The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum will be closed during the Festive Season from 22 December 2007 to 1 January 2008 (inclusive).

The Gallery/Museum will reopen at 10am, 2 January 2008.

Join Queensland Art Gallery's Angela Goddard on a preview of Myth to Modern: Bronzes from the Queensland Art Gallery.

This travelling exhibition includes a selection of bronzes including significant works by Rodin, Epstein and Moore, charting classical traditions to modernism.

With sculptures dating from the late seventeenth century to 1975, Myth to Modern reflects the changing nature

Time is running out to check out the 2007 Rio Tinto Aluminium Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards.

The unique and diverse artworks have already proven to be popular with visitors from our local region and further afield.

Last day of viewing will be Thursday December 13.

If you have submitted an entry into the Art Awards it can be picked up from the Gallery/Museum between 10am-4pm,

The Gallery/Museum will be hosting free art workshops guided by local artist Krystie Smoothy on Tuesday December 18 and Thursday December 20, 10am - 12:30pm.

The art workshops are being held in conjunction with the Gladstone City Council's Celebrate Australia art competition and will provide a creative environment for any young artists looking for that winning inspiration.

The workshops

As part of Australia Day 2008 celebrations the Gladstone City Council are calling for primary school entries for the Celebrate Australia art competition.

The competition is open to ALL primary school students in the Port Curtis region and will help us to celebrate 'what and who makes Australia great'.

The competition encourages students to think about important aspects of our

RIO TINTO ALUMINIUM MARTIN HANSON MEMORIAL ART AWARD
Michael Schlitz: Les Sons of History

WIDE BAY AUSTRALIA LTD. LOCAL ARTIST AWARD (acquisitive)
Jude Kennedy: It's Not Easy Being Green - Study Two

SOUTH GLADSTONE ROTARY YOUTH/EMERGENT ARTIST AWARD
Shaelah Ariotti: Galations 5:22-23

HIGHLY COMMENDED Youth/Emergent
Johanna Taylor: City-scape

HIGHLY COMMENDED Youth/Emergent

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum will be closed to the public from Monday to Friday, 29 October - 3 November, for installation of the 2007 Rio Tinto Aluminium Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards.

This annual event is the highlight of Gladstone's cultural calendar and all are invited to attend the opening celebrations. Please RSVP by calling the Gallery/Museum on 4976 6766 or

The 32nd Rio Tinto Aluminium Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards will be officially opened on Saturday, 3 November 2007. Pick and choose from a full program of cultural events.

Join 2007 judge Rebekah Butler, Executive Director, Museum & Gallery Services QLD (M&GSQ), on a floor talk as she discusses some of the highlights of this year's art awards. The floortalk will depart from the front

Join Liz Cunningham, Member for Gladstone, at the launch of the new local history publication, When QAL Came to Town: Living Through the Construction Years in Gladstone 1964-1967.

This social history written by Bronwyn Roper takes a closer look at how Gladstone's landscape changed dramatically during the construction of Queensland Alumina Limited and is based on the firsthand accounts of

Join in the celebrations at the launch of this local exhibition displaying the literary and art achievements of twenty local primary school students.

These illustrated stories are the result of student workshops led by local artist Bindi Waugh as part of the Curtis Coast Literary Carnivale and focus on the impact of industry on both landscape and culture in Port Curtis.

Join Bindi and the