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2024 JACARANDA ACQUISITIVE DRAWING AWARD WINNER

Published on 18 October 2024

Grafton Regional Gallery is delighted to announce that Laith McGregor is the winner of the 2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) $35,000 first prize with his sculptural charcoal drawing, Untitled (support).

2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA)

Published on 13 December 2024

Celebrating the enduring importance of national contemporary drawing practice.

A Line Going for a Walk: Artworks from The JADA Collection

Published on 16 December 2024

This selection shows the depth and diversity of contemporary drawing, and the important role of the JADA in fostering and supporting Australian drawing practice.

ART ATELIER with Bernadette Trela

Published on 15 December 2025

A welcoming 'Atelier' inspired space to enjoy drawing and painting, learn new skills, and try expressive approaches with gentle, supportive instruction.

ART ATELIER with Bernadette Trela

Published on 15 December 2025

Join artist and educator Bernadette Trela for a welcoming Atelier studio each Sunday morning in the Grafton Regional Gallery artist studio. Designed for beginners through to developing artists, this class offers a steady, supportive introduction to drawing and painting through observation, creativity and expressive exploration.

ARTEXPRESS 2025

Published on 15 September 2025

Featuring a selection of outstanding student artworks
developed for the art-making component of the HSC
examination in Visual Arts in 2024, ARTEXPRESS 2025
provides insight into students’ creativity and the issues
important to them.

ARTIST RESIDENCY RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Published on 13 December 2024

Grafton Regional Gallery and Arts Northern Rivers are pleased to announce three recipients of the Artist Respite Program for 2025. This program was developed to support artists who live in the Northern Rivers areas affected by natural disasters.

ATEMPORAL - The Animated Vessel

Published on 16 February 2026

Avital Sheffer is a ceramic artist based in the Northern Rivers, whose practice investigates clay’s elemental essence and its transformative nature.

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Published on 22 October 2024

Anatomy Lessons: Michele Beevors

Published on 15 September 2025

Featuring meticulously-sculpted, life-size skeletons, Anatomy
Lessons is breath-taking and ethereal, making the visitor
question their place in the web of the living and the dead.