NEXIS (Narrogin Exhibition Space) Overview

NEXIS (Narrogin Exhibition Space)

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View local and Australian art at this nexis.

This is a wonderful art collection in a heritage listed building. NEXIS (Narrogin Exhibition Space), located in the Town Hall complex, hosts exhibitions and fund-raising events. The Shire’s art collection contains the Sir Claude Hotchin bequest, the Carol & Peter Taylor Collection, the Shire of Narrogin Art Acquisition, and the Shire of Narrogin Public Art Collection. Highlights include works by Hans Heysen and Bella Kelly. NEXIS also works with the Narrogin Art Space to hold exhibitions of local artists’ works.

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Address:

82 Federal Street
Narrogin WA 6312
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9881 6987

Email:

admin@artsnarrogin.com.au

Opening Hours

Tues to Fri 10am - 4pm

Moored Boats by Portia M Bennett

A day on the Swan

Portia Bennett (1898 – 1989) was a founding member of the Perth Society of Artists. Bennett preferred to paint mostly outdoors and often focused on landscapes and boats on the Swan River. Her works...

"Untitled", by Bella Kelly

Prominent Noongar artist

Bella Kelly (1915-1994) was born near Mt Barker, and lived and worked in Narrogin and throughout the South West and Great Southern regions. Bella’s style was strongly influenced by the Carrolup School...

The Red Kimono by M. A. Montford

The red kimono

The mysterious woman in red. Nothing is known about the subject of this painting by M.A Montford. This painting in oil was acquired along with a number of others, within a Sir Claude Hotchin bequest...

City of Kalgoorlie - Boulder Local History Archive

Rich local studies collection

The City of Kalgoorlie Boulder’s Heritage Services Unit has an extensive local history archive. The archive includes microfiche of Western Australian births, deaths and marriages since 1841; local...

Gwalia Historic Precinct

A ghost town with a mining history

The Gwalia Historic Precinct includes a ghost town and a museum featuring collections from the old Sons of Gwalia Mine and the Leonora district. The museum collection items are housed in the main shed...

Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group

Sheds full of vehicles, tractors, machines and a library compactus of manuals

The Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group’s name speaks for itself. The members restore and collect everything from machines to matchboxes. The site takes in several sheds full of cars, trucks and...

Old Police Complex

A country police station

The first Laverton police station is described by the guide as ‘tents, tin and fibro,’ with the prisoners brutally chained to logs. In 1899 the original jail was moved from the close-by settlement of...