17 January 2009, 10:30am to 2:30 pm

Kids: Contemporary Australia Queensland is a one-day program of activities drawn from the Children's Art Centre component of the Contemporary Australia: Optimism exhibition at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) on display until 22 February 2009.

The activities have been created by a number of exhibiting artists especially for children and families.

The

An Arty Evening Out, Saturday November 8
by Support Services Officer, Crystal Johnson

Come along to the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum at 6:30pm to view some great art and be amongst the first to hear the winners of the 2008 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards.

Stay on afterwards for some light refreshments and live music by Whyte Zebra, all welcome.

RSVP to the

Flying Arts Inc and Tondoon Botanic Gardens' 20 Year Birthday Celebrations have teamed up to present two workshop opportunities with Brisbane artist Casselle Mountford.

Casselle has been working as an exhibiting artist since 1994. She is interested in revealing the generative forces and growth patterns within the environment working mainly with natural fibres, wood and assemblages of found

The Committee of the Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) met recently to assess applications received in the current funding round.

There were five successful applications including:

Belynda Waugh's project, Attend Writers/Illustrators Conference
SUNfest 2009's projects, Amazing Stargazing Junkologists Workshops and Funk Dance Workshops
Captain Creek Community Sport

The Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) current funding round has closed.

The RADF Committee will meet to discuss the applications received and sucessful applicants will be announced on Wednesday 22 October 2008.

A cheque presentation ceremony will be held at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum following the announcement.

The next round of funding will close 30 March