Be/longing

The Narooma School of Arts (NSoA) is proud to announce Be/Longing, the inaugural exhibitions for the new Narooma Arts Centre (NAC).

To celebrate the opening of the NAC, we invited artists to submit a work in any medium for consideration in our inaugural exhibition.

Be/Longing invites artists to explore the physical and emotional landscapes of belonging: what it means to feel connected to community, to Country, to place, or to oneself. From the wild coastal edges of our unique environment to the quiet interiors of the self, the exhibition encourages diverse interpretations of what it means to belong.

Alison Alder
Alison Bogg
Alison Spurgeon
Alissa Booker
Amy Schleif
Annie Franklin
Annika Romeyn
Ashweeni Mason
Beth O’Sullivan
Bethany Thurtell
Camilla Johansson-Merrick
Carol Hellmers
Cat Wilson
Catherine Drinan
Cathy Laudenbach
Cherie Platen
Corin Rossouw

Submissions were assessed by a panel of experienced arts professionals: Ms Meghan Kennedy, (Curatorial Project Officer, Bundanon); Ms Helen Maxwell (OAM, freelance curator, art valuer and consultant); and Dr Waratah Lahy, (Engagement Coordinator, Narooma Arts Centre). Works were evaluated on artistic merit and response to the theme of belonging. The panel was moved by the diversity and depth of interpretations submitted.

Sixty-eight artists and their submitted work have been selected. We are excitedly awaiting the opening of this inaugural exhibition as the final stages of the build are completed and opening dates to be announced.

Exhibiting Artists

The 2026 Exhibition program is supported by the generous contribution of the 1in100 Community Share Holders.
If you are interested in supporting our exhibition program please read more here.