Silence, 2010, by acclaimed Australian landscape artist Sophie Cape, a significant work in the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) Permanent Collection, will be on display for the first time in Bathurst from 14 November 2026 to 28 February 2027.
The work entered the Collection in 2020 as the generous donation of Cath and John Murray through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Image: Sophie Cape, Silence, 2010, mixed media on paper, 269.5 x 185 cm. Collection of Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Gift of Cath and John Murray. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program 2020.
Donations raised by Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Society (Friends of the Art Gallery) have funded the conservation and reframing of Silence by Bathurst conservator Anne Gaulton, ensuring the integrity and future proofing of this significant artwork in the BRAG collection.
Silence will be exhibited alongside new Main Gallery exhibition Grounding: Stories from Three Collectionswhich explores the ways in which artists respond to place and the ways in which regional collections reflect the histories and identities of place. Grounding is part of a partnership between BRAG, Cowra Regional Art Gallery and Orange Regional Gallery where for the first time, the three galleries are sharing the richness of their collections to create three unique exhibitions, each with a different thematic approach: Grounding, Retrospection, and Affinities.