Hill End Art Experience: Nicole Welch Studio Visit

Saturday 17 October 2026, 9.30am-3.30pm

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) invites you to an exclusive journey to Hill End to hear from artist Nicole Welch in her studio!

Join the BRAG Gallery Director, team members and other like-minded art lovers for an exclusive trip to Hill End, lunch at Hill End Micro Pub, and the rare opportunity to meet acclaimed artist Nicole Welch in her studio. Travelling by comfortable coach we will depart from the BRAG Forecourt mid-morning, arriving for an early lunch at the historic Hill End Micro Pub, where we will enjoy shared lunch platters. After we are well-nourished, the coach will take us to our second stop - the studio of Nicole Welch. Nicole will share insights about her practice and has generously offered to take us for a guided walk through the bushland that forms the backdrop that inspires much of her work. Our final stop will be a restroom break at the Hospital Picnic Area, before heading back to Bathurst with full hearts and minds! Singles are warmly welcomed. Join us for a relaxed day out and the opportunity to make new friends.

$45 BRAGS Members, $50 Non-Members, Bookings essential

What your ticket includes

Transport via coach from BRAG to Hill End and return
Shared lunch platters at Hill End Micro Pub (drinks available for purchase)
Exclusive visit to the studio of Nicole Welch
20-30 minutes artist-guided walk through the bush that forms the backdrop of much of Nicole's work

Itinerary

9.30am - Marshalling for bus at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Forecourt, 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst NSW 2795
9.45am sharp - depart Bathurst for Hill End
11am-12.30pm - Shared lunch platters at Hill End Micro Pub (drinks available for purchase)
12.40-1.40pm - Nicole Welch Studio Visit
1.50-2pm - Restroom break at Hospital Picnic Area
2pm - depart Hill End for Bathurst
~3.20pm - Arrive back at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Forecourt

What to bring

Wear closed in shoes/walking shoes
Hat
Water bottle
Sunscreen

This event is proudly supported by the Friends of the Gallery, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Society.

About the Exhibition

Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape

Nicole Welch: A Mid-Career Survey

Curated by Richard Perram OAM

Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape surveys 27 years of work by Hill End-based artist Nicole Welch. Throughout her career and across mediums, her work is rich with symbolism, tension, and transformation and explores the relationships between landscape, the body, time, and memory. Welch creates works that are at once visually beautiful and conceptually challenging.

More info

Banner image: Nicole Welch on location in Hill End during the making of Unveiling the Night, 2024. Photograph by Hugh Stewart.

Contact the host of Hill End Art Experience: Nicole Welch Studio Visit