News for Members

Keep up-to-date with MRAGM events and activities.

Gallery News

Welcome to Celeste Aldahn, who has been appointed as MRAG’s new Gallery Coordinator. Celeste comes to MRAG following roles as the Tim Fairfax Program Producer for the National Gallery of Australia and the Teen Program Officer at the Art Gallery of South Australia, where she implemented the highly successful teen program, Neo.

In other news, the MRAG building has recently been refreshed a bit, with the stained glass above the marble staircase given a sparkling clean, the Art Factory workshop space a lick of paint, and a new lounge space created.

Art Sale is Back!

Opening night at the last MRAGM Contemporary Art Sale in 2018

The MRAGM Contemporary Art Sale is on again this year (having been postponed in 2020). Please come along, treat yourself to an affordable artwork and enjoy this beautifully curated exhibition of paintings, prints and sculptures by artists from the region and beyond. All proceeds go towards funding accessible arts programs at MRAG. Runs from 7 August till 12 September.

Members' Exclusives

We are thrilled to be offering more members’ exclusive events in 2021 (all being well COVID-wise). Keep an eye out for updates about members’ exclusive talks and workshops each exhibition season, like the AGNSW Fieldwork Curator’s talk in December, and the first 1:1 concerts in January.

MRAGM Artist Bursary

MRAG Members, through the MRAGM committee, will be funding a new bursary in 2021 to support local artists. Funding will be provided to two artists within a 100km radius of the Maitland LGA (up to $5000 per artist) and one artist collective (up to $3000) within the Maitland LGA in response to the challenges experienced by artists during the COVID crisis of 2020. Applications close in March 2021. Contact the Gallery for more info.

Lionel on Tour!

Excerpt from Lionel's Place – Story Book (2017) featuring Lionel Lindsay wood engraving, Kookaburra, 1923. © The estate of Lionel Lindsay by permission of the National Library of Australia.

The MRAG Collection exhibition of Lionel Lindsay works, Lionel’s Place, goes on tour this year. It will be showing at:

New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM)

Armidale | 5 Feb – 4 Apr 2021

Bank Art Museum (BAMM)

Moree | 7 May – 19 Jun 2021

Manning Regional Art Gallery

Taree | 14 Oct – 28 Nov 2021

Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery

Biloela, QLD 13 Dec 2021 – 25 Feb 2022

Due to COVID we will be announcing members’ exclusive and other Gallery events closer to the time we run them. Please check the website for updates. The MRAGM Committee wishes to thank all members for your support of the Gallery. You can contact us via email at mragm@gmail.com