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Gallery & Museum hours

Gallery & Museum hours

Management and staff wish to advise the Gallery & Museum will be closed for the Australia Day public holiday, Friday 26 January 2018, reopening at 10am Saturday, 27 January 2018.

 

Join Cr Matt Burnett, Mayor Gladstone Regional Council, at the Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens, between 8am and 12pm on Australia Day, for the annoucement of the winners in the 2018 Celebrate Australia Primary

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Council vehicles act as a moving canvas for community art project

Council vehicles act as a moving canvas for community art project

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum’s latest creative project will see art ‘on the move’ across the Gladstone Region.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said 17 artworks by 15 local artists were currently being installed by two local businesses, Gladstone Printing Services and NewPrint HRG, on Council fleet vehicles.

The 2017 Gladstone Region Art on Fleet project, hosted in

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‘Me, Myselfie and I on Tour’ arrives 13 January 2018

‘Me, Myselfie and I on Tour’ arrives 13 January 2018

The ‘Kids on Tour’ program will return to the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) in 2018 as a FREE Family Fun Day on Saturday 13 January, between 10am and 1pm. 

Children are invited along to participate in the exciting program of specially designed hands-on activities, developed by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA).  QAGOMA’s Children's Art Centre

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Official Launch of 2017 Summer Showcase

Official Launch of 2017 Summer Showcase

All are welcome to join Cr Cindi Bush and special guests at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, 6pm tomorrow, Friday 15 December 2017, to celebrate the official launch of the 2017 Summer showcase. 

Opening that night:

A World View: The Tim Fairfax Gift:  

This is a touring exhibition developed by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.  Since 2002, Tim Fairfax AC has

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SUNfest 2018 ticket sales to open from 9am on November 29

SUNfest 2018 ticket sales to open from 9am on November 29

The wait is almost over for keen SUNfest 2018 participants with ticket sales available from 9am tomorrow (Weds, Nov 29).

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said tickets for Council’s annual youth holiday program, from January 8 to 19, were expected to sell fast with limited places available for some activities.

"The 2018 SUNfest program offers a selection of activities, events and workshops

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Talented artist to offer guidance to students in free art workshops

Talented artist to offer guidance to students in free art workshops

Gladstone Region primary school students can attend one of three free art workshops with award-winning local artist, Marion Hughes, during December.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said the workshops would be hosted in conjunction with Gladstone Regional Council's 2018 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.

“This is an opportunity for students to gain some helpful tips and

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2018 SUNfest program released offering greater STEM related activities

2018 SUNfest program released offering greater STEM related activities

Gladstone Regional Council has launched its 2018 SUNfest youth holiday program offering greater Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related activities for 11 to 17 year olds.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said the SUNfest program from January 8-19 would feature a diversity of new events alongside regular activities that proved popular each year.

“There are some

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Gladstone Region Art on Fleet: Pop Up Digital Public Art

Gladstone Region Art on Fleet: Pop Up Digital Public Art

Following the success of the 2015 Gladstone Region Artist Windows project with fourteen local artist installations featured in twelve Gladstone Regional Council venues, and 2016 Gladstone Region Art in Parks with twenty ephemeral artworks featured in seventeen regional parks, we are calling on the local creative community to submit a digital art proposal for the 2017 Gladstone Region Art on Fleet

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Award-winning local artists to speak at Art Awards: Artist Talks

Award-winning local artists to speak at Art Awards: Artist Talks

Four Award-winning local artists will provide insight into their artistic works during FREE Art Awards: Artist Talks at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum this Saturday, 2 December 2017.

Gallery & Museum Curator, Jo Duke said visitors to the Gallery & Museum could meet the artists and hear a personal account about their works currently on display from 10.30am.

"Artist Talks

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FREE WORKSHOP AT THE GALLERY & MUSEUM: EXTENDING THE REACH

FREE WORKSHOP AT THE GALLERY & MUSEUM: EXTENDING THE REACH

In early December, the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum will be facilitating an exciting workshop aimed at regional Arts & Culture workers and volunteers, as well as local community groups.  Museums & Galleries Queensland has assisted to bring this professional development workshop to the Gladstone Region, enabling participants to better their audience engagement skills.