The Bunbury Regional Art Gallery and curator Candice Nannup invite Aboriginal artists to share their stories, voices and creative practices as part of the 2027 Noongar Country exhibition.
This exhibition is about healing our koort (heart) and our boodja (Country). It is a space for us to come together, share our experiences, honour our culture and tell the stories that matter to our communities.
At the heart of the exhibition is truth-telling.
We want artists to feel safe to speak their truth. To share stories that question what we have been taught, challenge the systems around us, and encourage audiences to see our history and our present from different perspectives.
What truths have been silenced, overlooked or misunderstood? What do we need to acknowledge to keep healing?
Artworks may explore:
- Truth-telling and shared histories
- Noongar culture, identity and connection to Country
- Healing of people, communities and Country
- The impacts and ongoing legacy of colonisation
- Resilience, survival and strength
- Identity, belonging and displacement
- Connection to boodja and cultural knowledge
- Environmental and social justice
- Challenging dominant narratives
- Stories that have been silenced or overlooked
- Personal and collective healing
- Hope, change and imagining a different future
Your artwork may highlight unanswered questions, share knowledge, honour our Elders and Ancestors, celebrate our strength, or simply tell a story that needs to be heard.
We welcome all Aboriginal artists living on Noongar Boodja working in artistic practices, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, textiles, weaving, installation, digital, contemporary and traditional practices.
Together, we continue to heal our koort, our moort and our boodja.
Expressions of interest are open until Sunday, 20 December 2026.
Expressions of Interest close 20 December 2026.
Successful artworks will need to be delivered between 15-26 February 2027.
Noongar Country 2027 exhibition opens Saturday 13 March, and closes Sunday 18 July 2027.
Artwork pick up from 21-28 July 2027.
The South West corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast, east to Southern Cross in the Wheatbelt and as far south as Esperance on the south coast. Bunbury Regional Art Gallery would like to acknowledge the Wardandi Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we are situated and to pay our respects to the Elders past and present.
Please complete the online form below. Alternatively, hard copy forms are available from BRAG. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact the Curator on nccurator@bunbury.wa.gov.au or call the gallery on 08 9792 7323
Image: Beverly Thomson, Birthing Tree, 2025, textiles and ceramics. Noongar Country 2025 Overall Award Winner. Photographer: Ben Yew.