May is 'Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month'. To raise awareness of these issues within the Gladstone Region, the Love Bites program was initiated by the Coordinated Community Response to Domestic and Family Violence Committee (CCRDFV).  They commenced the program five years ago and the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum has proudly displayed the artwork for the past four

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) will add an award-winning art work, generously gifted by Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC), to its local art collection.

Bundaberg Tugs by Susan Draney was recently selected as the 2017 winning entry in the Open Category of GPC's Paint the Port art competition and was acquired by GPC.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said GRAGM was pleased

Staff and volunteers of the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum created and launched a special 112 page publication in time for ANZAC Day 2017.

The first edition of War Memorials of the Gladstone Region was presented to the public on April 25, in conjunction with this year's ANZAC Day: Lest We Forget exhibition, which is currently on display until May 31.

The publication serves as a

Residents are invited to commemorate ANZAC Day on Tuesday, April 25, with services being conducted across the Gladstone Region.

Dawn and morning services will be conducted in Agnes Water/Seventeen Seventy, Bororen, Boyne Island, Calliope, Gladstone, Miriam Vale, Mount Larcom, Rosedale, South End at Curtis Island, and Turkey Beach.

For more information visit Council's website

Let your child experience art....and don't worry about the mess!

Bring your small person with you to the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum and join qualified children's art tutor, Felicia Lloyd, for some hassle-free fun!

'Art for Small People' begins soon, in week 3 of school term 2. The 7 week program will kick off every Thursday from 4 May until 15 June 2017 from 10.30am - 11.15am.

Award-winning local artist, Beryl Wood, combines her love of art and fashion to present nineteen wearable art garments in 'Wearable Art: Another Corner of My Mind'. The exhibition is currently on display at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum until Saturday 29 April 2017 and boasts loads of colour, creativity and couture.

With a background in theatre, and a fascination in dramatic

A number of family-friendly exhibitions and activities are available for FREE during the school holidays.

CARAVAN OF CURIOSITIES:  Presenting a wide diversity of 2D and 3D works by Nanette Balchin, Peta Lloyd and Emma Ward.  The Rockhampton artists have collaborated to create a sense of journey, adventure and odyssey through the discovery and experience of people, places, and curious things.

Local arts and cultural groups and individuals, are invited to submit an application for financial support during Round Two 2016-2017 of the Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

The RADF is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Gladstone Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

A locally based RADF Committee has the role to

High school educators, arts workers and artists are invited to join staff from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) next month for 'Art as Exchange'.

GRAGM's Exhibitions & Education Officer, Sarah Robertson said, "'Art as Exchange' is a pilot program being rolled out through Queensland as a regional touring

A few weeks remain for residents to view the artworks of competition finalists in Gladstone Regional Council's 2017 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.

The final exhibition of works by budding young Gladstone Region artists is on display at the Leo Zussino Building, CQUniversity Gladstone Marina Campus until March 31.

Gladstone Region Acting Mayor Chris Trevor said the