Art & Culture

Art & Culture shines a light on the creativity that lives and breathes across our region. From local artists and exhibitions to workshops, performances, and cultural stories, this is where we celebrate the talent, traditions, and creative spirit that shape the Sunshine Coast’s vibrant cultural landscape.

Celebrate 50 Years with the Caloundra Arts Centre

06/2026

Celebrations continue in July for the Caloundra Arts Centre Association (CACA) as it celebrates 50 years of creativity, community, learning and artistic achievement. To honour this special anniversary, CACA invites…

Margaret Turner: Letting the Art Lead

06/2026

Sunshine Coast artist Margaret Turner has spent a lifetime creating, but it is persistence—not talent, she insists—that lies behind her striking abstract works, which will be on display at her…

Arts Talk Series Comes to Caloundra

06/2026

ArtsNational Sunshine Coast officially launched its new Arts Talk Series in Caloundra in April at the Caloundra Regional Gallery, marking an exciting addition to the local arts calendar. The launch…

NAIDOC 2026: LORE and LAND

06/2026

LORE and LAND Celebrates Living Knowledge and Enduring Connection Caloundra Regional Gallery will present LORE and LAND, a powerful group exhibition running from 3 July to 16 August 2026, exploring…

Talented Friends Gallery – See you again!

06/2026

For seven years, the walls of Talented Friends Gallery in The Village Walkway displayed the creative works of a myriad of local artists. As well as an exhibition space, the…

Drum Tao Review

05/2026

Sixteen years after their last Australian tour, Drum Tao returned to The Events Centre in Caloundra in April 2026 to a packed house, delivering a performance that was nothing short…

New Art Club: It’s All Chaos!

05/2026

There’s a new art club in town—and it’s bringing a whole lot of fun. The brainchild of Haley Douglas, this colourful and crafty addition to Caloundra’s creative scene is, as…

Yasmin Kedem’s Heart-Centred Art Therapy

05/2026

A walking, talking work of art, Yasmin Kedem is as much muse as maker—colourful in her style and poetic in her every expression. Seated in her leafy loungeroom, surrounded by…

Bruce Reynolds: How Soon is Now?

05/2026

Art lovers, families, and curious first-time visitors are invited to step away from screens and into a world of texture, history, and imagination with How Soon is Now?, a major national touring exhibition…

The Brothers Gruchy

03/2026

‘The Brothers Gruchy’ exhibition in Caloundra is the seventh stop on a three-year national tour for acclaimed digital artists, brothers Tim and Mic Gruchy. If you struggle sometimes, as I…

Author Jayne McIntyre‘s Feathery Fantasy Debut

03/2026

The Sunshine Coast constellation of creatives has a rising new star in Jayne McIntyre, debut author of The Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse, which was launched with a…

Melissa Buddle Leads SCSO into 2026

03/2026

Melissa Buddle’s musical journey began at just six years old when she picked up a violin in year one as part of her primary school’s instrumental music program. From her…

Repairs to Bribie Island Inspires Art

03/2026

Ceramic artist Jan Roebuck is a finalist in the Local Contemporary Art Prize at Caloundra Regional Gallery with her Nerikomi vase Repairs to Bribie Island, a work that draws equally…

Celebrating Creative Vision: The Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026

03/2026

The Sunshine Coast’s vibrant arts community once again takes centre stage with the much-anticipated Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026, now in its twelfth year. Presented by Caloundra Regional Gallery in…

Val Ross: Joy in Synchronicity

03/2026

Val Ross’ paintings form a vibrant visual diary of a life marked by travel and curiosity. But her story reaches beyond the landscapes she captures, embracing community activism, education, and a philosophy of interconnectedness.

The Modern Midden

03/2026

The Modern Midden is based on Zartisha Davis’ artworks of Shell Midden sites along the Kabi Kabi Coast – ancient remnants of shells left by Ancestors that represent community, hunting and gathering practices, caring for Country and stewardship.

SJ Art

11/2025

In a light-drenched studio in Maroochydore, large canvases come alive, layer by layer, movement by movement. This is the domain of SJ—the artist behind SJ Art—where each art piece is crafted to
shift energy and evoke feeling.

The Hope Dreaming Information Centre: Celebrating Culture and Community

09/2025

With Dr Hope O’Chin (Kabi Kabi, Wakka Wakka) The Hope Dreaming Information Centre has made a wonderful debut on the Sunshine Coast. It’s the first Centre of its kind here…

Explore Clay and Art Workshops at A Little Creative

08/2025

Driven by Lindy Saunders’ passion for creativity and connection, A Little Creative began in Caloundra 13 years ago as a space to bring people together through art. Formerly an art…

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