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.
385 artworks were received from over 300 local primary school aged children in the 3rd annual Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.
The colourful and imaginative paintings, drawings and collages are all on display at the Gallery/Museum.
Prize winning entries were announced during the Gladstone Regional Council's Australia Day celebrations held at the Gladstone Marina and are
A selection of pottery from the permanent collection including work by Johanna De Maine Carl & Philip McConnell, Herbert & Marilyn Haertel.
Inset: Blossom Jar, Herbert and Marilyn Haertel. (1986)
A commemorative exhibition of paintings, watercolours and drawings by Helmut Breckwoldt.
Presented in conjunction with the artist's family.
Inset: Mary Hanson, Bev Heares, Helmut Breckwoldt (1978)
Found objects, music and photography. Judy Parrott's documented life at Australian bases during her Australian Antarctic Division Fellowship.
Toured by Museum & Gallery Services Queensland.
Inset: The field hut at Petersen Island, J Parrott, 2006
The 33rd exhibition of entries supported by local sponsors, including Rio Tinto Alcan.
Important dates:
29 October - 1 November 2008: Submission of entries
3 - 8 November 2008: Gallery/Museum closed for installation
8 November 2008: 11.30am Judge's Floortalk - 2.00pm Judge's Illustrated Lecture - 6.30pm Official Opening and Awards Presentation
Entry forms are available to download here.
Special seniors share their memories with Mount Larcom State School's Year 7 and 8 students.
A Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum and Gladstone Observer project, supported by Ergon Energy.
Official opening 1pm Tuesday 7 October 2008, RSVP 4976 6766
Inset: 2007 Our Priceless Past participants Caitlin McCarthy, Harold McArdle, Chantel Sismey with the Observer's Craig Chapman
The Power of Eight is a local history exhibition exploring years ending in eight.
Images and artifacts to celebrate the highs and lows of those years, as early as 1888 right up to our current year.
Inset: Gladstone Railway Station Fire, June 1988. Courtesy of Des Smith
A survey exhibition of paintings, watercolours and drawings by local artist and teacher Val Anderson, from 1978 to today.
Mostly what I have gained from my artwork is a host of wonderful friends, Val Anderson.
Presented in conjunction with the artist.
Inset: (detail) Keys and Pathways, V Anderson, Pastel 1992
Opening night invite (PDF 124kb)
The Castaway Art - New Beginnings project is a series of workshops presented by local artists, a competition and exhibition of entries teaming up the residents of Banana Shire and Gladstone Regional Councils.
Castaway Art entries are made predominantly from recycled materials aiming to promote awareness within the community on the exciting ways we can reduce waste going to landfill.
The
Digital works, assemblage and paintings by local artist Josh Cleary.
Josh was the recipient of the 2003 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum Society Bursary and On the Move is his first solo exhibition.
Presented in conjunction with the artist On the Move will be officially opened by Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum Society Patron, Cyril Golding at 6.30pm Friday 15 August 2008.