Bega Valley Regional Gallery (BVRG)

As one of the most remote public galleries in the state, Bega Valley Regional Gallery (BVRG) acts as an important cultural outpost on the traditional lands of the people of the Yuin Nation, sitting alongside pristine wilderness, rich pastures, unspoiled coastline and boutique villages.

The gallery itself holds up to eight important national and touring exhibitions annually and is responsible for one of the country’s pre-eminent portrait awards, the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, a biannual $50,000 non-acquisitive prize for realistic portraiture.

EXHIBITIONS

Presenting important touring exhibitions from Museums & Galleries of NSW and the Jam Factory, as well as curating exhibitions by leading contemporary Australasian artists, BVRG has a fresh perspective on contemporary art practice through a regional lens.

AWARDS

In addition to the biannual Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, BVRG fits two other art awards into its regular calendar. The Shirl is a $10,000 acquisitive biannual portrait prize open to artists between the ages of 16 and 25. It is the only portrait prize specifically targeted at young and emerging Australian artists.

The Bega Valley Mural Prize exclusively highlights artists living and working within the Bega Valley Shire. Two artists are chosen annually to present large-scale reproductions of their work as murals on Bega Valley Shire Council water tanks.

FACILITIES

• Library
• Onsite parking
• Parklands
• Wheelchair access
• Workshops & classes