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Pirates Are Ready For Action

Tickets are now on sale for Kingaroy State High School’s latest production, a new version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”.

Cracking Time With Mosaics

Local artists had a smashing time at a mosaic workshop held in the old 1913 Council Chambers building in Kingaroy at the weekend.

Exhibition Salutes Navy At War

Wondai Regional Art Gallery is looking back on aspects of Australia’s contribution to World War I this month.

Winter Ushers In Craft Festival

Kingaroy Art Gallery attracted a large crowd to the official opening of its annual two-month Queensland Winter Craft Festival on Friday night.

Monster Production At College

Every week, students at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy are turning into an ogre, a dragon, a donkey and other assorted characters.

Arts Groups To Help Develop Policy

South Burnett arts groups will be invited to help develop a regional Arts Policy for the South Burnett Regional Council.

Roundtable Moves To Blackbutt

The South Burnett Regional Council’s second quarterly Creative Roundtable will be held at the Blackbutt Art Gallery on Thursday (May 30) between 5:00pm and 7:00pm.

Gallery Offers Smorgasbord Of Arts

Stunning photos, textile art, and a tribute to a pioneer cattleman who lived in a Boondooma cave for 10 years make up the Wondai Regional Art Gallery’s May exhibition.

Another Big Eisteddfod Winds Up

The organisers and volunteers at Kingaroy’s annual Eisteddfod were smiling on Thursday after another big year of competitions drew to a close.

Winning Art Stars At Festival

The official opening of Wanderlust, which displays winning artworks from the 2018 Queensland Regional Art Awards, will be the centrepiece of a new half-day arts festival in Toogoolawah.

Art Ushers In Autumn Garden Expo

The annual Wondai Garden Expo Art Competition always features plenty of bunches of flowers, but this year it was a bunch of carrots that caught the judge’s eye.

Iron Lady Wins $7000 Prize

A metal mesh model of a nude has taken out the top prize in the $10,000 Kingaroy Sculpture Competition.

Sculpture Winners To Be Unveiled

The Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery will be announcing the winners of its biennial $10,000 Kingaroy Sculpture Prize on Saturday (April 6).

Dinner Encourages Creative Ideas

South Burnett Arts Inc hosted its first meet’n’greet on Friday in Wondai as a social night for the local creative community.

Artists Invited To Meet’n’Greet

People interested in the South Burnett’s arts scene have been invited to get together and swap ideas at an informal meet’n’greet to be held in Wondai on Friday night.

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery’s new president Amanda Seiler officially assumed the position at the gallery’s March exhibition opening, and former president Elaine Madill said she couldn’t be happier.

Artists Brush Up On Watercolour Skills

Well-known artist and teacher Sue Lederhose shared some of her painting tips with a keen group of would-be watercolourists in Kingaroy last weekend.

Council Hosts ‘Creative Roundtable’

South Burnett Regional Council will be hosting its first “Creative Roundtable” at the Wondai Art Gallery next week.

School Unveils Latest Artwork

There’s a beautiful new piece of artwork gracing a wall at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy, thanks to the work of local artist Niketa Law.

Groups Share $38,800 Drought Funding

The South Burnett Community Orchestra will receive $19,000 and the Red Earth Community Foundation $19,800 in grants from the Foundation For Regional and Rural Renewal (FRRR).

Poetry And Song Launch Exhibitions

Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery launched its 2019 exhibition schedule with art, song and even a bit of poetry last Saturday morning

Exhibition Ushers In A New Year

A large crowd packed the Wondai Regional Art Gallery on Friday night to welcome in a new year of exhibitions, and begin preparing themselves for change.

Gallery Adds To Trail Experience

The Blackbutt Art Gallery will be celebrating its 17th birthday this year, and if the summer holiday season is anything to go by it should be a happy occasion.

Calling All Local Singers!

South Burnett Musical Comedy Society is gearing up for its next major production, “The Sound Of Music”, and organisers are keen to hear from would-be singers young and old