New galleries for Bruny Island and Caboolture

Bruny Island in Tasmania and Bribie Island in Southeast Queensland, add to the tourism offering with new galleries.
woman in red dress looking at medieval portrait in gallery with green walls. Abbey Museum

Very different in character, but both boosting the cultural offering to the tourism market, two new galleries have opened in regional towns.

In the Moreton Bay region of Southeast Queensland, the Abbey Museum Art Gallery and Café was recently launched by Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation, Andrew Powell, with art dealer and philanthropist, Philip Bacon AO lending his support.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina