Ngununggula, the Southern Highlands’ first regional art gallery, has announced its ambitious program for 2023, and unveiled the gallery’s inaugural outdoor sculpture commission, Scholar Rock Portals, by emerging Australian artist Louise Zhang.

The second annual visual arts program since its opening in September 2021, the dynamic 2023 program features newly commissioned works and major collaborative group exhibitions by leading Australian artists and collectives, including Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre, proppaNOW, Tom Polo, Tony Albert, Kate Blackmore, Karen Black, Jude Rae, Nadia Hernandez, and Noel McKenna, alongside the return of the highly anticipated Midwinter Festival. Representing the Southern Highlands region and beyond, the 2023 program reflects Ngununggula’s ongoing commitment to creating engaging ways for the local community to connect with artists and their ideas.

Image: Nadia Hernández, Varios personajes, 2022, oil and synthetic polymer paint, flashe, cotton, rope, ribbon, recycled timber, 150.0 x 190.0 x 180.0 cm, Courtesy of the artist and STATION. Photo: Christo Crocker