Current Events and Exhibitions
march
Event Details
Curated by Peta Berghofer and Rhi Johnson Dates – 30 April – 4 May, 2025 Opening 6pm – 8pm Thursday 20th March
Event Details
Curated by Peta Berghofer and Rhi Johnson
Dates – 30 April – 4 May, 2025
Opening 6pm – 8pm Thursday 20th March 2025
Location: A Block Gallery, Toowoomba
Project Callout – participate in this exhibition
Previous Owner is the third instalment of an annual postcard exchange and exhibition curated by Rhi Johnson and Peta Berghofer. Leveraging print exchange traditions and deploying these in a broader context, this project involves both an exhibition and an artwork exchange component. Participants are asked to submit a postcard-sized work, or multiple works, and in return will receive a randomly chosen work or works from another participating artist or artists. This project engages with notions of community dialogue, creative connectivity, and inclusive arts practice. It is open to artists of all ages and all levels of experience and serves as a platform for storytelling and building community connections.
ARTWORK GUIDELINES
Participants are asked to submit between 1 – 5 postcard-sized works. These will be exhibited, then exchanged with other artists in the show.
Important:
By entering work into this show, you acknowledge that your work will not be returned to you. Instead, you will receive between 1 – 5 randomly chosen works from other participating artists.
ARTWORK SIZE: A6 (10.5 x 14.8cm)
There are no depth restrictions, however we ask that if you are creating a three-dimensional work (e.g., ceramic, or sculptural) that it is ready to hang.
MEDIUM: Open
Past submissions have included drawings, paintings, prints, collage, photography, digital art, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media works.
NUMBER OF WORKS: 1 – 5
Artists can submit up to 5 postcards for exhibition and exchange.
EXHIBITION LOCATION
A Block Gallery, University of Southern Queensland, 487-535 West Street, Toowoomba, Queensland.
FEES
There is no exhibition fee for your involvement in this exhibition.
There will be no sales facilitated, as all artworks will be exchanged with other participating artists.
The inclusion of one command strip per postcard is appreciated, as this helps offset the costs of installation.
DELIVERY/COLLECTION OF WORK
Delivery (on or before 12th March 2025)
In Person: to the collection point situated outside Rhi Johnson’s office (A240), A Block, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba. Qld.
OR
By Mail: to Rhi Johnson, A240, School of Creative Arts, UniSQ, West Street, Toowoomba. Qld. 4350.
(The artwork must arrive by COB 12th March 2024. Cost of shipping to be paid by the artist).
Collection
All works to be collected within 14 days of Monday 29th April 2025 from the UniSQ A-Block Foyer. Specific collection times will be announced.
If return shipping is required, this will be completed by the curators within 14 days. Cost of return shipping to be paid by the artist.
KEY DATES
Delivery of artwork: by Wednesday 12th March 2025
Installation date: Monday 17th March 2025 – Tuesday 29th April 2025
Exhibition open: Thursday 20th March – 29th April 2025
Opening Event: 6pm – 8pm Thursday 20th March 2025
Collection of work: Within 14 days of Tuesday 29th April 2025
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
april
Event Details
Curated by Peta Berghofer and Rhi Johnson Dates – 30 April – 4 May, 2025 Opening 6pm – 8pm Thursday 20th March
Event Details
Curated by Peta Berghofer and Rhi Johnson
Dates – 30 April – 4 May, 2025
Opening 6pm – 8pm Thursday 20th March 2025
Location: A Block Gallery, Toowoomba
Project Callout – participate in this exhibition
Previous Owner is the third instalment of an annual postcard exchange and exhibition curated by Rhi Johnson and Peta Berghofer. Leveraging print exchange traditions and deploying these in a broader context, this project involves both an exhibition and an artwork exchange component. Participants are asked to submit a postcard-sized work, or multiple works, and in return will receive a randomly chosen work or works from another participating artist or artists. This project engages with notions of community dialogue, creative connectivity, and inclusive arts practice. It is open to artists of all ages and all levels of experience and serves as a platform for storytelling and building community connections.
ARTWORK GUIDELINES
Participants are asked to submit between 1 – 5 postcard-sized works. These will be exhibited, then exchanged with other artists in the show.
Important:
By entering work into this show, you acknowledge that your work will not be returned to you. Instead, you will receive between 1 – 5 randomly chosen works from other participating artists.
ARTWORK SIZE: A6 (10.5 x 14.8cm)
There are no depth restrictions, however we ask that if you are creating a three-dimensional work (e.g., ceramic, or sculptural) that it is ready to hang.
MEDIUM: Open
Past submissions have included drawings, paintings, prints, collage, photography, digital art, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media works.
NUMBER OF WORKS: 1 – 5
Artists can submit up to 5 postcards for exhibition and exchange.
EXHIBITION LOCATION
A Block Gallery, University of Southern Queensland, 487-535 West Street, Toowoomba, Queensland.
FEES
There is no exhibition fee for your involvement in this exhibition.
There will be no sales facilitated, as all artworks will be exchanged with other participating artists.
The inclusion of one command strip per postcard is appreciated, as this helps offset the costs of installation.
DELIVERY/COLLECTION OF WORK
Delivery (on or before 12th March 2025)
In Person: to the collection point situated outside Rhi Johnson’s office (A240), A Block, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba. Qld.
OR
By Mail: to Rhi Johnson, A240, School of Creative Arts, UniSQ, West Street, Toowoomba. Qld. 4350.
(The artwork must arrive by COB 12th March 2024. Cost of shipping to be paid by the artist).
Collection
All works to be collected within 14 days of Monday 29th April 2025 from the UniSQ A-Block Foyer. Specific collection times will be announced.
If return shipping is required, this will be completed by the curators within 14 days. Cost of return shipping to be paid by the artist.
KEY DATES
Delivery of artwork: by Wednesday 12th March 2025
Installation date: Monday 17th March 2025 – Tuesday 29th April 2025
Exhibition open: Thursday 20th March – 29th April 2025
Opening Event: 6pm – 8pm Thursday 20th March 2025
Collection of work: Within 14 days of Tuesday 29th April 2025
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
may
Event Details
Plus one is a curated exhibition based on inviting each visual arts staff member to invite an individual, their ‘plus one’ who they are influenced by to exhibit
Event Details
Plus one is a curated exhibition based on inviting each visual arts staff member to invite an individual, their ‘plus one’ who they are influenced by to exhibit with them in this exhibition. Each artist will provide a statement explaining why they have chosen their plus one, and how that practice/individual influences their own work.
Exhibition Dates: May 15 – June 17, 2025
Opening: 23 May 6 – 8pm 2025
Curated by Alexandra Lawson
Time
9:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
West Street
june
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
West Street
july
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
West Street
august
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
West Street
september
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
West Street
october
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
A Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
West Street
november
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
A Block & B Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
december
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
A Block & B Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba
january
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
A Block & B Block Gallery, UniSQ Toowoomba