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.
An annual exhibition of selected works in all media by local high school students aged 15 - 18 years. This is a Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum Society program, originally initiated by the late Society patron, Mr Cyril Golding (1920-2012). This year 7 local school entered 90 works by 73 students.
Schools involved: Biloela State High School, Chanel College, Gladstone
A joint display of Australian and Japanese photographs by Gladstone Region and Saiki City citizens. This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the Gladstone Saiki Sister City Advisory Committee and supported by the Gladstone Regional Council.
As part of the world's largest humanitarian movement, Red Cross has been woven into the fabric of Australian life for 100 years. It began as Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society on 13 August 1914 at Government House Melbourne, nine days after the outbreak of World War I.
Today there are one million Red Cross members, volunteers, donors, staff, blood donors, recipients and
An exhibition of original illustrations and dioramas by well-known children's book author/illustrators, Peter Carnavas, Sarah Davis and Narelle Oliver, presented in conjunction with the Curtis Coast Literary Carnivale.
Official launch: 6pm, Monday 28 July
More about the artists:
Sarah Davis:
http://sarah-davis.org/
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Inside / Out: Mapping spiritual journeys is a curated exhibition of original prints by Inkmasters Cairns Inc. members - Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-indigenous artists. The prints were all created as a response to the bi-horn shape of the metal breast plates, or "king plates", introduced in Australia by Sydney colonial Governor (Gub’a) Lachlan Macquarie (1815 - 1832)
Take a look through historically significant events that occurred between 1853 and 2003 in the Gladstone Region, all during the month of June.
A look back to 1986 at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, when the first artist-in-residence placement was filled by Barbara Zerbini. An exhibition was held at the end of her six month engagement and the Gallery & Museum acquired a number of works created during this period. The display takes a closer look at these works and the history behind them.
In collaboration with National NAIDOC Week (6 - 13 July), a selection of works from the permanent collection will be on display, in conjunction with artworks by Indigenous artists, local and afar.
In association with this year’s NAIDOC Week theme ‘Serving Country - Centenary & Beyond’ a number of local Indigenous service people will be remembered in a commemorative booklet. (Available to
In 1988 Jim Wolfensohn (the Australian-born former president of the World Bank) generously donated funds to enable the National Gallery of Australia to buy museum-quality works of art to travel Australia as part of a unique exhibition program. In this program, a wide range of audiences, including those living with disability, are able to experience art first-hand in a compelling way.
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A Gladstone Saiki Sister City Advisory Committee initiative, modeled on Japan's centuries old annual Children's Day, offering the Gladstone Region's children a glimpse of the lives of their peers in Japan through a variety of hands on activities.
Schools are invited to attend Friday 30 May 2014 between the hours of 10.00am and 1.00pm.
Bookings essential phone 4976 6766