Gallery

Gold Coast City Gallery

Photo by Alex Chomicz

Visit the Gold Coast City Gallery and come away feeling inspired and uplifted. We host over 20 local, national and international exhibitions each year in our three Gallery spaces, so there’s always something new and fresh to see.

Gold Coast City Gallery is one of Australia's most prominent public regional Galleries and serves over half a million residents and visitors. It houses the City’s Collection of contemporary and historical artworks documenting the character of the Gold Coast and the development of Australian art practice.

Opening Hours

10.00am to 5.00pm - Monday to Friday

11.00am to 5.00pm - Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays

Entry is free (donations are warmly appreciated)

Martin Mischkulnig, Lochiel, South Australia 2005. Copyright Martin Mischkulnig

Smalltown

Gallery 2 May 11 - June 16, 2013

Smalltown The wild landscapes of Australia are routinely described as desolate and forbidding… [yet] for all the talk of hostility and harshness, there is nothing so bl…

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Irene AMOS, ‘Paradox on parade’ 1985, painting, Collection Gold Coast City Gallery.

Collection Focus: Sight and Sound

Foyer Gallery May 27 - June 17, 2013

Her visual dynamics combine the primitive throb of the jungle drums with the sophisticated broken rhythms of modern jazz.Art critic Michael Richards on the work of Irene Amos…

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ACO Virtual

Gallery 1 June 1 - June 23, 2013

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presentsACO VIRTUALPlay with the band Cutting-edge audio-visual installation ACO VIRTUAL puts you in the middle of the Austr…

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John COBURN, 'For Vivaldi' 1971, painting, Purchased 1975 Gold Coast Art Prize

Collection Talk: Art and Music

Foyer Gallery Saturday, June 1, 2013

Meet our new Assistant Curator Emma Collerton. She will be highlighting works in the collection that celebrate the union of art and music in the exhibition

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Photograph by Brian Morris

Arts Cafe Public Art Project Launch

Arts Cafe Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Arts Centre Gold Coast Arts Café and Griffith University School of Humanities have once again partnered up for the Arts Café Public Art Project. Now in its fifth year, the proj…

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ACO VIRTUAL After Dark - Classic Jam

Gallery 1 Thursday, June 6, 2013

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents ACO VIRTUAL After DarkEnlightening and enriching experiences Thursdays 6.00pm-8.00pm during

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ACO VIRTUAL After Dark - Celebrating Teachers

Gallery 1 Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents ACO VIRTUAL After DarkEnlightening and enriching experiences Thursdays 6.00pm-8.00pm during ACO VIRTUAL

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ACO VIRTUAL After Dark - Art and Music

Gallery 1 Thursday, June 20, 2013

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents ACO VIRTUAL After DarkEnlightening and enriching experiences Thursdays 6.00pm-8.00pm during ACO VIRTUAL Innovation…

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CREDIT: Kenji Uranishi, Sanctuary I 2012, porcelain, Courtesy of the artist.

Kenji Uranishi: Sanctuary

Darkroom June 22 - August 4, 2013

I am interested in and influenced by architecture and nature, and how people interact with both.KENJI URANISHI Japanese-born ceramic artist …

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John Gollings Surfers Paradise Blvd 1973-2011 South Night Type C photograph Image courtesy of the artist.

Learning From Surfers Paradise: A Rephotography Project 1973-2013

Gallery 2 June 22 - August 4, 2013

John GollingsLearning From Surfers Paradise: A Rephotography Project 1973-2013 Inspired by the architectural bombshell that was Venturi and Scott Brown’s text

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Flamingo Hotel and Casino sign, Las Vegas 1968

Las Vegas Studio: Images from the archive of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown

Gallery 1 June 29 - August 11, 2013

The city of Las Vegas holds an unrivalled place in the popular imagination as a city of escapist dreams, spectacular night time illumination and pop culture entertainment on a grand scale. Architec…

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Tuscan Rose quilt made by several members of Gold Coast Quilters Guild

Gold Coast Quilters Guild Exhibition 2013

Gallery 2 August 10 - September 1, 2013

Treasured for their practicability to keep one warm in the colder months, quilts both conjure memories and evoke admiration for their craftsmanship. Showcasing the best of Gold Coast Quilte…

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Dave Groom, Cockatoo's through the forest, oil on linen, 92cm x 125cm

Dave Groom

Foyer Gallery August 17 - September 15, 2013

Fourth generation of the Gold Coast Hinterland region, artist Dave Groom lives and works in a studio he built that borders Lamington National Park, observing and absorbing the subtle shifts in colo…

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Michaela Kloeckner, Naughty teapot, Courtesy of the artist.

Meeting Place: The Asian Century

Gallery 1 August 17 - September 15, 2013

Organised by Australian Creative Exchange, this exhibition instigates a dialogue between artists from China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia. Spurred by Australian PM Ju…

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Cooper McKeown, Void 2012, oil on canvas, 108x83cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Energies 2013

Gallery 2 September 7 - October 6, 2013

Energies Energies is a must-see exhibition, showcasing works of art by talented secondary school students from across the Gold Coast. The selected works in…

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2012 Border Art Prize Winner: Trish CALLAGHAN, Portrait of the artist's father 2012, Tweed River Art

Border Art Prize 2013

Gallery 1 September 21 - October 27, 2013

This annual prize celebrates the diversity and abundance of artists in southeast Queensland and northeast NSW. The prize is shared between Tweed River Art Gallery and Gold Coast City Art Gallery an…

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