Past Exhibitions
ACO VIRTUAL After Dark - Celebrating Teachers
Gallery 1 Thursday, June 13, 2013The 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 - Classic Jam
Gallery 1 Thursday, June 6, 2013The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents ACO VIRTUAL After DarkEnlightening and enriching experiences Thursdays 6.00pm-8.00pm during
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Arts Cafe Public Art Project Launch
Arts Cafe Tuesday, June 4, 2013The 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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Collection Talk: Art and Music
Foyer Gallery Saturday, June 1, 2013Meet 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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ACO Virtual
Gallery 1 June 1 - June 23, 2013The 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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Collection Focus: Sight and Sound
Foyer Gallery May 27 - June 17, 2013Her 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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Words in the Gallery - The Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Literature and Poetry Prizes 2013
Gallery 1 Saturday, May 11, 2013Enjoy an afternoon of readings with acclaimed judges and winners of the Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize and Poetry Prize 2013. Among the richest poetry and short story prizes in the…
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Exhibition Talk: Focus on Landscape Photography
Gallery 2 Saturday, May 11, 2013EXHIBITION TALKTime: 1:30pm FOCUS ON LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHYSenior Curator Virginia Rigney will discuss the genre of landscape photography in co…
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iPhoneography Workshop
The Studio Saturday, May 11, 2013Love it or hate it, the mobile phone camera is here to stay. A fun, friendly and hands-on iPhone photography course right here on the Gold Coast. Take creative control of y…
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Kids’ Workshops - Draw your own supercool comic character
The Studio Saturday, April 27, 2013KIDS’ WORKSHOPS Draw your own supercool comic character with Manga artist David Lovegrove About David Lovegrove
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iPhoneography for Teachers
The Studio Monday, April 22, 2013iPhoneography for Teachers Love it or hate it, the mobile phone camera is here to stay. Students will increasingly use mobile camera technology for creativ…
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Hosted talk with voice star Yuko Miyamura
Gallery 2 Friday, April 19, 2013Hosted talk with voice star YUKO MIYAMURA of the Evangelion franchise DATE Fri 19 AprilTIME 4.00pm – 5.00pmCOST
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For the Kids: PhotoFun at the Gallery
Gallery 1 Sunday, April 14, 2013FREE drop-in program of art activities for 4 – 10 year olds inspired by works in the 2013 …
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Artist Talks: 2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Panorama Suite Saturday, April 6, 2013Sydney-based artist Eugenia Raskopoulos will discuss her 2012 winning work Vestiges #3, part of a series of images that are intently focused on objects and their materiali…
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2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Gallery 1 April 6 - May 19, 20132013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award6 April – 19 MayGallery 1 and Foyer Gallery Now in its 13th year, The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert…
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Basil Sellers Student Prize for Art and Sport
The Studio March 23 - April 14, 2013Basil Sellers Student Prize for Art and SportWhen art and spor…
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Free Gallery Seminar Crossing the divide between art and sport supported by Bleach* Festival
Gallery 1 Friday, March 1, 2013Free Gallery Seminar Crossing the divide between art and sport supported by Bleach* Festival: Programming, p…
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Artist Talk - Jon Campbell
Gallery 1 Friday, February 22, 2013Artist Talk in conjunction with Basil Se…
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Student Masterclass with Jon Campbell
The Studio Friday, February 22, 2013Student Masterclass with Jon Campbell INVITATION ONLY event Friday 22 February 9am – 2pm In sport (as in life) a nickname…
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Basil Sellers Art Prize 3 - Opening Event
Gallery 1 Saturday, February 9, 2013Opening Event - Basil Sellers Art Prize 3 Join us for a fun program of talks and activities merging art and sport to celeb…
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Basil Sellers Art Prize 3
Gallery 1 February 9 - March 31, 2013Basil Sellers Art Prize 3 15 artists tackle sport When art and sport meet, the result is more than an image of a gam…
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Manfred Krautschneider: Surburban Reflections
Foyer Gallery February 9 - March 31, 2013Manfred Krautschneider: Suburban Reflections 9 February - 31 March 2013Foyer Gallery Gold Coast-based artist Manfred Krautschneider’s photographs don…
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Drawing Masterclass with Wendy Loefler
The Studio Sunday, January 20, 2013In conjunction with the Gold Coast Art Prize 2012 exhibition, selected finalist Wendy Loefler will lead a drawing…
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Summer Afternoon Tea - Gold Coast Art Prize
Gallery 1 Saturday, January 19, 2013Summer Afternoon Teain conjunction with the Gold Coast Art Prize Artist Talk and People’s Choice Award Winner Announcement DATE: Sat 19 Jan 2…
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Can't Sea Through This
Theatre Foyer January 14 - February 3, 2013Can't Sea Through This Elysium Greene14 January - 3 February 2013 Can’t Sea Through This is the result of a collaboration between Art Activist
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Kids APT7 on Tour
Gallery 1 January 14 - January 19, 2013Kids' APT7 on Tour Mon 14 - Sat 19 JanDrop-in activities 11.…
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Greatest Hits Volume 3
Darkroom December 15, 2012 - February 3, 2013Greatest Hits Volume 3 An Institute of Modern Art Touring Exhibition15 December 2012 – 3 February 2013Darkroom Greatest Hits Volume 3 is …
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The Summer of Us - Narelle Autio
Gallery 2 December 15, 2012 - February 3, 2013The Summer of UsNarelle Autio15 Dec – 3 FebGallery 2 While life on the Gold Coast revolves around holidays spent by the beach, this summe…
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Gold Coast Art Prize 2012
Gallery 1 December 8, 2012 - February 3, 2013Gold Coast Art Prize 2012 8 December – 3 FebruaryGallery 1 Winner of the 2012 Gold Coast Art Prize: Chris Bennie, The Western Fields…
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Breakfast Event - Sexing Up the City - Where do we go from here?
Paradise Showroom Friday, November 23, 2012Gold Coast Bulletin and The Arts Centre Gold Coast presentA Breakfast EventSEXING UP THE CITY – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Met…
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So Chic - Dressing for Fun in the Sun
Gallery 1 Friday, November 16, 2012SO CHIC - DRESSING FOR FUN IN THE SUN Design Innovation in Gold Coast Fashion A free Gold Coast City Gallery event Two icons of ear…
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QCA Graduate Exhibition - Better Than Real
Gallery 2 October 27 - December 9, 2012QCA Graduate ExhibitionBetter Than RealGraduates from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Gold Coast27 October – 9 December …
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2013 Youth Program Launch
Arts Theatre Friday, October 26, 2012Join The Arts Centre Gold Coast onInternational Teachers Dayto celebrate in style all things education and the officialLaunch …
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Sexualising The City
Gallery 1 October 20 - December 2, 2012Sexualising the City: Imaging Desire and the Gold Coast Identity Meter maids, surfer boys, bikini girls … for decades the Gold Coast has been portrayed as a ‘sexy’ …
MoreArt, Architecture and Design Lecture Series - Nicholas de Monchaux
Gallery 1 Monday, October 15, 2012Art, Architecture and Design Lecture SeriesSemester 2 2012
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Free Public Lecture: Sir Peter Cook - The Architecture of Fun and Games
Gallery 1 Wednesday, October 10, 2012Free Public Lecture Sir Peter CookThe Architecture of Fun and Games Professor Sir Peter Cook RA, founder of
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The Gold Coast Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Foyer Gallery October 10 - November 25, 2012The Gold Coast Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award celebrates the work of emerging and established local Indigenous artists. The 2012 Award is centred on the theme, Gaurema gulli-nu (St…
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Gallery 1 Monday, October 8, 2012Art, Architecture and Design Lecture SeriesSemester 2 2012
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Energies 2012
Gallery 1 September 22 - October 21, 2012ENERGIES22 September – 21 OctoberGallery 2 View the ENERGIES blog ENERGIES i…
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Gallery 1 Monday, September 17, 2012Art, Architecture and Design Lecture SeriesSemester 2 2012 Andrew LeachAssociate Professor of Architecture School of Environment, Griffit…
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Gallery 1 Monday, September 3, 2012Art, Architecture and Design Lecture SeriesSemester 2 2012
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Gallery 2 Tuesday, August 28, 2012Through an artist’s eyes: The changing urban landscape of the Gold CoastArtist Robert Brownhall in conversation with Curator Virginia Rigney…
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Panorama Suite Saturday, August 25, 2012To celebrate the international flavour of the 28th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, …
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Pipe Dreams: Erica Gray
Foyer Gallery August 25 - October 7, 2012A pipedream is a tremendous hope that is impossible to achieve. Similarly, the nonsensical squishy pipe creations that Erica produces could never perform the primary role of a pipe; instead these f…
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Foyer Gallery August 25 - October 7, 2012Life Line Project25 August – 7 OctoberFoyer Gallery Disability support worker Evie Taitapanui and Ceramicist Michaela Kloeckner, along with the help of a dedica…
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Gallery 1 Monday, August 20, 2012Art, Architecture and Design Lecture SeriesSemester 2 2012
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1000 days: Robert Brownhall and the Gold Coast
Gallery 2 August 11 - September 16, 2012Since 1992 the Gold Coast has been like a second home to Robert Brownhall, a Brisbane-based artist who has almost weekly driven down to surf our local breaks. But the waves are not the only…
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Gallery 1 Monday, August 6, 2012Art, Architecture and Design Lecture SeriesSemester 2 2012
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The Studio Saturday, August 4, 2012ARTLAB with Michael CandyFree Children's Art Workshop Come along to this artist-led fun and free workshop in which art and science collide. Par…
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Time Machine: Sue Ford A Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition
Gallery 1 July 7 - August 19, 2012A Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition. Sue Ford (1943–2009) was one of Australia’s most important photographers and filmmakers. Ford studied photography at RMIT and in …
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Shakin The Contemporary Kinetic Aesthetic Exhibition
Gallery 2 June 30 - August 5, 2012Click here for the Invitation
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I Love My City Art Collection
Gallery 1 May 19 - July 1, 2012As part of our celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the opening of Gold Coast City Gallery, we’re inviting 25 members of the community to select their favourite work from the huge collection of…
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Art on Art
Gallery 2 May 12 - June 24, 2012The art world is a rich storehouse of stories and imagery for artists to reflect upon. This exhibition presents artists making artwork about art, the history, the politics, the fashions and the con…
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2012 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Gallery 1 March 31 - May 13, 201231 March – 13 May, 2012 Competition Information
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Marian Drew + Alana Hampton: The Lorikeet Island Project
Gallery 2 March 24 - May 6, 2012Marian Drew and Alana Hampton present a multi-channel media and sound installation; creating an immersive environment through the layering of light, sound, light drawing and the projection of still…
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JUDY WATSON HERON ISLAND SUITE
Foyer Gallery February 11 - March 25, 2012Judy Watson was born in Mundubbera and belongs to the Waanyi language group and is one of Australia’s most significant practicing artists. Her work is characterized by deeply felt understanding of …
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JACARANDA ACQUISITIVE DRAWING AWARD (JADA) 2010
Gallery 1 February 11 - March 25, 2012Putting a pencil to paper and drawing is probably the first experience that many students have with art making. Despite this, drawing was regarded as less important than other art forms. Drawing ha…
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Sons of Beaches 72
Gallery 2 February 4 - March 18, 2012Coinciding with the 2012 Quicksilver Pro and the inaugural Bleach Festival of Surf Culture, Sons of Beaches features a surf documentary and installation that examines the dev…
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DRAWING LIFE FOR KIDS ON TOUR: CELEBRATING ARTISTS
Gallery 1 January 16 - January 21, 2012Drop-in activity, no bookings required Ages 3 – 10. Younger children welcome. Free event Parental supervision required Join in the Gallery of Modern Art's fifth birthday …
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21st Century Beginnings- The Corrigan Collection of Aboriginal Art
Gallery 2 December 17, 2011 - January 29, 2012The lands of the central deserts, Kimberley and Top End are home to some of the greatest artists pract…
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2011 Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize
Gallery 1 December 10, 2011 - February 5, 2012Judge of the 2011 P…
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Korea Re-Imagining the City
Gallery 2 November 5 - December 11, 2011Korea- Australia Exchange Exhibition: Korea_Re-imagining the city Contemporary Korean Media Art about cities and change An…
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Does My Art Look Big In This?
Gallery 1 October 22 - December 4, 2011The Queensland College of Art at Griffith University offers an excellent visual arts program, with many former students going on to become nationally and internationally renowned artists. Undergr…
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Paul Davies
Gallery 2 October 22 - December 4, 2011Paul Davies is interested in the relationship between the built and natural environment. His practice involves stencilling, acrylic paintings and photography. His work demonstrates an interest in…
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The 2011 Border Art Prize
Gallery 1 September 3 - October 16, 20113 Sep - 16 Oct 2011 Now in its eleventh year, the Border Art Prize is an extraordinary demonstration of the creative exploits of artists from this region…
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Dennis Nona: Waii - Coming In
Gallery 2 July 30 - August 11, 201130 Jul - 11 Sep 2011 Waii – Coming In refers to the wash of ocean detritus brought in and then left by the high tide – this wash parallels the mov…
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FACE UP: A Look at portraits from the collection
Gallery 1 July 16 - October 6, 201116 Jul - 28 Aug 2011 Artists can bring intensive scrutiny to our notions of identity. Drawn from our collection, this exhibition will feature portraits …
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Opened Land
Foyer Gallery July 2 - August 28, 2011In honour of 2011 NAIDOC week, a collection of recently aquired Indigenous works from the Gallery's collection …
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Gold Coast Quilters Guild Exhibition
Gallery 2 July 2 - July 24, 2011Presented by the Gold Coast Quilters Guild Quilting appeals to all ages, from young mothers with babes i…
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Peter Walker Fluid and Hollow Wooden Surfboards, Gerry Wedd RIP Surf and Sea Ceramics
Gallery 2 May 28 - July 10, 2011Download the invitation
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Michael Aird WOOGOOMPAH: My Country – Swamp Country
Darkroom May 7 - June 26, 2011Aboriginal photographer and anthropologist Michael Aird presents a sequence of images of time spent in the waters and mangrove islands of his traditional…
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2011 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Gallery 1 April 10 - May 22, 2011Media Release
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Now and When: Australian Urbanism
Gallery 2 March 25 - May 1, 2011View photos from the launch Viewers entering Now and When Australian Urbanism will…
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Fiona Kennedy-Altoft - Offspring
Gallery 2 February 12 - April 3, 2011Local artist Fiona Kenn…
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Robert McFarlane Received Moments Photography 1961 – 2009
Gallery 2 February 5 - March 20, 2011Born in Adelaide in 1942, Robert McFa…
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Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift - The 1888 Melbourne Cup
Foyer Gallery January 21 - March 21, 2011Horse racing enthusiasts will be treated to a rare …
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The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize 2010
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Namatjira to Now
Gallery 2 November 13, 2010 - January 30, 201113 November 2010 - 30 January 2011
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QCA Graduates - Spray Tan Spread
Gallery 1 October 23 - November 28, 201023 October - 28 November 2010
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Michelle van Eps
Foyer Gallery October 23 - November 28, 201023 October - 28 November 2010 Brisbane artist Michell…
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Joseph Banks and the Flora of the Australian East Coast
Gallery 2 September 25 - November 7, 201025 September - 7 November 2010 Botanical enthusiast Joseph Banks, accompanied James Cook on his momentous first Pacific voyag…
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Linelle Stepto - Colonise
Darkroom September 25 - November 7, 201025 September - 7 November 2010 Linel…
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Arising: Stephanie Laine
Foyer Gallery September 11 - October 17, 201011 September 2010 - 17 October 2010 Local …
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Energies 2010
Gallery 2 August 7 - September 19, 20107 August 2010 - 19 September 2010 Gold Coast City Art Gallery has been…
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Mark Gibbs
Foyer Gallery July 17 - September 5, 201017 July 2010 - 5 September 2010 Often depicting Australian beach cultur…
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Nobody Knows: Simon Mee, Anne Wallace, Rob McHaffie
Gallery 1 July 17 - August 15, 201017 July 2010 - 15 August 2010 Anne Wallace, Simon Mee and Rob McHaffie create ambiguous and dark stories …
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Bursting at the Seams
Gallery 2 June 5 - August 1, 20105 June 2010 - 1 August 2010 You might not know it but behind the storage doors of Gold Coast City Gallery lies a collec…
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Susan Buret & Nicola Moss: It's My Clothes Line Tan
Darkroom June 5 - August 1, 20105 June 2010 - 1 August 2010 The collaboration between Nicola Moss and Susan Buret began with a weather observation proj…
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Ian Smith: On and Off the Road
Gallery 1 May 29 - July 11, 201029 May 2010 - 11 July 2010 This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through…
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Carolyn Cleak: Light Falling
Foyer Gallery May 29 - June 11, 201029 May 2010 - 11 July 2010 Light Falling is an exhibition of Carolyn Cleak’s recent paintings which explore the…
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2010 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Gallery 1 April 10 - May 23, 201010 April 2010 - 23 May 2010 Winner Announced!
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Flying Colours: 10 Years of QCA Graduates
Gallery 2 April 3 - May 30, 2010Queensland College of Art Celebrates 10 Years of Gold Coast Alumni 3 April 2010 - 30 May 2010
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Colour Texture Form
Gallery 1 February 20 - April 4, 201020 Feb 2010 - 04 Apr 2010 Drawing from Gold Coast City Gallery’s extensive collection, curator Stephen Baxter has selected ceramics, paintings and mixed media wo…
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In Conversation with Mangroves: Carole King
Foyer Gallery February 20 - April 4, 201020 Feb 2010 - 4 Apr 2010 Carole King is a practising local artist and educator who intially trained in Sydney and moved to Queensland in 1995. She has exhibited and tau…
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