Manning Regional Art Gallery

16/06/2026

Don't miss Journaling with Jessie this Saturday ✏️📖

Inspired by A Private Collection and Matrescence, this creative afternoon combines exhibition exploration, sketching and experimentation with a range of materials.

📅 Saturday 20 June | 1pm–4pm
💲 $45
📍 Manning Regional Art Gallery

Places are limited.
🔗 Book now: https://bit.ly/49jLpZZ

Art journaling series that explores various mediums, techniques and styles, connecting with the shows at Manning Regional Art Gallery

12/06/2026

✏️📖 Journaling with Jessie

Join Gallery Programs Facilitator Jessie Beard for the next session in our art journaling series, inspired by A Private Collection and Matrescence.

Beginning with a guided tour of the exhibitions, participants will sketch, discuss works and experiment with a range of materials to develop journal pages, creative ideas and new approaches to art making.

Whether you're continuing your journal or joining for the first time, all are welcome.

📅 Saturday 20 June | 1pm – 4pm
💲 $45
📍 Manning Regional Art Gallery

Places are limited and bookings are essential.
🔗 Book now: https://bit.ly/49jLpZZ

09/06/2026

🎨🪨 Rock Painting Workshop with Christine Onward

Join local artist Christine for a fun and creative introduction to painting on stone.

Working with acrylics, you'll learn techniques for painting on natural rock surfaces while creating a series of colourful projects to take home. Suitable for beginners and experienced painters alike with all materials provided.

📅 Saturday 13 June | 10:30am -1pm
💲 $30
📍 Manning Regional Art Gallery

Places are limited and bookings are essential.
🔗 Book now: https://bit.ly/4uReYKS

Fun introduction to painting on rocks with Christine Onward!

05/06/2026

Join us tomorrow for In Conversation: Matrescence ✨

Hear from Carolyn Myhill, Sophie Watt, Annick Staindl and Bron Sharpe as they discuss the ideas, experiences and creative processes behind Matrescence, one of our newest to the gallery.

Through ceramics, floral sculpture, poetry and photography, the exhibition explores the complexities of mother-becoming, reflecting on the extraordinary within the everyday.

📅 Sat 6 June | 11am – 12pm
📍 Manning Regional Art Gallery

Free to attend. Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3RGz4cj

Gallery Floor Talk with the Artists for Matrescence

26/05/2026

Imogen Eve Rowe’s Céleste’s Front Yard (red brick and bougainvillea) captures the quiet complexity of suburban life through observation, memory and place ✨

Part of a larger series exploring 20th century Australian suburbia, the work reflects Rowe’s interest in personal histories, belonging and identity. Through vibrant watercolour and intimate detail, everyday front gardens become spaces layered with culture, activity and lived experience.

Imogen Eve Rowe, Céleste’s Front Yard (red brick and bougainvillea), 2024, watercolour on Yupo paper.

24th Dobell Drawing Prize is a National Art School touring exhibition.

24/05/2026

Reflecting on opening night and the beginning of a memorable exhibition season ✨

It was a special evening celebrating the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize and Senescence by Pat Land with our community at Manning Regional Art Gallery.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in the gallery. There’s one final week to experience the exhibitions before they close on 30 May.

24th Dobell Drawing Prize is a National Art School touring exhibition.

24/05/2026

Winner of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, Rosemary Lee’s 24–1 transforms an everyday urban scene into a layered and highly detailed composition ✨

Drawn to the structures and divisions found within the built environment, Lee combines construction scaffolding and demolition sites into a vibrant work that explores observation, framing and perspective in contemporary drawing practice.

Created using fine pencil work, 24–1 reflects the artist’s interest in the complexity and visual rhythm of everyday life.

Rosemary Lee, 24–1, 2024, pencil on paper.

24th Dobell Drawing Prize is a National Art School touring exhibition.

20/05/2026

Final weeks! ✨

Don’t miss your chance to experience the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize and Senescence by Pat Land at Manning Regional Art Gallery.

Featuring finalist works from across Australia, the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize celebrates the versatility, creativity and evolving nature of drawing today, before it continues its national tour.

Inspired by the patterns of tree bark, Senescence by Pat Land considers time, change and quiet transformation. We’d love to welcome you in before it finishes up on Sat 30 May.

🔗 More details here: https://bit.ly/3Y3UDE6

19/05/2026

Journaling with Jessie starts this Saturday ✏️📖

Explore the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize through sketching, discussion and hands-on experimentation with Gallery Programs Facilitator Jessie Beard.

This relaxed studio session invites participants to develop creative ideas, try new materials and build confidence through art journaling.

📅 Saturday 23 May
🎟️ Your first session includes an A5 art journal

Future sessions:
20 June – Private Collection & Matrescence
22 August – Untethered
10 October – Story of Hue

Places are limited, bookings essential
🔗 Book now: https://bit.ly/49jLpZZ

Art journaling series that explores various mediums, techniques and styles, connecting with the shows at Manning Regional Art Gallery