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Final chance to see the 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography PrizeDue to essential building maintenance, the final day of...
25/09/2026

Final chance to see the 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize

Due to essential building maintenance, the final day of the 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize will now be Saturday 26 September.

If you haven’t had a chance to see this year’s exhibition, make sure you visit us before it closes.

You can also explore the 2026 Mullins finalists online via our finalist gallery: https://app.artgalleria.com/view-room/2026-mullins-conceptual-photography-prize-nzmz

Thank you to all of the artists who entered this year’s prize, and to our finalists for sharing their work with us.

Following the close of the exhibition, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre will be closed to the public until mid-November.

Images: Install shots of the 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize.

2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography PrizeOn exhibition 13 August – 10 OctoberHighly CommendedJenny Pollak, ‘A line in th...
16/09/2026

2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
On exhibition 13 August – 10 October

Highly Commended
Jenny Pollak, ‘A line in the sand’ 2026.

'As if harking back to its origins in the Blue Mountains, ash and debris from the 2019/2020 bushfires, carried one hundred kilometres down the Hawkesbury River by flooding rains, reconfigures itself on the tideline of my local beach as a series of mountain ranges. Bearing witness to the increasingly violent forces of both water and fire, I documented these black tidelines for many months, recently creating this small installation as a metaphor for our complicity around issues of global warming.' - Jenny Pollak

The 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is made possible by the Australian Photographic Society in partnership with the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, and with the support of Bengalla Mining Company, Malabar Resources, and Australian Photography magazine.

See all 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize Finalists: https://www.artgalleria.com/view-room/42357

Images: Jenny Pollak, 'A line in the sand' 2026, pigment ink-jet print, matchboxes, 10 x 90 x 24cm.

2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography PrizeOn exhibition 13 August – 10 October Winner ‘Architechures of Connection’ Troy ...
09/09/2026

2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
On exhibition 13 August – 10 October

Winner ‘Architechures of Connection’ Troy Ruffels

'What usually escapes perception appears as a fleeting architecture of connection. Fine strands catch the light, revealing patterns of movement and relation beyond ordinary attention. Inspired by the ballooning of spiders, the work transforms a paddock into a fragile topography of peaks and troughs, asking how photography might render visible unseen structures of interdependence and a world shaped by delicate yet resilient acts of connection.' - Troy Ruffels

The 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is made possible by the Australian Photographic Society in partnership with the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, and with the support of Bengalla Mining Company, Malabar Resources, and Australian Photography magazine.

See all 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize Finalists: https://www.artgalleria.com/view-room/42357

Images: Troy Ruffels, ‘Architechures of Connection’ (detail) 2026, digital print on composite aluminium, 70 x 120cm, Winner, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize 2026; Installation view of the 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize.

VISUAURAL: Death Cycle of a Found PianoAt Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, an abandoned piano is being dismantled, rei...
03/09/2026

VISUAURAL: Death Cycle of a Found Piano

At Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, an abandoned piano is being dismantled, reimagined and given new life through 'Visuaural: Death Cycle of a Found Piano'.

Over the coming weeks, the project continues with a series of free hands-on workshops, music-making and creative activities for the community. From a musical wake for the STRAD Pianola to percussion made from its parts and school holiday workshops for young creators, there are plenty of ways to get involved.

All activities are free, with bookings required.
Follow the link to see more details:
https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/upcoming-programs/

The 'Visuaural' program is made possible by Arts Upper Hunter in partnership with Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and the Hunter Regional Conservatorium, with the assistance of the Australian Government Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.
Regional Arts NSW Regional Arts Australia

Arts Upper Hunter

Create a Collaborative Artwork Through PrintmakingSaturday 12 September | 10.30am–3.30pmJoin lead artist and printmaker ...
20/08/2026

Create a Collaborative Artwork Through Printmaking

Saturday 12 September | 10.30am–3.30pm

Join lead artist and printmaker Amanda Donohue to create a collaborative artwork for See + Hear: Listen to Art — an exhibition programmed for 2027 featuring new work developed through a series of residencies and workshops.

Participants will explore a range of printmaking techniques to create a collaborative artwork on a pianola roll, responding to the theme The Wizard of Oz.

Blurring the boundaries between printmaking, collage and textile arts, the workshop invites participants to experiment with mark-making, layering and image-making.

This workshop is part of Arts Upper Hunter’s 'Death Cycle of a Found Piano' project, presented through its 'Visuaural' program.

Expressions of interest:
Email Haylee Knight at [email protected]

Find out more:
https://artsupperhunter.com/workshops-events-dragon-battles-for-deathly-piano-in-muswellbrook/

The 'Visuaural' program is made possible by Arts Upper Hunter in partnership with Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and the Hunter Regional Conservatorium, with the assistance of the Australian Government Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.
Regional Arts NSW Regional Arts Australia

WINNER ANNOUNCED 🎉We’re thrilled to congratulate Troy Ruffels, winner of the $30,000 acquisitive Mullins Conceptual Phot...
15/08/2026

WINNER ANNOUNCED 🎉
We’re thrilled to congratulate Troy Ruffels, winner of the $30,000 acquisitive Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize 2026, for ‘Architechures of Connection’ 2026.

👏 Congratulations also to our Highly Commended artists:
• Jenny Pollak, ‘A line in the sand’ 2026.
• Aidan Gageler, ‘Into the Sun’ 2025.

Special thanks to our 2026 adjudicators Sally McInerney and Lisa Sharkey.

The 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is made possible by the Australian Photographic Society in partnership with the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, and with the support of Bengalla Mining Company, Malabar Resources, and Australian Photography magazine.

📅 On exhibition 13 August – 10 October 2026.

Images: Troy Ruffels, ‘Architechures of Connection’ 2026, digital print on composite aluminium, 70 x 120cm, Winner, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize 2026; Jenny Pollak, ‘A line in the sand’ 2026, pigment ink-jet print, matchboxes, shelf, 10 x 90 x 24cm, Highly Commended, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize 2026; Aidan Gageler, ‘Into the Sun’ 2025, ANSCO colour film that expired in November 1953, dye sublimation on aluminium, 120 x 96cm, Highly Commended, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize 2026.

13/08/2026

📸 This weekend at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre!

Join us for the Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize Exhibition launch this Saturday, showcasing the work of this year's finalists.

🗓️ 15 August | 4 to 6pm
🎟️ Free entry + refreshments provided

More details 👉 muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/mullins-prize-2026

Exhibition Launch!4pm Saturday 15 August 2026Free EntryJoin us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions, kindly s...
13/08/2026

Exhibition Launch!
4pm Saturday 15 August 2026
Free Entry

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions, kindly sponsored by Two Rivers Wines.

Exhibitions Opening:
2026 Mullins Cenceptual Photography Prize
Water: Peter Gill
Home is where the Learning Starts: Upper Hunter Home School

Read more about the exhibitions here:
https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/see

Dane Beesley, ‘STRUT’ 2025, archival pigment print, 100 x 80cm, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize Finalist 2026; Sandra Banard, ‘That Might Look Good in My Enlarger II – Cruets CMYKRGB’ 2025, hand-printed chromogenic photograph, 87 x 76cm, Conceptual Photography Prize Finalist 2026; Peter Gill, 'Muscle Creek' 1987, oil on canvas, 62 x 77cm.

Upcoming Exhibitions!2026 Mullins Cenceptual Photography PrizeWater: Peter GillHome is where the Learning Starts: Upper ...
31/07/2026

Upcoming Exhibitions!

2026 Mullins Cenceptual Photography Prize
Water: Peter Gill
Home is where the Learning Starts: Upper Hunter Home School

Exhibition Launch: 4pm Saturday 15 August 2026
Entry is Free! Exhibition Launch Kindly Sponsored by Two Rivers Wines.

Please note the gallery will be closed for install from Monday, 3 August to Wednesday, 12 August.

Images: Lilli Waters, 'Nāga’s Lanterns โคมไฟของนาค' 2025, archival pigment print on fibre rag, 82.5 x 69.2cm, 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize Finalist; Tamara Voninski 'Chemo-graphy: The Feeling of Flying Through Clouds' 2025, C-type photograph, 100 x 90.5cm 2026 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize Finalist; Peter Gill, 'Rocks and Sea' 1976, acrylic on canvas, 63 x 88cm.

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