Lismore Regional Gallery presents ARTEXPRESS, a showcase of extraordinary student talent opening on Friday, 21 February, at 6pm.

ARTEXPRESS is an annual series of exhibitions of exemplary artworks created by New South Wales visual arts students for the Higher School Certificate examination. 

Exhibitions are selected by gallery curators, education officers in association with an ARTEXPRESS Officer, featuring a selection of outstanding student artworks developed for the art-making component of the HSC examination in Visual Arts in 2024. ARTEXPRESS provides insight into students’ creativity and the issues important to them.

"After an extensive selection process, our Curator, Ineke Dane, has curated an inspiring and diverse collection of student works. We are thrilled to invite visitors to experience the remarkable depth and vision of these emerging artists. The future of the creative industries is undeniably bright." – Director, Lismore Regional Gallery, Ashleigh Ralph

The exhibition is on display at Lismore Regional Gallery from 21 February to 20 April 2025. It encompasses a broad range of approaches and expressive forms, including ceramics, collection of works, designed objects, documented forms, drawing, graphic design, painting, photomedia, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and fibre, and time-based forms.

(Rosie Dunkerley, 'When the bough breaks' 2024, textiles and found objects. Image courtesy of the artist.

From the late 1950s, ARTEXPRESS has showcased the artistic orientation of young people and is a testament to their teachers across the state. This year, Lismore Regional Gallery is pleased to present local student artists from the region – from Ballina Coast, Banora Point, Byron Bay, and Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner schools – in addition to those from far and wide NSW. The result is an inspiring and diverse survey of the next generation’s creative talent.

ARTEXPRESS is a collaboration between the NSW Department of Education and the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).