Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) selects exhibition in several strategic ways that reflect community desires and tourism drivers, while maintaining our commitment to growing and developing regional creative talent. We also introduce our audiences to cultural content from other regional and national centres to continue to broaden their knowledge and experiences.
If you're interested in exhibiting at GRAGM, visit http://gragm.qld.gov.au/about/exhibiting-at-gragm and complete an application form. These are assessed by our curatorial team and selected based upon prescribed criteria.
Our soldiers make incredible sacrifices on the frontlines, experiencing unimaginable hardships and facing the horrors of war that draw on unfathomable courage to endure. Beyond the battlefields, there is a network of men, women, and animals contributing in powerful ways to support their success; these quiet heroes ensure the continued hum of activity both on the home front and on foreign soil.
Immerse yourself in the lives and beloved memorabilia of Gladstone Region locals.
Showcased Special Seniors are over 70 years of age, have lived in the area for over 30 years and have been nominated by the community.
10.30am, Wednesday 17 September
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Spanning paper, clay and canvas, this exhibition explores creative marks through surface and form, of past prize-winning artists from our inaugural Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards.
BIOPHILIA is the creative becoming of the artist craving for nature, a documentary of her relationship with our bioregion and a reminder that we are all part of the landscape's natural history and ecology.
10.30am, Saturday 30 August 2025
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An annual display and an initiative of the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum Society, supported by the late society patron, Mr Cyril Golding (1920–2012). The exhibition offers young artists aged 15-18 years the unique opportunity to display their artwork in a professional gallery space.
26 July to 2 August 2025
A series of abstract seascape paintings developed over four years, drawing from the sublime beauty and fragile ecology of the Great Barrier Reef. Ashcroft uses bold colours, shapes, and textures to capture the feeling and movement of the ocean.
Using her distinctive colours and style, the artist explores the damage the reef has suffered and the hope for its recovery. Through these artworks, she
Can we use the talking cure to solve society’s ‘problem’ with women? Natalya Hughes’s The Interior invites audiences into an exaggerated consultation room playfully furnished for psychoanalysis.
Official Opening - 6pm, Friday 4 July
Tufting Workshop - 10.30am-12.30pm, Saturday 5 July
Interested in the role of women and their historical absence from positions of power, the part-professional,
This exhibition celebrates the rich cultural heritage and the diverse practices of First Nations peoples.
Featuring works on loan from local artists, curated items from the Gallery and Museum's permanent collection, and showcasing two short films from The Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Tangki (Donkey) and Kukaputju (The Hunter) which blend tradition with contemporary storytelling, this is a dynamic and
This exhibition explores the evolution of agriculture and its allied industries in the Port Curtis region, showcasing the journey from farm to processing centre, and on to distribution in local stores or off to overseas markets.
Through historic objects, photographs, and oral history, it examines some key stages in the early development of the Gladstone Region: cultivation, processing, local
A lifelong love of the ocean and shoreline are explored through a collection of vibrant paintings from the artist’s own experiences.
10.30am, Saturday 7 June
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