In 2016 the gallery expanded its footprint as the cultural outpost on Australia’s Coastal Wilderness[1] and launched two project spaces, one at the Merimbula Airport and one at the Port of Eden Welcome Centre.

Despite physical limitations, the gallery delivers up to 40 public programs and outreach activities within the local government and regional area per year, including film nights, traditional drawing, printmaking and painting workshops as well as new media and film-based workshops, curatorial lectures, visiting artist and academic lectures and professional development seminars for artists.

The gallery aligns with council's Community Strategic Plan [2] and develops activities along its guiding principles of Equity, Access and Participation.

[3] The gallery in its current location, within the headquarters of the Bega Valley Shire Council, has existed since 1988 when it was built with a promise of $500,000 Australian Bicentenary funding from the federal government.

The gallery actively applies for grants to further extend its artistic and public programs from external funding bodies, locally and at state and federal levels.

It also is a leader of artistic and cultural vision for the community and as such is heavily involved in the commissioning and maintenance of public art throughout the region.

A core group of 40 people, mostly retirees with tertiary education or from a professional background and with a strong community focus, make up the Regional Gallery Volunteers.