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Newcastle Region Art Gallery
The Newcastle Region Art Gallery is a leading force in regional Australia. It was the first purpose-built regional gallery in New South Wales, had the first full-time professional regional gallery director and has one of the largest regional gallery collections of some 3,000 works of art. The Gallery mounts exhibitions of the collection, stages solo and group shows by significant artists and hosts major travelling exhibitions, some of which attract over 40,000 visitors in their six week showings. The Newcastle City Council is the principal financial supporter of the Gallery. As well, funding is provided by corporations, the Gallery's Foundation and the State Government through the NSW Ministry for the Arts.
The NRAG aims to promote and enrich the cultural life of the community through the display of significant works of art. The Gallery, though the permanent collection, changing exhibitions and diverse public programs, strives to simulate knowledge and to promote pleasure. As well, it aims to support the work of contemporary Australian artists.
The NRAG has humble beginnings but was motivated by the generous endowment of Dr Roland Pope who, in 1945, presented his art collection and library to the City of Newcastle. His condition of gift was that a public library and art gallery be established.
Items
Sculpture
Balzac Draped
Painting
Landscape in Upwey
Aboriginal painting
Wagilag Sisters Myth
liagalwumiri (linguistic group) Dua (moiety)