Bathurst Regional Art Gallery's biannual fair to showcase local works

The biannual event is a key initiative of the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Society [BRAGS], and aims to provide a medium for local artists to showcase and make a profit from their work.

In a first for the event, now in its seventh iteration, the exhibition window has expanded to two weeks, offering art enthusiasts more time to peruse the collection.

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"The fair provides an opportunity for amateur and professional artists to have their works exhibited in our gallery," BRAGS vice-president Julia Blackwood said.

"Bathurst is fortunate to have one of the few regional public galleries catering for artists from a variety of skill levels."

The event will double as a fundraiser for BRAGS, with a small cut from each sale set to further the development of the arts in Bathurst and assist in the acquisition of new works for the gallery's permanent collection.

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Since the first event in 2007, the Bathurst Art Fair has exhibited over 1600 works and achieved sales in excess of $50,000.

"We've had an amazing response from local artists this year, and the works possess strong themes of country life through painted and sculpted mediums," Bathurst Regional Art Gallery [BRAG] director Sarah Gurich said.

"It takes an awful lot of time and resources for the BRAGS committee to put an event like this together."

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The art fair will run until Sunday, October 13, with artworks priced between $70 and $2000.