Join us for the official opening of Dream Vitrine. In Dream Vitrine, artist and collector Patrick Pound reimagines selected pieces from the Wollongong Art Gallery collection as ‘sleeping objects’, wondering what dreams might arise within them. Each cabinet in Dream Vitrine displays a work alongside its imagined dream, creating surprising alignments and playful juxtapositions. Come along earlier at 1pm […]

The countdown is on... Comic Gong returns Saturday 24 May 2025! This year's celebration of all comics, cosplay, gaming and pop culture will take place at Dapto Ribbonwood Centre, with trade and artist stalls, cosplay competitions, arcade and tabletop gaming, exhibits and entertainment all under the one roof. Don’t miss dozens of fantastic pop culture vendors and artists […]

Saturday 24 May, the Wollongong Wolves take on APIA Leichhardt FC in an entertaining Saturday night showdown at WIN Stadium. U20 Kick Off: 5:00pm NPL Kick Off: 7:00pm

Inspired by the mermaids in Wollongong Art Gallery’s current exhibition, Karla Dickens: Rise and Fall, this workshop engages with unnatural treasures collected and saved from polluting the natural environment. Make exquisite wearable art with beach debris and plastic bags with local artist, Mel Young. Mel will lead a workshop on making jewellery from plastics found on […]

Queer Soundbath offers a space for queer souls to bathe in the healing nature of sound as a method of meditation and engaging in a communal spiritual practice. These sessions are a tender moment to drop into our hearts and bodies, immerse in collective sound healing, and connect with community. For this edition, Illawarra-based artist […]

Repent! And make frij magnets as penance for your plastic sins with Sister GlitterNullius. Join Sister GlitterNullius for the finissage weekend of Karla Dickens’ Rise and Fall as she guides us in a frij-magnet making workshop. We will reflect on ideas about changing social identities, community cohesion, social inclusion/exclusion, temporality, social mobility and Belonging and leave with […]

See off Karla Dickens: Rise and Fall with a celebratory afternoon at the gallery. As part of the festivities, we will be screening Two Bob Mermaid (1996) by Darlene Johnson at 2pm. As Romaine Moreton writes (for the National Film and Sound Archive): Two Bob Mermaid is the directorial debut of Darlene Johnson. It is the story of Koorine (Carrie […]

What is masculinity and how does our shape lives? Join us for a panel talk that explores masculinities in the every day. In Teo Treloar’s work male-coded figures in crisp white shirts and ties pull levers and populate mazes in a surreal dystopia of finely rendered grey space, reminiscent of the mundanity of governance and […]

Our free Art and Dementia Tour allows individuals and groups of people who have dementia to have a meaningful engagement with our current exhibitions and collection. This program is free, but bookings are essential. Tour groups are limited to eight participants (excluding carers). To book your spot or if you have any questions, please contact us. […]