Slow Stitching

Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

Slow StitchingThe art of combining textiles and threads.Learning to slow down our over-active minds and bodies.To find enjoyment in doing something pleasurable. Find ways to use your fabric stash and/or recycle clothes.Learn different embroidery techniques for eg. Japanese Sashiko/ Boro (simple running stitch) and embroidery stitches.Explore, have fun being creative. More information can be downloaded […]

$15

OPENING: Dobell Drawing Prize #23 // Laura Baker ‘Corrugated Town’

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) is excited to present the Dobell Drawing Prize #23, a National Art School Touring Exhibition, and Laura Baker's Corrugated Town. Join us for a night of live art, music, drinks, canapes, and more! The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation, and […]

FREE

Luke Thurgate, Dobell Finalist, Live Drawing Demonstration at BRAG

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Dobell Drawing Prize #23 finalist Luke Thurgate will be recreating his finalist work I believe in you, 2023, at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery on the opening weekend of the touring prize in Bathurst. Visitors are invited to pull up a stool and watch Thurgate’s drawing come to life. By observation, learn incredible skills from this […]

Free

Exhibition tours

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Join a free guided Exhibition Tour of the Dobell Drawing Prize #23! The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation, and expanded approaches to drawing by acclaimed and emerging drawing practitioners. The biennial prize began 30 years ago at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in […]

FREE

Mount Panorama Lions Riverside Markets

Lions Berry Park

Come and explore the stalls under the trees beside the Macquarie River, with a kids’ playground and Lions Club BBQ offering drinks and hot food. A wide range of interesting stalls are on hand. https://www.facebook.com/RiversideMarketsBathurst

Sunday Sketch Sessions

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Drop-in, explore and draw! All abilities and ages. FREE, all materials supplied, no bookings required. Self-guided drawing session. Find some inspiration, surrounded by Dobell Drawing Prize #23 Image: Jane Grealy Maria’s Garden, Scheme C, 2022 pastel on paper

FREE

Grapes, Barrels, Mash & Stills

Join Bathurst Tours for an all inclusive tasting tour of the regions finest wines, from family vineyards, local craft brewery and a unique distillery. You'll enjoy not only tasting the wine, beer and gin, but the great stories behind the products from the makers, the growers and the families. Visit one of our local wineries: […]

$179

Bathurst Arts Trail

Bathurst region

The Bathurst Arts Trail is a collective of artists throughout the Bathurst region who open their galleries and studios to visitors on the first weekend of each month. The Arts Trail Open Weekends offer a fabulous opportunity to meet all the local artists, to see their works and hear their stories. Painters, potters, photographers, sculptors […]

Free

Luke Thurgate, Dobell Finalist, Live Drawing Demonstration at BRAG

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Dobell Drawing Prize #23 finalist Luke Thurgate will be recreating his finalist work I believe in you, 2023, at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery on the opening weekend of the touring prize in Bathurst. Visitors are invited to pull up a stool and watch Thurgate’s drawing come to life. By observation, learn incredible skills from this […]

Free

Guided Tour of Bald Hill Tourist Mine

Experience the underground world of a goldminer at Bald Hill tourist mine. A short walk or drive from Hill End, this guided tour is ideal for families and school groups. Walk 80 metres into the tunnel and see Quartz Reefs. At 80 metres a vertical shaft may be climbed via 10 ladders and 10 platforms […]

$9