Experience one of the greatest collections of art in regional Australia with the new semi-permanent display, Wonders of Hinton.
Check out some of the exciting events taking place at the New England Regional Art Museum.
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Experience one of the greatest collections of art in regional Australia with the new semi-permanent display, Wonders of Hinton.
Stages is an ongoing series of portraits by Simms, honouring performers whose work spans music, theatre, dance and performance art. The series explores how presence is expressed — both onstage and off.
In her first solo museum exhibition, Anna Johnson presents a contemporary adaptation of Monet's late large scale masterpieces: the Nymphaea.
Join Black Gully Printmaker Rhonda Ellem for a three-Saturday experimental workshop designing, making and printing stamps. Experience the Museum of Printing NERAM and UNE Museum of Antiquities as places of inspiration for stamp making.
$155 – $170
Packsaddle is an annual art exhibition that has been raising funds for NERAM since 1985. 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of Packsaddle. |
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Coinciding with the final weekend of the Stages exhibition at NERAM, Michael Simms will teach participants how to draw the human face with charcoal in a 2-day workshop.
$221 – $245
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Join us at NERAM for a special In Conversation between NERAM Director Rachael Parsons and members of the current Packsaddle Committee.
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Step inside the studios of six talented New England artists and see where creativity comes to life. Across one inspiring weekend, the New England Friends of NERAM Artisan Trail invites you to visit artists in their working environments, watch live demonstrations, and gain unique insights into their craft.
$12 – $40
How to Weather Together is a multi-artform project that explores how we live with and respond to climate change through the intimate, daily experiences of weather—both ordinary and extreme.
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The Community Weathering Station is a market stall about climate change. This black gully festival we have a program of visiting artist-researcher facilitated workshops that link up with the themes of weathering: a concept that explores climate change from a grounded, localised and embodied perspective.
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The always highly-anticipated Black Gully Festival is set to kick off on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, in the scenic Black Gully Reserve (behind NERAM on the south side of the creek).
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Cosmographies is a hybrid film that draws from speculative fiction, observational and poetic documentary, Indigenous futurism and Indigiqueer perspectives.
$10 – $15
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To mark Howard Hinton's 159th Birthday we invite you to the launch of A Portrait of Howard Hinton by Margaret Bain.
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In his first solo exhibition at NERAM, outsider artist Lae Oldmeadow presents The Garden, a contemplative and tactile installation where nature and culture intertwine.
Developed through collaboration between partners in Australia and India, Echoes of the Earth brings together Australian First Nations and Indian tribal artists whose practices bridge continents and traditions.
Celebrating the joy of gathering, Providore brings together a series of still-life paintings that revel in the simple beauty of food, friendship and home.
Through his luminous and meditative paintings, Rowen Matthews explores the distinctive landscapes of the New England highlands through the elemental theme of water.
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Join us before the official opening to hear exhibiting artist Lae Oldmeadow in conversation with curator Professor Pedram Khosronejad as they discuss The Garden — Oldmeadow’s debut solo exhibition at NERAM.
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Join us for the opening of five new exhibitions : Echoes of the Earth: Tribal and Desert Art, WATER: Rowen Matthews, Providore: Kim Bizo, How to Weather Together, The Garden: Lae Oldmeadow
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To coincide with the opening of How to Weather Together, exhibiting artist Henri van Noordenburg and composure Paul Smith will present a live performance in the gallery.
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Spend a day learning bookbinding techniques with travelling bookbinder Janita Ayton.
$165 – $181
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Join us for the final Packsaddle Lecture of 2025 as Sundeep Bhandari, founder-trustee of Craft and Community Development Foundation (CCDF), presents his work on the Gondwana Art Project—a dedicated initiative supporting tribal artists from the Gondwana region of central India (Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra), working in Gond, Warli and Bhil traditions. In partnership with NERAM’s... View Article
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Coinciding with his exhibition Water, on show at NERAM this summer, we are delighted to present a painting masterclass with Rowen Matthews. Ideal for experienced artists, this 2-day workshop delves into Rowen’s well-known painterly style.
$165 – $180
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With Christmas around the corner, we invite you to “shop with purpose” at your local art museum shop and enjoy 20% shop discount all day! |