A few local success stories from Central West visual artists.
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Helen Carpenter Photography, Arts OutWest media associate from Grenfell, is thrilled that her photo ‘Starry Skies & Red Dirt’ will be the COVER of the next issue of Galah magazine. Order a copy here
A new Facebook group for visual artists in the Bathurst area has been set up as both a local support and showcase group. Open to artists and people who want to buy local art in the Bathurst area. https://www.facebook.com/groups/bathurstvisualartists
Bathurst artists Marg Hogan and Steven Hogan join Robbie Flowers (most recent Squatters Residency artist), Annabel Mason, and Penelope McKeown in the exhibition ‘Five Ways’ at Maunsell Wikcs Gallery, Paddington (15-30 March).
Orange artist Victor Gordon’s painting “Fantasize – Go All the Way” recently acquired by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The work was painted by the South African born artist between 1986 and 1989. Read about this work and it’s cultural and historical important on his website. Apartheid Museum Johannesburg acquires painting | Victor Gordon
Orange painter Rhonda Campbell Instagram is a feature artist in the winter edition of American magazine @inherstudiomagazine with photography by Central West photographer @moniquelovick.photography
Big congratulations to Sarah Park, the winner of The Corner Store Gallery Orange’s 2025 Inside This Box Art Prize!. Her painting, Parrot’s Spring Symphony, wowed Gallery Director Madeline Young upon first sight , winning the $1,000 cash prize.
Image: Sarah Park Parrot’s Spring Symphony/ The Corner Store Gallery Orange