Home | Place We Call Group Exhibition

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery is inviting artists across the Hawkesbury LGA to apply for an upcoming group exhibition titled "Home | A Place We Call," opening in March 2026. This exhibition explores the many ways we inhabit, remember, and imagine place through personal and collective experiences. The concept of home is examined in its multiple dimensions: for some it represents refuge, comfort, identity, and belonging, while for others it may signify change, tension, or displacement. The exhibition investigates how personal histories, cultural inheritance, migration, and environmental factors shape our understanding of home and how these meanings evolve within the community. Artists working in traditional and contemporary mediums are encouraged to apply, including painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and new media. Artists may submit existing works or propose new works that engage with the concept of home in any form: physical, emotional, cultural, or imagined. The gallery welcomes proposals from emerging and established artists, including First Nations artists, artists from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ creatives, and artists with disability. Selected artists will receive a $600 artist fee. Works can be offered for sale, with the gallery taking a 30% commission. Up to twelve artists will be selected based on how well their work connects with the exhibition theme, artistic quality, strength of supporting documentation (CV and images), and alignment with other selected works and gallery policies.