NSW art galleries and their DECEMBER 2025 / JANUARY 2026 exhibition schedules are listed below, grouped by region. For listings in other Australian states please use the What’s On menu above.

Newcastle · Central Coast |Northern Rivers |Southern Highlands |South Coast |Blue Mountains |Central Tablelands · Western Districts · Greater NSW

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Newcastle, Central Coast

The Entrance Gallery
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Entrance Community Centre, Norberta Street, The Entrance 2261.
Weds–Sun 10.00 to 4.00.
Dec 27 to Feb 8, 2026 exhibition of paintings by artist and author Wendy Adams.
See 23 paintings, hear the artist’s story, watch her video, and view art and craft. Come in for a chat and refreshments, and be sure to enter the raffle.
Prints of paintings, and the author’s book, Death to Life, will be on sale.
All enquiries: wendyadams800@gmail.com

Flying Spanners Gallery
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7 Anzac Parade, Teralba 2284.
0417-250-240.
Fri 9.00 to 1.00, Sat–Mon 9.00 to 3.00.
Ceramics, paintings, sculpture, various artists.

Gosford Regional Gallery
36 Webb Street, East Gosford 2250.

The Lock-Up Contemporary Art Space
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90 Hunter Street, Muloobinba/Newcastle 2300.
(02) 4925-2265.
info@thelockup.org.au
Free entry.
Wed–Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00.
Dec 13 to May 3, 2026 A soft space to stand – an exploration of softness as a response to the crises of living, featuring installation, moving image, film, and animation. Including works by Jamie Bastoli, Jasmine Craciun, Alysha Fewster, Fiona Lee, David Lobb, Ali Noble, and Nicole Smede.
Gallery closed Dec 24, reopening Jan 2, 2026.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG)
230 High Street, Maitland 2320.

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie (MAC yapang)
⚲ Map
2A First Street, Booragul 2284.
(02) 4921-0382.
mac@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
Tues–Sun 9.00 to 3.00.
Visit website for exhibition program.

Newcastle Art Gallery (NAG)
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1 Laman Street, Newcastle 2300.
(02) 4974-5100.
artgallery@ncc.nsw.gov.au

PACC | Performance Arts Culture Cessnock
198–202 Vincent Street, Cessnock 2325.

Straitjacket
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222 Denison Street, Broadmeadow 2292.
0434-886-450.
info@straitjacket.com.au
Thurs–Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat–Sun 11.00 to 5.00.
Dec 6 to Jan 31, 2026 (opening and meet the artists Sat Dec 6, 11am–5pm) Summer Salon 2025.
Artist Talks: Sat Dec 13, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
Christmas Drinks: Sat Dec 20, 2–4pm.
Gallery closed Dec 22 to 31. By appointment only during Jan 2026.

The University Gallery
⚲ Map
University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan 2308.
(02) 4921-5255.
universitygallery@newcastle.edu.au
Wed–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00 or by appointment.

Watt Space Gallery
⚲ Map
Cnr King and Auckland streets, Newcastle 2300.
(02) 4921-5255.
wattspacegallery@newcastle.edu.au
Wed–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00.
Contact the Gallery to visit by appointment at other times.

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Northern Rivers

Glasshouse Regional Gallery
Cnr Clarence and Hay streets, Port Macquarie 2444.

Grafton Regional Gallery
158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton 2460.

Manning Regional Art Gallery
12 Macquarie Street, Taree 2430.

Northern Rivers Community Gallery
44 Cherry Street, Ballina 2478.

Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre
⚲ Map
2 Mistral Road (cnr Tweed Valley Way), Murwillumbah South 2484.
(02) 6670-2790.
tweedart@tweed.nsw.gov.au
Director: Ingrid Hedgcock. Free entry.
Wed–Sun 10.00 to 4.00.
To Feb 8, 2026 Between Appearance by Nat Kafka. Also, Along the Shore and Under the Trees by Leah Thiessen. And re/JOY by Vipoo Srivilasa – an Australian Design Centre (ADC On Tour) national touring exhibition.
To Feb 15, 2026 Figure and Field by Lucia Canuto, Hilary Herrmann and Meg Stoios.
To March 8, 2026 Ode: Margaret Olley and Sally Anderson.
To Dec 6, 2026 Mirror-view: Artists by Artists.
Gallery closed Dec 24 and 25.

Yarrila Arts and Museum
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Yarrila Place, 27 Gordon Street, Coffs Harbour 2450.
(02) 6648-4700.
yam@chcc.nsw.gov.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Mon and all NSW public holidays.
Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) is located in the heart of Coffs Harbour within the cultural and civic hub, Yarrila Place.
To Feb 1, 2026 HOSSEI: ESSSENSSSE is a Verge Gallery exhibition, touring in partnership with Museums and Galleries of NSW, supported by the University of Sydney and proudly funded by the NSW Government.

To Feb 8, 2026 Yearbook ’26: HSC Visual Arts Students from the Coffs Coast.
To March 15, 2026 CREATION by Deborah Kelly.
Ongoing Yaamanga (around here).

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Southern Highlands

Bowral Art Gallery
⚲ Map
1 Short Street, Bowral 2576.
(02) 4861-4093.
office@bdasgallery.com
Daily 10.00 to 4.00.
The Bowral Art Gallery, home of the Bowral & District Art Society, workshops and studios.
Dec 3 to 9 (opening Sat Dec 6, 2pm) Celebrating Christmas Clay by local potters.
Dec 11 to 21 (opening Sat Dec 13, 3pm) All Things Great are Small by miniature artists.
Jan 7 to 13, 2026 Access All Art by Disability Trust Mittagong.
Jan 17 to Feb 1, 2026 (opening Fri Jan 16, 2026, 6pm) Members Exhibition.

Michael Reid Southern Highlands
11b Old Hume Highway, Berrima 2577.

The Milk Factory Gallery and Exhibition Space
33 Station Street (rear), Bowral 2576.

Ngununggula
1 Art Gallery Lane, Bowral 2576.

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South Coast

Bundanon Art Museum
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170 Riversdale Road, Illaroo 2540.
Wed–Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Mon–Tues.
Nov 22 to Feb 15, 2026 The Hidden Line: Art of the Boyd Women repositions the creative practices of five generations of women from one of Australia’s most prominent artistic dynasties. Showcasing more than 300 diverse works, this timely exhibition brings the women of the Boyd family into focus. As artists, designers, photographers, and creative collaborators, their contributions – though historically less celebrated than those of their male counterparts – remain deeply influential.

Jervis Bay Maritime Museum & Gallery
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Woollamia Road and Dent Street, Huskisson 2540.
Facebook + Instagram: @JervisBayMaritimeMuseum
Daily 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Christmas Day.
Dec 18 to May 31, 2026 Mariw Minaral | Spiritual Patterns explores the work of Zenadth Kes and performance artist Alick Tipoti. Visitors have the rare opportunity to view an extraordinary collection of the acclaimed artist’s work across multiple media – including sculpture, carvings, linocuts, masks and film. Internationally renowned contemporary artist Tipoti employs techniques informed by spiritual patterns that are revealed to him by his Ancestors, held within language and the environment.

SECCA (South East Centre for Contemporary Art)
Zingel Place, Bega 2550.

Shoalhaven Regional Gallery
12 Berry Street, Nowra 2541.

Wollongong Art Gallery
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46 Burelli Street, Wollongong 2500.
(02) 4227-8500.
gallery@wollongong.nsw.gov.au
Free entry.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 12.00 to 4.00. Closed Mon and public holidays. Gallery open Dec 24 10.00 to 1.00, and Dec 27 and 28 12.00 to 4.00. Gallery closed Dec 22, 23, and 29.
Dec 6 to March 1, 2026 Wollongong Art Prize – a national prize open to all Australian artists. Now reimagined for a new generation, the acquisitive competition invites submissions from artists working across all mediums. With a strong emphasis on accessibility, inclusivity, and community engagement, the prize seeks to showcase the breadth and vitality of contemporary Australian art practice. The 2026 prize was judged by Dr Kristen Sharp, Director and CEO of the National Art School.
To March 22, 2026 Set States – brings together a selection of video works by Kate Mitchell, known for her constructed sets and performative, often absurdist gestures. Presented in dialogue with works from the Collection, Set States invites new connections between contemporary Australian video art and historical representations of human agency, ritual, and transformation. The exhibition n considers themes of play, perception, and performance – suggesting that to “set states” is to be actively engaged with the world, however unstable it may be. Curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham and Louise Brand.

Jan 17 to Nov 1, 2026 Tell Them Their Dreaming by First Nations (Jawoyn) Australian artist Troy-Anthony Baylis presents an expanded iteration of his 2019–20 series Tell Them Their Dreaming, now installed across the facade of Wollongong Art Gallery. This playful and evocative series draws on lyrics from a wide range of songs that reference dreams and dreaming. Baylis visually samples music from queer icons such as Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and Prince; Australian bands including Ratcat and The Masters Apprentices; and Wollongong’s own legendary stoner rock band, Tumbleweed. Conceived in a semi-sleep state, Tell Them Their Dreaming explores the layeredmeanings of dreaming – as sleep and the subconscious, as fantasy and desire in popular music, and most significantly, as sacred Aboriginal cultural knowledge known as The Dreaming. Curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham.
To Nov 1, 2026 Recollection. After decades of quiet rest in Wollongong Art Gallery’s collection storerooms, every bark painting from the First Nations collection has emerged in this exhibition to stage a powerful gathering of Ancestral beings, totems and narratives. Connections span Communities across West, Central and East Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt and the Tiwi Islands, reflecting the dynamic patterns and innovations of bark painting practices across Country in the Northern Territory. This exhibition is framed as a recollection – of intrinsic cultural and Ancestral memory – and celebrates this distinct genre of First Nations artmaking, as both cultural practice and fine art. Set within the historic and idiosyncratic architecture of the old Council Chambers, the exhibition invites contemplation of the collection as a facet of colonial ethnographic processes: recording, possessing, classifying and manufacturing knowledge. Recollection recontextualises The Chambers as a space of First Nations agency, Dreaming, lore and cultural continuity. Curated by Alinta Maguire & Louise Brand.

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Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains City Art Gallery
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30 Parke Street, Katoomba 2780.
(02) 4780-5410.
culturalcentre@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Closed public holidays.
To Feb 1, 2026 Capsules of Memory: Gianna Christella Hayes – explores how seeds, water, and foodways carry ancestral memory. A Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Altitude exhibition.
To Feb 15, 2026 Play! – examines the facilitative role of art institutions in encouraging play, community connection and self-expression. A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition curated by Hayley Zena Poynton.

Blue Mountains Heritage Centre
270 Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath 2785.

Kedumba Gallery
Matcham Avenue, Wentworth Falls 2782.

Lost Bear Gallery
98 Lurline Street, Katoomba 2780.

Nolan on Lovel Gallery
56A Lovel Street, Katoomba 2780.

Norman Lindsay Gallery
14 Norman Lindsay Crescent, Faulconbridge 2776.

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Central Tablelands, Western Districts, Greater NSW

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
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Wiradjuri Country, 70–78 Keppel Street, Bathurst 2795.
(02) 6333-6555.
brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
Free entry.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 2.00.
Gallery closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day.
Reduced hours Dec 19 to Jan 2, 2026. Please see website.

Broken Hill City Art Gallery
404–408 Argent Street, Broken Hill 2880.

Ceramic Break Sculpture Park
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“Bondi”, Warialda 2402.
0417-841-741.
kerry@cbreaksculpturepark.com.au
Thurs–Sun 10.00 to 5.00 and by appointment.
Three art galleries, a gift shop and sculpture walks.
Continuing through Dec and Jan, 2026, a collection of works by artists from NSW and QLD, and the finalists of the 3rd Triennial Acquisition Sculpture Prize.
Dec 20 to March 1, 2026 open by appointment only.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery
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77 Darling Street, Cowra 2794.
(02) 6340-2190.
cowraartgallery@cowra.nsw.gov.au
Free entry.
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00.
Dec 12 to Feb 1, 2026 The Night Passes is a solo exhibition by Fiona Davies that parallels walking in the apparent emptiness of the hospital corridor at night with driving to and from the hospital on a small, dark country road. Both sites of transition. Not somewhere to stay for long. The Night Passes is a Gallery Lane Cove touring exhibition.

Also, A Poem of the Sea – Sally Simpson’s exploration of the self in a suspended state viz water. It is also a celebration and a demonstration of the expressive power innate in the act of drawing. The artist articulates the metaphor of humanity’s ongoing relationship with suspension or suspense, as evoked by bodies in water. A Poem of the Sea is curated by Peter Haynes.
Gallery closed Dec 22 to Jan 5, 2026.

GANG GANG gallery
206 Main Street, Lithgow 2790.

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
Civic Centre, 184 Bourke Street, Goulburn 2580.

Griffith Regional Art Gallery
167 Banna Avenue, Griffith 2680.

Mudgee Arts Precinct
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90 Market Street, Mudgee 2850.
(02) 6378-2850.
map@midwestern.nsw.gov.au
Daily 9.00 to 5.00. Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
To March 15, 2026 Icons of Pop Art: Warhol and Lichtenstein is the first in a series of four major exhibitions made possible through the Australian Government’s Sharing the National Collection initiative.
Dec 12 to March 15, 2026 A Nest in the Hills: The Symbiosis of Women and Birds in Contemporary Australian Art is an exhibition that delves into the complex and multifaceted relationship between women and birds. Exhibiting artists include: Leila Jeffreys, Petrina Hicks, Anna-Wili Highfield, Deborah Kelly, Lucy Culliton, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Michelle Cawthorne, Dianne Fogwell, Kim V. Goldsmith, Denise Faulkner, Nicole Ison, Fleur MacDonald, Aleshia Lonsdale, Kim Harding, Michelle Steven and Pamela Welsh.

Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA)
546 Dean Street, Albury 2640.

Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
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1–3 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook 2333.
(02) 6549-3800.
arts.centre@muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au
Mon–Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Visit website for full exhibition program.

New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM)
106–114 Kentucky Street, Armidale 2350.

Orange Regional Gallery
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149 Byng Street, Orange 2800.
(02) 6393-8136.
gallery@orange.nsw.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Good Friday.
Visit website for exhibition program.

Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail
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Australia’s newest major public sculpture collection along 150km of the Snowy Valleys Way, located halfway between Sydney and Melbourne.

Suki & Hugh Gallery
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38A Gibraltar Street, Bungendore 2621.
(02) 6238-1398.
susan@sukihugh.com.au
Mon and Fri 10.00 to 2.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 11.00 to 3.00. Closed public holidays.
To Dec 13 The Poetry of Things by Kirstie Rea, and Annette Blair. The Poetry of Things brings together two distinct glass practices in a collaborative reflection on the quiet beauty found in the everyday. Through still life compositions of familiar objects such as peaches, tin cans, cloths, and brushes, the exhibition draws attention to what is often overlooked, worn-in, or set aside. Rendered in glass alongside found elements, these forms hold a tension between fragility and permanence, delicacy and weight.

Tamworth Regional Gallery
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466 Peel Street, Tamworth 2340.
(02) 6767-5247.
gallery@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Closed public holidays.
Dec 6 to Feb 2, 2026 Gallery 1: Three Chords and the Truth – a celebration of diverse voices and shared truths through the spirit of country music. Also, Tender by Melinda Schneider.
Gallery closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Tyger Gallery
⚲ Map
84 Comur Street, Yass 2582.
0466-243-684.
hello@tygergallery.com.au
Director: Martyn Pearce.
Thurs–Mon.

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
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Civic Centre, cnr Baylis and Morrow streets, Wagga Wagga 2650.
(02) 6926-9660.
gallery@wagga.nsw.gov.au
Facebook + Instagram: @waggawaggaartgallery
Free entry. Tues–Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Mon.
Visit website for full exhibition program.

Walcha Gallery of Art
15n Derby Street, Walcha 2354.

Western Plains Cultural Centre
76 Wingewarra Street, Dubbo 2830.

Weswal Gallery
192 Brisbane Street, East Tamworth 2340.