Cowra Regional Art Gallery

Cowra Regional Art Gallery 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.

🎉The Gallery launched two new exhibitions Friday 19 June,’ Luminous Revolution’ and ‘Rewritten Ground' 🎉🌈 ‘Luminous Revo...
23/06/2026

🎉The Gallery launched two new exhibitions Friday 19 June,’ Luminous Revolution’ and ‘Rewritten Ground' 🎉

🌈 ‘Luminous Revolution’ is an exhibition revealing the power and nuance of colour within artistic practice featuring artists, Linda Chant, Brenda Stace Chat, Inel Date, David Henley, Rebecca Dowling, Shani Nottingham and Mary-Ann Wright.

🌳 ‘Rewritten Ground’ is an exhibition exploring human intervention within the landscape with artists, Gus Armstrong, Laura Baker, John Daly, Rachel Pinel, Sarah Randall, Joel Tonks and Kendelle Watts.

🖼 The exhibitions are curated by Cassandra Hard Lawrie in consultation with Inel Date and Sarah Randall.

⭐️ Depicted are two of the ‘Rewritten Ground’ artists with their artworks.

📅 EXHIBITION DATES: 19 June to 26 July 2026

⏰ GALLERY HOURS: Tues-Sat 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 2 pm. Admission is free.

IMAGES 1. Gus Armstrong with his interactive artwork ‘Don't Mention It', Salvaged 120VDC electric generator, reclaimed timber, RetroBug, CRT TV, Perspex. IMAGE 2. Joel Tonks with ‘Void’, acrylic on canvas.

📣 Only 4 more weeks to go to enter the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’! 📣🌟 The ‘Calleen Art Award’ is an annual acquisitive pai...
22/06/2026

📣 Only 4 more weeks to go to enter the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’! 📣

🌟 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

🎉 Cowra Regional Art Gallery is delighted to announce that Jane Tonks is winner of the People’s Choice for ‘Central Belo...
19/06/2026

🎉 Cowra Regional Art Gallery is delighted to announce that Jane Tonks is winner of the People’s Choice for ‘Central Belonging Art Award 2026’! 🎉

🌟 Voted by visitors to the exhibition, Jane Tonks’, 'The Silent Witness, Keeper of Stories' has won the $500 People’s Choice Award, through the support of the Cowra Regional Art Gallery Trust.

📃 ARTIST STATEMENT ”Within the Central West and beyond, areas of remnant bushland are increasingly under threat from multiple sources. These areas face the impacts of the climate crisis, with more frequent bushfires, storms, droughts and floods, soil erosion, deforestation and invasive species. Old growth trees are becoming a rare sight in bushland areas. These trees are incredibly important to the health of an ecosystem, providing habit, hollows for nesting, shade and biodiversity. Often living for many centuries and human lifespans, they are ‘silent witnesses’ to the physical and cultural changes in the environment, ‘the keeper of stories’ ”. – Jane Tonks



IMAGE Jane Tonks, 'The Silent Witness, Keeper of Stories', acrylic on polycotton canvas

🎉 Join us for the launch of ‘Luminous Revolution’ and ‘Rewritten Ground’, 6pm Friday 19 June! 🎉 🌈 ‘Luminous Revolution’ ...
19/06/2026

🎉 Join us for the launch of ‘Luminous Revolution’ and ‘Rewritten Ground’, 6pm Friday 19 June! 🎉

🌈 ‘Luminous Revolution’ is an exhibition revealing the power and nuance of colour within artistic practice.

⭐️ ARTISTS: Linda Chant, Brenda Stace Chat, Inel Date, David Henley, Rebecca Dowling, Shani Nottingham and Mary-Ann Wright.

🌳 ‘Rewritten Ground’ is an exhibition exploring human intervention within the landscape.

⭐️ ARTISTS: Gus Armstrong, Laura Baker, John Daly, Rachel Pinel, Sarah Randall, Joel Tonks and Kendelle Watts.

📅 EXHIBITION DATES: 19 June to 26 July 2026

⏰ GALLERY HOURS: Tues-Sat 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 2 pm. Admission is free.

IMAGE 1 Linda Chant, ‘At the Foot of the Mountain’ (detail), 2026, acrylic on printed linen. IMAGE 2 Sarah Randall, ‘Take the Long Way’ (detail), 2026, oil on board

📣 Reminder: Call for entries for the 'Calleen Art Award 2026' are still currently open! 📣🎨 The Calleen Art Award is an a...
18/06/2026

📣 Reminder: Call for entries for the 'Calleen Art Award 2026' are still currently open! 📣

🎨 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

📣 FINAL DAY to view the ‘Central Belonging Art Award 2026’ 📣‼️ Must end this Sunday 14 June!🌟 Visit the Gallery, view be...
13/06/2026

📣 FINAL DAY to view the ‘Central Belonging Art Award 2026’ 📣

‼️ Must end this Sunday 14 June!

🌟 Visit the Gallery, view beautiful art works and support our talented artists residing in the Central West.

🤩 The Gallery hosted some more exhibiting artists this week when they came in to view all the finalists and winners.

✍️ Come in and cast your vote for your favourite work in the People’s Choice with the winner announced at the end of the exhibition.

⏰ Gallery hours are Tues-Sat 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 2 pm. Admission is free.



IMAGES 1. Laura Baker, ‘Homework, working from home’, hand cut paper. 2. Lusi Austin, ‘Galari Bila Calls My Name’, mixed media on canvas.

📣 We’re heading into the last week of the ‘Central Belonging Art Award 2026’ 📣✍ Pop into the Gallery this weekend to vot...
05/06/2026

📣 We’re heading into the last week of the ‘Central Belonging Art Award 2026’ 📣

✍ Pop into the Gallery this weekend to vote for your favourite work in the People’s Choice Award. The winner will announced at the end of the exhibition.

🤩 More of our exhibition finalists visited this week. See our snaps of them with their artworks.

🎯 The exhibition continues until 14 June!

⏰ Gallery hours are Tues-Sat 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 2 pm. Admission is free.



IMAGES 1. Linda Chant, ‘Distant Pink’, acrylic on board. 2. Jillian Soini, ‘Let’s Do the Kangaroo’, acrylic on canvas. 3. Dianne Day, ‘The calm before the storm’, acrylic on canvas.

🎯 'Central Belonging Art Award’ is now showing until 14 June!🌟 Exhibiting artists who were unable to join us at the open...
29/05/2026

🎯 'Central Belonging Art Award’ is now showing until 14 June!

🌟 Exhibiting artists who were unable to join us at the opening visited the Gallery recently to view their works alongside the other finalists’ artworks.

✍ Come and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award!

⏰ Gallery hours are Tues-Sat 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 2 pm. Admission is free.



IMAGES 1. Margot Huebner, ‘I Like It What is It’, acrylic on canvas. 2. Silas Clifford-Smith, ‘Skew/Wiff’, acrylic on canvas. 3. Karen James. ‘Portrait of my Father’, charcoal on Canson Mi-tientes paper. 4. Andrew Baylor, ‘Down Along the Waugoola Creek’, oil on canvas. 5. Spencer Calveley, ‘Digger II’, charcoal, Conté, ink, acrylic and pastel on paper.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery acknowledges Reconciliation Week. “White settlement/invasion and industrialization have chang...
26/05/2026

Cowra Regional Art Gallery acknowledges Reconciliation Week.

“White settlement/invasion and industrialization have changed the face of Australia. They have brought pressure to bear on the indigenous peoples, flora and fauna. 'Irinjilli Lost' is a representation of this. Amongst the survivors, are those brought to the brink of extinction.”

– Bronwyn Ingersole
'Central Belonging Art Award' Finalist
15 May to 14 June 2026



Image: Bronwyn Ingersole, Irinjilli Lost 2026, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 x 4 cm

📣 Call for entries for the 'Calleen Art Award 2026' is now open 📣🎨 The 'Calleen Art Award' is an annual acquisitive pain...
24/05/2026

📣 Call for entries for the 'Calleen Art Award 2026' is now open 📣

🎨 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.

🌟 The Award was established in 1977 as an acquisitive art prize by Mrs Patricia Fagan OAM to encourage originality, creativity and excellence in the visual arts, and is made possible by the generous support of the Calleen Trust.

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

📍 EXHIBITION OPENING 6.00pm, Saturday 5 September 2026

📍 EXHIBITION DATES
6 September to 11 October 2026

📍 ENTER ONLINE cowraartgallery.com.au

🎯 'The Calleen Art Award 2026' is open to artists across Australia and this year’s award prize is $30,000. The winning artwork will join the Calleen Collection at Cowra Regional Art Gallery. Visitors are also encouraged to vote in the People's Choice with the winner announced at the end of the exhibition.

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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

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(02) 6340 2190

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