Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre

19/06/2026

SAKE + SCULPT
Tomorrow afternoon | Saturday 20 June 2026, 3pm–6pm

Join Atsuko Radcliffe, the Japanese winemaker behind Small Forest Wines in Denman, for a guided sake tasting featuring a curated selection of sake paired with delicious bites. Learn about the traditions, craftsmanship and culture behind this celebrated beverage.

The tasting will be followed by a ceramic hand-building workshop with exhibiting artist Simon Reece. Using locally sourced Muswellbrook clay, participants will create their own sake cups inspired by the materials, forms and processes explored in Reece's exhibition Muscle.

$20 per person

Places are limited and bookings are essential. Follow the link for more details and to secure your spot:
https://events.humanitix.com/sake-sculpt-md7dc4gv

Image: Simon Reece, Sake Cups, locally sourced Muswellbrook clay harvested from Muswellbrook Coal Company.

Sake tasting with winemaker Atsuko Radcliffe, paired bites, then create your own sake cup in a ceramic workshop with Simon Reece.

16/06/2026

Free Intermediate Weaving Workshop with Jaimie Turner
📅 Saturday 27 June 2026
🕦 11:30am – 3:30pm

Continue building your weaving skills in this hands-on workshop designed for participants with some prior experience.

Follow on from the Introduction to Weaving workshop or expand your existing knowledge while sharing stories and techniques in a relaxed, collaborative environment. Participants will explore more advanced weaving methods, along with sourcing and preparing natural materials.

All materials provided
Free event
Youth (ages 13–17) and Adult session only
Bookings essential – follow the link

Free weaving workshop

12/06/2026

Entries Close Tonight!

The Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize, presented by the Australian Photographic Society, is a national $30,000 acquisitive award seeking Australia's most significant conceptual photographic works.

Finalists are exhibited annually at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, with the winning work acquired into the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection.

Means of work presentation are unrestricted, inviting photographers to illustrate the intent of their works through a myriad of mediums.

Key Dates:
• Entries close midnight 12 June 2026
• Finalists announced 26 June 2026
• Exhibition opening and winner announced 15 August 2026
• Exhibition runs 13 August – 10 October 2026

Follow the link for more information and entry details:
https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/prizes/ -section-7

11/06/2026

SAKE + SCULPT
Saturday 20 June 2026, 3pm–6pm.

Join us for a sake tasting with Atsuko Radcliffe, the Japanese winemaker behind Small Forest Wines in Denman. Enjoy a curated selection of sake paired with delicious bites while learning about the traditions and craft behind this celebrated beverage.

The tasting will be followed by a ceramic hand-building workshop with exhibiting artist Simon Reece. Using locally sourced Muswellbrook clay, participants will create their own sake cups inspired by the materials, forms and processes explored in Reece's exhibition Muscle.

$20 per person
Limited spots available, follow the link for more details:
https://events.humanitix.com/sake-sculpt-md7dc4gv

Image: Simon Reece, Sake Cups, locally sourced Muswellbrook clay harvested from Muswellbrook Coal Company.

Sake tasting with winemaker Atsuko Radcliffe, paired bites, then create your own sake cup in a ceramic workshop with Simon Reece.

10/06/2026

Exhibition Launch!Opening 4pm Saturday 13 June 2026
Free Entry

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions with complimentary wine and sake, kindly sponsored by Small Forest Wines.

MUSCLE
Simon Reece
5 June – 1 August 2026

VISUAURAL: DEATH CYCLE OF A FOUND PIANO
5 June – 1 August 2026

Read more about the exhibitions here: https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/see/

Images: Installation view of 'Muscle: Simon Reece' 2026; Simon Reece 'big wheel' 2026, A1 print, Muswellbrook clay, ceramic, glaze; Piano piece from the found piano featured in 'Visuaural: Death Cycle of a Found Piano.'

05/06/2026

Free Aboriginal Art Workshop - Saturday 20 June.

Join exhibiting Wonnarua artist Jaimie Turner for an introduction to storytelling through contemporary Aboriginal art.

Explore how story, culture and connection continue to shape both traditional and contemporary Aboriginal art practices. Participants will learn about traditional symbolism and contribute to collaborative community artworks to be displayed at the centre during NAIDOC Week.

Bookings are essential

Children's session: 11am – 12pm
(Primary school age)
*This is a stay-and-create session – children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
https://events.humanitix.com/children-s-aboriginal-art-workshop

Youth & Adult session: 12:30pm – 3:30pm
(High school age and above)
https://events.humanitix.com/youth-and-adult-aboriginal-art-workshop

Installation view of Jaimie Turner, 'Cultural and Ceremonial Wear: Traditional and Contemporary Expressions' 2026, mixed media—contemporary and traditional elements including raffia, Lomandra, jute, cotton, linen, emu feathers, bees wax, quandong seeds, kangaroo and possum fur and leather, including photography by Kimberly Starr, Guringai, Wonnarua and Worimi woman.

27/05/2026

Upcoming Exhibitions!

Muscle: Simon Reece
4 June to 1 August 2026

Visuaural: Death Cycle of a Found Piano
4 June to 1 August 2026

Read more about the exhibitions here: https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/see/

Exhibition Launch: 4pm Saturday 13 June 2026
Entry is Free! Exhibition Launch Kindly Sponsored by Small Forest Wines.

Images: Simon Reece 'big wheel studio shot' 2026, A1 print, Muswellbrook clay, ceramic and glaze; Simon Reece, 'Alathyria' - studio shot, 2026, A1 print, 'Muswellbrook Clay and freshwater mussel'.

22/05/2026

Call out for artworks: 2026 NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists of all ages who live on, or are connected to, Wonnarua Culture and/or Country are invited to submit artwork responding to the 2026 NAIDOC theme, 50 Years of Deadly.

Presented in collaboration with Wonnarua artist Jaimie Turner, and shown alongside her exhibition When the Ground Shifts, this exhibition celebrates culture, community, creativity and connection to Country.

Entry is free.
Submissions close 20 June 2026.
Exhibition: 4 July – 1 August 2026.
Launch: 2–4pm Saturday 4 July 2026.

Follow the link for more information on how to enter:
https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/see/ -section-7

Images: Installation view of When the Ground Shifts: Jaimie Turner, 2026.

21/05/2026

Final days to visit!

The 2026 Muswellbrook Art Prize closes this Saturday 23 May. Don’t miss your last chance to experience this year’s finalist exhibition before it ends.

Images: Installation views of the 2026 Muswellbrook Art Prize.

08/05/2026

Free Intermediate Weaving Workshop with Jaimie Turner

📅 Saturday 16 May 2026
🕦 11:30am – 3:30pm

Continue building your weaving skills in this hands-on workshop designed for participants with some prior experience.

Follow on from the Introduction to Weaving workshop or expand your existing knowledge while sharing stories and techniques in a relaxed, collaborative environment. Participants will explore more advanced weaving methods, along with sourcing and preparing natural materials.

All materials provided
Free event
Youth (ages 13–17) and Adult session only

Bookings essential – follow the link.

Free weaving workshop