The Bathurst Regional Art Gallery collection was established in 1955 and the building the gallery now occupies was constructed in 1989. Now run by Bathurst Regional Council, it welcomes 100,000 visitors a year.

BRAG stages approximately 25 exhibitions per year, including touring exhibitions, specially curated exhibitions, community exhibitions, local artist projects and exhibitions curated from the permanent collection. The design of the gallery allows for three to four exhibitions to be held at a time, with an exhibition changeover every six weeks. BRAG hosts artist talks, weekly Saturday exhibition tours and Sunday sketch sessions, school holiday programs and free family fun activities for every exhibition.

Since 1955 with the help of BRAG’s past relationship with the Hill End Artist in Residency Program, the gallery’s collection has grown to include more than 1,300 works, valued at over AUD8.4 million. It features paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs and ceramics by 400 Australian artists, including Jean Bellette, James Gleeson, John Olsen, Lloyd Rees, Grace Cossington Smith and Fred Williams.