Geraldton Regional Art Gallery

Geraldton Regional Art Gallery The Geraldton Regional Art Gallery (GRAG) is the City of Greater Geraldton's principal arts institute

Newsletter: bit.ly/GRAGNews

Located in the heart of Geraldton, the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery opened on 6th August 1984 as the first class A gallery in regional W.A. The Gallery houses and cares for the City of Greater Geraldton Art Collection which is comprised of over 404 artworks, principally paintings and works on paper. The collection today boasts works by local and West Australian contemporary artists as well as historically significant works by Norman Lindsay, Robert Juniper, Howard Taylor, Hans Heysen, Elizabeth Durack and more. The Gallery aims to meet the artistic and cultural needs of the City of Greater Geraldton and Mid West residents as well as state, national and international visitors and allows for an annual schedule of exhibitions of the highest calibre. The Gallery conducts a variety of education and workshop programs, plus outreach educational and community services across the city and region. Admission is free (donations are appreciated). We are located at 24 Chapman Road Geraldton.

๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‘“ 26 Sept 2026 - 31 Jan 2027, ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ. Celebrate the artistry of Aure...
14/09/2026

๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‘“ 26 Sept 2026 - 31 Jan 2027, ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ. Celebrate the artistry of Aurelio Costarella, a WA fashion icon. Museum of Geraldton. No tickets required. Head to the Museum of Geraldton website for more information.

๐ŸŽฅ Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 Oct, ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ. Showcasing International Q***r Films at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery . To book your tickets, head to www.pqff.au, PQFF social pages or follow the QR code on page 6 of the Big Sky Programme.

๐Ÿš Sunday 25 Oct, 2pm. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ - ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž. Join the Geraldton Historical Society for the celebrations! To book your tickets, follow the QR code on page 25 of the
Big Sky Programme.

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ:
๐Ÿ”—https://collections.humanitix.com/big-sky-readers-and-writers-festival-2026

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tickets and program information are available via the Geraldton Regional Library website here: https://bit.ly/4gxTQVt

๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 October, Queens Park Theatre, the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery and the G...
09/09/2026

๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 October, Queens Park Theatre, the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery and the Geraldton Regional Library come alive with an exciting array of ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ and ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ.

๐ŸŽŸThinking about attending?
Don't wait too long. With limited tickets available, now is the perfect time to secure your place - ๐Ÿ“ฑhttps://library.cgg.wa.gov.au/big-sky-2026-tickets.aspx

We look forward to welcoming you to the Big Sky 2026 Talk Fest.

๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ - ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฒA two-part exhibition of works celebrating Geraldton, these we...
08/09/2026

๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ - ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
A two-part exhibition of works celebrating Geraldton, these were created during an afternoon workshop exploring mixed media collage, illustration, and composition with visiting artist Sally Ridge.
Artist (L-R) Jay Willey, Deborah Storey, Sari Jacobson, Narelle Beaver, Karin Tennberg, Wiggy Mitsuda, Rose Holdaway

View these after dark to see the stained-glass inspired works back lit in their full glory๐Ÿ–ผ

Join us for the Exhibition OPENING NIGHT of our Radical Futures: Bold IntentionsOPENING NIGHT: 6pm Friday, 25 September ...
05/09/2026

Join us for the Exhibition OPENING NIGHT of our Radical Futures: Bold Intentions

OPENING NIGHT: 6pm Friday, 25 September 2026
RSVP: events.humanitix.com/ratmwame
VENUE: Geraldton Regional Art Gallery
EXHIBITION DATES: 26 September - 22 November 2026

ABOUT:
Curated by Wiggy Mitsuda, Bold Intentions showcases Midwestern artists exploring community, Country, and future-oriented themes through diverse media, as detailed on Instagram. The exhibition is part of the Regional Arts Triennial: Radical Futures.
Featuring works by Mid West artists Tymia Councillor, Mina Elliott, Cam Fitzerald, Mark Miragliotta, William Pike, Helen Reynolds, Leah Vlatko, and Yamaji Art Corporation.

Join us at GRAG to meet Indian Ocean Craft Triennial Australia 2027 visiting Thai textile artist Mariem Ismiq.Sat, 12 Se...
04/09/2026

Join us at GRAG to meet Indian Ocean Craft Triennial Australia 2027 visiting Thai textile artist Mariem Ismiq.

Sat, 12 Sep, 10am - 11pm AWST
RSVP and read more: https://events.humanitix.com/mariem-iota27

About Mariem:
Known in her arts persona as Mariem Ismiq, Thidarat Chantachua was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1992. She was raised as a Muslim woman in the suburbs of this major capital city. Consequently, Mariem is interested in the complex identity and culture of each person, using her own complex identity as an exploration. Mariem still lives in her hometown and works with varied cultural groups, addressing immigrant issues and multiculturalism while being aware of the environmental challenges of her cityโ€™s pollution and changing climate.

Join us for the Exhibition OPENING NIGHT of our Mid West Arts Members Exhibition 2026OPENING NIGHT: 6pm Friday, 25 Septe...
03/09/2026

Join us for the Exhibition OPENING NIGHT of our Mid West Arts Members Exhibition 2026

OPENING NIGHT: 6pm Friday, 25 September 2026
RSVP: events.humanitix.com/ratmwame
VENUE: Geraldton Regional Art Gallery
EXHIBITION DATES: 26 September - 22 November 2026

ABOUT:
The Members Exhibition is an exhibition open to all Mid West Arts Members, highlighting the thriving arts community in the Mid West Region. This open-themed exhibition involves works from a variety of mediums, with artists at all stages of their careers.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—šWe are excited to welcome Marina Neilson, the National Portrait Galleryโ€™s Visi...
20/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—š

We are excited to welcome Marina Neilson, the National Portrait Galleryโ€™s Visitor Services Coordinator, to GRAG for professional development alongside the NPG's touring exhibition, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025.

Find out more and book your FREE ticket via Humanitix: bit.ly/HGRAG

๐—ก๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ
Fri, 28 Aug, 11am - 12:30pm AWST
Join a guided tour of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 and explore the exhibition through a GLAM sector lens. This session offers an opportunity to connect with peers, gain insights into exhibition interpretation, and discuss approaches to audience engagement.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†
Fri, 28 Aug, 1:30pm - 2:30pm AWST
Extra encouragement to Mental Health and Wellbeing Groups to attend this session ๐Ÿ˜Š
Step into the Gallery, where art is for everyone. Hear stories about the artists and their subjects, discover the possibilities of portraiture, and explore what makes this art form so compelling. Our tours are conversational, welcoming and designed to encourage curiosity, reflection and connection.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
Sat, 29 Aug, 9:30am - 12pm
Discover practical and engaging ways to bring photographic portraiture into the classroom. Drawing on the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025, this professional learning session offers fresh ideas, collaborative discussion and inspiration for connecting students with art and creativity.

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

Credits for photo:
Marina Neilson with adult group at the National Portrait Gallery 2025
Artwork in photo:
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja Oโ€™Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra 1978 (printed 2014) Mervyn Bishop ยฉ Mervyn Bishop
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily 1993 Jenny Sages ยฉ Jenny Sages
Albert and Vincent 2024 Vincent Namatjira OAM Purchased with funds provided by the Calvert-Jones Foundation, Liangis Family Foundation and the Portrait Dinner Series 2024 ยฉ Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency, 2024

This is your only chance to see the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 in WA!DATES: 11 July โ€“ 13 September 2026Do...
13/08/2026

This is your only chance to see the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 in WA!

DATES: 11 July โ€“ 13 September 2026

Don't miss your chance to see this touring exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery at GRAG!

Now in its 18th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize supports and celebrates photographic portraiture in Australia. Each year the prize attracts thousands of entrants from emerging and established artistic talent across the country. In 2025, the judges โ€“ writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery Serena Bentley, and Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia selected 48 finalists from a field of more than 1400 entries.

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

Now exhibiting at GRAG ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธDATES: 11 July โ€“ 13 September 2026๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒThe Art Gallery of Western Au...
05/08/2026

Now exhibiting at GRAG ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
DATES: 11 July โ€“ 13 September 2026

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
The Art Gallery of Western Australiaโ€™s touring exhibition, Howard Taylor: Material Practice invites regional audiences to witness firsthand the evolution of one of Western Australiaโ€™s most significant artists, seen through selected works in the State Art Collection.
Howard Taylor is renowned for his captivating landscape paintings and sculptures. His innovative use of materials and techniques led to widespread acclaim, including recognition by the WA State Government, which named him a State Living Treasure in 1998 and Citizen of the Year in 2000.

Supported by the Government of Western Australia through the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost.

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24 Chapman Road
Geraldton, WA
6530

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 1:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 1:30pm

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