aboriginal art gallery hunter valley
WUPA @ WANARUAH · ABORIGINAL ART · HUNTER VALLEY
WUPA @ Wanaruah Aboriginal Art Gallery
Local Aboriginal art, culture and stories from artists connected with the Hunter and Upper Hunter.
Hunter Valley Resort + Farm provides year-round gallery space for WUPA @ Wanaruah, an Aboriginal art initiative of Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation. Visit the gallery here in Pokolbin, discover the artists behind the works, or explore the wider collection available directly through WUPA online.
Artwork purchases are made directly through WUPA @ Wanaruah, supporting the artists represented by WUPA.
ABOUT WUPA @ WANARUAH
Creating more than art.
WUPA @ Wanaruah provides a platform for authentic Aboriginal art and the people and stories behind it.
WUPA @ Wanaruah is an initiative of Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation, a 100% Aboriginal owned community organisation based in Singleton on Wanaruah Country.
Through WUPA, Aboriginal artists are given opportunities to exhibit and sell their work, develop their practice and share culture with the wider community. WUPA works with both emerging and established artists from the Hunter and Upper Hunter.
Each artist brings their own story, identity and connection to their work. Across the WUPA collection you will find contemporary and traditional influences, stories of family and ancestors, connections to Country, cultural knowledge and individual experiences expressed through art.
A LONG-STANDING LOCAL PARTNERSHIP
A home for WUPA art at the Farm.
Our role is a simple one: provide the space and help more people discover the artists.
Our family's relationship with WUPA and the local Aboriginal community goes back many years. WUPA exhibitions were being hosted at Hunter Valley Resort at least as far back as 2015, when 15 local Aboriginal artists shared their art, stories and culture here.
Today that relationship continues throughout the year. We provide gallery space at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm at no charge so WUPA artists have another place in the Hunter Valley where their work can be seen and purchased.
The gallery isn't here for a few weeks around an exhibition. Guests and day visitors can discover a changing selection of WUPA art here throughout the year.
WUPA represents the art and the artists. We provide the space and introduce their work to people visiting the Hunter Valley.
THE ARTISTS
Young, emerging and established artists.
WUPA brings together Aboriginal artists with different backgrounds, experiences, styles and stories. Rather than reproduce a changing artist directory here, you can meet the artists and explore their individual profiles directly through WUPA.
CULTURAL EDUCATOR + ARTIST
Les Ahoy
A member of the Nunnawunna Clan Group of the Anaiwan Language Nation, Les is a cultural educator whose work shares ancestral stories and connections to Country.
Meet Les at WUPAABORIGINAL ARTIST
Judith Franklin
Judith's family are Darkiinjung people and she has connections to the Wanaruah People. Her work draws on culture and life experience through traditional and contemporary approaches.
Meet Judith at WUPAEMERGING ARTIST
Ruby Prasad
Ruby is a young Wiradjuri and Dharug contemporary artist with family ties to the Hunter Valley. Her work draws on family, Elders, Country and ancestral journeys.
Meet Ruby at WUPAARTIST + CULTURAL EDUCATOR
Amy Green
A descendant of the Worimi and Biripi Nations, Amy's contemporary practice is grounded in culture, family, community, language and connection to Country.
Meet Amy at WUPAAUTHENTIC ABORIGINAL ART
See something you love?
The artwork hanging at the Farm is only part of the WUPA collection.
If you see a work in our gallery that interests you, ask us about purchasing it. If you don't have time to visit the gallery, or would simply like to see more, WUPA also has an online store featuring artwork currently available for sale.
Follow the link below and you will leave our website and go directly to WUPA @ Wanaruah, where you can explore available works and purchase directly from WUPA.
Browse + buy Aboriginal art at WUPAArtwork, availability, purchasing and delivery are managed directly by WUPA @ Wanaruah.
SUPPORTING THE ARTISTS
More than something to hang on a wall.
Purchasing authentic Aboriginal art supports the people who create it.
WUPA describes every work as carrying something personal from its artist: memory, identity, culture, ancestry, connection to Country and individual experience.
Buying directly through WUPA helps create opportunities for artists to continue their practice, share their stories and participate economically through their art.
That's why this page doesn't operate as an art shop of our own. We want people who discover an artist here to be able to continue directly to WUPA and the people whose work they have come to see.
ACROSS THE HUNTER
Follow the WUPA Art Trail.
The gallery at the Farm is one part of a wider Aboriginal art experience across the Hunter.
The WUPA Art Trail takes Aboriginal art into locations throughout the region, creating opportunities for visitors to encounter local artists and their stories as they explore the Hunter.
WUPA's current Art Trail brings together works from more than 20 contemporary Aboriginal artists and invites visitors to experience their storytelling through culture, connection and Country.
Explore the WUPA Art TrailHere throughout the year.
The WUPA Art Trail is an annual regional program. At the Farm, our relationship continues beyond the exhibition period, with WUPA artwork displayed for guests and visitors throughout the year.
A RELATIONSHIP OVER TIME
WUPA at the Farm.
This isn't a new addition to the Resort. WUPA and Hunter Valley Resort have been working together for many years.
WUPA at Hunter Valley Resort
Ungooroo's records from 2015 describe a WUPA opening night at Hunter Valley Resort where 15 local Aboriginal artists shared their stories and culture through traditional and contemporary works.
A continuing relationship
What began many years ago continues today. We provide gallery space at no charge and make WUPA artwork visible to guests and visitors throughout the year.
Physical gallery + online collection
Visitors can see a selection of works here in Pokolbin, then continue to WUPA online to meet more artists and explore artwork currently available for purchase.
PEOPLE + COMMUNITY
A practical part of our approach to sustainability.
Sustainability is also about the community around us.
Hunter Valley Resort + Farm has grown as part of the Hunter Valley community. For us, supporting that community means looking for practical ways to contribute rather than simply talking about it.
Providing a year-round home for WUPA artwork is one small part of that approach. The gallery creates another place for local Aboriginal artists to be seen, for visitors to discover their work and for authentic art to be purchased.
It also gives our guests an opportunity to learn a little more about the people, culture and stories connected with the region they have come to visit.
Read about our approach to sustainabilityVISIT THE GALLERY
Discover WUPA art while you're at the Farm.
The WUPA @ Wanaruah gallery is at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm in Pokolbin. You don't need to be staying with us to visit.
Hunter Valley Resort + Farm917 Hermitage Road
Pokolbin NSW 2320
Corner of Hermitage Road + Mistletoe Lane
WUPA @ WANARUAH GALLERY
Frequently asked questions.
What is WUPA @ Wanaruah?
WUPA @ Wanaruah is an Aboriginal art initiative of Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation. It develops and promotes locally produced authentic Aboriginal art and provides opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell and develop their work.
Is the Aboriginal art at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm authentic?
The works displayed through our WUPA gallery come from Aboriginal artists represented through WUPA @ Wanaruah. WUPA is owned and operated by Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation.
Can I visit the WUPA gallery if I'm not staying at the Resort?
Yes. Day visitors are welcome to discover the WUPA artwork displayed at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm in Pokolbin.
Is the WUPA gallery at the Farm open all year?
WUPA artwork is displayed at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm throughout the year, rather than only during the annual WUPA Art Trail exhibition period.
Can I buy the Aboriginal art displayed at the Farm?
Works displayed through the WUPA gallery may be available for purchase. Ask our team about a work that interests you and we can help connect you with WUPA.
Can I buy WUPA Aboriginal art online?
Yes. WUPA has its own online store where you can explore artwork currently available for sale. Purchasing is handled directly by WUPA rather than through Hunter Valley Resort + Farm.
Does the gallery show every WUPA artist and artwork?
No. The Farm displays a selection of WUPA works. For the wider collection and current artist profiles, visit WUPA directly online.
Who receives the money when I buy a WUPA artwork?
Artwork sales are managed through WUPA @ Wanaruah. Hunter Valley Resort + Farm provides the gallery space rather than operating WUPA's online art store.
Who operates WUPA @ Wanaruah?
WUPA @ Wanaruah is part of Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation, a 100% Aboriginal owned community organisation based in Singleton in the Hunter Valley.
What is the WUPA Art Trail?
The WUPA Art Trail is a regional Aboriginal art experience across the Hunter. It places works by contemporary Aboriginal artists at participating locations and gives visitors another way to discover the artists, their storytelling, culture and connections to Country.
DISCOVER · CONNECT · SUPPORT
Discover the artists. Find a work you love.
Visit the WUPA gallery here at the Farm or continue directly to WUPA @ Wanaruah to meet the artists and explore Aboriginal art currently available for purchase.
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