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Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery

Locality: Biloela, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4992 9500

Address: 62 Valentine Plains Road 4715 Biloela, QLD, Australia

Website: www.banana.qld.gov.au/artgallery

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25.01.2022 This June join us for a four week online art journaling program with Theodore artist Tracey Hewitt, Artist + Writer. Tracey will guide one hour weekly sessions online exploring grounding and connecting to place and ourselves. Art journaling is a great way to explore mindfulness and to creatively work through thoughts and emotions and it can be done with basic materials. This program is great for beginners or practicing artists looking for an activity to get the creative juice...s flowing. Check out our website for all the details https://www.banana.qld.gov.au//grounding-and-connecting-to

25.01.2022 Join us for an evening of arts and culture with MZAZA and Brigalow Arts Festival up late. With accordion, exotic strings and percussion, MZAZA embraces diversity, the old and the new, the familiar and the foreign. It is the timelessness of the music and stories that fuels an intense live show, that has enraptured audiences across Australia and Europe and earned them supports with Baba Zula (Turkey), Violent Femmes (USA), and DJ Click (France). Tickets: $20/person (Tickets mus...t be pre-purchased full details listed in the event) Tour supported by The Playing Queensland Fund and arTour, initiatives of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

24.01.2022 Jabu Birriny shares stories rich in lineal and recent histories through vibrant prints, intricately woven vessels and textured ceramics that embody the land and sea. The exhibition has been co-curated with Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct, a branch of the Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council. Join us for the opening event on Saturday 5 September from 10am. RSVP is essential, morning tea will be provided. More Info ... www.banana.qld.gov.au//jabu-birriny-land-sea-contemporary- See more

23.01.2022 Do you want to win a $100 or $50 voucher to spend at a local business? Simply visit Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery during June and enter our Welcome Back to BSRAG Instagram competition. We are open today from 10am 12 midday, pop in for a visit while you are out and about. Our current exhibitions are Recovering The Past by Ian Alderman and Homeland by Auda and Cathy Maclean.

23.01.2022 To celebrate the re-opening of Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery following COVID-19 restrictions we are hosting an Instagram competition. Visit the galley during June for your chance to win a $100 or $50 voucher for a local business of choice, and a Recovering The Past exhibition catalogue. To enter upload a photo from your visit to Instagram, tag us with #bsrag and @bananashireregionalartgallery and follow the @bananashireregionalartgallery Instagram account.... The competition opens 15 June 2020 and closes 30 June 2020. Full terms and conditions are available on our website: www.banana.qld.gov.au See you at the gallery!

22.01.2022 We are very excited to be open for weekend viewing hours this Saturday from 10am 12 midday! Pop into the gallery to catch the incredible touring exhibition Recovering The Past before the show is packed up and continues on its tour around the country. This timely photographic exhibition documents the physical and psychological consequences of the Great War. Comprising a series of 25 thought provoking images accompanied with poignant quotes sourced from Australias archives, the exhibition lays bare the plight of Australias war widows, grieving mothers and traumatised returning soldiers. Also documented, the Belgian armys ongoing collection of the lethal legacy of unexploded ordinance from the Great War, routinely unearthed in Belgiums fields, construction sites and backyards to this day.

20.01.2022 Capturing Light and a Moment in Time Auda and Cathys pastel works have many commonalties with the French Impressionist movement. Impressionists painted plein air outside, directly within the landscape, working quickly to capturing scenes with bold brush strokes. As a result their paintings were an impression of a moment in time, rather than a finely detailed rendition. The Impressionists were interested in the study of light and colour, as are Auda and Cathy.... View the Homeland exhibition online: www.banana.qld.gov.au/artgallery

19.01.2022 Opportunity: Artists from the Banana Shire are invited to submit expressions of interest to participate in the August Tough & Tender Beauty At Home Artist Residency Program facilitated by Central Queensland Regional Arts Service Network (CQ RASN). Selected artists will receive a $1500 artist fee and will be required to participate in weekly zoom meetings and to share their story via online platforms. This project has been running for the past few months, supporting artists ...from across the Central Queensland region to explore new ideas and to make new work. To see what the current July resident artists are up to check out the Tough & Tender Beauty Project Blog: https://toughandtenderbeauty.wordpress.com/about/ Key Dates: - EOI Closes 26 July 2020 - Residency Dates: 10 31 August 2020 Artists with experience in a range of forms are encouraged to apply including: Visual arts Dance Drama/Theatre Literature and spoken word Media and sound arts Music Download the EOI Form https://cqregionalarts.net/opportunities/

19.01.2022 Grab a friend, grab a coffee and make a date to take some time out to get creative with our art journaling online program led by Theodore artist Tracey Hewitt, Artist + Writer. Tracey is a visual artist, writer and art teacher with a special interest in the healing and therapeutic benefits of creativity Its free to join in, check out our website for all the details.

18.01.2022 Try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, a house, a field, or whatever. Merely think, Here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact colour and shape, until it gives you your own impression of the scene before you. Claude Monet View the Homeland exhibition online: www.banana.qld.gov.au/artgallery

18.01.2022 Don’t miss your last chance to enter the 2020 Brigalow Arts Festival! Entries close today Friday 25 September. Hosted at Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, the Festival accepts works in various sections including 2D works, 3D works and photography. Download an entry form from our website www.banana.qld.gov.au/homepage/115/brigalow-arts-festival

18.01.2022 Recovering The Past by London-based artist Ian Alderman is currently on display at Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery. While the gallery itself is closed, we enc...ourage you to jump online to read about this incredible project, eight years in the making. This exhibition is incredibly pertinent on a day such as Anzac Day. This timely photographic exhibition documents the physical and psychological consequences of the Great War. Comprising a series of 25 thought provoking images accompanied with poignant quotes sourced from Australias archives, the exhibition lays bare the plight of Australias war widows, grieving mothers and traumatised returning soldiers. Also documented, the Belgian armys ongoing collection of the lethal legacy of unexploded ordinance from the Great War, routinely unearthed in Belgiums fields, construction sites and backyards to this day.

18.01.2022 One day to go! Entries for the 2020 Brigalow Arts Festival close tomorrow Friday 25 September. Artwork delivery is on Wednesday 7 October, leaving a few extra days to finish off your masterpiece. Download an entry form from our website https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/home//brigalow-arts-festival

17.01.2022 Its the final week of our June art journaling program. This week is a mindfulness activity exploring our emotions around a chosen situation. Mindfulness is about connecting with immediate thoughts and feelings without judging them. If you are interested in exploring mindfulness further there are many resources available online such as the Queensland Government Mental Wellbeing website https://mentalwellbeing.initiatives.qld.gov.au/take-notice See you on Wednesday morning at 9am or catch up with the recorded session in your own time.

16.01.2022 Join us for an evening under the stars at Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery with award winning MZAZA. MZAZA delivers Balkan-French sounds for music lovers around the world. Led by enchanting French-Sephardic vocalist Pauline Maudy, these eclectic musicians from Bosnia, Latvia, Greece, France and Australia play rhythms and melodies that tap into the beating heart of humankind.

15.01.2022 Observation and Repetition The Impressionists were so interested in light, that they often painted the same subject matter time and time again, at different times of day, and in different conditions. Auda and Cathy have drawn the same places and views across Coolum countless times over the years.... View the Homeland exhibition online: www.banana.qld.gov.au/artgallery

15.01.2022 Banana Shire is participating in the CQ Shopfront Project. This project is all about helping Central Queensland artists and makers to build sustainable business models and commercially viable products. The Flying Arts Business for Creatives Workshop Series is just one component of this project. If you are a visual artist or maker looking to develop or improve your creative business and develop commercially viable products, this workshop series is for you. Best of all it is FR...EE for participants who live in Central Queensland. The final online workshop is on this Saturday, but recordings and resources for the whole series are available by joining the CQ Shopfront facebook group. Workshop Topics: 1. What is Merchandise 2. Product Planning 3. Sales Strategy 4. Introduction to Business Planning 5. Vision, Mission and Objectives 6. Strategies, KPIs and Action Plan 7. Marketing and Promotions 8. Target Audience Profiling Join the CQ Shopfront Project: www.facebook.com/groups/cqshopfront/

13.01.2022 At Home Artist Residency Opportunity

13.01.2022 Coolum: An Ancient and Diverse Land From sweeping grassy fields to rocky caves and waterholes Coolum is a special and diverse place, there is never a shortage of inspiration and new perspectives to draw. View the Homeland exhibition online: www.banana.qld.gov.au/artgallery

13.01.2022 We are super excited for week three of our art journaling program with Tracey Hewitt, time for a bit of self-reflection and some deep thought. This week we use a creative way to explore qualities and habits what supports us, what do we want to nurture and grow, what would we like to drop and shed? Join us online on Wednesday morning at 9am or catch up later with the recorded session. Have you just heard about our June art journaling program? No problem, sessions one and two are available online to explore in your own time.

12.01.2022 Week one of our Grounding and Connecting to Our Place and Ourselves Through Art Journaling program with Tracey Hewitt is now available online. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtXOEUgKH_8 Wed love to see what our participants get up to, share your journey by tagging the gallery #bsrag or @bananashireregionalartgallery

12.01.2022 Our latest exhibition is now open Jabu Birriny (land + sea) (pronounced Jah-boo Bir-rin-ee) celebrates the unique environment of Yarrabah and its ongoing importance to culture and people. Join us for the opening event on Saturday 5 September from 10am. RSVP is essential, morning tea will be provided. Located on the shore of Cape Grafton in Far North Queensland, Yarrabah is the traditional Country of the Gunggandji people. It is a dynamic Aboriginal community surrounded by tropical native bushland and mountain ranges united by sandy coastlines and coral reefs.

11.01.2022 Join us on Saturday 5 September for the official opening of Jabu Birriny (land + sea). RSVP is essential. Jabu Birriny (land and sea) celebrates the unique environment of Yarrabah and its ongoing importance to culture and people. Yarrabah Art Centre artists and independent artist Elverina Johnson are renowned for their production of distinctive contemporary work in the mediums of ceramic, textile, fibre, print and painting. Each artist has their own unique approach to their art making which celebrates the communitys cultural identity of the land and sea and continues the cultural practices and stories unique to the area.

11.01.2022 Free Museum Skills Workshop: Museums & Galleries Queensland are offering a free museum skills workshop in collection management. The workshop will cover will cover: The Devil is in the Detail: The principles of good collection management practice Museum policies Collection management paperwork... Organised Collections: The principles of good collection documentation practice Cataloguing materials Storage systems Collection Management Systems Object handling Object numbering systems Date: Sunday 6 September Time: 10am - 4pm Venue: Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Biloela Lunch provided RSVP & More Info http://www.magsq.com.au/cms/page.asp?ID=10617

11.01.2022 A Fork in the Road Auda and Cathy spend many hours on the property scouring for new ideas and drawing plein air. Each artist has their own approach and style. What a special bond to have as mother and daughter a shared love to explore their property and drawing together. ... View the Homeland exhibition online: www.banana.qld.gov.au/artgallery

06.01.2022 On Wednesday 24 June from 10-11:30am we will be hosting the Biloela Dementia Carers Support Group. Please note that due to managing visitor numbers and keeping the community safe, public access to the gallery will be limited during this time while we host this group booking. If you were planning to visit the gallery on Wednesday morning, you may want to re-consider if there is another time you can visit us. Our current exhibitions are available until 10 July. Please call the gallery on 4992 9500 if you have any concerns or would like more information about the Biloela Dementia Carers Support Group.

06.01.2022 Its week one of our June art journaling program with Tracey Hewitt, Artist + Writer exploring connecting to place and ourselves. This week we explore line work and what happens when we commit to repeating a simple line across a whole page or around simple shapes; a grounding, meditative process. Join us live on Wednesday morning from 9am, or catch-up later with the recorded session. Check the event or head to our website for detailed information. Please give us a call in the morning if you wish to attend tomorrows live online program.

03.01.2022 2020 Brigalow Arts Festival Awards Announced Congratulations to all winners of the 2020 Brigalow Arts Festival! Thank you to all artists who entered and supported the festival this year and to the sponsors for your generous support. The 2020 Brigalow Arts Festival is on display until 27 November.

02.01.2022 Entries are now open for the 2020 Brigalow Arts Festival! Hosted at Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, a pool of over $10,000 in prize money is on offer across various sections including 2D works, 3D works and photography. Entries close 25 September 2020. Dowload an entry form:... www.banana.qld.gov.au/homepage/115/brigalow-arts-festival See more

01.01.2022 In week two of our June art journaling program with Tracey Hewitt well be creating inspiration sticks and rocks using natural objects collected from our place in the world, they will be painted and decorated as touchstones or reminders. This is a perfect chance to connect with our environment, whether it be a rural paddock or an urban backyard. Take some time to go and explore, to be in the moment and to look at the details in nature. Collect a few little sticks or rocks, or perhaps something else might catch your eye, to get ready for our week two journaling session. Join us live on Wednesday morning from 9am or check-in later on in your own time.