Penny Bennett embraces the intersection of art and biology to kindle curiosity, and encourage a deeper appreciation for the beauty of the natural world.

Enjoy a workshop exploring Penny’s techniques of pen-less drawing, pinprick stippling, and stitching, to create your own paper treasures.

10.30am - 1.30pm Saturday 20th July

$40 all materials included, book on 07 4976 6766 or email

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum invites you to the Official Opening of NAIDOC 2024 exhibition.

To celebrate the start of NAIDOC Week we are hosting our first ever First Nations Artists’ Markets, with hand made goods to purchase, demonstrations and food vendors on site.

10.30am, Sunday 7 July 2024

Would you like to learn how to create animated artworks?

In this workshop participants will learn from Queensland artist Donna Maree Robinson how to use the stop motion app (on mobile phones, iPhones or iPads) to easily create an animated digital artwork based on images they will draw, paint or collage on the day or previous existing work.

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is offering 

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is going Under the Sea! Help us prepare for Luminous by building an coral landscape - gluing, cutting & painting to create a vibrant masterpiece. Come along to Luminous at Tondoon Botanic Gardens to see your work in action! 

10.30am-3pm, Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 June 

Free event, bookings not required, drop in style. 

Recommended for ages 10+

All are welcome to join us for the Official Opening of 52 ACTIONS, showcasing activist works from Australian artists across generations, geographies and cultural backgrounds. 

10.30am, Saturday 22 June

RSVPs appreciated on 07 4976 6766 or email gragm@gladstone.qld.gov.au  

All are welcome to join the Official Opening of Inexhaustible Treasures of Beauty Lying Everywhere Hidden Therein by Penny Bennett, a guided tour and artist talk followed by morning tea.

The exhibition embraces the intersection of art and biology to kindle curiosity, promote accessibility, and encourage a deeper appreciation for the beauty of the natural world.

10.30am, Saturday 25 May

RSVPs

This FREE family fun day let's children catch a glimpse into the lives of their peers from Japan, through a variety of hands-on educational craft, role play dress up's, face painting and objects on display, as part of the annual Saiki Children's Day exhibition. 

10am-2pm, Saturday, 4 May 2024

All are welcome to join the Official Opening of Point of Reference by Jeanette Stok, a guided tour and artist talk followed by morning tea.

This exhibition challenges stereotypes by offering a variation on traditional embroidery techniques using unexpected industrial, and non-textile materials to create unique sculptural forms.

10.30am, Saturday, 27 April

RSVP by 12pm, Wednesday, 24 April on 07

Join Brisbane artist Jeanette Stok for a Hardanger workshop in response to her exhibition, Point of Reference. Under the Jeanette’s expert eye participants will work with an embroidery hoop to learn the Hardanger embroidery technique to create your own applique piece.

This workshop is suitable for ages 15+.  Previous embroidery experience not required but advantageous. All materials included.