Past Events

Laugh and Craft Workshop with A Good Catch: Tara

A friendly gathering for stitching and crafting enthusiasts to connect, chat about life and share their work! Have you Knitted and Nattered? Crotched and Chatted? Now’s your chance to Laugh and Craft. Grab your yarn and tools of choice and join Circus Artists Spenser Inwood, Sharon Gruenert, & Debra Batton for this special ‘Laugh and […]

Laugh and Craft Workshop with A Good Catch: Chinchilla

Have you Knitted and Nattered? Crotched and Chatted? Now’s your chance to Laugh and Craft. Grab your yarn and tools of choice and join Circus Artists Spenser Inwood, Sharon Gruenert, & Debra Batton for this special ‘Laugh & Craft’ Workshop. A friendly gathering of stitching enthusiasts who can connect, chat about life and share their […]

Youth Circus Workshop by A Good Catch Circus

Try something new this May with our Tara Circus Workshops by A Good Catch Circus Try something new this May with our Tara Circus Workshops by A Good Catch Circus. Learn your next party trick, build skills in balance, basic acrobatics, and more. Led by highly qualified artists from A Good Catch, this workshop is […]

Regional Artists’ Exhibition Masterclass : The Artist’s Journey

Regional Artists’ Exhibition Masterclass: The Artist’s Journey Using this year’s Regional Artists’ Exhibition as a template, artist and arts educator Dr Margaret Power guides participants on the Artist’s journey to submit a piece to an art competition – from call out to completed work! Be inspired and energised! Artists are invited to bring along two […]

2022 Western Downs regional artists’ exhibition – Kaleidoscope

This annual exhibition showcases the diverse talents of artists from the Western Downs as a collaboration between the major Galleries of the region. The theme Kaleidoscope invited artists to take a playful approach to observing the vicissitudes of life and to respond with their own unique and colourful perspective. The exhibition is curated by Bundaberg […]

Flickerfest – A Kaleidoscopic Carnival Of Short Films

WESTERN DOWNSBELL MEMORIAL HALL – FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM WANDOAN CULTURAL CENTRE  – SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM WARRA MEMORIAL HALL – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 7.30PM MEANDARRA SCHOOL OF ARTS – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER, 7.30PM   ‘A KALEIDOSCOPIC CARNIVAL OF SHORT FILMS’ Celebrating 31 years in 2022 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Oscar® and BAFTA Qualifying short film festival, ensuring that we continue to present […]

QUEENSLAND BALLET Community Classes

Experience the magic of movement when Queensland Ballet tours the Western Downs this September. In addition to free school and aged care workshops, participants aged 17 and under are welcome to register for classes with Queensland Ballet teaching artists in Dalby and Chinchilla (no experience required): DalbyWednesday 7 SeptemberSouthern Star Academy of Dance15 Irvingdale Road$10 […]

The Inaugural Annual Dance Affair

Part theatre performance, part ‘get up and dance’, The Inaugural Annual Dance Affair is a night at the dance hall like no other! Date: Saturday 28th May, 2022 Time: Doors & Bar 6.30pm. Event starts 7.30pmDuration approx 90 mins with interval Venue: The Warra Memorial Hall, Warrego Highway, WarraTickets: Adults: $10 / 17yrs and under free To register click here […]

Masterclass | Art As Lens: Viewpoints in Image-making

Explore your creativity and arts practice in a creative masterclass guided by artist Leigh Schoenheimer at the Bunya Mountains! Leigh will guide you through a series of hands-on exercises to visually record and then artistically re-interpret an object of personal significance, enabling you to consider the differences between responding to your subject matter via the eye […]

Propagate the Arts – Makers’ Shopfront

Makers’ Shopfront BootcampFacilitated by Shelley Pisani and Katie Whyte 2 day program to grow visual art and creative entrepreneurship.Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March9am – 4pm both days As practicing visual artists and arts workers, Shelley Pisani and Katie Whyte from Makers’ Shopfront have had the hands on experience in growing their own businesses as well as […]