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Blak Douglas vs The Commonwealth (Film Screening)

Blak Douglas vs The Commonwealth (Film Screening)

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Youth Art Prize

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Penrith Regional Gallery is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that has, for over 40 years, nurtured art, culture, and connection in Western Sydney. We rely on your generosity to keep this special place alive.  At the end of this financial year, consider supporting the dynamic arts and cultural landscape of Penrith by donating to Penrith Regional Gallery - all donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible.  Help us bring to life another year of inclusive and exciting programming, including the Biennale of Sydney, coming to Penrith for the first time ever in 2026.  To donate, visit the support us page on our website.
BLAK DOUGLAS - Palindrome #1’ (2016)
200 x 190cm
Permacrylik paint on canvas  A breakaway from his seminal cloud paintings, Blak Douglas’ 2016 painting ‘Palindrome #1’ confines itself to an ochre colour palette, creating a surface texture representative of dried earth and mud flats. Emerging from the cracks: a thumbprint of the culprit of this environmental degradation - humanity - almost breaching the edges of the canvas. Douglas constructs his own palindrome to label the thumbprint: ‘EROS ‘n’ SORE’ - we love, and we hurt.  Price on Application at JEFA .  Blak Douglas ‘The Halfway Line’ continues at Penrith Regional Gallery until 20 July 2025, open daily from 10am-4pm.
This week, we are excited to welcome 12 talented artists embarking on the 2025 Ancher Points: Emerging Artist Program. This immersive professional development initiative is designed to equip emerging artists from Greater Western Sydney with the skills needed to transition into professional practice.  The first part of the program unfolds across the Gallery site from 23–27 June and is delivered in partnership with guest artists, organisations, and industry professionals, alongside Penrith Regional Gallery staff. Participants engage in artmaking workshops, presentations, experiential learning, and peer-to-peer engagement, delivered in different formats to support diverse learning needs.  Pictured: Ancher Points 2025 participants, left to right: Jamie Smith, Emma Griffiths, Laura Meggitt, Keorattana Luangrathrajasombat, Anjali Sharma, Jessica Montecinos, Julie Scifo, Audrey Newton, Ilana Lapid, Sirinya Stuebe, Richard Trang (Michael Black not pictured).  Stay tuned for updates and highlights!  @jamiejudesmithart @makingartsozmum @underscore.jayy @bykeorattana @pandakero @sunsetconnections @lapidilana @ember.in.rain  @siri_stweeby_art @michaellblack_  #ancherpoints2025
“Country is central to everything Aboriginal: it is a continuum, without beginning or ending. In this worldview everything is living - people, animals, plants, earth, water, stars, air, and all else.” - Bill Gammage & Bruce Pascoe, ‘Country: Future Fire, Future Farming,’ 2021.  “The city is alive from the smallest weed to the tallest building,” writes Mea-mei Stanbury, alumni of the Deadly Arts program, and one of the artists featured in our current Lewers House exhibition ‘Deadly Arts.’ Her work ‘Dindilay - Walking Gently’, was inspired by a vine with cascading purple flowers that she saw each day near Central Station, as she travelled through Country from her home to the National Art School where she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.  ‘Deadly Arts’ is exhibiting in our Lewers House Gallery until 20 July 2025, open daily from 10am-4pm.  @marramarra__ 
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Mea-mei Stanbury, ‘Dindilay - Walking Gently,’ 2024, acrylic on canvas. Installation view in ‘Deadly Arts,’ Penrith Regional Gallery, 2025. Photography: Emma Griffiths.
Year 10 student Natalie Russel recently completed work experience at Penrith Regional Gallery, and was asked to write about an artwork in one of our current exhibitions. Natalie chose to write about an artwork titled ‘Endangered Species’ from our Main Gallery exhibition ‘Blak Douglas: The Halfway Line’:  “The artwork ‘Endangered Species’ by Adam Hill (aka Blak Douglas) is of a snake with pencils as spikes stuck out of its back. I did some research and found out that the artist was inspired when watching an American drama show in the early 90s where they pulled out road spikes to stop a car. He imagined a snake forming a defence like that and thought about how the modern-day Aboriginal person must form defences against racism.  I believe the sculpture is great and should receive more attention. Animals and nature in general have always been important to the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, considering their culture is so intertwined with those themes. When the settlers first came, they didn’t know about the culture and refused to respect the Aboriginal knowledge, seeing them as less than human. This caused a lot of species to either go extinct or endangered. This artwork can be representative of a lot of things, but I think these are the two I have thought about. Overall, this is a really awesome artwork and is definitely one of my favourites from the exhibition.”  ‘Blak Douglas: The Halfway Line’ continues in our Main Gallery until 20 July 2025, open daily from 10am-4pm.  -
Adam Hill, ‘Endangered Species,’ 2005. Permacrylik on spotted gum with pencils and nails, 14 x 175 x 6cm. Courtesy the artist, collection of Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest. Photography: Silversalt photography.
TIME MANAGEMENT FOR CREATIVES | TUESDAY 24 JUNE, 1PM - 3PM  PRESENTED BY CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS  Join us at Penrith Regional Gallery for a free, relaxed workshop tailored for creative professionals. Explore practical time management strategies to balance your creative work, business tasks, and personal life.  What you’ll learn:  Practical time management strategies tailored for creatives
How to set and prioritise goals
Techniques to overcome procrastination
Building sustainable habits for long-term success  Presented by:
Monica Davidson, award-winning expert on the creative industries and founder of Creative Plus Business.  Spots are limited!
For more information and to register see: //mybusiness.service.nsw.gov.au/business-connect/event/ylptiqhnsw?from=business-connect