Gosford Regional Gallery

Woman looking at the art adorning the walls of the Gosford Regional Gallery
Gosford Regional Gallery

Step inside a local gallery and immerse yourself in the world of art

Set on 26 hectares of public reserve in the heart of East Gosford on the shores of Caroline Bay is the Gosford Regional Gallery.  A creative space that provides a cultural and educational resource for the community, as well as a place to explore local, national and international artists.

Incorporating the Edogawa Commemorative Garden, a beautiful Japanese styled garden, the Gosford Regional Gallery offers 3 exhibition spaces, a cafe and space for workshops. 

Enjoy exploring the gallery, entry is free and the gallery is open from 9:30am-4pm daily.

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Make it Big market, May 25 2025 Artisan Market

Make it Big - Artist and Makers market

The Central Coast’s biggest artisan artist and makers market is launching for the very first time at Gosford Regional Gallery—and you don’t want to miss it! Come and meet local artists and makers in an event set to become a must-visit for art lovers and shoppers. Showcasing talented artists and designers, browse fine art, handmade goods, ceramics, textiles, jewellery, or beyond! Sunday 25 May.

Art classes

Enjoy a wide range of art classes at Gosford Regional Gallery. From drawing, illustration and painting to exploring artistic techniques with different mediums, the classes offer an environment for established artists and those wanting to learn a new hobby.

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School holiday

Each school holidays there are a number of fun and creative classes for children to enjoy! The classes are run by artists allowing children to be introduced to a broad range of mediums and materials. Take a look at what's on and keep them busy during the holidays.

school holidays
A central Vision 2025
28 February 2025 -23 March 2025

A Central Vision 2025

A Central Vision brings together the best artworks from students studying at local Public Secondary High Schools.
This annual exhibition presents the opportunity for selected students to display their artwork in a professional gallery setting, with prizes awarded to a selection of artworks. The exhibition features artists from Years 7-12.

John Power | Wander and Dwell

Wander and Dwell is a real-time generative artwork responding to the natural topographic environment radiating from Gosford and the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The traveller arrives in Gosford and begins a beguiling sensory journey, moving out into the landscape where rail and road networks wind busily through undulating coastline. 25 May - 29 August 2025.

John Power | Wander and Dwell

25 Moments: Reimagining Twenty-Five Years of Art

25 Moments celebrates the Central Coast’s Gosford Regional Gallery as it enters its 25th year of exhibiting art. Since opening in 2000, the gallery has held nearly 500 exhibitions. 25 moments will display internationally recognised and local artists who have shaped the gallery and showcased artistic triumph.

25 years of art Gosford Gallery
12 April 2025 -15 June 2025
Art in Conflict
Art in Conflict is a touring exhibition of contemporary art from the Australian War Memorial. 15 February - 23 March 2025

Emerging 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.

Emerging
28 June 2025 -24 August 2025
Aksara Harriram | Temporal Echoes from Surreal Landscapes

Aksara Harriram | Temporal Echoes from Surreal Landscapes

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. 4 July - 27 July 2025.

Gosford Art Prize 2025

The Gosford Art Prize is a significant facet of the Gosford Regional Gallery’s annual exhibition program. The prize was initially organised by the community in the early 1970s.

Finalists are exhibited in all galleries, with the main prize being awarded at $25,000.

Prizes across the different sections include Aboriginal Artist Award, Highly Commended, Ceramics Prize, Highly Commended Ceramics and People’s Choice Award.

Gosford Art Prize 2025
Gosford Art Prize 2025
6 September - 9 November 2025
Future scapes
04 April 2025 -30 April 2025

Futurescapes 2025

Futurescapes gathers young multidisciplinary artists who speculate sustainable ways of relating to the world. The exhibition and accompanying workshops foster an interactive ecology in which to imagine a future of diverse being, knowing and co-existence. Futurescapes is curated by emerging practitioner Anna-Francesca Seymour and is showcasing in The Community Gallery.

John Power | Wander and Dwell
Wander and Dwell is a real-time generative artwork responding to the natural topographic environment radiating from Gosford and the Central Coast. 12 April - 29 August 2025

Dear Christians

Dear Christians is a new hand-drawn animation by award-winning artist Todd Fuller, centred on the life and work of Reverend Rod Bower of Gosford Anglican Church.
Narrated by Bower himself, the body of work explores his powerful advocacy for LGBTIQ rights through his viral church signs.
Through animation and drawing, Fuller’s exhibition weaves together poignant moments from Bower’s life and his impact on diverse communities beyond the church pews of Gosford.

Dear Christians by Todd Fuller
15 November 2025 - 28 February 2026
Archibald Prize 2025
22 November 2025 -11 January 2026

Archibald Prize 2025

The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is Australia’s most celebrated and democratic - sometimes controversial - art award. Following their display at the Art Gallery in Sydney, the Archibald Prize 2025 finalist works will tour to venues across NSW offering audiences outside Sydney the opportunity to see these notable works.

20 x 20 Art Exhibition 2025

Celebrating its eighth year, the 20x20 Art Exhibition is an annual community event in partnership with the Gosford Regional Gallery. A proportion of proceeds from this exhibition helps to support Arts in Health initiatives at the Gallery. 

20 x 20 Art Exhibition 2025
12 June 2025 -29 June 2025
Maree Azzopardi | Reverence
30 May 2025 -09 June 2025

Maree Azzopardi | Reverence

Winner of both the 2024 Gosford Art Prize and the PLC Armidale Works on Paper Award, Maree Azzopardi is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is held in both private and public collections around Australia, Italy, Dubai, Malta, UK, Sweden and the U.S. Azzopardi's new exhibition REVERENCE features recent paintings and works on paper layering historical remnants with contemporary materials, exploring the tension between the past and present. 

The Lumina Collective | Being in Time and Place

The concept of being in time and place can be interpreted as a human desire to find connection and identity within the temporal framework of past, present and future. The association with cultural roots, familial ties, and historical lineage provides individuals with a sense of continuity and context. 

The Lumina Collective | Being in Time and Place
9 -21 May 2025