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Gladstone Regional Council Seeking Applications

Gladstone Regional Council Seeking Applications

Local arts and cultural groups and individuals, are invited to submit an application for financial support during Round Two 2016-2017 of the Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

The RADF is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Gladstone Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

A locally based RADF Committee has the role to assess

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Professional Development Program from QAGOMA Aimed At Local Teachers & Arts Workers

Professional Development Program from QAGOMA Aimed At Local Teachers & Arts Workers

High school educators, arts workers and artists are invited to join staff from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) next month for 'Art as Exchange'.

GRAGM's Exhibitions & Education Officer, Sarah Robertson said, "'Art as Exchange' is a pilot program being rolled out through Queensland as a regional touring

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Last weeks to view 2017 Celebrate Australia student artworks

Last weeks to view 2017 Celebrate Australia student artworks

A few weeks remain for residents to view the artworks of competition finalists in Gladstone Regional Council's 2017 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.

The final exhibition of works by budding young Gladstone Region artists is on display at the Leo Zussino Building, CQUniversity Gladstone Marina Campus until March 31.

Gladstone Region Acting Mayor Chris Trevor said the competition

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Congratulations to the 30 Finalist Photographers

Congratulations to the 30 Finalist Photographers

Annual favourite, 'Intercity Images: Gladstone Saiki Photographic Exchange' opened earlier in March at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum.  Mayor Burnett officially launched the exhibition, along with special guest speaker, Wendy Marsh. 

Mrs Marsh, president of the Gladstone Saiki Sister City Advisory Committee, spoke at the launch explaining how 'Intercity Images' had invited

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Who Was N. L. Wills?  Help GRAGM Solve the Mystery

Who Was N. L. Wills? Help GRAGM Solve the Mystery

The team at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum have been busy rediscovering an enormous body of work by an unknown artist, N. L. Wills.

The portfolio includes over 300 artworks, plus numerous slides. Interestingly though, mystery surrounds these paintings, drawings and images as the Gallery & Museum knows very little about the artist, N. L. Wills, or the history behind these

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Portrait bust honours the late Cyril Golding's contributions to the region

Portrait bust honours the late Cyril Golding's contributions to the region

A permanent memorial to "Mr Gladstone", the late Cyril Golding (1920-2012) was today unveiled in Gladstone's Library Square.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said a life-sized bronze portrait bust and a fibreglass replica crafted by local artist Paul Adamson were gifted to the city by Cyril Golding's wife, Shirley and the Golding family.

"The bronze bust has been located in public space

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The Man behind the Name

The Man behind the Name

Visitors to the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum can soon learn all about our region's namesake, William Ewart Gladstone (b. 29 December 1809 - d. 19 May 1898).

In 1853, Governor Fitzroy announced that a town called 'Gladstone' was to be established at Port Curtis, Australia. The colony was named after William Ewart Gladstone, who initially sent Colonel Barney to the shores of Port

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Photographic Exhibition Launch, March 3

Photographic Exhibition Launch, March 3

Annual favourite, Intercity Images: Gladstone Saiki Photographic Exchange will open 6pm, 3 March 2017 at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum.  Join Mayor of Gladstone Region, Cr Matt Burnett, as he officially launches the exhibition and congratulates the 30 finalist images.  

Now in its 15th year, Intercity Images invited photographers of the Gladstone Region to capture the spirit of

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Tripple Exhibition Launch:  6pm, Friday 3 March 2017

Tripple Exhibition Launch: 6pm, Friday 3 March 2017

Join Mayor Burnett and special guests at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, 6pm, Friday 3 March 2017, for the official exhibition launch of the following three exhibitions:

  • CARAVAN OF CURIOSITIES:

Rockhampton artists, Nanette Balchin, Peta Lloyd and Emma Ward, have created a sense of journey, adventure and odyssey through their discovery and experience of places, people and

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Regional Arts Development Fund News

Regional Arts Development Fund News

RADF ROUND TWO 2016 - 2017 NOW OPEN

The Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) invites local groups of individuals with short-term arts and cultural projects starting after 6 June 2017 to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for Funding Round Two 2016 - 2017. Submitting an EOI makes you eligible for mentoring assistance with a Committee Member in the development of your