Showcase Art Gallery

26/02/2026

For the last 50 years, the people around Portland NSW have celebrated country life and art in very practical ways.
Today I send congratulations to the multitude of dedicated supporters of the Portland Art Purchase Society, past and present, for achieving 50 years of Portland Art Exhibitions.
I would like to make special mention of Maree Statham, Jacqueline Terry, Sue Banning and Elizabeth Irvine. They were instrumental in producing an important, well managed country art exhibition.
Congratulations on achieving this 50 year milestone!
With much appreciation,
Peter Messer
SHOWCASE art gallery

Portland NSW Art Show Exhibition takes place on the first weekend in March every year. Artists from all around the Central West and beyond accepted for entry, all works are for sale. The Portland Art Size Theme has a $650 First Prize and $350 Second Prize. Join us in Portland NSW for the best region

27/01/2026

"Kiama Coastal" (130cm x 110cm) - a painting by Gary Laird that is currently available.
It visually interprets an impressive section of the scenic Kiama Coast Walk that stretches some 20km from the Minnamurra River to Werri Beach in Gerringong.

23/01/2026

A recent painting (90cm x 60cm) by Gary Laird.
It is of Cullunghutti (also known as Coolangatta Mountain). It is a small mountain rising 300 metres above sea level from the Shoalhaven River Plain in New South Wales.

21/01/2026

Two great art shows - Sorrento and Mornington. Both give opportunity to artists while supporting community. I hope Sorrento continues in 2027.

26/10/2025

Just one of the stunning pieces of the ‘People and Places’ collection belonging to the Aldridge Brothers, showing now at our Spring Art Exhibition @ brightartgallery - open from 10am -4pm Thurs to Mon.

17/10/2025

This week we visited Bright Art Gallery & Cultural Centre to see the Spring Exhibition.
To our delight, also on exhibition were a selection of early paintings from the Aldridge Collection "People and Places". We were very fortunate to meet up with Ross and Ron Aldridge at the gallery. They have provided 60 paintings for this exhibition. They were both very friendly and they shared many stories about their collecting journey. We spent an enjoyable hour discussing many of their paintings and the artists who we mutually know.
It was a great day.

16/10/2025

The 58th Annual Exhibition of the is now on at the Berry School of Arts and I’m delighted to be one of the exhibiting artists.

Artworks are on display across 5 exhibition categories (Still Life, Life Form/Portrait, Abstract/Contemporary, Landscapes and a Youth Section). All works celebrate this year’s exhibition theme “Imagination and Reality”.

Local artists and Shoalhaven Art Society members will be present during each day of the exhibition and all artworks are for sale.

Berry School of Arts
19 Alexander St. Berry
10am-4pm daily