Arts
Bundanoon
music, visual arts, performing arts, events
Arts Bundanoon exists to present and encourage the arts in Bundanoon and the broader community.
Since its inception in 2001, Arts Bundanoon has presented music recitals, concerts and other events of a very high standard to the local communities.
We look forward to increasing our calendar of events throughout the coming year.
The Bundanoon Portrait Prize and Exhibition 2027
Entries NOW OPEN!
Click HERE for the application form.
Arts Bundanoon, is proud to once again present the Bundanoon Portrait Prize and Exhibition from 25th March till the 11th April. This event, now in its second year, continues to celebrate portraiture of people of the Southern Highlands - past and/or present and provide a long term visual record.
It is our pleasure to have Jordan’s Crossing Real Estate partner with us as our major sponsor for 2027. This sponsorship enables us to continue to present this event and we are pleased that Jordan’s Crossing Real Estate are so supportive of this unique community project that encourages and celebrates artistic pursuits across the Southern Highlands.
The Gala Event, and the exhibition of works will be staged this year at the CWA Rooms, Railway Avenue. The Gala Opening shall be 25th March, 2027, 6 - 8 pm.
The exhibition will continue till the 11th April from 10am to 4pm daily.
Prize money of $ 4,000 Winner and $ 500 Aspiring Youth will be presented at the Gala Opening. People’s Choice Award will be presented at the closing of the exhibition on the 11th April.
The Inaugural Portrait Prize in 2026 was an immense success. Works from that exhibition are available for viewing HERE and artists are encouraged to submit works for this event by completing the Entry Form and reading conditions of entry.
Upcoming events
Bright Star with John Bell and Simon Tedeschi
Saturday October 10th, 5pm
Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Bundanoon
Bright Star is a celebration of the life and work of two of Europe's brightest stars in the nineteenth century: John Keats and Franz Schubert. Devised and presented by actor, director and founder of Bell Shakespeare, John Bell AO OBE and internationally acclaimed pianist Simon Tedeschi, the programme runs to 90 minutes without interval.
Magic, Spells and other worlds - Andrew Rumsey and Ivan Horvatic
Sunday October 4th, 4pm Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, Bundanoon
Magic, Spells, and Other Worlds is a concert experience that explores how composers have drawn on folklore, fantasy, and the supernatural to create some of the most vivid and evocative music ever written. Performed by piano duo Andrew Rumsey and Ivan Horvatic, this program traces a journey from enchantment and innocence through darkness, mystery, and transformation. With favourites like ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’, ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ and ‘Night on Bald Mountain’, this is an ideal program for the whole family! To get in the mood for Halloween, kids are encouraged to give their costumes a test run, as there will be a special prize for the best dressed child (or adult).
The Bundanoon Hotel is offering a ‘dinner-and-show’ discount, with 20% off food post-event!
Luminescence Chamber Singers ‘Particles Of Light’
11am Saturday 31st October Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Bundanoon
It strikes like a particle, but moves like a wave; emanates in straight lines, yet drapes the world in beauty. Light is the ultimate ephemera; it can't be bottled, only felt, remembered, or experienced blazingly new.
Particles of Light sees light in the sound of six voices, in radiant vocal music that glimmers, refracts and fractures into colour, from the 'light tales' of Elena Kats-Chernin to the dawning of Nardi Simpson’s ‘Yarrager Mayraa’. Join Luminescence Chamber Singers as they take the stage for a joyful celebration of their founding metaphor: how singing illuminates.
2027 Program to be announced soon!
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