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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the gallery each Saturday during our current exhibitions\, for a free guided tour!  \nSaturdays\, 11am\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at BRAG reception \nOur current suite of exhibitions includes: \nA Tear in the Fabric presents new and existing works from nine Asian and Asian Australian artists who embrace distortion as a mode of disruption. In partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art\, the exhibition revolves around notions of aesthetic\, material and conceptual interventions integrated into established forms of creative practice. Picking at the seams to make space for new narratives and artistic approaches\, we see exploratory excursions into concepts of place\, materiality\, memory\, identity and perception\, manifesting in a diverse range of mediums. \nTea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden\, is reminiscent of the famous Japanese food display ‘shokuhin sampuru’ or French pastries display in Paris\, the cakes are mouth-watering\, but not for consumption. The construction of the cakes in ceramics is labour-intensive\, down to each sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Their imaginary forms conjure a colourful\, dream-like world. This project was created during a 2025 artist residency at the PumpHouse Albury. \nLandscapes of Imagination: From the Collection\, bringing together works from the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Collection that reflect the enduring artistic allure of Hill End. This historic village has captured the imaginations of artists drawn to its layered histories\, dramatic terrain\, and evocative sense of place. \nImage: Jayanto Tan\, Berries Cream Tarts\, 2025\, ceramic\, 9 x 26 x 26 x 26 cm. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-3/2025-10-11/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70-78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, 2795
CATEGORIES:Art,Tours
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DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Talks & Tea
DESCRIPTION:Join Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) Volunteer Guides for a spotlight talk and walk through of our current exhibitions!\n\nWednesday 8 October\, 10:30am-12:00pm\nTour of exhibition\nMorning tea by donation\, RSVP essential\n\nOur current suite of exhibitions includes:\nA Tear in the Fabric presents new and existing works from nine Asian and Asian Australian artists who embrace distortion as a mode of disruption. In partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art\, the exhibition revolves around notions of aesthetic\, material and conceptual interventions integrated into established forms of creative practice. Picking at the seams to make space for new narratives and artistic approaches\, we see exploratory excursions into concepts of place\, materiality\, memory\, identity and perception\, manifesting in a diverse range of mediums.\n\n\nTea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden\, is reminiscent of the famous Japanese food display ‘shokuhin sampuru’ or French pastries display in Paris\, the cakes are mouth-watering\, but not for consumption. The construction of the cakes in ceramics is labour-intensive\, down to each sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Their imaginary forms conjure a colourful\, dream-like world. This project was created during a 2025 artist residency at the PumpHouse Albury.\n\nLandscapes of Imagination: From the Collection\, bringing together works from the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Collection that reflect the enduring artistic allure of Hill End. This historic village has captured the imaginations of artists drawn to its layered histories\, dramatic terrain\, and evocative sense of place.\n\n\nImage: Jayanto Tan\, Berries Cream Tarts\, 2025\, ceramic\, 9 x 26 x 26 x 26 cm. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/talks-tea/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70-78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, 2795
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251004T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the gallery each Saturday during our current exhibitions\, for a free guided tour!  \nSaturdays\, 11am\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at BRAG reception \nOur current suite of exhibitions includes: \nA Tear in the Fabric presents new and existing works from nine Asian and Asian Australian artists who embrace distortion as a mode of disruption. In partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art\, the exhibition revolves around notions of aesthetic\, material and conceptual interventions integrated into established forms of creative practice. Picking at the seams to make space for new narratives and artistic approaches\, we see exploratory excursions into concepts of place\, materiality\, memory\, identity and perception\, manifesting in a diverse range of mediums. \nTea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden\, is reminiscent of the famous Japanese food display ‘shokuhin sampuru’ or French pastries display in Paris\, the cakes are mouth-watering\, but not for consumption. The construction of the cakes in ceramics is labour-intensive\, down to each sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Their imaginary forms conjure a colourful\, dream-like world. This project was created during a 2025 artist residency at the PumpHouse Albury. \nLandscapes of Imagination: From the Collection\, bringing together works from the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Collection that reflect the enduring artistic allure of Hill End. This historic village has captured the imaginations of artists drawn to its layered histories\, dramatic terrain\, and evocative sense of place. \nImage: Jayanto Tan\, Berries Cream Tarts\, 2025\, ceramic\, 9 x 26 x 26 x 26 cm. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-3/2025-10-04/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70-78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, 2795
CATEGORIES:Art,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251004T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250914T005504Z
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SUMMARY:School Holidays // Cakes and Clay!
DESCRIPTION:Join Indonesian artist Jayanto Tan for a fun workshop for children and parents/guardians!\n\nTaste a variety of cakes and then recreate them in air dry clay! Inspired by Jayanto’s exhibition\, Tea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden\, get creative as a family and take home your own air-dry clay sculpture.\n\nDate & Time: Saturday 4 October\, 10:30am-12:30pm\n\nAges: Children 6-17 + Parent/Guardian\n\nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents Tea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden by Jayanto Tan.\n\nColourfully crafted confections tantalise the viewer from inside glass cabinets in Tea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden. Reminiscent of the famous Japanese food display ‘shokuhin sampuru’ or French pastries display in Paris\, the cakes are mouth-watering\, but not for consumption. The construction of the cakes in ceramics is labour-intensive\, down to each sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Their imaginary forms conjure a colourful\, dream-like world. This project was created during a 2025 artist residency at the PumpHouse Albury.\n\nGrowing up in a large farming family in Indonesia\, the artist has many memories of gatherings in the kitchen\, cooking\, sharing stories\, laughing\, singing\, and drinking tea. Cake was a luxury even for formal occasions like birthday parties\, baby showers\, weddings\, and funerals. Tan reflects on those bittersweet memories. Even though the family may not have been able to afford cakes like these\, they are offered here with humour and love.\n\nThe mystery of cake\, fake or real\, lies under the heavy icing and elaborate decoration. The cakes are pretty to look at but carry weight underneath. Each glass cabinet is securely locked\, and the objects can’t be touched. For the artist\, looking through the glass exposes the fragility of raw human material covered in makeup\, like late-night performers.\n\nThe garden that the artist has created\, to honour family and friends who have deceased\, explores Tan’s personal narrative of identity\, longing\, queerness\, lost family\, memorial\, and self-destruction\, here portrayed through alienation\, fantasy\, and desire in a peaceful dreamland.Tea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden is a space where friends and family from the past\, and Gallery visitors in the present\, can mingle to envision the future.\n\nThis exhibition is dedicated to my beautiful mother. – Jayanto Tan\n\nImage: Jayanto Tan\, Berries Cream Tarts\, 2025\, ceramic\, 9 x 26 x 26 x 26 cm. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/school-holidays-cakes-and-clay/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250927T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the gallery each Saturday during our current exhibitions\, for a free guided tour!  \nSaturdays\, 11am\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at BRAG reception \nOur current suite of exhibitions includes: \nA Tear in the Fabric presents new and existing works from nine Asian and Asian Australian artists who embrace distortion as a mode of disruption. In partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art\, the exhibition revolves around notions of aesthetic\, material and conceptual interventions integrated into established forms of creative practice. Picking at the seams to make space for new narratives and artistic approaches\, we see exploratory excursions into concepts of place\, materiality\, memory\, identity and perception\, manifesting in a diverse range of mediums. \nTea Ceremony in the Celestial Garden\, is reminiscent of the famous Japanese food display ‘shokuhin sampuru’ or French pastries display in Paris\, the cakes are mouth-watering\, but not for consumption. The construction of the cakes in ceramics is labour-intensive\, down to each sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Their imaginary forms conjure a colourful\, dream-like world. This project was created during a 2025 artist residency at the PumpHouse Albury. \nLandscapes of Imagination: From the Collection\, bringing together works from the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Collection that reflect the enduring artistic allure of Hill End. This historic village has captured the imaginations of artists drawn to its layered histories\, dramatic terrain\, and evocative sense of place. \nImage: Jayanto Tan\, Berries Cream Tarts\, 2025\, ceramic\, 9 x 26 x 26 x 26 cm. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-3/2025-09-27/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70-78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, 2795
CATEGORIES:Art,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250906T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250906T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250830T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250830T233000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250625T035518Z
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SUMMARY:PRIMAVERA - BRAGS Black Tie Gala Dinner and Art Auction
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the landscape of Bathurst and the concept of people coming together to support the growth of the gallery\, this theme celebrates the art of the landscape\, combining lush greenery\, twinkling lights and understated luxury\, with a touch of arty fun. Sophisticated and fresh\, this event connects to the Gallery’s place in the region’s cultural and environmental heart. \n\n\n\nDress code: Black Tie with a botanical touch \n\n\n\nEnjoy a warm welcome entertained by live music and a dinner served with local award-winning wines. On offer will be a cocktail created especially for this event by The Grange Distillery. \n\n\n\nThere will be several artworks available for auction by a well-regarded auctioneer from Elders Emms Mooney Real Estate. A selection of artworks provided by artists from our Region will be auctioned on the night. Display of art available to view from 5.30pm. \n\n\n\nWe encourage you to bring your family and friends to this premier night of Botanical Elegance. \n\n\n\nCourtesy bus will depart The Courthouse in Russell Street from 5pm. Return bus departs from 10.30pm. \n\n\n\nPurchase tickets here.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/primavera-brags-black-tie-gala-dinner-and-art-auction/
LOCATION:BoxGrove\, 119 Duramana Road\, Bathurst\, NSW\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event,Food and Wine
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250830T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250830T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031040Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-08-30/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250826T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250826T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Tipsy Tuesday | Life Drawing @ The Victoria Bathurst
DESCRIPTION:Curious about life drawing? Been sketching for years? Just after a fun night out with friends? The Tipsy Sketching Club has it all! Set within Bathurst’s favourite CBD pub\, join The Tipsy Sketching Club for an evening of sipping\, snacking\, and sketching with some fun and frivolity thrown in for good measure! The event runs for approximately 2-hours with a range of timed poses from 2-25 minutes\, with breaks for drinks\, food\, sharing and laughing. Drawing materials can be supplied however if you have them\, bring them! All mediums and artistic abilities welcome! 
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/tipsy-tuesday-life-drawing-at-the-victoria-bathurst/
LOCATION:The Victoria Bathurst\, 3 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, 2795
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250823T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250823T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031040Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-08-23/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250821T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250821T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Still Life Workshop @ BRAG
DESCRIPTION:ESSSENSSSE // Still Life Workshop\nLearn new techniques to capture colour\, shape\, and texture with local artist Rachel Pinel.\nThis workshop will be held within current exhibition ‘ESSSENSSSE’ by HOSSEI\, offering a contemporary perspective to classical techniques.\n\n• Thursday 21 August 2025\, 6-8pm\n• No experience necessary\, Ages: 18+\, Limited Tickets\n• $35 members\, $40 non-members\, RSVP essential\n\nRachel Pinel is a figurative realist painter based in the Central West of New South Wales\, Australia. She completed her academic training in drawing and painting at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy\, building on earlier studies at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and the I. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy of Painting\, Sculpture and Architecture in Russia.\nWorking within the traditions of classical realism\, Pinel’s paintings explore light\, atmosphere\, and the quiet poetry of everyday subjects. Her work has been recognised in several prestigious art prizes\, including selection as a finalist in both the Lethbridge 2000 Small Scale Art Award and the AME Bale Art Prize.\n\nAbout the Exhibition\nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott.\nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape.\nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/still-life-workshop-brag/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250816T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250816T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-08-16/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250813T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250813T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Talks & Tea // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:TALKS & TEA // ESSSENSSSE\nJoin Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) Volunteer Guides for a spotlight talk and walk through of exhibition ESSSENSSSE! \nThis is a social series for visitors to learn more about the current exhibitions\, Bathurst’s vibrant art scene\, and to meet like-minded locals!\nWednesday 9 July and 13 August\n10:30am – 12pm\nFREE\, refreshments provided by donation online or at gallery reception \nAbout the exhibition:\nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott.\nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape.\nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/talks-tea-esssenssse/2025-08-13/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250809T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250809T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250802T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031040Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-08-02/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250730T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250730T083000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250707T033056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T033100Z
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SUMMARY:Archibald Day Tour
DESCRIPTION: Love Art? Let’s Go to The Archibalds!  \n\n\n\nJoin Bathurst Tours for a cultural day out to the Art Gallery of NSW to experience The Archibald Prize – Australia’s most iconic portrait exhibition! \n\n\n\n\nReturn transport from Bathurst\n\n\n\nGallery entry included\n\n\n\nGuided tour of the exhibition\n\n\n\nFree time to explore or grab a coffee\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re an art lover or just looking for a unique day out\, this trip is the perfect blend of creativity\, conversation\, and inspiration. \n\n\n\nLimited seats available – book now and don’t miss your chance to see the faces of Australia through a new lens! \n\n\n\n Call 1300 728 321 Book online at https://bathursttours.com.au/archibald-day-tour/
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/archibald-day-tour/
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition and Shows,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Tours":MAILTO:bookings@bathursttours.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250726T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250726T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031040Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-07-26/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250719T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031040Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Tours // ESSSENSSSE \nJoin a FREE\, guided exhibition tour by BRAG staff on Saturdays at 11am!\nFree\, all welcome\, RSVP online or at gallery reception. \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/exhibition-tours-esssenssse/2025-07-19/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Tours,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250716T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250716T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031006Z
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SUMMARY:School Holiday Workshop // Make Your Own Sea Slime!
DESCRIPTION:School Holiday Workshop // Make Your Own Sea Slime! \nJoin this creative School Holiday workshop and learn how to make aquatic themed slime! \nWednesday 16 July\, 10:30am-12:00pm\nAges 6-17\n$10 members\, $15 non-members\, RSVP essential \nAbout the Exhibition: \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/school-holiday-workshop-make-your-own-sea-slime/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250715T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250706T235045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250706T235047Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Festival Art
DESCRIPTION:Here at Bee Sting Arts\, we love to create. Creating is great for growing\, exploring and learning!Come and enjoy some Winter Art! Painting in watercolour\, acrylic\, glitter and some drawing as well! All paints\, paper. brushes and tools provided. Please bring along your own morning tea and an old shirt!We can’t wait to create with you. \nCost: 1 x $50 Creative Kids Voucher
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/winter-festival-art/
CATEGORIES:Art,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250712T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250712T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031007Z
UID:10004430-1752318000-1752321600@www.bathurstregion.com.au
SUMMARY:ARTIST TALK // Mystery of Missing Westerlies
DESCRIPTION:ARTIST TALK // Mystery of Missing Westerlies\nSaturday 12 July\, 11am \nHear from Ecological Gyre Theory’s Chantelle Mitchell (VIC) and Jaxon Waterhouse (NT) on BRAG Foyer Space Exhibition\, Mystery of Missing Westerlies\nPlease note: this event will be live streamed at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP essential \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents Mystery of Missing Westerlies by Chantelle Mitchell and Jaxon Waterhouse (Ecological Gyre Theory). \nMystery of Missing Westerlies is a body of work emerging in response to a news article from April 7\, 1950 which details “extraordinary weather”; a local manifestation of global atmospheric change\, being the disappearance of westerly winds across New South Wales in response to planetary changes sweeping the northern hemisphere. Working across installation\, video and intervention\, Mystery of Missing Westerlies considers pasts\, presents and futures in an interconnected planetary atmospheric frame. \nThe disappearance of the westerly winds is itself both a historical anomaly and a planetary omen. We treat this climatic rupture as an atmospheric case file\, a study in atmospheric disappearance\, inviting consideration of the interplay between absence\, evidence\, and the forces shaping our world. Here\, wind becomes both subject and metaphor—an invisible actor whose movements carry sediments\, shape deserts\, and drive oceanic currents\, but also a narrative force whose disappearance tells of shifting global patterns. Embedded within this body of work are material traces of evidence and investigation\, material clues in a wider investigation of climate\, memory\, and time.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/artist-talk-mystery-of-missing-westerlies/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250712T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250712T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031114Z
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SUMMARY:Girrawaa Art Exhibition and Sale
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate NAIDOC Week the Girrawaa Creative Centre at Bathurst Correctional Centre will be opening our doors on Saturday 12th July.\nWe have both traditional and Contemporary art painted by First Nations Artists currently incarcerated in Bathurst Correctional Centre.\nGirrawaa provides a connection to Culture and Healing for our artists.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/girrawaa-art-exhibition-and-sale/
LOCATION:Bathurst Correctional Centre
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250712T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250712T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250516T055835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T055838Z
UID:10004130-1752310800-1752328800@www.bathurstregion.com.au
SUMMARY:Girrawaa Art Exhibition &  Art Sale
DESCRIPTION:Bathurst Correctional Centre  – Girrawaa Arts Centre will be open to the public for an Exhibition and Art Sale.\nWe have over 20 inmates who are exhibiting their artwork for this event.\nAll art is created by First Nations artists within Bathurst Correctional Centre and is part of our NAIDOC Week Celebrations.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/girrawaa-art-exhibition-art-sale-2/
LOCATION:Girrawaa Creative Arts Centre\, Entry via Blayney Road\, Bathurst\, 2795
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event,Exhibition and Shows,Festivals and Celebrations,Markets
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Correctional Centre":MAILTO:kristy.donlan@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250710T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250710T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031006Z
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SUMMARY:School Holidays Workshop // Sew your own plush toy!
DESCRIPTION:School Holiday Workshop // Sew Your Own Plush Toy! \nJoin this creative School Holiday workshop and learn how to sew your own unique aquatic creature! \nThursday 10 July\, 10:30am-12:00pm\nAges 6-17\n$10 members\, $15 non-members\, RSVP essential \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/school-holidays-workshop-sew-your-own-plush-toy/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250709T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250709T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031008Z
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SUMMARY:Talks & Tea // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:TALKS & TEA // ESSSENSSSE\nJoin Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) Volunteer Guides for a spotlight talk and walk through of exhibition ESSSENSSSE! \nThis is a social series for visitors to learn more about the current exhibitions\, Bathurst’s vibrant art scene\, and to meet like-minded locals!\nWednesday 9 July and 13 August\n10:30am – 12pm\nFREE\, refreshments provided by donation online or at gallery reception \nAbout the exhibition:\nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott.\nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape.\nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/talks-tea-esssenssse/2025-07-09/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250705T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250705T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031042Z
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SUMMARY:Artist & Curator Talk // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:Artist & Curator Talk // ESSSENSSSE\nSaturday 5 July\, 11am \nJoin ESSSENSSSE artist HOSSEI and guest curator Tesha Malott in conversation at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP essential \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/artist-curator-talk-esssenssse/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Exhibition and Shows,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250704T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250704T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T031148Z
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SUMMARY:OPENING // Mystery of Missing Westerlies
DESCRIPTION:OPENING // Mystery of Missing Westerlies\nA BRAG Foyer Space Exhibition by Ecological Gyre Theory \nAuslan interpreted opening speeches (VRI)\nCatering by BRAGS\nBeverages by sponsors Grass Parrot Vineyard\, Renzaglia Wines\, and Cosmo Brewing\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP essential \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents Mystery of Missing Westerlies by Chantelle Mitchell and Jaxon Waterhouse (Ecological Gyre Theory). \nMystery of Missing Westerlies is a body of work emerging in response to a news article from April 7\, 1950 which details “extraordinary weather”; a local manifestation of global atmospheric change\, being the disappearance of westerly winds across New South Wales in response to planetary changes sweeping the northern hemisphere. Working across installation\, video and intervention\, Mystery of Missing Westerlies considers pasts\, presents and futures in an interconnected planetary atmospheric frame. \nThe disappearance of the westerly winds is itself both a historical anomaly and a planetary omen. We treat this climatic rupture as an atmospheric case file\, a study in atmospheric disappearance\, inviting consideration of the interplay between absence\, evidence\, and the forces shaping our world. Here\, wind becomes both subject and metaphor—an invisible actor whose movements carry sediments\, shape deserts\, and drive oceanic currents\, but also a narrative force whose disappearance tells of shifting global patterns. Embedded within this body of work are material traces of evidence and investigation\, material clues in a wider investigation of climate\, memory\, and time.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/opening-mystery-of-missing-westerlies/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition and Shows,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250704T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250704T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T030523
CREATED:20250618T031043Z
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SUMMARY:Opening // ESSSENSSSE
DESCRIPTION:OPENING NIGHT // ESSSENSSSE\nFriday 4 July\, 6-8PM \nAuslan interpreted opening speeches (VRI)\nESSSENSSSE Performance\nCatering by BRAGS\nBeverages by sponsors Grass Parrot Vineyard\, Renzaglia Wines\, Cosmo Brewing\nFREE\, all welcome\, RSVP essential \nBathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents ESSSENSSSE\, a joyful work about healing and new beginnings by acclaimed contemporary artist HOSSEI (NSW)\, guest curated by Tesha Malott. \nESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit\, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE follows HOSSEI’s exploration of creating costumes that ‘heal’. Featuring a cast of 16 other-worldly sea creatures\, ESSSENSSSE transitions from a series of dynamic and joyful performances into a sensory\, large-scale installation\, in which visitors are surrounded by a playful\, 100% tactile landscape. \nESSSENSSSE began when HOSSEI became fascinated by the sand dollar sea creatures— their shape\, features\, and how in mediaeval times it was truly believed that sand dollars were mermaid currency. When looking at the sand dollar\, HOSSEI realised that if you were to remove the physical characteristics of a human body\, you would be left with a mouth and an anus\, just like the sand dollar. It is this idea that compelled HOSSEI to make the sand dollar an emblem of the show. An entry point and an exit\, not just with food\, but in the sense of discerning which energies come through and nourish the insides\, and which are let out. ESSSENSSSE is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. \nA Verge Gallery exhibition\, touring in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW\, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government. Verge Gallery is supported by the University of Sydney Union. \nImage: HOSSEI\, ESSSENSSSE\, 2023. Performer Lauren Booker. Dimensions variable. Photography by Jacquie Manning.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/opening-esssenssse/
LOCATION:Bathurst Regional Art Gallery\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition and Shows,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Regional Art Gallery":MAILTO:brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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