Regional Queensland
![Man with children looking a sculpture of pregnant woman in gallery. Ron Mueck](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/image-1-lighter-version-Mueck-15-v2.jpg?w=310)
Does spend equal impact?
Taking the pulse on the National Gallery’s Collection share.
![Audiences members watch on as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra perform in a park in Gladstone, Queensland, on a brightly-lit outdoor stage.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/QSO-SUTS-19-00237-HDR.jpg?w=310)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra announces five-year regional commitment
Education, health and wellbeing, and a commitment to First Nations people underpin the Orchestra’s new regional focus.
![Hands of First Nations person holding charcoal against background of tree. Yarrabah](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Charcoal-Yarrabah-Arts-Cultural-Precinct.jpg?w=310)
Charcoal exhibition united through art-making
Charcoal symbolises renewal, and a new exhibition explores the medium for Reconciliation Week.
![Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Photo: Andrew Rankin. The outside of a gallery vibrantly lit during daytime. There are tall trees covering parts of the building.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/percTucker.05-e1713830651935.jpg?w=310)
Best of portraiture and ceramics gathered in one place
From gallery hopping to lagoon swimming, experience the best Townsville’s got to offer, including two major prize exhibitions.
![A person dances between pink and orange lights. The audience sits and stand around her to watch.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/20210717Fullframe097V1.jpg?w=310)
Underground Festival returns June 2024
The Underground Festival hosted by HOTA returns to the Gold Coast in early June.
![Exterior view of gallery at dusk. Pinnacles](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Riverway-Arts-Centre_Home-of-Pinnacles-Art-Gallery_Photo-by-Andrew-Rankin.jpg?w=310)
Finding agency over paternalism for regional galleries
ArtsHub speaks with Holly Arden about the challenges of running a gallery in Far North Queensland, tourism and notions of…
![L-R: Fashion designer Irene Robinson, CIAF Artistic Director Francoise Lane, and CIAF curatorial associate Teho Ropeyarn celebrate the program launch of CIAF's 15th anniversary season. Assorted artworks by the artists from Wik & Kugu Art Centre. Photo: Supplied. Robinson is a woman with short grey hair wearing a black dress with a large necklace that has pompoms attached to it. Lane is a woman with curly grey hair, a warm smile, holding a carved crocodile artwork. Ropeyarn is a man with dark brown hair and a trimmed beard, kneeling beside two more wooden carved artworks, including another crocodile and a dog. The three of them are posed in a light-filled, outdoor space.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Irene-Robinson-Teho-Ropeyarn-Francoise-Lane-3-e1713227204165.jpg?w=310)
Country Speaking at Indigenous art fair's 15th anniversary
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair heralds its 15th year with anniversary celebrations unveiled.
![First Nations woman in red dress standing in gallery space with Torres Strait Island art. Gail Mabo.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Gail-Mabo-2024-ArtsHub.jpg?w=310)
In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy
Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture.
![GRIT. Image is four young people on a stage against a black backdrop. A man at the front has a mic and is shielding his eyes from the light with his hand. Behind him two woman are also singing into mics, while a third woman is closer to the front sitting on a seat with crossed legs and lacing her fingers around her knee.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/blah.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: GRIT, Perseverance Street Studio, Queensland
Captivating songs and stories about regional towns.
![Exhibition view of Torres Strait Islands culture with colourful fish made from coconuts](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Eastern-Threaeds.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Eastern Threads, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Curated by Gail Mabo, this welcoming exhibition celebrates the lived culture of Eastern Torres Strait Islands.