Past Exhibitions


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.

 

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    Three local artists look more closely at the different roles water plays in our region and lifestyle.

    Paintings and photographs by Kim Scrimshaw, assemblage and sculpture by Rosemary Anderson and poetry by John Anderson.

    Presented in conjunction with the artists.

    Image: Rosemary Anderson: Recreation, 2006 (detail)

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    Pattern has entranced artists for millennia. Pattern Recognition brings together nine Australasian artists for whom pattern is a shared language. Together, they articulate pattern in a diverse range of forms; tactile, stimulating and surprising.

    The exhibition shares its title with the latest novel by harbinger of cyberpunk, William Gibson, and it

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    On 17 November 1956 the Observer newspaper reported: "The largest crowds ever seen in the streets were assembled outside the Town Hall, and hundreds of motorists drove out to meet the incoming runners, and cheered the Gladstone representatives as they speeded south."

    Fifty years ago the Olympic torch journeyed from Greece to Melbourne via Gladstone with over one hundred local men taking part in

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    Focusing on works that were groundbreaking for their time, including traditional processes such as lithography, etching and screen printing alongside photographically mediated images and those embracing digital technology.

    Marks and Motifs surveys various developments in printmaking from the mid 1960s through to the present day. Cultural identity, social justice, the environment, ruralism and

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    Lighthouses are unique, romantic, and an intimate part of Australia's maritime heritage. They have inspired and are admired by many.

    Beacons by The Sea presents a collection of records, photographs and memorabilia of lighthouses and their keepers from the late 1800s to the 1970s, whilst highlighting the role of lighthouses from the most obvious,

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    Presenting selected works in all media by young people 15-18 years of age, the annual Showcase offers an excellent opportunity for students to view their work in a professionally-run public art institution and to learn more about the curatorial processes involved in presenting an exhibition.

    This year Tannum Sands State High School students will host the opening night and assist with hanging the

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    In this selection of silk paintings from her latest children's book, A Sea of Words: An ABC of the Deep Blue Sea, and new images of pools and atolls from her previous title, The World We Want, Kim Michelle Toft brings to life beautiful underwater creatures in her desire to help the next generation understand the importance of its preservation.

    A Sea of Words is the fifth book from this full-time

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    Artists from Tasmania, Western and Central Australia explore the impact of clearing, settlement and industry on the land.

    Curated by Bryony Nainby, tour supported by Contemporary Art Services Tasmania and the Plimsol Gallery.

    Image: David Stephenson, Drowned No. 16, (Lake Gordon, Tasmania) 2001

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    An interactive installation of clay panels symbolizing the stages of life by local artist Tracey Smith.

    Presented in conjunction with the artist.

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    Presenting a selection of donated photographs, memorabilia and artefacts focusing on growth and change in the Gladstone region.

    A Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum exhibition.

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