Bayside Gallery

Join us these school holidays for a hands-on children’s workshop exploring cyanotypes — one of photography’s most magical processes.

Fun, easy, and a little bit scientific, this workshop uses sunlight and shadow to create beautiful photographic prints. First developed in 1842, cyanotypes produce striking, one-of-a-kind images in brilliant Prussian blue. You’ll be guided step-by-step to create your own unique artworks to take home, using natural materials found in the Brighton Town Hall Gardens.

Children's Cyanotype workshop

📅Thursday 2 July
⏰ 1pm to 3pm
📍Bayside Gallery, Brighton Town Hall
🔗$20, Suitable for ages 8+. All materials supplied. Book here: https://brnw.ch/21x3x0A

This event is held in association with the exhibition 'Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: In search of perfection', on display at Bayside Gallery 20 June - 30 August.

'Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: In search of perfection' is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.



[Image description: A cyanotype with white silhouettes of delicate plant stems with small blossoms on a deep blue cyanotype background.]

Children’s cyanotype workshop Join us for a hands-on children's workshop making Cyanotypes, one of photography’s most magical processes. This is an easy and fun way to make photographic prints, using sunlight and shadow. First developed in 1842, the process produces a one-of-a-kind, Prussian blue image. You will be guided thro...

A landmark exhibition has arrived at Bayside Gallery 📸

Guests gathered today to celebrate the opening of ‘Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: In search of perfection’ (20 June to 30 August) – a major National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.

The opening attracted artists, photographers and members of our local community, all eager to experience this nationally significant exhibition. Visitors were among the first to see Dupain’s iconic modernist studies of Australia’s built environments together with Adams’ majestic portrayals of the American wilderness in a compelling and illuminating pairing.

The exhibition also includes works by their contemporaries, from portraits to still lifes, providing rich context and insight into their influence on the development of twentieth-century photography.

📅 On display until Sunday 30 August
📍 Bayside Gallery, Brighton
🕰️ Wed–Fri: 11am to 5pm, Sat–Sun: 1pm to 5pm
🔗 Read the full story here: https://brnw.ch/21x3va3

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra



[Image description: 1: L-R - Tara James, Manager, Touring Exhibitions - National Gallery of Australia, Joanna Bosse, Acting Arts & Culture Coordinator at Bayside City Council, Natasha Bowness, Bowness Family Foundation, Cr Elli Murray, Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography at the National Gallery of Australia and Deputy Mayor Cr Andrew Hockley. 2 - 13: ‘Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: In search of perfection’ opening event at Bayside Gallery]

📣 We are pleased to announce the winner of the $1,000 People’s Choice Award as part of this year’s Bayside Painting Prize is Graeme Altmann, with his painting ‘Moonah steps’ (2026). 🎉🎊

‘Moonah steps’ (2026) is inspired by the artist’s thoughts and ideas as he walks along Bayside’s coastal tracks and pathways. Working with thin layers and translucent textures he endeavours
to convey the energy and pace of the landscape and the twisted forms of the coastal Moonah tree.

Congratulations Graeme! 😃

Read the full story here: https://brnw.ch/21x3n9i

[Image credit: 1: Graeme Altmann, Moonah steps 2026, oil on linen, 152 x 182 cm. Courtesy the artist 2: ‘Bayside Painting Prize’ 2026, Bayside Gallery installation view.]

[Image descriptions: 1: Abstract artwork of trees with pale trunks and dense green foliage, set against a soft pink and beige background. 2: Contemporary paintings on a gallery wall]

Join us for a special talk with Anne O'Hehir, Curator of Photography at the National Gallery of Australia, presented in conjunction with the exhibition 'Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: In search of perfection', on display at Bayside Gallery 20 June-30 August.

Bringing her extensive knowledge of Australian and international photography, Anne O’Hehir offers unique insights into this landmark exhibition, which explores the remarkable parallels between two of the twentieth century’s most influential photographers. Anne will discuss the curatorial vision behind the exhibition, the dialogue between Dupain and Adams, and the enduring legacy of their work.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from one of Australia’s leading photography curators and to experience the exhibition through an expert lens.

'Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: In search of perfection' is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.

Curator's talk with Anne O'Hehir
📅Sunday 21 June
⏰2pm to 3pm
📍Bayside Gallery, Brighton Town Hall
🔗Free - book here: https://brnw.ch/21x3hxV

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra


[Image credit: 1: National Gallery of Australia Curator of Photography Anne O’Hehir pictured with Nan Goldin the ballad of s*xual dependency exhibition. Courtesy National Gallery of Australia]

[Image descriptions: 1: Person standing in a dark gallery space with framed photographs displayed on the wall behind. 2: An instagram tile with white text reading “National Gallery on Tour: Max Dupain and Ansel Adams: in search of perfection, Bayside Gallery, 20 June – 30 August.]

Anna Hoyle’s painting ‘Capitalist b***s stay connected’ depicts the social pressures and persuasions of words drawn from self-help, advertising, wellness and motivation trends in consumer culture. Hoyle states, ‘I love to paint imaginative, humorous extensions of such societal interests, their related objects and slogans or mantras. I also love the richness and flatness of gouache and tend to paint in a graphic way, although in this work I enjoy a loose open-ended way of glooping up the colours in an intuitive and aimless way, resulting in a saccharine-sicky-too-much kind of sensation akin to shopping in Northland or a $2 Shop, or being overwhelmed by gruesome farmed salmon from Tasmania and general travesties arising from greed.’

This weekend is the final chance to view our finalists' work at the Bayside Painting Prize 2026 exhibition.

📅 On display until Sunday 14 June 2026
📍 Bayside Gallery, Brighton
🕰️ Wed–Fri: 11am to 5pm, Sat–Sun: 1pm to 5pm
🔗 Learn more via link in bio

[Image credits: 1: ‘Bayside Painting Prize’ 2026, Bayside Gallery installation view. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy. 2: Anna Hoyle, 'Capitalist b***s stay connected' 2026, gouache and metallic acrylic on wood. Courtesy the artist]

[Image descriptions: 1: Three paintings hang against a white gallery wall 2: Bright and bold colour painting filled with text, abstract forms and scattered objects.]

Regina Pilawuk Wilson’s ‘Wupun (sun mat)’ draws on woven forms such as fishnets, baskets and mats, translating fibre knowledge into paint. Peppimenarti, a key Dreaming site for the Ngan’gikurrungurr people, informs Wilson’s practice. Here, she depicts a wupun traditionally woven by local women using yerrgi (pandanus) and merrepen (sand palm).

Andrew Duong’s ‘My parents’ Cambodian-Chinese wedding’ in Australia portrays his parents’ late-1980s wedding. Though Cambodian-born, the ceremony follows Chinese tradition. Duong explains, ‘The work draws on elements of a kantael (Cambodian mat), layered across the image. We often used this mat for eating together or sleeping. It also captures a soft moment of my parents at the dinner table, contrasting childhood memories of my mum cooking, waiting for us to eat first, and often eating our leftovers or less desirable parts of the meal.’

Artist and curator Julia Powles bases her practice on understanding human relationships. She describes the personal basis of ‘If you leave what will become of me?’: ‘After my mother died, I sorted through a lifetime of belongings. In the linen press were woollen blankets we had all slept under… So much
happens in bed: s*x and dreams, secrets and tears, sorrows and fears. Onto my mother’s blankets I’ve painted overlapping circles—a Venn diagram of intersecting lives: my parents, myself, my children. Patterns repeat and renew, revealing inheritances shaped by accident and circumstance. Turned sideways,
the blanket suggests a flag or banner—a coat of arms based on the messiness of family history.’

View these works at the Bayside Painting Prize 2026 exhibition.

📅 On display until Sunday 14 June 2026
📍 Bayside Gallery, Brighton
🕰️ Wed–Fri: 11am to 5pm, Sat–Sun: 1pm to 5pm
🔗 Learn more via link in bio

[Image credits and image descriptions available in comments.]

Final week to view the finalists in the 2026 Bayside Painting Prize.

Featuring the work of Samara Adamson‑Pinczewski, Graeme Altmann, Justin Balmain, Riley Beaumont, Natasha Bieniek, Seth Birchall, Bobby Bowers, Cathy Brown, Eleanor Louise Butt, Aaron C Carter, Ellie Chalmers‑Robinson, Kevin Chin, Greg Creek, Sean Crowley, Sarah Drinan, Ella Dunn, Andrew Duong, David Egan, Betra Fraval, Tim Gregory, Anna Hoyle, Clare Jaque Vasquez, Anthea Kemp, Martin King, Adam Lee, Kathy Liu, Cally Lotz, Jordan Marani, Alasdair McLuckie, Fiona McMonagle, Nick Modrzewski, Jessica Nothdurft, Jahnne Pasco‑White, Regina Pilawuk Wilson, Kenny Pittock, Julia Powles, Adam Pyett, David Ralph, Lucy Roleff, Khashayar Salmanzadeh, Lynn Savery, Nicola Smith, Dave Snook, Adriane Strampp, Rebecca Suares‑Jury, David Hugh Thomas, Kate Vassallo, Caroline Walls, Darren Wardle.

‘Bayside Painting Prize’ closes 5pm, Sunday 14 June.

📅 On display until Sunday 14 June 2026
📍 Bayside Gallery, Brighton
🕰️ Wed–Fri: 11am to 5pm, Sat–Sun: 1pm to 5pm
🔗 Learn more here: https://brnw.ch/21x39bS

[Image credit: ‘Bayside Painting Prize’ 2026, Bayside Gallery installation view. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy.]

[Image descriptions: 1: numerous paintings displayed in a gallery 2: people looking at paintings in a gallery]

Join 2026 Bayside Painting Prize winner, David Egan, and Beckett Local Prize winner, Betra Fraval, in conversation with Bayside Gallery Curator, Joanna Bosse. Hear directly from these artists for a unique insight into this year's Bayside Painting Prize winning works.

📅 Saturday 13 June 2026, 2pm to 3pm
📍Bayside Gallery, Brighton Town Hall
🔗 Free, book here: https://brnw.ch/21x38fq
✨ Suitable for all ages

[Image credit: Bayside Painting Prize winner David Egan and Local Beckett Prize winner Betra Fraval]

[Image description: Two people standing in an art gallery beside large abstract paintings on a white wall.]

✨ Light Up Winter Solstice at Billilla ✨

Celebrate the longest night of the year as Billilla Gardens transforms into a fantastical lit up wonderland 🌙

Wander amongst larger-than-life lanterns of Australian native animals, dance to live music, and join in the lantern parade through the gardens.

Bring your own lantern or get creative at one of our lantern-making workshops 🏮

📅Sunday 21 June
⏰4:30pm to 8.30pm
📍Billilla Gardens, 26 Halifax St, Brighton
🔗 Register to stay updated and discover more about our lantern-making workshops here: https://brnw.ch/21x36p6

[Image description: Illustration of historic Billilla Mansion with people dancing and playing music at night under the stars. Text reads "Winter Solstice at Billilla, Sunday 21 June, 4:40-8:30pm.]

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