Manning Regional Art Gallery

Manning Regional Art Gallery A vibrant cultural hub which nurtures artistic practice and fosters community engagement within the arts.

The Manning Regional Art Gallery is a cultural facility of MidCoast Council.

🧶 Create your own felted animal and its habitat!Join exhibiting artist Gemma Cross for a fun, hands-on felting workshop ...
31/08/2026

🧶 Create your own felted animal and its habitat!

Join exhibiting artist Gemma Cross for a fun, hands-on felting workshop inspired by echoes & silences. Learn the basics of needle and wet felting as you create your own unique animal and the little world it calls home.

No experience is needed, and all materials are provided.

📅 Saturday 12 September | 10:30am–3pm
🎟 Book now: https://bit.ly/45QDwca

🎨 What's coming up at the Gallery?There's plenty to experience this September, from thought-provoking exhibitions to cre...
25/08/2026

🎨 What's coming up at the Gallery?

There's plenty to experience this September, from thought-provoking exhibitions to creative workshops and family-friendly programs.

🔗 Learn more and book: https://bit.ly/4aZ3j55

🖼️ Current Exhibitions | Showing until 19 September
Echoes & Silences – Untethered Fibre Artists
Letters for a Lover – Eric Löbbecke

✏️ Drawing & Drinks | Fri 4 Sept
🧶 Felt Workshop | Sat 12 Sept
🎭 Art Explorers MEC Special | Thu 24 Sept

✏️🥂 Drawing & Drinks is back!Join us for a relaxed evening of life drawing with tutor Jo Ernst. Whether you're an experi...
21/08/2026

✏️🥂 Drawing & Drinks is back!

Join us for a relaxed evening of life drawing with tutor Jo Ernst. Whether you're an experienced artist or trying life drawing for the first time, this welcoming session is all about creativity, conversation and giving something new a go.

Enjoy two drinks and nibbles, draw from a live model with guidance throughout the session, and explore our current exhibitions after hours. This session will feature a male model. All materials are provided.

"I loved it so much I want more!! It was so freeing as an artist not to have any pressure. Please do more of these more often." – Lily.

🎟 Bookings essential – spaces are limited: https://bit.ly/4zFOsam
📅 Friday 4 September | Arrive 5:45pm for a 6pm start

We are proud to partner with Reconciliation Taree to present the inaugural Djari Blak Market on October 10 at the Galler...
07/08/2026

We are proud to partner with Reconciliation Taree to present the inaugural Djari Blak Market on October 10 at the Gallery. Save the date and tell all your friends!

🎨 Calling local teachers and schools!Join artists Robyn McGrath and Gemma Cross from Untethered Fibre Artists for a spec...
07/08/2026

🎨 Calling local teachers and schools!

Join artists Robyn McGrath and Gemma Cross from Untethered Fibre Artists for a special schools talk exploring Echoes & Silences, now showing at Manning Regional Art Gallery.

Designed for Years 5–12, students will hear directly from practising artists and explore contemporary fibre art, developing creative concepts and pursuing their own artistic vision, with questions and conversation encouraged.

An optional Makers Space for hands-on felt exploration will follow the talk.

✨ To book your school group, contact [email protected]

📅 Thursday 20 August | 11am–12pm
🎓 Years 5–12
🎟 Free | Limited places

Artwork: Gemma Lee Cross, Zanda Funerea - Whose funeral?

🎨 What's on at the Gallery this AugustA new season of exhibitions arrives this month, alongside artist talks, creative w...
28/07/2026

🎨 What's on at the Gallery this August

A new season of exhibitions arrives this month, alongside artist talks, creative workshops and family-friendly programs.

🔗 Learn more and book here: https://bit.ly/4aZ3j55

🖼️ New Exhibitions | 31 July – 19 September
Echoes & Silences by Untethered Fibre Artists
Letters for a Lover by Eric Löbbecke

🥂 Opening Night | Fri 31 July

🧶 Workshops & Events
2D Felt Artworks with Denise Lithgow | Sat 1 Aug
Untethered Artists Talk | Sat 1 Aug
Journaling with Jessie | Sat 22 Aug

🎨 Art Explorers (2–5 yrs) | Thu 27 Aug

Exhibition Opening✨Join us as we celebrate the joint opening of the National touring exhibition Echoes and Silences pres...
27/07/2026

Exhibition Opening✨

Join us as we celebrate the joint opening of the National touring exhibition Echoes and Silences presented by Untethered Fibre Artists and Lettetrs for a Lover by Eric Löbbecke at Manning Regional Art Gallery.

We invite you to spend the evening with us, experience the exhibitions and be part of the conversation.

🎟️ Book now: https://bit.ly/4bdTkJ6

📅 Fri 31 July | 6pm
🎟️ $15 entry, supporting the Friends of the Gallery
Nibbles provided, with the Friends Bar open for drinks.

✨ Celebrating the opening of Live Your Best Life.*Live Your Best Life* celebrates older members of our community who con...
22/07/2026

✨ Celebrating the opening of Live Your Best Life.

*Live Your Best Life* celebrates older members of our community who continue to embrace life with energy, purpose and joy. Through photography by Julie Slavin and personal stories, this inspiring exhibition shares the experiences of local people who challenge stereotypes and remind us that age is no barrier to living well.

Showing at:
📍 Yalawanyi Ganya | Until 28 Aug
📍 Forster Civic Centre | 31 Aug - 26 Sept - Selected works.

Developed in collaboration with Manning Regional Art Gallery.

Address

12 Macquarie Street
Taree, NSW
2430

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

0265925455

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