One positive aspect of the hot and humid summer in the Whitsundays is that people make good use of being holed up in the air conditioning. There is plenty of creativity going on (myself included!) when it's too hot to do anything else.
The biennial
Gloucester Hidden Talent Art Expo held over the Easter weekend in Hydeaway Bay, displays fine local talent that includes painting, photography, jewellery, fibre art and quilting.
The
Old Ambulance Depot Gallery in Proserpine, open daily, displays an array of local artworks, and regularly hosts workshops to improve your skills.
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| Entrance to Old Ambulance Depot Gallery |
The spacious foyer of the
Proserpine Museum is also home to regular art exhibitions, rotating every two months and often opening the new display with a wine and cheese evening.
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Local scenes depicted by needlework
L-R Prominent buildings of Proserpine, Farming, Sugar cane production, Fishing on Peter Faust Dam, Whitsunday islands and reef |
Art Whitsunday is an artist group formed in Airlie Beach, whose members exhibit in the Art Whitsunday Gallery and Shop. Each year a public exhibition is held and a prominent arts personality is invited to judge each member's work. The Director of the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art will be judging the 28th Annual Exhibition, which will coincide with the
Whitsunday Reef Festival from July 31- 9 August 2015.
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