Opening // BRAG Exhibitions May-August 2026

Opening // BRAG May-August Exhibitions

Join Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) in celebrating the opening of three new exhibitions on Friday 15 May 2026, 6-8pm!

Main Gallery - Elizabeth Day: The Fragility of Goodness: The Prison on the Landscape and Other Stories

Foyer Gallery - Heather Dunn: Found

OUT THERE Digital Platforms | Forecourt Projector & TAFE Screens - Made By You

Friday 15 May, 6-8pm

• Welcome to Country with Smoking Ceremony by Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation

• Opening Speech by Bathurst Regional Council Mayor Cr Robert Taylor and Nicholas Tsoutas

• Auslan Interpretation for Opening Speeches

• Catering by Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Society

• Beverages by Renzaglia Wines, Grass Parrot Vineyard, and Cosmo Brewing

• FREE, all welcome, RSVP essential

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BRAG is located in the heart of Bathurst on Wiradjuri Country in the Central West of NSW.

Entry is via the Gallery/Library forecourt located at 70-78 Keppel Street. BRAG is accessible by public transport.

Plan your trip

Victoria Pass Closure: A detour is currently in place on the Great Western Highway following the closure of Victoria Pass in both directions - but don't let that halt your road-trip adventure as there are Other Ways to the West. The region is still very much open for business, and there are some genuinely spectacular ways to get here.

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• Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony will take place in the BRAG Forecourt (outside area 70-78 Keppel Street) from 6:10pm (smoke may be present from 5:50pm)

• Auslan interpretation will be provided for the Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony, and Opening Speeches

• Limited seating will be available for Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony, and Opening Speeches - please let us know if you require reserved seating.

If you wish to discuss requirements before visiting the gallery, please feel free to contact us on 02 6333 6555 or email us at brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Banner image: Elizabeth Day, The Flow of Form: There’s a Reason Beyond a Reason. Beyond That There’s a Reason (1797 Parramatta Gaol), 2023, unravelled op-shop garments, muslin, 2600 x 650 x 5 cm irregular. Installation view at Carriageworks in The National 4: Australian Art Now. Photograph: Zan Wimberley.