The Tableland’s diverse landscape creates breathtaking natural beauty in which colourful villages and bustling towns are nestled. In this clean mountain air, a rich arts community thrives and shares their talents. Artists, potters, photographers, sculptors and teachers create artworks that capture the true heart of the Tablelands. Take home your own piece from one of the studios and shops across the region.
We operate three galleries in the Tablelands Region. Exhibitions are constantly changing and include artworks from local artists, travelling exhibitions, and school and community groups.
Interested in participating in the arts and activities that benefit health and wellbeing? Have a look at our Arts Workshops.
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Tableland Regional Gallery
Opening Hours
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday
10am–4pm
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Wednesday
10am–4pm
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Thursday
10am–4pm
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Friday
10am–4pm
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Saturday
9am–12pm
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Sunday
Closed
Since 2008, the Tableland Regional Gallery has showcased a diverse array of artistic talent from the Atherton Tablelands, and provided an excellent venue for touring exhibitions, art workshops and cultural events.
The gallery is closed on public holidays and between Christmas and New Year.
Single Channel
Drawn from the national collection, Single Channel brings together moving image artworks from 2000 to 2019 by some of Australia’s most nationally and internationally significant artists.
The works consider notions of identity in powerful, unexpected and mesmerising ways.
Single Channel is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by the Australian Government through the National Collection Institutions Touring and Outreach Program.
By Various Artists
On display until Saturday 9 May.
Velvet Neon Coral
Townsville-based artist Lisa Ashcroft’s bright, arrhythmic, textured-rich paintings explore her experiences with the Great Barrier Reef. At the intersection of natural processes and human intervention, art and advocacy, this body of work depicts coral regrowth, propagation and cloning methods, and represents an open and vital conversation about the stewardship of the Reef, the challenges posed to it by climate change, and the role of science in conserving biodiversity.
By Lisa Ashcroft
On display Tuesday 12 May – Saturday 27 June.
Exhibition opening and artist talk — 10.00am Saturday 16 May
Old Post Office Gallery
Opening Hours
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday
10am–2pm
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Wednesday
10am–2pm
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Thursday
10am–2pm
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Friday
10am–2pm
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Saturday
10am–2pm
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Sunday
Closed
The Old Post Office Gallery is located at the Hou Wang Chinese Temple and Museum precinct and is a delightful exhibition space showcasing the work of talented local artists and community groups.
A workshop room is available for hire for arts-related activities.
The gallery is closed on public holidays, between Christmas and New Year, and for the month of February.
Memories
Members of Thursday Painters, a local art group and part of Tableland Region Art Society, were encouraged over the last year to respond to the theme,‘ Memories’.
Their responses are many and varied, and in a range of styles from traditional to abstract, as well as ceramics and sculpture.
By The Thursday Painters
On display until Saturday 25 April.
The Butcher, The Baker, The Axe-Handle Maker
The Butcher is the cousin of The Baker. The Baker is the wife of The Axe-Handle Maker. The Axe-Handle Maker retired from competitive wood chopping at the age of 85. Each of these individuals have resided on the Atherton Tablelands and have been connected to our place from birth.
Reimaging our local histories, Audrey Hill brings these narratives to life through audio/video installation, photographic and print imagery, ceramics, and related artifacts.
By Audrey Hill
On display Tuesday 28 April– Saturday 13 June.
Exhibition opening 10.30am Saturday 2 May
Art and Mind
The Yungaburra Village Artists bring a patchwork of perspectives to their latest exhibition, exploring the evolution of their work through gathering as a group to share ideas, critiques and the occasional creative crisis. Art and Mind presents new paintings, sculptures, glass, jewellery and more that celebrate years of practice and friendship, as well as new directions.
By Yungaburra Village Artists
On display Tuesday 16 June–Saturday 8 August.
Exhibition opening 5.00pm Friday 19 June
Foyer Gallery
Opening Hours
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Monday
8.30am–5pm
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Tuesday
8.30am–5pm
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Wednesday
8.30am–5pm
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Thursday
8.30am–5pm
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Friday
8.30am–5pm
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Saturday
Closed
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Sunday
Closed
The Foyer Gallery showcases a vibrant selection of emerging artist and art group exhibitions.
The gallery is closed on public holidays and between Christmas and New Year.
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
In his first solo exhibition, local artist Bruce Kilpatrick uses various media and his own distinctive style to explore longstanding interests, including fishing, fossicking, animals and landscapes.
By Bruce Kilpatrick
On display until Friday 22 May.
Reflections
Members of the local U3A Happy Snappers photography group are fascinated by reflection photography and where reflections can be found. There are both natural and man-made reflective surfaces utilised in the stories photographed.
By U3AAT Happy Snappers
On display Monday 25 May–Friday 21 August.
Meet the artists — 12noon Monday 1 June
