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Barka, the forgotten River reflects the love artists Badger Bates and Justine Muller have for the Barka, or Darling River - "our mother and the blood in our veins" - and its people, the Barkandji. Indigenous peoples across the globe looked after their environment in a sustained manner for thousands of years; nowhere was a system so sophisticated than with the first peoples of Australia.  Throughout time conventions, world summits, protocols have tried to protect her, our environment, our habitat,…

Visit the Gallery to purchase a great work of art in support of educational and accessible programs at Maitland Regional Art Gallery. Choose from over 300 paintings, prints and sculptures.

While the gallery is closed due to current COVID restrictions, please enjoy looking at Operation Art here online. Every year schools across New South Wales are invited to participate in Operation Art, an initiative of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in association with the New South Wales Department of Education. The Operation Art program provides a forum for schools and students to demonstrate their visual arts achievements through exhibitions at the Armory Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park and the Art Gallery…

National Art – Part One is an exhibition and celebration of 50 practising Australian artists who all studied at the National Art School and generously donated work from their personal collections to the School. Touring exhibition from the National Art School

On a weekend in February 2020, 41 Artists took to the streets across three Australian cities for the nation’s largest unsanctioned art campaign #BushfireBrandalism. Organised and realised by 41 artists, 78 advertising posters were replaced with bespoke thought-provoking images and messages. Speaking to the climate crisis, drought and bushfires, this undertaking was a direct reaction to the feelings of powerlessness experienced by the artists during the catastrophic bushfires of 2019/2020.

Artist Fiona Lee lost her family home and studio near Taree to the catastrophic bushfires in November 2019. This exhibition is a very personal, raw and challenging response to the bushfire crisis where the artist has shaped works from her home’s scorched remnants; collecting, categorising and sorting through ash and detritus from the site where her home once stood.  

Built on Wonnarua land, The Maitland Hospital is a layered place. Ancient songlines are overwritten by a patchwork of buildings from across 170 years. Corridors are imbued with the fears and hopes of large numbers of people. The smells and sounds of medical care and treatments are ever present. There are good and bad memories. There are funny and sad stories. A Conspicuous Object – The Maitland Hospital taps into these layers. Ten artists were invited to respond to stories…

Neridah Stockley is a multi-disciplinary artist  based in Alice Springs. She was the 2019 recipient of the Arts NT Creative-in-Residence at the Araluen Arts Centre and in this exhibition presents a unique body of work in response to Hermannsburg. Hermannsburg is a locally and internationally recognised chapter of inland Australia history; site of Lutheran Mission activity coupled with the Hermannsburg School of watercolour painting made famous by Albert Namatjira. It is a unique cross-cultural heritage site characterised by local landscape,…

“Storylines” is an exhibition of contemporary Australian Artists who use drawing to dissect the accepted Historical timeline of our country. Drawing by its very nature, comprises erasure and correction. “Storylines” features artists who use these actions to challenge accepted understandings of Australian History. These practitioners expand an Australian linear narrative to suggest a new, alternative or accurate understanding of our past.

The Archibald Prize 2021 exhibition is coming to MRAG! The Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is the country’s favourite art award, and one of its most prestigious. Awarded to the best portrait painting, it’s a who’s who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists. Tickets will go on sale early December 2021. The Archibald Prize 2021 exhibition will travel to six venues in regional New South Wales and Victoria, offering audiences around the country…