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The current Regional Arts Development Funding (RADF) round closes April 15. Former recipient Odessa Mahoney-de Vries shares her story.

An artist’s emotion-charged tribute to “precious days of presence and deep love”, created as she cared for her partner in his final moments, has earned the Sunshine Coast’s top art prize.

The Local Contemporary Art Prize and the Local Student Art Prize showcase our regions most talented artists. Exhibitions open at Caloundra Regional Gallery from March 22. Vote for your favourite artwork in the People's Choice award for a chance to win.

Will Sunshine Coast artist, Russell Anderson, be able to say 'I did it' when he attends the Australian Street Art Awards next month as a finalist for his 6 metre, 'iDIDIT!' sculpture of a cartwheeling child.

Closing soon, this highly anticipated art prize showcases the breadth of talent across the region. The prize pool is $17,000 and entries close February 2.

Call to artists to work with Horizon Festival closes soon

The Local Contemporary Art Prize 2024 is open for submissions from Sunshine Coast artists. Entries close February 2.

More music, theatre and comedy will be created locally thanks to an important funding allocation.

As a little guinea fowl took her final breath under a blanket of shooting stars, little did she know she was about to become a star herself.

October is your chance to experience a three-day program of contemporary dance and live art never seen before on the Sunshine Coast. OUTBOUND is a brand-new three-day festival, happening October 6-8 at Frank X Studio, Warana.

Calling all emerging and established artists, creative practitioners and producers. It’s your last chance to apply for up to $10,000 to help bring more local arts and culture to the Sunshine Coast.

Works from 40 leading Australian artists, showcasing the very latest contemporary art the nation has to offer, go on show at Caloundra Regional Gallery Friday August 18, in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2023 (SCAP) Exhibition.

Works from 40 leading Australian artists, showcasing the very latest contemporary art the nation has to offer, go on show at Caloundra Regional Gallery Friday August 18, in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2023 (SCAP) Exhibition.

Finding common ground and connecting cultures starts with acknowledging and respecting our differences. First Nations senior elder, artist and educator, Dr Hope O’Chin, shares the ethos behind her latest exhibition Saltwater Dreaming: Recent Works of Dr Hope O’Chin, on show until August 13 at Caloundra Regional gallery.

Inspired by a three-hour public transport commute, the latest exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery offers a unique sensory journey through time and space. Titled THIS IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT YOU, Ruby Donohoe’s experiential installation blends video, sculpture, sound and text, inviting audiences to consider the state of the passenger in transit and is on show until June 25.

Horizon Festival, the Sunshine Coast’s premier arts festival, returns in 2023 with a vibrant and topical program that celebrates the here and now. From 25 August to 3 September, as the region’s winter draws to a close, the highly anticipated festival will captivate locals and tourists alike with a diverse array of music, cabaret, theatre, comedy, family events and more.

Sunshine Coast artists are diverse, plentiful and exceptionally talented, a fact evidenced by the stunning Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize 2023 exhibition, on show now at Caloundra Regional Gallery.

Entries are open for the 2023 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, a showcase for outstanding contemporary arts practice, with a prize pool of more than $40,000. The winner will take home $25,000 and join the ‘greats’ in the Sunshine Coast Art Collection Submit online at gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Entries close May 14, 2023.

Defeat school holiday boredom with Sunshine Coast Council’s Christmas and Summer holiday activities.

On 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare.

For the first time, a rare exhibition celebrating this ancient tradition and the work of the Omie people is on show at Caloundra Regional Gallery, providing a visual and textural journey of this culturally rich artistic community.

They impressed the judges of this hotly contested art prize and now you have the chance to see them at a special free exhibition.