Arts

Free Concert To Boost Music Scene

Free Concert To Boost Music Scene

If you’ve been missing your fill of live music, this is definitely a date to mark in your calendars! On January 15, some of the South Burnett’s best lives bands will be putting on a concert in the Kingaroy Town Hall Forecourt from 5:00pm to 11:00pm.

Pop Goes The Orchestra!

Pop Goes The Orchestra!

The South Burnett Community Young Orchestra – a spin-off from the popular South Burnett Community Orchestra – has a new name.

Arts Committee Starts Soon

Arts Committee Starts Soon

South Burnett Regional Council’s new Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee will hold an induction of its inaugural committee members at the Council’s Kingaroy offices on Monday.

Arts Workshop Explores Resilience

Arts Workshop Explores Resilience

Participants attended a three-day workshop in Kingaroy last week to absorb valuable skills to help their communities bounce back after difficult times.

Buyers Snap Up Stunning Photos

Buyers Snap Up Stunning Photos

There’s still time to catch the latest exhibition at the Kingaroy Art Gallery, and perhaps be tempted by some great Christmas gift ideas.

Art Bargains Up For Grabs

Art Bargains Up For Grabs

Visitors to the Wondai Regional Art Gallery will be able to snap up a bargain or two this month … providing they act quickly.

Arts Training To Build Resilience

Arts Training To Build Resilience

An arts workshop aimed at teaching participants how to better support  their communities during difficult times will be held in Kingaroy later this month.

Big Day For Peanut Lovers

Big Day For Peanut Lovers

Yes, it’s finally arrived! At 5:30am on Thursday, a crane lowered Kingaroy’s long-awaited Big Peanut into place on a pedestal in Lions Park.

Anzac Art Drops Into Murgon

Anzac Art Drops Into Murgon

A big crowd turned out on Saturday night for the opening of an art exhibition in Murgon that salutes the service of Australia’s World War I diggers and nurses.

Arts Workshops Coming Next Week

Arts Workshops Coming Next Week

Two free workshops which will be held at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall next Thursday (November 4) are designed to give the South Burnett’s artists, event organisers and small creative businesses a big leg-up.

Bron Is A Doodling Champion

Bron Is A Doodling Champion

World renowned author Nick Earls recently named Saint Mary’s Catholic College’s art teacher Bronwyn Martoo the “Doodle Champion of 2021”.

Arts Strategy Unveiled For Comment

Arts Strategy Unveiled For Comment

The Blackbutt Avocado Festival’s organising committee, Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt, has unveiled the draft Blackbutt Arts Strategy 2026 for public comment.

Art Students Shine With Pride

Art Students Shine With Pride

Kingaroy State High School’s bright up-and-coming artists have taken over the Kingaroy Art Gallery for the month of October to display their skills.

Music Fest Coming To Kumbia

Music Fest Coming To Kumbia

The Festival Of Small Halls – a unique program which brings touring musicians to smaller communities – is coming to Kumbia for the first time!

Anzac Day Portrait Wins Top Prize

Anzac Day Portrait Wins Top Prize

A stunning photographic portrait of Wakka Wakka elder Elgan Leedie at this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service in Kingaroy will be added to the South Burnett Regional Council’s official art collection.