News edition for 7 September 2026. Added to Nungya on 22 October 2026 as part of our retrospective news archive. Reporting reflects information available by the edition date.
You do not have to visit Canberra to encounter every work held in the national collection. A new regional-loans update highlights First Nations art reaching galleries and communities elsewhere.
The Office for the Arts reported on 7 September that the Sharing the National Collection initiative has arranged further long-term loans to regional institutions.
At the Art Gallery of Swan Hill in Victoria, the loans include four large sculptures by Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi and two desert paintings by Yulpariji and Mangala artist Daniel Walbidi. Temora Art Centre is displaying handmade ceramic pots by seven women from the Ntaria/Hermannsburg Potters, a collective of Western Arrarnta artists.
The announcement also identifies a future presentation of digital works by Nicole Foreshew and Warwick Thornton at Moonah Arts Centre from 30 October. That date is still ahead; it should not be confused with a display already open.
Longer loans give regional audiences time to return, look again and bring someone else along. They can also create opportunities for local learning around different artistic practices and the places they come from.
The original update links to details of the individual loans and receiving galleries.
