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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    In conjunction with Reel Heroes/Safe Beaches, the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum presents this local history exhibition exploring over 70 years of contribution by Surf Lifesavers in our region.

    The display includes photos, newspapers, ties, t-shirts, uniforms, cufflinks, medals, pennants and trophies, including a silver tray presented to a member of Life Savers Ladies Auxiliary in

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    A series of geometric assemblages reflecting suburban lawns by Sebastian Di Mauro.

    Sebastian Di Mauro is a Senior Lecturer at the Queensland College of Art Griffith University. Since 1987 he has held over 35 solo exhibitions and has been exhibited in Australia, Europe and Asia. His work encompasses a wide range of art forms including sculpture, installation, public art, painting, and artist

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    As part of Australia Day 2007 celebrations the Gladstone City Council called for entries in the inaugural Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.

    Open to ALL primary school students in the Port Curtis region, the competition encourages us to celebrate 'what and who makes Australia great'.

    Winner Section Two, 2007 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition Laura

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    From the beach to the bush, everyone young and old has a memory of how they spent their Summer holidays.

    Take a trip down memory lane and see how local residents spent their Summers including holidays on Curtis Island, having to milk the cows twice a day instead of once, and celebrating Christmas in the Port Curtis region.

    Bert Norris recalls taking half a day to travel to Tannum Sands to

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    An overview of Joan?s work and contribution to the arts in Gladstone.

    Presented in conjunction with the artist.

    Image: Joan Wright: Waterfront, 1987

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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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