Kew Y Ahn Gallery

03/09/2026

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY FOR ABORIGINAL ARTISTS & MAKERS.
Across the NSW Central West.

Arts OutWest are currently expanding the range of products sold at our Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery at the Hartley Historic Site and arts markets.

Do you create…
📍 Textiles: bags, kids clothes, beanies, scarfs, headbands and hairclips, hand screened tea towels, knitted items, handmade textiles.
📍 Natural fibre work: weaving, bowls or platters, bags, woven animals;
📍 Paintings, prints, art photography or greeting cards;
📍 Jewellery: ear rings, beading, bracelets, brooches;
📍Ceramics, pottery, buttons and badges, handmade toy animals, carved wood items, candles, giftware…

About the Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery
• The gallery is a partnership between Arts OutWest and National Parks & Wildlife Service
• Exclusively showcasing art of Aboriginal artists from the NSW Central West
• Located in the visitors centre at heart of the Hartley Historic Site
• Work also sold at places like the National Indigenous Art Fair
• Traditional through to contemporary works exhibited – all styles welcome
• Set your own prices, get paid for your work. Items are sold on commission

FIND OUT MORE and fill in an expression of interest: https://artsoutwest.org.au/pf/kew-y-ahn-aboriginal-gallery-how-to/

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Arts OutWest is supported by Create NSW, Charles Sturt University and our 12 member councils.

The Central West Aboriginal Arts Development program is funded through the federal government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS).

09/08/2026

$25,000 in art sold in one weekend //

Taking Aboriginal art from the NSW Central West to the world (and bowling them over).

Super proud of our stand at the National Indigenous Art Fair in Sydney lasty.

Our Aboriginal Arts Development Officer Aleshia Lonsdale, assisted by Parkes-based Wiradjuri artist Ronda Sharpe, represented artists from our Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery at the annual market (held this year at The Cutaway at Barrangaroo).

Success is an understatement: They sold over $25,000 of art on behalf of Aboriginal artists from the region.

Actually, they sold so much work that Aleshia had to duck back west for a whole restock half way through the weekend.

Aleshia is now at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (6-9 August).

🌐 Key-y-ahn Aboriginal Gallery: https://artsoutwest.org.au/pf/kew-y-ahn-aboriginal-gallery/

🏛️ VISIT US: Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery is a partnership with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Open Thurs-Sun, 10am-4pm in the NPWS building 51 Old Great Western Highway Hartley.


➡️ EXHIBIT WITH US: If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist or maker living in the NSW Central West, looking for gallery representation, get in touch with Aleshia: [email protected]

Some of the artists featured:
- Bird Girl Creations
- Sonia Cox
- Ronda Sharpe
- Bev Coe
- Tirikee
- Tanya Stevens
- publications by Rod Towney and Amy Towney, Nyree Reynolds, Bev Coe

📷 Photos: Ronda Sharpe.

06/08/2026

MAKE THE DETOUR. Out and about this weekend? Our Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery is open at Hartley Historic Site.

Work by Aboriginal painters, weavers, designers, jewellers and photographers from across the NSW Central West is represented in rotating exhibitions in the gallery space.

⌚10am to 4pm Thursday to Sunday (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm). Closed Mon-Wed.

📍NPWS Hartley Visitor Centre, 51 Old Great Western Highway (just off the Great Western Highway) Hartley (10 minutes east of Lithgow).

The project is a partnership between Arts OutWest and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Images: Carolyn Hide

03/08/2026

Excited to have work from Central West artists at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

It’s a chilly 2 degrees here on Wiradjuri country, so my birds have flown to the top end for some sunshine and deadly company, as the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair celebrates 20 years.

With thanks again to the superhero crew at
Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery and Arts OutWest for giving us mob so many unique opportunities to celebrate, connect, engage and grow our community.

If you’ve snoozed on your tickets to Larrakia Country, you’ll be pleased to know there’ll be an opportunity to purchase artworks online. Be sure to give Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair a follow, and head to DAAFs website to sign up for early access. Congrats to all as we celebrate of the diverse arts, crafts and design of Australia’s First Nations Peoples, and here’s to hoping I’m well enough next year to come give you mob a hug on country.

06/07/2026

BLAKVIEW APPLICATIONS OPEN //
Critical Writing in the Arts – Professional Development Program.

BlakView responds to a critical gap in regional arts practice – the lack of diverse voices in critical writing and cultural commentary.

Delivered through a hybrid model, BLAKView combines a 3-day face-to-face intensive in Orange with online workshops and mentorship, supporting participants to build confidence, develop their voice, and publish their work.

This Program supports participants to:
📍 Develop skills in review writing and critical analysis
📍 Engage with exhibitions and artistic work through a critical lens
📍 Build confidence in articulating cultural and creative perspectives
📍 Explore pathways to publication and paid writing opportunities

BLAKView is open to :
📍 Aboriginal artists and arts workers (priority)
📍 Emerging and established creatives in Arts North West, Outback Arts and Art OutWest Regions
📍 People interested in writing about arts, culture, and creative practice

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as:
📍Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
📍Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)
📍Living with disability
📍LGBTQ+
No prior professional writing experience is required—just a strong interest in developing your voice.

INFO and REGOS: https://www.araansw.com/projects/blak-view?mc_cid=f35671c981

Blakview is delivered by the Aboriginal Regional Arts Alliance NSW . Supported by:

30/06/2026

Updated opening times at Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery at Hartley Historic Site.

With the ongoing road detour at Victoria Pass we've adjusted opening hours to focus on weekends.

From July 1:
Open: Thursday-Sunday
10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm.

Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Visit the gallery for original art, gifts, crafts handmade by Aboriginal artists in the NSW Central West.

Location: NPWS Hartley Visitor Centre, 51 Old Great Western Highway (just off the Great Western Highway) Hartley (10 minutes east of Lithgow)

The gallery is a partnership between Arts OutWest and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

28/06/2026

We're headed to the National Indigenous Art Fair!

July 3-5 at The Cutaway at Barangaroo, Sydney.

Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery joins more than 50 stallholders where visitors can purchase art, handmade jewellery, homewares, food and more, with all proceeds going directly back to the artists and First Nations communities.

This is the seventh annual event, showcasing creations from First Nations artists, designers and makers.

Friday 3 July | 5:30pm–8:30pm | Opening Night
Saturday 4 July | 10am–5pm | Art Fair
Sunday 5 July | 10am–4pm | Art Fair

https://www.niaf.com.au/
National Indigenous Art Fair

Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery is at Hartley Historic Site. It's a partnership between Arts OutWest and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Visit the gallery Thurs-Sun 10am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm at 51 Old Great Western Highway Hartley.