Management and staff wish to advise, the Gallery/Museum will be closed on Monday and Tuesday June 28 & 29, for staff training.

The training will provide the opportunity for staff and volunteers to gain valuable new skills to operate a fantastic new collection management system for the community's art and history collections.

The Vernon Catalogue system will bring the

The Gallery/Museum is welcoming works from Murri artists from now until Thursday June 10, for the 2010 Arts NAIDOC exhibition celebrating NAIDOC week and reflecting the 2010 national theme: Unsung Heroes, Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way.

NAIDOC Week is celebrated nationally from Sunday July 4 through to Sunday July 11, aiming to promote a greater understanding of Aboriginal and Torres

Register now to attend the 2010 Regional SwapMeet, ArtsYakka presented by the Queensland Arts Council at the Gallery/Museum, Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 May 2010.

This exciting opportunity offers a fantastic weekend of FREE interactive workshops to build skills in arts and cultural project development, with topics including attracting support and resources, marketing and sustainability.

The semester one poster of educational opportunities at the Gallery/Museum is now available and there's plenty on offer for all ages.

With a comprehensive program of travelling exhibitions, local art, craft and history displays provided throughout the year, the Gallery/Museum is a fantastic resource to assist schools with teaching and excursion opportunities.

Educational material can be

Emerging artists nurturing a burning desire to further their studies in the visual arts have help at hand with the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum Society Golding Bursary for Visual Arts.

Applications have now closed and the winning applicant will be announced Friday 12 February 2010, by Society President, Bruce Hunt.

The Bursary is made possible with the generous assistance of Mr Cyril

World class tutors from the awesome IZIT?!Entertainment are about to converge on Gladstone Regional Council's 2010 SUNfest, to present a rare opportunity for the region's youth.

Youth aged 12 - 17 years have the chance during the week, 18-22 January 2010, to experience all the excitement the stage has to offer with amazing IZIT?!Entertainment workshops in:

Street Theatre, Clowning &

Come along to the Gallery/Museum from 10.30am to 2.30pm, Saturday 16 January 2010 for a FREE family fun day full of exciting artist inspired activities.

The day coincides with a regional galleries event across Queensland to host the activities simultaneously with the Queensland Art Gallery, as part of the Kids? APT Summer Spectacular Festival.

Kids? APT on Tour features interactive activities