Bright Art Gallery & Cultural Centre

Current Exhibitions

What’s on at the Bright Art Gallery & Cultural Centre.

Summer Art Awards  Art Exhibition 2025 – 2026 

Begins 29th November to 26th January 2026 

Celebrating the Alpine Artists

Opening night & Members’ Christmas Function Fri 28 Nov at 7pm

Exhibition: Sat 29 Nov to Mon 26 Jan 2026

Open 5 days a week (Thu to Mon) 10am to 4pm.
Closed Tue + Wed

THE WINNERS OF EACH SECTION ARE SHOWN BELOW.

The Summer ART Awards Exhibition is open to ALL ARTIST MEMBERS of the Bright Art Gallery (The Alpine Artists). No entry fee is charged – membership must be paid up for 2026 before sending in your entry form. All annual membership payments ($25) and Youth Memberships (under 18 years) of $10, paid after 1 Oct 2025 cover two months of 2025 and the entire 2026 period. Pay membership online https://www.brightartgallery.org.au/shop/membership/ This is the yearly exhibition open to all Youth Members of the gallery, the autumn, winter and spring exhibitions are for over 18 years. 

All Entry Forms have been submitted and Artwork delivered.

SECTIONS: 

Announcing the Winners:

 Bright Art Gallery Summer ART Awards Exhibition 2025-26 Winners and HCs 

Grand Acquisitive Prize 

Judges: Glenys Baxter, Matt Palmer, Linda Prowse 

Winner in Water Colour Section 2
Grand Aquisition Prize: Winner: 247 Donna Prentice - 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Watercolour
SECTION 1 OILS: Winner: 108 Kathy Ellem - 'True Grit' - Oil
Nina Volk
SECTION 2 Watercolour & Pastel: Winner: 306 Nina Volk - 'Foggy Sunrise' – Watercolour
Jan and Talia Bird
SECTION 3 – Other & Mixed Medium & Digitally Created Art. Winner: 22 Jan Bird - 'Foggy Morning, Snow Road' - Mixed Medium
Meredith Briggs Rockpool
SECTION 4 - Photography - Winner: 6 - 3 Meredith Briggs 'Rockpool'
Jessie-Yvette-Journoud 'Reverence'
SECTION 5 - Sculpture Works - Winner - 179 Jessie Yvette Journoud-Ryan – 'Reverence' - Steel & Wire Armature, Brass, Handmade Ceramics, Antique Ware, Gold & Copper Lustre on a Steel Base
Tracy Joy Andrews 'Pink Sponge Coral'
SECTION 6 - Glass Works - Winner: Tracy Joy Andrews - 'Pink Sponge Coral' - Glass Cast & Kiln Formed
SECTION 7 - Cereamic Art - Winner: 58 Rosemary Brigden - 'Clowns Chess Set' – Clay
SECTION 8 – Youth Art Prize – Age 12 to 17 Winner - 608 Maya Tolliday - 'Poppy' – Acrylic
SECTION 9 – Youth Art Prize – Age 6 to 11 WINNER - 522 Hazel Pike - 'The Little Village of Worry Eaters' - Clay Sculpture