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.
And I think to myself…
In a world full of wonder, what do we wonder about? Through drawing, painting and sculpture, the artists explore the worlds of fantasy, reality and the spaces in between.
By Linda Bates, Catherine Devine and Tina Jacobson.
On display Tuesday 4 March until Saturday 26 April.
Artists in residence:
Friday 14 March — Linda Bates
Saturday 15 March — Catherine Devine
Saturday 22 March — Tina Jacobson
Friday 28 March — Tina Jacobson (am) Linda Bates (pm)
Saturday 29 March — Linda Bates
Saturday 5 April — Linda Bates
Saturday 12 April — Tina Jacobson
Saturday 26 April — Catherine Devine.
Silent Conversations: Walking Among the Trees
Through new paintings, mixed media drawings and installation, Watts explores her connection to the trees she meets on her regular walks in Atherton. She reveals the subtle exchanges and divine presence one can experience in the presence of trees, and highlights their valuable role in the natural world.
By Rose Watts
On display Tuesday 29 April – Saturday 14 June
Exhibition opening 5pm Friday 2 May.
Broad Spectrum
A selection of new work by some of Far North Queensland’s most accomplished artists working across a broad spectrum of media including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and textiles.
By Jo Bingham, Monique Birkhead, Dorte Colja, Angela Fielding, Yvonne Hering, Rose Knight, Dr Pete Marshall and Claire Randall
On display Tuesday 17 June – Saturday 9 August
Exhibition opening 10.30am Saturday 21 June.
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.
Impressions and Expressions
This mixed media exhibition explores the artist’s impressions and expressions of landscapes and abstraction. Through acrylics and inks, and recent experimentation with cold wax and oil paint, Fleming creates works that are rich in texture, earthy and translucent.
By Jen Fleming
On display Tuesday 11 March until Saturday 3 May
Artist in residence 10am–12noon Fridays.
Micro/Macro
A diverse group of local artists look at their surroundings. Some see the fine detail, some the big picture. Some try to merge both views. Members of the art society use a variety of media, personal styles, genres and sources of inspiration in exploring the subject — Micro/Macro.
By Tablelands Region Art Society
On display Tuesday 6 May – Saturday 21 June
Exhibition opening 5pm Friday 9 May.
Artists in residence on select days.
Changing Light
This solo exhibition explores the changing light and colours of the seasons, reflecting on our tendency to link the seasons with the human life cycle. Chew’s responses to these themes — in pastel on paper and acrylic on canvas — are personal and playful, traversing figurative, landscape and still life subject matter.
By Antonia Chew
On display Tuesday 24 June – Saturday 16 August
Exhibition opening 5pm Friday 27 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.
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 until Friday 30 May.