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LAST DAYS TO PLAY

LAST DAYS TO PLAY

The interactive exhibition Kids Time: A Century of Learning Through Play will finish on Saturday 5 May 2007 at 5pm.

This extremely popular exhibition has proven a hit with local school groups and families so if you haven't had the opportunity to see the history of toys and play for the last 100 years please make time to visit the show soon.

The Port Curtis region's selected

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National Archives Director General to visit Gladstone

National Archives Director General to visit Gladstone

The Director-General of the National Archives of Australia, Ross Gibbs, will officially open Just Add Water: Schemes and Dreams for a Sunburnt Country at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum at 6.30pm on Friday, 20 April 2007.

Drawing on the extensive resources at the National Archives, this topical exhibition takes a closer look at some of the water schemes attempted in Australia's

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2007 Intercity Images Selected

2007 Intercity Images Selected

The 30 selected images in the annual photographic exchange between sister cities Gladstone and Saiki, Japan were announced at an evening function held at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum on Thursday 5 April.

All 102 entries from the Gladstone region will be on display at the Gallery/Museum until 5 May before the 30 selected are enlarged, framed and sent to Japan to be displayed

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STEP OUT AND PLAY AT TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS

STEP OUT AND PLAY AT TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum invites you to step out and play at the official opening of two exciting new exhibitions on Thursday 29 March 2007 at 6pm.

Incorporating smell, sound and dress-up clothing, Kids Time: A Century of Learning Through Play, encourages 3-8 year olds to learn more about the world in which their parents and grandparents grew up.

Kids Time will be

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LIFESAVERS HONOURED IN NEW EXHIBITIONS

LIFESAVERS HONOURED IN NEW EXHIBITIONS

In conjunction with the Tannum Sands Surf Lifesaving Club, the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum will be celebrating the centenary of lifesaving in Australia and the 2007 Year of the Surf Lifesaver at the opening of two exciting new exhibitions on Wednesday 7 March at 6pm.

Reel Heroes - Safe Beaches displays 112 fine art prints paying homage to this Australian institution and Local

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Training for Early Childhood Teachers!

Training for Early Childhood Teachers!

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum will be hosting In-Service Training for Early Childhood Teachers in conjunction with the Queensland Museum touring exhibition Kids Time.

The session, led by Allan Morrison, will be held on Tuesday 27 March, 9:30am-12:30pm. Allan is the Museum Magnet Schools project officer whose role is to connect schools with museum learning resources including

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Looking for Lifesavers

Looking for Lifesavers

To celebrate the 2007 Centenary of the Surf Lifesaving Association and the Year of the Surf Lifesaver, the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum is preparing an exhibition telling the story of the Gladstone and Tannum Sands Surf Lifesavers.

If you have any anecdotes or memorabilia relating to the Gladstone Lifesavers or the Tannum Sands Surf Lifesaving Club please visit the Gallery/Museum

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Aussie Art Still On Display

Aussie Art Still On Display

It's not too late to view all the entries in this year's Australia Day Art Competition as they are now on display at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum.

The inaugural competition proved a great success at the Australia Day festivities held on January 26 at the Toondoon Botanic Gardens with the winners' artworks being printed on free commemorative postcards.

The

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Arts and Cultural Funding

Arts and Cultural Funding

Organisations and individuals seeking funding assistance for arts and cultural activities are encouraged to apply for the Gladstone and Calliope Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

To promote arts development in the region, the State Government, Gladstone City Council and Calliope Shire Council jointly fund the venture.

Funding is open to all Gladstone and Calliope residents, individuals