Calling all local artists! Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for Hawkesbury Regional Gallery's annual exhibition and art fair Hawkesbury Now.
Running since 2014, Hawkesbury Now is a program dedicated to showcasing contemporary art from artists living in the Hawkesbury Local Government Area (LGA). Historically, the program has been developed closely with local art societies and creative groups across North-West Sydney, including the Ferry Artists Gallery, Friends of Hawkesbury Art Community and Regional Gallery Inc. (FOHAC), Hawkesbury Artists & Artisans Trail, Hawkesbury Camera Club, Hawkesbury Community Arts Workshop, Hawkesbury Remakery, Macquarie Towns Art Society, Piggery Lane Studios & Gallery, and TAFE NSW – Media, Arts, Design + Entertainment (MADE) Western Sydney, among others.
In 2026, the program is organised via an EOI process open to emerging, mid-career and established artists who fit at least one of the following criteria:
- live within the Hawkesbury Local Government Area (LGA),
- maintain a studio practice within the Hawkesbury LGA, OR
- demonstrate a strong connection to the Hawkesbury region through their creative practice, subject matter, or sustained community engagement.
