The 2009 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition is in full swing with young artists from all over the Gladstone Region flexing some creative muscle to tell us 'who and what' they think makes Australia great.

Entries close at 5pm Friday 19 December 2008 and winners will be announced on stage at the Gladstone Marina during Council's Australia Day celebrations.

To assist

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:

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

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