A lively crowd attended the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum for the official opening and awards presentation of the 2008 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards.
And the winners are:
Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Award
It's All Happening!, BERYL WOOD
Wide Bay Australia Ltd. Local Artist Award
The Journey, CAROLYNE THORNTON
South Gladstone
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:
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
The much-anticipated entry forms for the 2008 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards have arrived at the Gallery/Museum and are on their way out and about throughout Australia as artists eagerly create works to submit for these exciting awards.
You can pick up your entry form from the Gallery/Museum, Council Offices, Libraries and Community Centres throughout the region, or download one
The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum Society is delighted to announce Shanna Muston as the winner of the 2008 Visual Arts Bursary.
Shanna completed her secondary education at Biloela State High School in 2007 and is currently studying her first year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Griffith University. She spoke of the wonderful feeling of community support that came with the Bursary
In a rare opportunity for locals, Flying Arts Inc. glass artist Tracy Brown will be presenting an exciting weekend workshop Introduction to Glass Bead Making at the Gallery/Museum September 13 and 14.
Introduction to Glass Bead Making will guide students through the basic techniques to glass bead making and decoration, emphasising correct techniques while having fun.
Bookings are essential
In a unique opportunity the Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) has allocated some funds for locals wishing to attend Australia?s most exciting arts conference.
The Regional Arts Australia National Conference Art at the Heart is part-conference, part festival and all art, presenting regional arts enthusiasts with the chance to come together for discussion and debate on the
Jeremy Hastings, Manager Community Relations Gladstone, Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Ltd with Jo Duke, Curator, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum discuss the '2014 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards' with Channel 7 Local News reporters.