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Features

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…

First Nations woman in red dress standing in gallery space with Torres Strait Island art. Gail Mabo.
Q&A

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.

Exhibition view of Torres Strait Islands culture with colourful fish made from coconuts
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Exhibition review: Eastern Threads, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Curated by Gail Mabo, this welcoming exhibition celebrates the lived culture of Eastern Torres Strait Islands.

black and white sculpture made from ceramics and twine. Danish Quapoor.
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Exhibition review: good grief, Danish Quapoor, Pinnacles Gallery

Ambitious and confident, Danish Quapoor's cohesive exhibition was four years in the making.

The Government Inspector. Three men in brightly coloured shirts look at the phone the middle one is holding. A woman behind is peering over his shoulder to see too. They all look concerned.
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Theatre review: The Government Inspector, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville

A riotous Aussie adaptation of Gogol's classic work.

Chewing Gum Dreams. Image is of a black teenage girl sitting on a block, wearing school uniform and looking shocked.
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Theatre review: Chewing Gum Dreams, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville

A solo show that traverses the life of a black teenager teetering on the edge of adulthood.

Education & Student News

Dismay as James Cook University proposes closure of creative arts in North Queensland

Artists, academics and creative communities fear the loss of one of the region's only university qualification in creative arts.

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Theatre review: Measure for Measure, Queens Gardens, Townsville

Style and substance succeed in this little-staged Shakespeare play.

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Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.

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Music review: Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition, Townsville Civic Centre

The final gala concerts featured virtuoso performances in both vocal and instrumental categories.

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