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.
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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.
Haven — A Place to Nurture
Annette Tranter and her niece Hanna Wood have worked on a collaborative response to the Tablelands environment. Working across paper, printmaking, ceramics and porcelain, their artworks celebrate stories from their shared history and individual responses to memories of local landscapes. The exhibition invites you to explore the idea of haven and what it means to you.
By Annette Tranter and Hanna Wood.
On display Tuesday 2 July to Saturday 10 August
Exhibition opening 5pm Friday 5 July.
Quiet
In this mixed media exhibition the artist is seeking to unearth hidden stories within the contours of these ever-changing environments, landscapes that quietly survive beyond, within, around and under our own human existence.
By Marnie Awram.
On display Tuesday 24 September to Saturday 2 November
Exhibition opening 5pm Friday 27 September.
Scrubscapes
Scrubscapes intends to capture images both real and imagined through emotive gestures translated through mixed media such as painting, photography and found objects. A macro and micro lens was cast over the scrub in the Mareeba area in 2023 as a precursor to works that will fuel the exhibition.
By Melissa Waters Group.
On display Tuesday 24 September to Saturday 2 November
Exhibition opening 5pm Friday 27 September.
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.
Wadjanbarra Collective
A collection of artworks showcasing woven traditional and contemporary baskets and paintings of important stories and practices of the local Wadjanbarra clan of the Yidinji Nation.
By Wadjanbarra Artists—Jitta Art Weavers and Dan Joseph.
On display until Saturday 20 July
The Feast
Indulge your senses at Feast — an exhibition celebrating food and friendship.
When a group of artists are left to their individual ideas, they come up with many different expressions around just one word.
By Tableland Region Art Society.
On display Tuesday 23 July to Saturday 31 August.
Quilts by Judy and Friends
Judy and Friends meet every Wednesday morning at the Old Post Office Gallery to make beautiful quilts. The group often make articles for charity groups and enjoy a lot of laughter along the way. This exhibition is a collection of their recent works promoting the intricacies and processes of this traditional and contemporary craft.
By Quilts by Judy and Friends.
On display Tuesday 3 September to Saturday 12 October.
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.
Local People
This collection of portraits by the Songriver Photography Group celebrates the richly diverse population of the Atherton Tablelands. Years of story gathering and the intimacy engendered between subject and photographer are reflected in these studies.
By Songriver Photography Group
On display until Friday 15 July.
Local People: The Second Series
This second collection of portraits continues the theme of the first — depicting and honouring the richly diverse inhabitants of the Tablelands. The local population provides a wonderland of idiosyncratic, original and colourful characters that represent an endless opportunity to capture and interpret humanity in all its colours, ages and moods.
By Songriver Photography Group
On display Tuesday 16 July 2024 to Friday 10 January 2025.