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Orange Regional Gallery

Locality: Orange, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6393 8136

Address: Byng St 2800 Orange, NSW, Australia

Website: www.orange.nsw.gov.au/gallery

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25.01.2022 As part of @orangecitycouncil’s Future City Plan we are calling for Expressions of Interest from artists or artist-led teams to create site-specific public art for multiple sites across Orange. EOIs for the first stage of the projectPublic Murals and Installationsare now open and continuing until 3 January 2021. Follow the link in the comments below to download the EOI Brief or get in touch for more information. ... #publicart #murals #futurecity #art #orangeregionalgallery #orangecitycouncil #orange360allyearround #orangensw2800

23.01.2022 It’s official. Today we celebrated the start of our much anticipated Extension Project. Thanks to the Hon. Don Harwin, NSW Minister for the Arts, Cr Reg Kidd, Mayor of Orange and the Hon. Samuel Farraway MLC for turning the first sod. Thanks also to Michael Newman for his Acknowledgement of Country and project Architect Sam Marshall for sharing his plans for the extension. We would also like to thank our community of friends and supporters whose enthusiasm and generosity has bought us to this significant point in the project. The Orange Regional Gallery Extension Project is proudly funded by the NSW Government, Orange City Council and supporters of the Gallery.

22.01.2022 It’s always a privilege to share Emily Kame Kngwarreye all-encompassing vision of her Country at Alhalkere and ‘Awelye’, her Dreaming. ‘Visions of Country’ presents four paintings by Kngwarreye from the Chroma Collection, including the two seen here alongside Ros Auld’s ceramic sculpture ‘Tilpa’, 1997. ‘Visions of Country’ continues from 10am-4pm daily (closed Christmas and Boxing days) until 21 January 2021

22.01.2022 School Holidays are here and it’s the perfect time to get out and about in the cultural precinct Pick up a Creative Challenge Activity Sheet from Orange Regional Museum, Orange City Library or Groundstone and work your way through 16 fun and FREE activities designed for kids and families

22.01.2022 School Holidays are here and it’s the perfect time to get out and about in the cultural precinct Pick up a Creative Challenge Activity Sheet from Orange Regional Museum, Orange City Library or Groundstone and work your way through 16 fun and FREE activities designed for kids and families

22.01.2022 Join us for a New Chapter We are delighted to share Orange Regional Gallery’s Extension Project and Fundraising Campaign. Head over to our new website (link in comments) to explore the project in detail and learn how you can join our community of donors who are helping to bring the extension to its full potential.... We’re inspired by the enthusiasm and support already shown for the project and look forward to sharing the journey with you. The Orange Regional Gallery Extension Project is proudly funded by the NSW Government and Orange City Council. Image: Architectural render of the new Contemporary Gallery with natural lighting system.

19.01.2022 Are you interested in learning more about our Collection? Join Gallery curator, Lucy Stranger for a free guided tour of ‘Visions of Country’ from 12:301:30pm tomorrow (18 Nov) or from 5:30-6:30pm Friday (20 Nov). There are still a few places available in each session but you'll need to be quick. Bookings (via the link in the comments) are essential. ‘Visions of Country’ continues in the Alan Sisley Gallery until 21 January 2021.

19.01.2022 ‘Visions of Country' 2020

19.01.2022 The Gallery’s Extension Project has received overwhelming support from our community of artists. We’re looking forward to working with Euan Macleod on an exhibition in our New Contemporary Gallery in 2022. The support from public galleries in acknowledging and showing our work to a wider audience is of huge importance to artists. A good exhibition space is crucial to this and the proposed extension for Orange will make it one of the most impressive regional Galleries in the ...country. - Euan Macleod Visit our website to read more about the extension, view animations and donate to our fundraising campaign. The Orange Regional Gallery Extension Project is proudly funded by the NSW Government, Orange City Council and supporters of the Gallery. Image courtesy of the artists. Photo: Andrew Merry

16.01.2022 RECENT ACQUISITIONS A recent donation of works by abstract painter Ildiko Kovacs is a welcome and signicant addition to Orange Regional Gallery’s Collection. Already represented in the Collection, the new additions cement and add to Kovacs’ visual oeuvre. ... The group of works, painted between 2017 2019, reflect Kovacs' distinctive large-scale roller loops of colour, as well as more intimate, incised geometric works such as ‘Cat’s Eye’ (pictured). We look forward to showing this substantial and cohesive grouping of Kovacs works regularly in our permanent collection exhibitions. ‘Cat’s Eye’ (detail), 2018 Oil and graphite on card on plywood, 90 x 64 cm Donated to Orange Regional Gallery through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Ildiko Kovacs, 2020 Images courtesy of the Artist. Photograph: Stephen Oxenbury See more

15.01.2022 ‘Regenerate' closes this Sunday @orangeregionalmuseum. Featuring the work of 2,500+ local primary school students this project is a creative exploration of how bushland on Mount Canobolas has responded to the fire that occurred in 2018. If you’re a Gallery, Museum or other cultural institution in a fire-effected area and are interested in developing your own version of ‘Regenerate’ get in touch and learn more about the ‘Regenerate Toolkit’ 'Regenerate' is a joint project developed by the Gallery, @orangeregionalmuseum and the SPARKE Learning Network. The Museum is open from 9am-4pm daily.

13.01.2022 It’s official! Today we celebrated the start of our much anticipated Extension Project. Thanks to the Hon. Don Harwin, NSW Minister for the Arts, Cr Reg Kidd, Mayor of Orange and the Hon. Samuel Farraway MLC for turning the first sod. Thanks also to Michael Newman for his Acknowledgement of Country and project Architect Sam Marshall for sharing his plans for the extension. We would also like to thank our community of friends and supporters whose enthusiasm and generosity has bought us to this significant point in the project. The Orange Regional Gallery Extension Project is proudly funded by the NSW Government, Orange City Council and supporters of the Gallery.

09.01.2022 Our much-loved community exhibition HERE/NOW will return in early 2021. Submissions are now open to all artists over the age of 16, living in the local government areas of Orange, Bathurst, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan Shire, Lithgow, Oberon, Parkes and Weddin Shire. Please note that our application process has changed from previous years and is now digital. Visit the link in the comments to download more information. If you would like to make a non-digital submi...ssion please get in touch. HERE/NOW Submission dates: 23 October 2020 3 January 2021 HERE/NOW Exhibition Dates: 30 January 28 February 2021

07.01.2022 We’re thrilled to be opening our doors to visitors again from Saturday 7 November, 2020 The Gallery will reopen with ‘Visions of Country’ in the newly refurbished Alan Sisley Gallery. Spanning early Australian Modernists Roland Wakelin and Grace Cossington Smith to present day artists David Serisier, Elisabeth Cummings and Margaret Loy Pula, ‘Visions of Country’ presents different impressions of land from the Gallery’s Collection. ... Join Gallery curator, Lucy stranger for a free guided tour of ‘Visions of Country’ on Wednesday 18 November from 12:30-1:30pm and on Friday 20 November from 5:30-6:30pm. Visit the link in the comments to book. Image: Theo Kuijpers, ‘Australian letter 1’ (detail), 2018, oil on linen. Loan courtesy of Elisabeth Cummings. Image courtesy of the Artist.

06.01.2022 ‘Visions of Country’ includes two recent acquisitions by Peter Boggs. ‘Underpass (Which way now)’ and ‘The road leads from here to where (Underpass) present new perspectives to the familiar, everyday urban landscape. As a tonal painter, Boggs’ selection of a subdued palette distils the subject into its geometric shapes, blurring reality and abstraction. It is in this state of in-between that Boggs’ sits comfortably, inviting the viewer into his encounter with streets or coun...tryside. ‘Visions of Country’ continues until 21 January 2021. The Gallery is open from 10am-4pm daily (closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day). Image: ‘Underpass (Which way now)’ 2014 oil and graphite on board and ‘The road leads from here to where (Underpass)’ 2011, oil on board. Donated by Peter Boggs through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020.

06.01.2022 Did you know that the Gallery’s beginnings go back to the mid-1960’s and the establishment of Orange Festival of Arts? The success of the festival (1965-1989) and its charter ‘to bring the best of the arts to the country led to passionate community support for permanent arts facilities in Orange. In preparation for the Gallery’s Extension Project we’ve been sorting through the archives and rediscovering the Gallery’s history. We’re looking forward to sharing some of these stories over coming months and welcome your contributions. Do you have a story about the Gallery or an image to share? Send us a message or leave a comment below. Image: A selection of Orange Festival of Arts souvenir programs with thanks to @centralwestlibraries

05.01.2022 Great News! With construction of our Extension project about to begin, the builders have advised that the Gallery can re-open to the public during the first phase of building works. We’re delighted to be able to present new exhibitions for local residents and visitors over the summer season in our recently refurbished Alan Sisley Gallery. The Gallery will reopen on Saturday 7 November 2020 with ‘Visions of Country’ an exhibition of works from our Collection followed by our much-loved community exhibition ‘HERE/NOW’ from Saturday 30 January - Sunday 28 February 2021.

05.01.2022 We’re thrilled to be opening our doors to visitors again from Saturday 7 November, 2020 The Gallery will reopen with ‘Visions of Country’ in the newly refurbished Alan Sisley Gallery. Spanning early Australian Modernists Roland Wakelin and Grace Cossington Smith to present day artists David Serisier, Elisabeth Cummings and Margaret Loy Pula, ‘Visions of Country’ presents different impressions of land from the Gallery’s Collection. ... Join Gallery curator, Lucy stranger for a free guided tour of ‘Visions of Country’ on Wednesday 18 November from 12:30-1:30pm and on Friday 20 November from 5:30-6:30pm. Visit the link in the comments to book. Image: Theo Kuijpers, ‘Australian letter 1’ (detail), 2018, oil on linen. Loan courtesy of Elisabeth Cummings. Image courtesy of the Artist.

04.01.2022 We’re OPEN with ‘Visions of Country’ looking fresh in our recently refurbished Alan Sisley Gallery and a selection of small sculpture and other works from the Collection in our foyer and reception areas. Drop in and see it for yourself. We’re here from 10am-4pm daily. ‘Visions of Country’ continues until 21 January 2021. Image: Ildiko Kovacs, ‘Jindabyne’ 2019, David Rose, ‘After the fires, Kariong #2’, Emily Kngwarreye ‘Untitled’, 1992, Elisabeth Cummings, Elcho Island studies, 2004.

02.01.2022 ~ Orange Regional Gallery Extension Project ~ The Gallery’s fundraising campaign is off to a flying start! Join our community of donors who are bringing the extension to its full potential. We need your support in raising vital funds to make up design costs and complete the best possible fit out for our ground-breaking facility. Donations of any level are welcome and tax deductible. Visit our website for all the details. ... The Orange Regional Gallery Extension Project is proudly funded by the NSW Government and Orange City Council. Image: Architectural render of the new Lobby and Donor’s board.

01.01.2022 Our fresh new website is live! Head over to www.orange.nsw.gov.au to keep up to date with what’s happening while we’re closed.

01.01.2022 Do you have a passion for photography and an interest in pursuing it as a career? Orange Regional Gallery and Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council are seeking expressions of interest for an emerging Aboriginal photographer to be mentored by Australian photographer Gary Greay. Volunteer/s will work with Gary throughout the Community Portrait Project, observing and assisting Gary with the photography sessions from start to completion of the project. This role is open to Aborig...inal people 18 years and older from the Orange, Cabonne and Blayney LGAs Visit our website for more information on the Community Portrait Project and to download an application form. https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/gallery/exhibitions/ Applications close at 5pm Friday 9 October 2020 The Community Portrait Project is a partnership between Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council and Orange Regional Gallery. Image: Gary Grealy, ‘Allen Madden, Gadigal Elder’ 2009