ‘Golden Dusk’, 2002, shibori, dye and paint on linen.

15/08/2026

🤩 This week, Cowra Regional Art Gallery presented 401 ‘Calleen Art Award’ entries to the 2026 Selection Panel at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre in Katoomba.

👉 The panel consisted of Georgia Connolly, Head of Regional Engagement, Access and Learning at the Art Gallery of NSW, Bridget Guthrie, Director, Tamworth Regional Gallery & Museums and John Cheeseman, Partner, Interchange Art Projects.

‼️Announcement of the finalists coming soon. Stay tuned‼️

IMAGE 1 The selection panel enjoying the stunning Blue Mountains view on the Outdoor Courtyard / Viewing Platform of the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. IMAGE 2 The selection panel caught up with Rilka Oakley, the Program Leader Arts & Cultural Centre (and Gallery Director) at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.

14/08/2026

✨ ‘Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser: A Journey in Textiles’ launched at CRAG on 1 August!

🌟 Visit the Gallery and enjoy this stunning exhibition by Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser.

The exhibition highlights the artist's career from the late 1970s to 2025. The works displayed exemplify Keiko's rich Japanese heritage and the influence of the Australian landscape on her highly individual aesthetic.

Curated by Peter Haynes.

📆 The exhibition runs until 30 August.

⏰ Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm.

IMAGE 1 Keiko’s family at the exhibition launch
IMAGE 2 Installation view of ‘Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser: A Journey in Textiles’
IMAGE 3 Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, ‘Folding Gold I’, 2018, shibori, indigo dye and paint on linen

24/07/2026

📣 FINAL DAYS! 📣

🌈 'Luminous Revolution' and 🌳 'Rewritten Ground' ends this Sunday 26 July

📍 Visit the Gallery this weekend and enjoy two fabulous exhibitions from established and emerging regional artists.

💳 Artworks are also for sale!

⏰ Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 10am - 2pm.

Image 1 from ‘Rewritten Ground’ installation view: Sarah Randall, ‘Take the Long Way’ (detail), 2026, oil on board.
Image 2 from ‘Luminous Revolution’ installation view: Shani Nottingham, ‘Polychromatic’, 2026, watercolour, ink and gouache on watercolour paper 1.

18/07/2026

‼ LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY TO THE ‘CALLEEN ART AWARD 2026’ BY 11.59PM TONIGHT AEST ‼

17/07/2026

🤩 Come along tomorrow (Saturday 18 July) for our Colour Makers Drop-in Workshop! 🤩

🌈 Join our wonderful workshop tutor, Libby Murray and explore a range of textile and drawing-based activities that are inspired by the 'Luminous Revolution' exhibition.

🎯 Drop in at any time between 10am and 2pm.

✅ ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED

✅ ALL AGES WELCOME

✅ ADMISSION FREE

Presented in partnership with Visit Cowra and the Cowra Tourism Corporation.

🖼️ Featured work from ‘Luminous Revolution’ is by Cowra artist Brenda Stace Chat, ‘Breathing In’, 2026, oil paint on ply, 48 x 50 cms

16/07/2026

‼️ LAST DAYS TO GET YOUR ENTRY INTO THE ‘CALLEEN ART AWARD 2026’ ‼️

❌ MUST CLOSE THIS SUNDAY 19 JULY 11.59PM AEST ❌

🎨 The ‘Calleen Art Award’ is an annual acquisitive painting prize and exhibition. It presents the best of contemporary Australian painting in any style, theme or subject.

📍 ENTRIES CLOSE Sunday 19 July 2026 at 11.59pm (AEST)

📍 EXHIBITION DATES 6 September to 18 October 2026

📍 ENTER ONLINE cowraartgallery.com.au

Address

77 Darling Street
Cowra, NSW
2794

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

(02) 6340 2190

Website

http://cowraartgallery.com.au/

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