Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum's annual Rio Tinto Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards is currently on display with locals invited to visit and cast their vote in the 2016 QAL People's Choice Awards.

Visitors are encouraged to vote for their favourite works in each of the four sections of entry: (1) Easel Works; (2) Works on Paper; (3) Three Dimensional and Fibre Works; (4) Digital

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is usually open 10am - 5pm, Monday to Saturday, however is closed most public holidays.  The following is a list of public holiday opening hours at the Gallery & Museum:

• Closed from 5pm, Friday 23 December 2016, until 10am, Tuesday 3 January 2017

• Closed Australia Day, Thursday 26 January 2017

• Closed Good Friday, Easter

Four award-winning local artists will provide insight into their artistic works during free Art Awards: Artist Talks at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum on Saturday, November 26.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said visitors to the Gallery & Museum could meet the artists and hear a personal account about their works currently on display from 10.30am.

"Artist Talks are

Calling for Art in Parks proposals

In conjunction with the Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), Gladstone Regional Council invites proposals for the upcoming Gladstone Region pop-up public art, Art in Parks project.

In 2015, fourteen local artists created installations in twelve Council venues during the Gladstone Region Artists Windows project and Art in Parks will

Development sessions to assist local artists with RADF submissions

Free, one-on-one, development sessions are on offer to assist local artists with the preparation of funding submissions for the Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

Sessions, led by ArtReach Queensland Director Stephen Clark, are limited and by appointment.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said local arts