Current Events and Exhibitions

In an age of machine mass-production we believe it is important to recognize the human, as well as the heart and soul behind an artwork, and understand the time and effort they exhaust to present a resolved work. Curated by The Corridor Collective; ‘Hands-on’ reveals the dichotomy of art-making, depicting the blood, sweat, and tears of the creative experience. While typical exhibitions idolise finished artworks, Hands-on departs from the norm, by displaying evidence – through the inclusion of procedural photographs – depicting the making process, unveiling how the work evolves into an extension of the artist, through the emotions infused into the artwork, the flaws only the artist can see, and the problem-solving required to reach a resolved state. This exhibition features an amalgamation of emerging and established artists inside and outside of The University of Southern Queensland, in an effort to draw attention to one aspect of the way creativity manifests.

Opening: 27 June 6-8pm, 2025 

Exhibition runs 26 June – 29 July, 2025

Curated by The Corridor Collective

Future Visions is an annual art award for high school students across the Darling Downs and Southeast Queensland. It showcases the diverse, dynamic, and emerging professional approaches to artmaking currently being created by Years 10, 11 and 12 students in the region. This will be the fifteenth year of the exhibition, which continues to attract a high calibre of emerging artists creating exciting and innovative art.

Curated by Kyle Jenkins, Alexandra Lawson and David Akenson

Opening – 7 August 2025, 6pm – 8pm

A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba 

Exhibition dates – 7 August – 9 September 2025

Image: Alana Callaghan Fairholme College Light at the End of the Tunnel Winner 2024 Visual Art Award

Future Visions is an annual art award for high school students across the Darling Downs and Southeast Queensland. It showcases the diverse, dynamic, and emerging professional approaches to artmaking currently being created by Years 10, 11 and 12 students in the region. This will be the fifteenth year of the exhibition, which continues to attract a high calibre of emerging artists creating exciting and innovative art.

Curated by Kyle Jenkins, Alexandra Lawson and David Akenson

Opening – 7 August 2025, 6pm – 8pm

A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba 

Exhibition dates – 7 August – 9 September 2025

Image: Alana Callaghan Fairholme College Light at the End of the Tunnel Winner 2024 Visual Art Award

Presented by UniSQ School of the Creative Arts
In association with Shake & Stir Theatre co.
Directed by Nelle Lee
Preformed by the 2nd Year Acting Students

Magic, mischief and mayhem await in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies — A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Step into an enchanted forest where fairies meddle, lovers tangle, and a troupe of amateur actors prepare the play of a lifetime. In this bold and imaginative production, director Nelle Lee (shake & stir) brings a fresh, playful energy to the classic tale — a collision of the real and the ridiculous, the romantic and the surreal.

Presented by the University of Southern Queensland’s School of the Creative Arts, in collaboration with acclaimed contemporary theatre makers Shake & Stir, this reimagining bursts with heart, humor and magic.

Whether you’re a lifelong lover of the Bard or discovering his world for the first time, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a joyous celebration of love, laughter and the transformative power of theatre.

Don’t miss this unforgettable night of enchantment.

Venue
Arts Theatre, Toowoomba, UniSQ

Dates:
Opening Night: Thursday 4th September 7:00pm
Performance 2: Friday 5th September 11:00am
Performance 3: Friday 5th September 7:00pm
Closing Night 4: Saturday 6th September 7:00pm

Ticket Price/s
Students: $10
General Admission: Pay What You Can 
Seniors $10

Presented by UniSQ School of the Creative Arts
In association with Shake & Stir Theatre co.
Directed by Nelle Lee
Preformed by the 2nd Year Acting Students

Magic, mischief and mayhem await in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies — A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Step into an enchanted forest where fairies meddle, lovers tangle, and a troupe of amateur actors prepare the play of a lifetime. In this bold and imaginative production, director Nelle Lee (shake & stir) brings a fresh, playful energy to the classic tale — a collision of the real and the ridiculous, the romantic and the surreal.

Presented by the University of Southern Queensland’s School of the Creative Arts, in collaboration with acclaimed contemporary theatre makers Shake & Stir, this reimagining bursts with heart, humor and magic.

Whether you’re a lifelong lover of the Bard or discovering his world for the first time, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a joyous celebration of love, laughter and the transformative power of theatre.

Don’t miss this unforgettable night of enchantment.

Venue
Arts Theatre, Toowoomba, UniSQ

Dates:
Opening Night: Thursday 4th September 7:00pm
Performance 2: Friday 5th September 11:00am
Performance 3: Friday 5th September 7:00pm
Closing Night 4: Saturday 6th September 7:00pm

Ticket Price/s
Students: $10
General Admission: Pay What You Can 
Seniors $10

Presented by UniSQ School of the Creative Arts
In association with Shake & Stir Theatre co.
Directed by Nelle Lee
Preformed by the 2nd Year Acting Students

Magic, mischief and mayhem await in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies — A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Step into an enchanted forest where fairies meddle, lovers tangle, and a troupe of amateur actors prepare the play of a lifetime. In this bold and imaginative production, director Nelle Lee (shake & stir) brings a fresh, playful energy to the classic tale — a collision of the real and the ridiculous, the romantic and the surreal.

Presented by the University of Southern Queensland’s School of the Creative Arts, in collaboration with acclaimed contemporary theatre makers Shake & Stir, this reimagining bursts with heart, humor and magic.

Whether you’re a lifelong lover of the Bard or discovering his world for the first time, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a joyous celebration of love, laughter and the transformative power of theatre.

Don’t miss this unforgettable night of enchantment.

Venue
Arts Theatre, Toowoomba, UniSQ

Dates:
Opening Night: Thursday 4th September 7:00pm
Performance 2: Friday 5th September 11:00am
Performance 3: Friday 5th September 7:00pm
Closing Night 4: Saturday 6th September 7:00pm

Ticket Price/s
Students: $10
General Admission: Pay What You Can 
Seniors $10

Presented by UniSQ School of the Creative Arts
In association with Shake & Stir Theatre co.
Directed by Nelle Lee
Preformed by the 2nd Year Acting Students

Magic, mischief and mayhem await in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies — A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Step into an enchanted forest where fairies meddle, lovers tangle, and a troupe of amateur actors prepare the play of a lifetime. In this bold and imaginative production, director Nelle Lee (shake & stir) brings a fresh, playful energy to the classic tale — a collision of the real and the ridiculous, the romantic and the surreal.

Presented by the University of Southern Queensland’s School of the Creative Arts, in collaboration with acclaimed contemporary theatre makers Shake & Stir, this reimagining bursts with heart, humor and magic.

Whether you’re a lifelong lover of the Bard or discovering his world for the first time, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a joyous celebration of love, laughter and the transformative power of theatre.

Don’t miss this unforgettable night of enchantment.

Venue
Arts Theatre, Toowoomba, UniSQ

Dates:
Opening Night: Thursday 4th September 7:00pm
Performance 2: Friday 5th September 11:00am
Performance 3: Friday 5th September 7:00pm
Closing Night 4: Saturday 6th September 7:00pm

Ticket Price/s
Students: $10
General Admission: Pay What You Can 
Seniors $10

This exhibition coincides with the 2025 Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) Conference being hosted at the UniSQ School of Creative Arts. Titled Centring Animals Across the Disciplines, the conference and exhibition invites the human self to pause, possibly side-step, and make room for imagination, intellect, and cross-disciplinary practices to centre animals. The exhibition will present new work by artists as well as critical thinkers working across practice-led research.

Curated by Fernando do Campo & Rebecca Scollen 

A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba 

Exhibition dates – 5 November – 7 November 2025 

Image: Fenando do Campo The Bear Pits at Sydney Girls High School 2022, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 46cm

Graduart is an annual art exhibition that showcases artworks from graduating Visual Art students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The works represent a broad cross-section of emerging contemporary art practice, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media work.

Curated by Rhi Johnson and Brodie Taylor

Opening – 28-November 2025, 5.30pm – 8pm 

A Block & B Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba 

Exhibition dates 25 November 2025 – 16 January 2026 

Image: Jane Orme Cycle, (detail) 2023, midfire porcelain with verying pink/clear glaze

Graduart is an annual art exhibition that showcases artworks from graduating Visual Art students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The works represent a broad cross-section of emerging contemporary art practice, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media work.

Curated by Rhi Johnson and Brodie Taylor

Opening – 28-November 2025, 5.30pm – 8pm 

A Block & B Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba 

Exhibition dates 25 November 2025 – 16 January 2026 

Image: Jane Orme Cycle, (detail) 2023, midfire porcelain with verying pink/clear glaze

Graduart is an annual art exhibition that showcases artworks from graduating Visual Art students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The works represent a broad cross-section of emerging contemporary art practice, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media work.

Curated by Rhi Johnson and Brodie Taylor

Opening – 28-November 2025, 5.30pm – 8pm 

A Block & B Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba 

Exhibition dates 25 November 2025 – 16 January 2026 

Image: Jane Orme Cycle, (detail) 2023, midfire porcelain with verying pink/clear glaze