A DIVERSE range of exhibitions are coming to the Wangaratta Art Gallery in 2023, including 52 ACTIONS and Somewhere Down the Line in Autumn.

Artspace's acclaimed 52 ACTIONS continues its national tour at the gallery from April 22 to June 4, featuring works from 52 Australian artists and collectives across generations, geographies and cultural backgrounds.

Working in a wide variety of mediums, they highlight the diversity, complexity and dynamism of contemporary Australian art.

As the title suggests, 52 ACTIONS is grounded in art as action.

The artists explore and reflect on what art is and what it can do within the gallery and far beyond: art as a political motivator, a cultural transmitter, a means for understanding, a tool for shifting perspectives, holding memory, bridging divides and inciting change.

These ideas are intimately connected with the artist's role, from facilitator to provocateur, creator to witness.

Somewhere Down the Line is an exhibition of paintings and experimental sculptures by Bethany Thornber and Courtney Young and runs from April 11 through to May 7.

This new body of work explores the many iterations of borders and boundaries in the postcolonial Australian landscape.

Both artists examine the 'edge effect' concept, which is often associated with ecological changes at the boundary of two or more habitats.

These boundaries are commonly defined by physical barriers such as fences, roads, watercourses, and geological formations, all of which serve to connect.

But not all edges or lines drawn are physical; Thornber and Young also observe the divisions imposed by bureaucracy, history and culture.

To find out what's on at the gallery visit wangarattaartgallery.com.au.