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Emerald Art Gallery
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About the gallery
The Emerald Art Gallery has been bringing arts to the Emerald community for more than two decades. The gallery provides a high-profile exhibition space located in the Central Highlands Regional Council corporate office building at 65 Egerton Street in Emerald. The exhibition space is large and bright with impressive hanging space and high ceilings.
Features
- Spacious gallery with high ceilings and white gallery walls
- Two moveable walls
- Professional gallery wire hanging system
- Professional lighting system
- Plinths and lockable glass display cabinets
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Current exhibition
CH East Sunflower Festival Exhibition- Emerald Art Group
Emerald Art Group has called on artists within the Central Highlands to submit artworks with their interpretation of sunflowers, which are currently on display in the Emerald Art Gallery. The CH Easter Sunflower Festival is an annual event and this exhibition presents an opportunity for community participation to be an integral part of the Festival. The opening night and presentation of the CH Easter Sunflower Queens and Princesses will be held on Wednesday 13 April at 6.30 pm.The exhibition also offers an interactive area where visitors are encouraged to contribute to the exhibition with their own interpretations of Sunflowers. Visitors can sit and play with the watercolours provided and are encouraged to add their artworks to the interactive gallery walls as part of the exhibition.Sunflower Exhibition is on display from Friday 8 – 29 April 2022. Opening Hours are Monday – Friday from 8.30 am – 5.00 pm. -
Upcoming exhibitions
Camille Swallow “Feel My Footprints”
Central Highlands award-winning Indigenous artist Camille Swallow, is having her first-ever solo exhibition in the Emerald Art Gallery in May. Her exhibition “Feel My Footprints” is a glimpse into Camille’s life’s narrative.Camille’s experiences throughout her life have left their marks, and in her paintings, Camille is able to express those marks in a journey of healing and discovery. Each of Camille’s paintings tell her story through the hours of mark-making and precision that it takes to complete a painting, to the images that come to life on the canvas. She has a spiritual connection to Country which is shown through her artwork in a modernistic multicultural style.Camille’s Exhibition will be on display from 8 May – 17 June 2022. Opening Night Friday 6 May at 6.00 pm. -
Opening hours
Opening hours
Monday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Tuesday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Wednesday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Thursday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Friday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED -
Annual Art Awards - Emerald
The Central Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards – Emerald, is the gallery’s premier art event. It attracts local and national artists and is held in August each year as part of council’s Arts around August program.
Established and emerging artists of all ages can submit entries in up to seven categories. From easel, paper-based and three-dimensional works to photography and digital art, each category comes with a $750 prize for first and $250 prize for second place.
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Exhibit with us
For information on exhibiting with the Emerald Art Gallery contact us on 1300 242 686 or email chgalleries@chrc.qld.gov.au
The Emerald Art Gallery has been bringing arts to the Emerald community for more than two decades. The gallery provides a high-profile exhibition space located in the Central Highlands Regional Council corporate office building at 65 Egerton Street in Emerald. The exhibition space is large and bright with impressive hanging space and high ceilings.
Features
- Spacious gallery with high ceilings and white gallery walls
- Two moveable walls
- Professional gallery wire hanging system
- Professional lighting system
- Plinths and lockable glass display cabinets
CH East Sunflower Festival Exhibition- Emerald Art Group
Camille Swallow “Feel My Footprints”
Opening hours
Monday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Tuesday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Wednesday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Thursday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Friday: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
The Central Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards – Emerald, is the gallery’s premier art event. It attracts local and national artists and is held in August each year as part of council’s Arts around August program.
Established and emerging artists of all ages can submit entries in up to seven categories. From easel, paper-based and three-dimensional works to photography and digital art, each category comes with a $750 prize for first and $250 prize for second place.
For information on exhibiting with the Emerald Art Gallery contact us on 1300 242 686 or email chgalleries@chrc.qld.gov.au
2020 Central Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards - Emerald
Snapshot of the Gems of Youth Art Awards
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