Public Open Day | Saturday 16 April, 2022

After an extensive refurbishment we were thrilled to celebrate our reopening to the public with a day of activities, workshops and talks. The celebrations included the opening of two new exhibitions Wildflowering By Design (Wild/Flower Women IV) and Jam Factory ICON Angela Valamanesh: About Being Here as well as a suite of programs for everyone. Highlights included a Butchulla Seasonal Garden Tour with artist Joel Barney including Blackmans Cultural Indulgence bush food tasting platters, Mark making and drawing in response to nature - with Wildflowering by Design artists Edith Rewa and Marni Stuart, Woven bracelet making with Wildflowering by Design artist Francis Blair and Drawing (analogue and digital) with Emma Thorp, a Wildflowering by Design floor talk with Aunty Karen Hall, Curator Dr Sue Davis and other artists, Collage making with Wildflowering by Design artist Marlies Oakley, Face painting and Food trucks.

Hervey Bay Regional Gallery view from Eastern end. Photo: alistair Brightman

A workshop in the Wildflowering by Design exhibition. Photo: Alistair Brightman.

Butchulla Seasonal Garden Talk. Photo: Alistair Brightman

Children's Facepainting at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. Photo: Alistair Brightman.

Wildflowering by Design exhibition artist's talk. Photo: Alistair Brightman.