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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.

‼️Final days to view the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ ‼️📌 Must end this Sunday 18 October!🎨 View 56 works from diverse subje...
13/10/2026

‼️Final days to view the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ ‼️

📌 Must end this Sunday 18 October!

🎨 View 56 works from diverse subject ranges and styles from across Australia.

🗳 Pop in and vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice! The winner will receive $1,000 funded by the Art Gallery Trust.

✨ The ‘Calleen Art Award’ prize of $30,000 is through the generous support of the Calleen Trust.

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. Free admission.

💥 Drawing Up Late in October 💥📝 Drop into the Gallery after hours to draw and connect this Wednesday 14 October, betwee...
12/10/2026

💥 Drawing Up Late in October 💥

📝 Drop into the Gallery after hours to draw and connect this Wednesday 14 October, between 6pm to 8pm.

🏞️ Visit the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ with your sketch book. Take inspiration from CRAG’s flagship acquisitive painting prize and exhibition, that presents the best of contemporary Australian painting.

📍 FREE

📍 Basic materials and coffee and tea provided

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

IMAGE Christine Webb, 'Bush Studio', 2025, synthetic polymer on canvas. 'Calleen Art Award 2026', finalist.

📣 Final week to view the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’! Must end Sunday 18 October 📣 🏆 This years winner is Anthony Cahill ...
09/10/2026

📣 Final week to view the ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’! Must end Sunday 18 October 📣

🏆 This years winner is Anthony Cahill for his work ‘A Question of Timing’.

📜 “I don't see my work as being classically Surrealist, rather, I am interested in the ambiguity and absurdity of the world around me. Often, the starting point for a singular image or a suite of works can be sparked by a seemingly random thought, an image found by accident, or not. Then I allow a process of automatism to begin to flesh out the work. This method of working excites me as it involves letting go of control to a degree and introducing an element of risk as well as chance.” - Anthony Cahill

🎨 Award Judge Georgia Connolly said of his work, “I kept coming back to this painting. It has a wonderful sense of mystery and storytelling, where every time you look, something new seems to emerge. I was drawn to its confident composition, its rich use of colour and texture, and the way it moves comfortably between figuration and abstraction. It's a work that rewards curiosity and close looking, and for me, that's one of the qualities of truly great painting. It is a painting that stayed with me long after I first saw it, and I am delighted to see it join the Calleen Collection”

✨ The ‘Calleen Art Award’ prize of $30,000 is through the generous support of the Calleen Trust.

🗳 Don’t forget you can also vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice!

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. Free admission.

IMAGE Anthony’s winning work 'A Question of Timing', 2025, oil paint on linen

‼️BELL BEATS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Changes to hours and access ‼️🎯 PLEASE NOTE access to the Gallery will be via gate en...
02/10/2026

‼️BELL BEATS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Changes to hours and access ‼️

🎯 PLEASE NOTE access to the Gallery will be via gate entrances on Kendal and Bartlett Streets due to the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival Friday 2 October and Saturday 3 October.

⏰ CHANGE OF HOURS Saturday 3 October. The Gallery will open 1.30pm to 7.30pm to align with the Festival.

🎫 A free Bell Beats ticket is required to enter the Festival.

💥 FREE WORKSHOPS DURING THE FESTIVAL 💥

🌸 Make A Paper Sakura Flower with Joel Tonks

🐎 Make Your Own Paper Animation with Joel Tonks

👩‍🎨 Explore Watercolour Painting with Libby Murray

🔆 EXPLORE VIDEO ART AND LIGHT INSTALLATION FROM 5.30PM TO 9PM 🔆

➡️ More information can be found on the Gallery website.

➡️ Find out more about CRAG's Arts Quarter at the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival.

Bell Beats Festival

📣 Cowra Regional Art Gallery is partnering once again with the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival to present the Arts Qua...
01/10/2026

📣 Cowra Regional Art Gallery is partnering once again with the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival to present the Arts Quarter 📣

🎨 Pop into Cowra Regional Art Gallery between 1.30pm to 7.30pm to see the 'Calleen Art Award 2026'. Each year, the Award showcases the finest in contemporary Australian painting—across all styles, themes, and subjects. Whether you're a seasoned collector, an art lover, or simply curious about the pulse of contemporary painting, the 'Calleen Art Award' exhibition is a must-see cultural event. The ‘Calleen Art Award’ of $30,000 is generously funded by the Calleen Trust.

💥 FREE WORKSHOPS 💥

📍 Make A Paper Sakura Flower With Joel Tonks

📍 Make Your Own Paper Animation With Joel Tonks

📍 Explore Watercolour Painting With Libby Murray

🔆 EXPLORE VIDEO ART AND LIGHT INSTALLATION FROM 5.30PM TO 9PM 🔆

📌 More information can be found on the Gallery website.

⏰ BELL BEATS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Changes to hours and access:

‼️ PLEASE NOTE access to the Gallery will be via gate entrances on Kendal and Bartlett Streets due to the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival Friday 2 October and Saturday 3 October.

‼️ CHANGE OF HOURS Saturday 3 October. The Gallery will open 1.30pm to 7.30pm to align with the Festival. A free Bell Beats ticket is required to enter the Festival.

🎯 Find out more about CRAG's Arts Quarter at the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival.

Bell Beats Festival

🗳 Visit the Gallery and cast your vote for YOUR favourite in the ‘Calleen Art Award’, People’s Choice! 🎨 View 56 works...
25/09/2026

🗳 Visit the Gallery and cast your vote for YOUR favourite in the ‘Calleen Art Award’, People’s Choice!

🎨 View 56 works from diverse subject ranges and styles from across Australia, showing until 18 October 2026!

💸 The winner will receive $1,000, generously funded by the Art Gallery Trust.

✨ The ‘Calleen Art Award’ of $30,000 is generously funded by the Calleen Trust.

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. Free admission.

IMAGE 1 L-R Melissa Boughey, Sarah Waghorn, Tracy Dods and Leah Thiessen. IMAGE 2 L-R Lynn Savery, Nada Murpy, Philp Kininmonth, Muriel Corey and Anh Nguyen. IMAGE 3 L-R Rachel Milne, Harri Thorne, David Collins, Inel Date, Jo White, Shirley Ploog and David Griffith. IMAGE 4 Christine Lanham, Dan Jackett, James Lai, Sarah Waghorn, Graham Lupp and Charmaine Pwerle.

📣 The ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ is now showing until 18 October! 📣✨ The ‘Calleen Art Award’ prize of $30,000 is through t...
22/09/2026

📣 The ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ is now showing until 18 October! 📣

✨ The ‘Calleen Art Award’ prize of $30,000 is through the generous support of the Calleen Trust.

🎨 Visit the Gallery, check out the 56 finalists’ artworks and vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice 🗳

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. Free admission.

IMAGES: 'Calleen Art Award' finalists detail composite

🤩 It was great to see some of the finalists of ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ at the exhibition launch on 5 September!✨ The ‘C...
18/09/2026

🤩 It was great to see some of the finalists of ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ at the exhibition launch on 5 September!

✨ The ‘Calleen Art Award’ of $30,000 is generously funded by the Calleen Trust.

🎨 Visit the Gallery to view these works along with our Winner and the other finalists from across Australia, until 18 October 2026!

🗳 Don’t forget you can also vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice!

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. Free admission.

IMAGES TOP ROW L-R: Nicola Mason, ‘Napoleon Reef 8’, 2025, acrylic on card. A. Wayne Miles, ‘Memory Eluding Persistence, 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas. Lynn Hughes, ‘Kaleidoscope’, 2026, oil on canvas. SECOND ROW L-R: Kim Harding, ‘Irish Lace’, 2026, oil on canvas. Cyrstal Wu, ‘Mona’, 2026, mixed media on canvas. David Collins, ‘Root Source’, 2026, oil on linen. THIRD ROW L-R: Luke Abdullah, ‘CORRIDOR (approaching Lachlan River)’, 2026, acrylic, earth, charcoal, mixed media and oil pastel on paper. Eleanor Hall, ‘A Web of Sunny Air’, 2026, oil and ink on canvas. Dan Jackett, ‘ICU’, 2026, acrylic and gouache on canvas. BOTTOM ROW L-R: Christine Lanham, ‘Gentle Whisper’, 2026, oil on board. Graham Lupp, ‘Red Ether’, 2026, acrylic on canvas.

💫 The ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ launched on Saturday, 5 September, with over 130 guests in attendance! 💫A Welcome to Coun...
11/09/2026

💫 The ‘Calleen Art Award 2026’ launched on Saturday, 5 September, with over 130 guests in attendance! 💫

A Welcome to Country was given by Aunty Esther Cutmore. Guest speakers were Councillor Paul Smith, Mayor, Cowra Shire. Award Judge, Georgia Connolly, Head of Regional Engagement, Access and Learning at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Peter Fagan of the Calleen Trust.

56 finalists were selected from 401 entries received from across Australia, together with established and emerging artists from around the country.

🎨 The Calleen Art Award 2026 exhibition is a compelling and diverse showcase of works.

🏆 Winner - Anthony Cahill
🏅 Highly Commended - Michael Simms
🏅 Highly Commended - Leah Thiessen
🏅 Highly Commended - Jane Tonks
🏅 Highly Commended - Sarah Waghorn

👏 Congratulations to all our Winners and Finalists! 👏

The ‘Calleen Art Award’ of $30,000 is generously funded by the was founded by the Calleen Trust. The winning artwork will join the Calleen Collection at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery.

✍️ Visit the Gallery, check out the 56 finalists’ artworks and vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice, until 18 October!

⏰ Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm.
Free admission.

IMAGE 1 Anthony Cahill with his winning work ‘A Question of Timing’, 2025, oil paint on linen.
IMAGE 2 Sarah Waghorn pictured with her Highly Commended ‘Walk Around the Pandani Trees’, 2025, oil on jute.
IMAGE 3 Jane Tonks with her Highly Commended work ‘From forest floor to the heavens,
basking in the fading flush of golden light’, 2026, acrylic on canvas.
IMAGE 4 Visitors at the opening.
IMAGE 5 (from L to R) Aunty Esther Cutmore, Mayor Paul Smith (Cowra Shire Council), Award Judge Georgia Connolly (AGNSW), Cassandra Hard Lawrie (CRAG Director) and Peter Fagan of the Calleen Trust.

‼️Sorry, this workshop is now sold out ‼️🤩 We will endeavour to schedule another one in the future 🤩📌 Join us for our ne...
11/09/2026

‼️Sorry, this workshop is now sold out ‼️

🤩 We will endeavour to schedule another one in the future 🤩

📌 Join us for our next workshop ‘Exploration of the Figure; Masterclass with Heather Vallance’!

📝 This is a life drawing masterclass with artist and illustrator, Heather Vallance, whose artistic practice draws strongly on the natural world and the human figure.

📍 WHERE: Cowra Regional Art Gallery

📍 WHEN: Saturday 12 September, 1.30PM to 4.30PM

📍 COST: $20

📍 All ages

🎟 Book tickets through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1996188959915?aff=oddtdtcreator

➡️ More information available on our website.

IMAGE Heather Vallance, ‘The Nature of Flight’, 2012 charcoal on paper

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

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(02) 6340 2190

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