SCHOOL FIRST NATIONS BANNER PROJECT

First Nation Students from Erina High School, Kariong Mountains High School, Wadalba Community School and The Entrance High School with Artist Ethan-james Kotiau. 

Gosford Regional Gallery collaborated with Gunggari artist Ethan-james Kotiau during his exhibition 'Dandhi - Grounded' to create a series of banners, forming part of the Gallery's 25th Anniversary Program. 

Local First Nations student from Erina High School, Kariong Mountains High School, Wadalba Community School and The Entrance High School, engaged in an Artmaking and Cultural Day with Ethan-james Kotiau and elder Chris Moore. 

JUDITH PRICE AND GOSFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The word “Gomi” means rubbish or garbage in Japanese. The “Hanging Gomi ごみ” installation artwork comprises numerous lanterns created with rubbish. Each is a unique creation, varying in size, shape and colour, reflecting the diversity of the previously discarded materials that comprise them. These lanterns, initially inspired by the Friendship Lanterns that thread throughout the Edogawa Commemorative Garden, not only light the space but serve as a visual platform, advocating for sustainability and creativity. The installation challenges us to re-examine our relationship with the objects we discard and invites us to consider the impact of our choices on the planet. LIST OF ARTISTS Charlotte Boyd Zoe Hayward Maddi Hokin Jannat Kandil Lukas Lange Charlotte Lanna Grace Lee Ella Leuenberger Lauren Lin Sophie Lin Zachary Middleton Lucy Ord Shavi Palihena Rebecca Reed Sophia Sakuma Han Bronte Slade Audrey Strauss Fan Qi Sun Amanda Tai Amy Wang Rory Williams Nat Gill

Emerging 2025 (award announcement and exhibition opening event)

Exhibition Dates 28 June - 24 August 2025

Since 2003, Emerging has run as a biennial art award to support early-career artists develop their practice. Entries are open to artists across New South Wales aged 18 to 30. The exhibition of the Emerging finalists provides an opportunity for the selected artists to develop and exhibit a new or existing body of work at Gosford Regional Gallery. The prize supports artists who work in non-traditional mediums and a wide range of installation-based practices to present their artwork to a regional gallery audience.
For early career artists, opportunities to gain recognition and experience within a professional gallery setting are essential to building a sustainable and fruitful career in the contemporary arts. Emerging 2025 is the eleventh time the competition has been held and we are pleased to offer the $5,000 prize and continue our commitment to provide opportunities for young artists.

Aksara Harriram | Temporal Echoes from Surreal Landscapes (opening event)

Exhibition Dates: 4 - 27 July 2024

As a visual interpreter of captivating imaginative spaces, Aksara finds herself inexorably drawn to the raw power and transformative beauty of the inner geological landscapes. These landscapes are shaped by time and elemental forces demonstrating the interplay between humanity’s sense of memory and the natural state of the world. She offers up a colourful palette filled with striking resemblances to childhood wonderment displayed in these floating suburbs.

Gosford Art Prize 2025 (opening event and award announcement)

Exhibition dates: 6 September - 9 November 2025

The Gosford Art Prize is an annual award that attracts entries from across Australia. The finalist exhibition and opening night is the biggest event held at the Gallery each year. The Prize is open to all Australian artists working in any medium and attracts submissions that show a breadth of artistic excellence and display a diverse array of contemporary techniques and conceptual concerns.The Prize has been a feature of the Gallery’s exhibition program since opening in 2000 and is a cultural highlight of the region. This year the prize pool has increased to over $55,000 and presents the selected winner with a prize of $25,000 in recognition of the 25th anniversary of Gosford Regional Gallery. $10,000 will be awarded to a First Nations artist and $10,000 to a Ceramic based artwork. The inaugural Moving Image Art Award, also valued at $10,000, will be presented to an artist working in any moving digital film/screen-based artwork.