Arts Radar: Spring 2026
UNTIL 23 SEPTEMBER
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: EMERGING ARTIST PRIZE EXHIBITION
Finalists from this year’s awards will showcase their work as part of the gallery’s 25th anniversary celebrations, with winners announced at the official opening on Saturday 5 September, 11am.
12 SEPTEMBER – 7 OCTOBER
GILLIAN RACHEL: STILL & WILD
Two approaches to observing the natural world come together through landscape and still life painting, exploring quiet beauty through shared colour palettes, expressive mark-making and thoughtful arrangements of everyday subjects.
25 SEPTEMBER – 25 OCTOBER
GAIL ROBINSON, FAITH ROBINSON AND MIA HACKER: A FAMILY AFFAIR
Three generations of artists, exploring themes of family, identity, memory and the power of storytelling through drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, installations and mixed media.
9 OCTOBER – 4 NOVEMBER
MAKAELLA CONIAS: I HEAR BIRDS
Conias’ exhibition explores emotion, symbolism and movement through acrylic and ink, celebrating the Earth and its creatures with recurring motifs of birds and trees.
24 OCTOBER – 18 NOVEMBER
CAROLE HAMPSON: INSPIRATIONS IN COLOUR
Noosa Heads artist Carole Hampson transforms landscapes, animals, flowers and abstract concepts into a vibrant work that celebrates colour and creative expression.
10 Station Street, Pomona | 5485 2950 | www.pomonagallery.com
5 SEPTEMBER – 2 OCTOBER
ADAM HALLS & AMY WRIGHT: THE SEA CARRIES FLOWERS TOO
English textile artist Adam Halls and Australian landscape painter Amy Wright’s vibrant duo exhibition explores the beauty, emotion and untamed spirit of the natural world.
5/64 Gateway Drive, Noosaville | 0413 477 947 | www.leightoncontemporary.com
UNTIL 26 SEPTEMBER
CURATOR’S CHOICE: HALLOWED GROUND
The inaugural exhibition in the new Curator’s Choice series – an intimate show built around a small stable of artists represented exclusively from around Australia. Hallowed Ground explores each artists’ sense of place expressed through their work.
29 SEPTEMBER – 31 OCTOBER
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: PRETTY IN PINK EXHIBITION – TERRA NOOSA
A curated exhibition and online auction brings creativity and community together to support the McGrath Foundation and their incredible work providing cancer care nurses to families. Online bidding closes at 6pm on 31 October. Don’t miss the free Opening Night on 2 October and Finale and Auction on 31 October.
10/64 Gateway Drive, Noosaville | 0481 155 287 | www.studioonenoosa.com.au
COOROY BUTTER FACTORY ARTS CENTRE
17 SEPTEMBER – 11 OCTOBER
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: CREATIVE GENERATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN VISUAL ARTS
Celebrating the creativity of emerging young artists, this exhibition showcases outstanding Year 11 and 12 student artworks from across the North Coast region, with award winners going on to exhibit at GOMA in 2027.
15 OCTOBER – 15 NOVEMBER
KAREN OSBORN: THE WINDSONG HORSES
A captivating exhibition by international equine artist Karen Osborn, showcasing expressive works that celebrate the quiet beauty, connection and authentic nature of horses within the herd.
11A Maple Street, Cooroy | 5442 6665 | www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au
TINBEERWAH ART GROUP
18 – 20 SEPTEMBER
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: 2026 ART SHOW
From realism to abstract, this highly anticipated show will feature a diverse array of work, costing only a gold coin entry fee, which goes towards The Thursday Girls Noosa charity to help local students in need.
Tinbeerwah Hall, Cnr Cooroy-Noosa Road & Sunrise Road, Tinbeerwah | 0412 769 351
19 SEPTEMBER- 22 NOVEMBER
KIM GUTHRIE: NEWER DOCUMENTS, 2026
Curated by local photographer Kim Guthrie and featuring the work of five contemporary Australian photographers who reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary.
9 Pelican Street, Tewantin | 5329 6145 | www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au
BENDIGO COMMUNITY BANK – TEWANTIN-NOOSA
UNTIL 24 SEPTEMBER
PAULUS KOOIJ
Paulus creates thought-provoking works at the intersection of art, philosophy and science, inviting viewers to reflect on infinity, consciousness and the rhythms of nature.
24 SEPTEMBER – 30 OCTOBER
JULIE ST AUBYN
Sunshine Coast artist Julie St Aubyn creates highly detailed surreal paintings, intricate illustrations and custom mosaics that blend technical precision with imaginative storytelling.
114 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin | 5440 5289
BENDIGO COMMUNITY BANK – COOROY
UNTIL 8 OCTOBER
CAROLE HAMPSON
Inspired by decades of living in Canada, Germany and the UK, and extensive travels around the world, Carole creates vibrant acrylic artworks now celebrating the Sunshine Coast’s rich flora and fauna, since her return.
8 OCTOBER TO 24 NOVEMBER
JEANETTE SMITH
Sunshine Coast artist Jen Jay brings the beauty of the coast to life through richly textured paintings, capturing the colours, landscapes and waterways of the region with expressive layers, movement and a deep sense of place.
36a Maple Street, Cooroy | 5447 7131
