Portland Art Purchase Society Inc.

Portland Art Purchase Society Inc. Portland NSW Art Exhibition - Bringing you the best art show in the Central West for 48 years

The exhibition, which is highly rated in NSW allows a great diversification of artists to present and show their work. A voluntary committee of approximately 14 people organise the exhibition which attracts enormous crowds to our small village. Every year we have record sales and attendance and are possibly the 3rd top selling exhibition in the State attracting artists from all over New South Wale

s. The Society has donated two-thirds of the exhibition's profit back into the community for the past 45 years. Due to outstanding sales in recent years, donations have gone to worthwhile charities, six local schools, Men's Shed, Wallnuts, Portland Pool, Bush Fire Brigade.

Prize Winners 2026An enormous thank you to our prize section sponsors: The Foundations Portland (Ron Bidwell and Mary Ha...
08/03/2026

Prize Winners 2026

An enormous thank you to our prize section sponsors: The Foundations Portland (Ron Bidwell and Mary Hampton Portland Art Prizes) and Joe Penn and Lesley O'Shea (Simply Drawing Prize). It is through their ongoing commitment and generosity that we are able to continue these sections as part of our exhibition. The prize sections offer artists the opportunity to think beyond their usual comfort zone with a creative prompt, and a frame for judges to evaluate.
This year as part of our 50th Celebrations we provided our Diners Amid the Art the role of being special guest judges for Theme Section. This year's theme was Reflections of Portland.
Diners voted for their favourite artworks.
The First, the Ron Bidwell Prize, was awarded to Sue McNiven with Remnants of Time.
The Second - the Mary Hampton Prize was awarded to Cathy Egan with Cement Works Renaissance.
The Simply Drawing Prize, judged by Joe and Lesley, went to Karen James with her drawing Chooks and Ducks in Snow.
The memorial Sue Banning Packer's Prize, selected by the Committee, was awarded to Sue Gasser's Duo Cockatoos.

08/03/2026

As part of our 50th Exhibition we invited our past Feature Artists and Prize winners to enter an extra artwork to acknowledge their contributions over the many years. This formed our “Special Invitation”Display

Formally 50 Years! Opening Night this year saw our formalities return to celebrate this incredible milestone. Many kind ...
08/03/2026

Formally 50 Years!
Opening Night this year saw our formalities return to celebrate this incredible milestone. Many kind words were shared from Vice Chairperson Elizabeth Irvine; Federal Member Andrew Gee; State Member, Paul Toole; and Lithgow Mayor, Cassandra Coleman.

It was a fitting moment to recognise the long time service of past committee members Jacquie Terry, 25 years, and and Maree Statham 17 years including 12 years as Chairperson. Volunteer service as we all know is extremely hard to secure so it was a great opportunity to acknowledge these incredible years given to The Art Society and our local community.

Cutting of the cake by current Chairperson Barb Moran and Vice Chairperson Elizabeth Irvine concluded proceedings.

Our 50th Year Celebrations are well under way....An intimate evening amid our stunning artworks was the setting for our ...
07/03/2026

Our 50th Year Celebrations are well under way....
An intimate evening amid our stunning artworks was the setting for our special 'Dinner Amid the Art' event Thursday evening. Guests enjoyed a scrumptious two course meal, prepared by Frankies Restaurant, displayed their creative flair as they contributed to a collaborative artwork and were judges for our Portland Art Prizes. It was a fabulous evening! Thank you to everyone who joined us!

50th Celebrations 2026! It was wonderful to begin celebrating this year's milestone Wednesday morning by acknowledging t...
07/03/2026

50th Celebrations 2026!
It was wonderful to begin celebrating this year's milestone Wednesday morning by acknowledging the incredible artists that make our exhibition possible each year. Artist's enjoyed a complimentary morning tea of delicious treats from Portland Bakery and a presentation by the amazing Harrie Fasher, local sculpter based at The Foundations. A huge thank you to Harrie for sharing her passion for both the arts and community!

Artworks are streaming in ready for this weekends Portland Art ExhibitionOpening NightFriday 6 March, 2026�6:30pm to 9:3...
03/03/2026

Artworks are streaming in ready for this weekends Portland Art Exhibition

Opening Night
Friday 6 March, 2026�6:30pm to 9:30pm
Entry fee: $20 per person
Concession: $15 per person

Includes canapés and drinks

General Exhibition
Saturday 7 March, 2026�10am to 5pm
Sunday 8 March 2026�10am to 4pm
Entry fee:
$10 per person each day
$8 Concession pp

Arts Outwest Visit Seven Valleys

UPDATE: Don't miss our special event. Tickets must be purchased by 5pm Wednesday 18th February. Purchase tickets https:...
28/01/2026

UPDATE: Don't miss our special event. Tickets must be purchased by 5pm Wednesday 18th February.

Purchase tickets https://events.humanitix.com/pas-50th-dinner

The Art Purchase Society are proud to announce we are celebrating our 50th Annual Art Exhibition this year during the first weekend in March.

To begin the celebrations, we would like to warmly extend an invitation to you for our special event: Dinner Amid the Art, Thursday 5 March, a unique opportunity to be one of the first to view the exhibition and enjoy a two course meal amid the amazing artworks.

02/12/2025

Entries are now open for the 2026 Portland Art Exhibition. Visit our website for details and sign up to our newsletters for exhibition info
https://www.portlandartshow.net.au/

PORTLAND ART PRIZE

2026 THEME
'REFLECTIONS OF PORTLAND'

Sponsored by The Foundations

First Prize $650
Second Prize $350

Artists are free to use their imagination and creativity to design an artwork depicting what "Reflections of Portland" means to them. Some thoughts may be childhood memories, days gone by, the town that was... or actual reflections of our fabulous town.

Entries are now open for the 2026 Portland Art Exhibition. Visit our website for details and sign up to our newsletters ...
02/12/2025

Entries are now open for the 2026 Portland Art Exhibition. Visit our website for details and sign up to our newsletters for exhibition info
https://www.portlandartshow.net.au/

PORTLAND ART PRIZE

2026 THEME
'REFLECTIONS OF PORTLAND'

Sponsored by The Foundations

First Prize $650
Second Prize $350

Artists are free to use their imagination and creativity to design an artwork depicting what "Reflections of Portland" means to them. Some thoughts may be childhood memories, days gone by, the town that was... or actual reflections of our fabulous town.

2024 - 2025 Winner Emerging Artist Grant: Laura ScottLaura Scott is an aspiring artist from Meadow Flat NSW. Her passio...
02/03/2025

2024 - 2025 Winner Emerging Artist Grant: Laura Scott

Laura Scott is an aspiring artist from Meadow Flat NSW.

Her passion lies strongly with Printmaking, specifically lino and copper etching. Laura has a love for fine details and pattern work, while also having a love for fine line and pencil drawings.
Laura graduated High School in 2024 and is taking a gap year in 2025.

After deferring offers from both National Art School and University of Sydney. Where she will study a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2026 at one of these Universities.
Laura's practice features landscapes and capturing memories. In 2023 Laura was accepted into The National Art School's HSC intensive workshops. Here Laura found her love for cooper etching. This course held over two weeks led her to take a short course in 2024, travelling to Sydney every Saturday for 8 weeks. This allowed Laura to include 2 copper etches in her HSC Major Work.
This year Laura wants to expand her practice of lino to incorporate hand colouring, as well as exploring mediums of painting, ceramics and colour drawing. This year Laura is starting to find her way into the art world outside of High school. She is wanting to take more short courses through National Art School and with local artists.
Artists that have played influence to Laura's practice are Cressida Campbell, Margret Preston and Rachel Newling.
'Poplar Lane' a lino of Meadow Flat, highlights the lane in Autumn with the sun beaming through the leaves. Laura has used detailed pattern work to walk the viewer through the lane way. Laura's farm and the Portland area being of inspiration to Laura's practice.

Sue Banning Packers Prize awarded to:Sue Gasser for her work ‘Waiting’
02/03/2025

Sue Banning Packers Prize awarded to:

Sue Gasser for her work ‘Waiting’

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