Shire of Wagin

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Gaze on a gallery as you borrow a book

You can find the Shire of Wagin's art collection in the library: This is an intimate space to house an intimate collection. The Shire’s art collection includes items from the Sir Claude Hotchin bequest, the Wagin Woolarama Art Prize and other local donations.

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Address:

3 Trent Street
Wagin WA 6315
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9861 1247

Email:

shire@wagin.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Mon 2 - 4pm; Tues 2 - 5pm; Wed and Thurs 10am - 12pm & 2 - 5pm; Fri 1 - 5pm; Sat 10am - 12pm

Driving Home by Drewfus Gates

The physicist painter

Headlights in the rain: You can imagine this as a cold winter's night in the South West, driving home in the rain. Drewfus Gates is both a physicist and a painter and has painted portraits of key...

Untitled by Athol (Moordipa) Farmer

Wetij

This painting depicts a weitj (emu) by a waterhole. It is not known which waterhole, but there is a place called Wedgecarrup, located near Wagin. Wedgecarrup means water like place of the emu. The...

Uundinup by Andy Dolphin

Bush tracks

Andy Dolphin is a West Australian artist who works in many different mediums. However, he is most well-known for his long career in oil paintings, which capture the beauty of the Australian bush. He...

Hood Penn Museum

A family collection which turned in to a museum

This quirky museum includes several very realistic mannequins, including the friendly bartender from the old Edna May Hotel Bar! The collection was acquired as a donation from the Hood-Penn family...

Ballidu Contemporary Arts Society and Ballidu Lodge Art Gallery

Bringing a community together

Ballidu Contemporary Arts Society was started with the intention of engaging audiences in contemporary art practices. The Society and the Ballidu Lodge Art Gallery have contributed to a vibrant art...

Forrest Museum

An intrepid four-wheel drive or fly in to visit this museum

This little museum is in a location that could best be described, in Australia, as ‘woop woop’ - or, the back of beyond! The Forrest Museum is in the old weather station and shares the aviation, rail...

Shire of York Residency Museum

The history of York in an award-winning heritage listed building

This beautiful old building in York is a treasure trove of history. The former Magistrate’s residence has been reimagined as The Residency Museum, which sensitively shares the history of York...