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Across the Tamworth Regional Museums collections, we work to unearth lesser-known histories and to bring to light stories that empower younger generations to be custodians of our regional culture and traditions. These 12 unique stories, brought together from across our collections, offer insights into how the history of our region and events of the past have helped to shape the place we know today.
Creative Play is back for Term 2, 2025. Please join us in the Gallery each Tuesday and Thursday morning for eight informal and relaxed workshops, encouraging children and their families to engage creatively.
Meet like-minded creative youth, learn from artists, participate in workshops, contribute to youth programs, and gain personal insights into creative practices.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Our public program is a symbolic activity with ties to peace and healing, mindfulness and making and creating community collaboration. Our aim is to create 1000 paper cranes and celebrate our display to mark the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September 2025.
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Featuring new work by Arrernte and Southern Luritja artist Sally M Nangala Mulda and Western Arrarnta artist Marlene Rubuntja, this exhibition encompasses video, bush-dyed, hand-sewn soft sculptures and observationalist paintings, recounting their intertwining stories of friendship and resilience.
A community engagement endeavour that aims to promote social cohesion, town beautification, and regional tourism.
01:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Engage in DIY art gatherings with fellow art enthusiasts to work on and create your own projects in an exciting community space.
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Leading regional artists have been invited to submit small art works including paintings, ceramics, sculpture and woodwork for Silent Auction. This is a major fund-raising event for the Friends of the Gallery whose primary purpose is to support Tamworth Regional Gallery through the purchase of new works for the Collection.
An opportunity to visit the art gallery studio, and experiment with various art-making techniques including drawing, painting and printmaking.
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
An opportunity to enjoy a gentle yoga class with beautiful relaxation amongst the centring artworks of Overhead and Underneath: Lessons in Observation.
Danny Dalton, Lachlan Power photographed for Dhurranmay-Gal Dhirrabuu: (Outstanding Leaders) NAIDOC WEEK 6-13 July 2025, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy
2025, NAIDOC Week marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2025 theme, "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy," celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of our ancestors.
Sadhbha Cockburn. Paperbark (detail), 2020. Beeswax on paper. 297 x 420mm. Image courtesy of the artist.
PRESENT / PLACE explores the idea of landscape not as something fixed or distant, but as something alive shaped by memory, time, and our presence within it. In this exhibition, landscape becomes place: not simply a location on a map, but a shifting space where personal and shared histories gather, where material meets memory, and where meaning is always in the process of becoming.
A range of creative workshops to keep young people engaged over the Winter School Holidays. From animation, illustration and sculptural forms - there is plenty to enjoy. Our workshops run for 3 hours allowing for participants an opportunity to fully engage in creative practice.
10:30 AM - 02:00 PM