What are the opening hours?

Monday 10am - 4am Tuesday 10am - 4am Wednesday 10am - 4am Thursday 10am - 4am Friday 10am - 4am Saturday 10am - 4am Sunday 10am - 4am

Orange Regional Gallery

Home
Australia
Orange, NSW
Orange Regional Gallery

A centre for art in Central West NSW, Australia.

22/05/2026

Join us to celebrate the opening of ‘Nike Savvas: Purple Haze’ from 6pm Friday 26 June 2026 by Wayne Tunnicliffe, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Art Gallery of NSW.

Join Nike Savvas in conversation with Bradley Hammond, Gallery Director at 5:30pm prior to the opening. Please note that a separate booking for the talk is essential as space is limited. Book via Eventbrite (link in comments).

Exhibition dates: 27 June - 15 November 2026

‘Nike Savvas: Purple Haze’ is presented by Orange Regional Gallery in partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and with the generous support of TLE Electricals.

Nike Savvas is represented by Melbourne.

Image: ‘Nike Savvas Atomic: Full of Love, Full of Wonder’ (detail) 2005. Polystyrene balls, paint, nylon wire, electric fans. Dimensions variable. Photograph by David Gray.

05/05/2026

Orange Regional Gallery and Messums|ORG are pleased to announce Aida Tomescu as the inaugural guest judge of the Full Circle International Residency Award.

“As an artist who sees travelling as an essential extension of studio work, I am delighted to participate in the judging of the inaugural Full Circle International Residency Award, a timely and precious opportunity”. ~ Aida Tomescu, 2026

In late 2021, Orange Regional Gallery presented ‘Aida Tomescu: Unfolding Presence’ – a major 25 year survey which launched the Gallery’s new exhibition spaces.

Please note that the submission closing date has been extended until Sunday 17 May 2026.

Follow the link in the comments for more information and to apply.

The Full Circle International Residency Award is a partnership between Orange Regional Gallery and Messums|ORG, UK, thanks to generous support from Rowena Danziger in memory of Ken Coles AM.

Image: Aida Tomescu at home, Sydney. Photography: Nikki Short.

24/04/2026

The Gallery is open from 10am – 4pm all weekend, including Monday 27 April 💫

• Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise
• Nicole Welch: Unveiling the Night
• From Cows to Crocodiles: Animals in the Collection and
• Kait James: Red Flags

Image: John Olsen, ‘Basho’s Frog Dancing’ 2017, bronze.
Gift of the artist, 2021. Currently on show in ‘From Cows to Crocodiles: Animals in the Collection’.

22/04/2026

40 Years 40 Works: Celebrating 40 incredible years!

Please join us for the opening at 6pm Friday 8 May 2026

Free event, refreshments provided. RSVP via our Eventbrite page (link in comments) to let us know you're coming.

Since opening our doors in 1986, Orange Regional Gallery has proudly championed regional and NSW artists, becoming a vibrant cultural hub for our community and visitors to our region. Through exhibitions, public programs and a nationally significant collection, the Gallery has been a place for creativity and connection.

To mark this milestone, we invited the community to select their favourite artworks from the permanent collection and to tell us why. The 40 artworks in this exhibition include wearable art, paintings, sculpture, ceramics and works on paper, and are accompanied by accounts of personal connections, memories and reflections.

‘40 Years 40 Works’ celebrates much loved collection highlights and is a tribute to forty years of art, memories, and an art-loving community.

Exhibition dates: 9 May - 2 September 2026

Image: Ros Auld, ‘Landscape and memory’, 2011, ceramic. Gift of the artist, 2020.

20/04/2026

Join and Orange Regional Gallery curator Belinda Hungerford for a talk in the Gallery Theatre.

Thursday 30 April 5:30pm-7:30pm
Free event, bookings via Eventbrite
Refreshments provided

Hear more about Nicole’s exhibition ‘Unveiling the Night’ and her broader practice and enjoy a screening of ‘Night’ 2004.

‘Nicole Welch: Unveiling the Night’ continues until 17 May 2026

Image: Nicole Welch, Hill End NSW

18/04/2026

Today we’re celebrating 40 years of Orange Regional Gallery! 🎂

Pictured here is Janie Raffin, from our archives, speaking during the official opening celebrations on 19 April 1986.

The Gallery’s beginnings go back to the establishment of the Orange Festival of Arts in the late 1960’s which brought bi-annual visual arts events to the Central West. This evolved into a community feeling that a permanent venue for these programs was needed. The construction of the Orange Civic Theatre in 1976 provided space in the foyer for small exhibitions. The Orange Civic Theatre Gallery was directed by Janie Raffin, so she was essentially our first public gallery director in Orange and was hugely passionate about the arts.

Janie and many others were a driving force behind the development of the current Gallery. So as we enter our 40th anniversary year we will be celebrating the many ways in which our community has participated in the rich and layered history of our regional gallery. Watch this space!

Images: A selection of photographs taken during the official opening of Orange Regional Gallery on 19 April 1986.

16/04/2026

👋🏻 Meet the Spiders! Free Teacher Workshop: ‘Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise’

Join Artist Educators from for a hands-on creative workshop, inspired by our current exhibition ‘Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise’.

Designed for Early Years and Primary teachers, together you’ll unpack the exhibition and learn creative, cross-curricular ways to bring art, science and technology into the classroom.

9am – 1:30pm Friday 1 May
Free for Educators
Bookings via our Eventbrite page (link in profile).

‘Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise’ is an exhibition developed and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through .australia, its arts funding and advisory body. This project is supported by the NSW Government through

Image: Maria Fernanda Cardoso, ‘Maratus Calcitrans’ from ‘Spiders of Paradise’, 2024, pigment print on paper, framed. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney © the artist

Address

149 Byng Street
Orange, NSW
2800

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4am
Tuesday	10am - 4am
Wednesday	10am - 4am
Thursday	10am - 4am
Friday	10am - 4am
Saturday	10am - 4am
Sunday	10am - 4am

Telephone

+61263938136

Website

http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/gallery

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Orange Regional Gallery posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Museum

Send a message to Orange Regional Gallery:

Shortcuts

Address
Telephone
Opening Hours
Alerts
Contact The Museum
Claim ownership or report listing

Want your museum to be the top-listed Museum in Orange?