Townsville

Australian Festival of Chamber Music offers an impressive and diverse 2024 program
Jack Liebeck’s third Townsville festival cements his reputation as one of its most exciting artistic directors.

Best of portraiture and ceramics gathered in one place
From gallery hopping to lagoon swimming, experience the best Townsville’s got to offer, including two major prize exhibitions.

Finding agency over paternalism for regional galleries
ArtsHub speaks with Holly Arden about the challenges of running a gallery in Far North Queensland, tourism and notions of…

In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy
Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture.

Exhibition review: Eastern Threads, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Curated by Gail Mabo, this welcoming exhibition celebrates the lived culture of Eastern Torres Strait Islands.

Exhibition review: good grief, Danish Quapoor, Pinnacles Gallery
Ambitious and confident, Danish Quapoor's cohesive exhibition was four years in the making.

Theatre review: The Government Inspector, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A riotous Aussie adaptation of Gogol's classic work.

Theatre review: Chewing Gum Dreams, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A solo show that traverses the life of a black teenager teetering on the edge of adulthood.

Dismay as James Cook University proposes closure of creative arts in North Queensland
Artists, academics and creative communities fear the loss of one of the region's only university qualification in creative arts.

Theatre review: Measure for Measure, Queens Gardens, Townsville
Style and substance succeed in this little-staged Shakespeare play.