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Closing Weekend Programs
Celebrating the final day of Craftivism. Dissident Objects and Subversive Forms and Marian Tubbs: we need privacy guys here too.
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Myall Creek and beyond
A significant exhibition exploring the history and site of the 1838 Myall Creek Massacre through the work of some of Australia’s leading indigenous artists.
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Michael Cook: Undiscovered
This exhibition is the first career survey of Australian artist, Michael Cook.
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Craftivism. Dissident Objects and Subversive Forms
This exhibition presents the work of contemporary Australian artists who utilise craft-based materialities with a political intent.
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Marian Tubbs: we need privacy guys here too
Marian Tubbs works with poor and found materials to question ideas of value and raise economic, social and ecological issues.
workshops
Hiromi Tango: Amygdala—Healing Garden
Bringing together ideas of focusing on nature to help restore a state of calm and health.
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Come Close
A group exhibition of the work of Leonard Brown, Christian Flynn, Ian Friend, Gordon Shepherdson, Amber Wallis and Judith Wright.
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Book Launch: The next big thing!
Dr Marcus Bussey launches of his second book of poetry.
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Women's Work from the Collection
This exhibition celebrates artwork by Australian women artists held in the USC Art Collection.
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River's Edge: Kim Guthrie
An exhibition of photographs of Johns Landing Camping Ground in Noosa by Sunshine Coast based artist, Kim Guthrie.
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Experimenta Make Sense
An exhibition that expresses the disconcerting and delightful world of the digital age.
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Drawing on complexity (Experimenta series)
An experiment that combines collaborative, expanded drawing with an exploration of complex adaptive systems.
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In my shoes: Intimacy
A 360-degree virtual reality experience that explores the power of human connection.
2018
- Tracey Moffatt, works from the MAMA Collection
- Tracey Moffatt from the MAMA Collection
- The Strip Show
- Lullabies for Zander: Muses Trio
- Books as Art: Journals as Art
- Opening The Strip Show
- Books as Art: Black Out Poetry
- The Landscape. Abstracted.
- Creative Journaling
- Present-ing Fierce
- The Lady and the Unicorn: Arthur Boyd and Peter Porter
- Donna Haraway: Story Telling for Earthly Survival
- The Landscape. Abstracted. Discussion.
- Deeper Conversations: The Field
- Blood Below the Skin
- Creative Generation
- Ross Watkins in conversation with Melanie Myers
- Second Hand Opera: Tatyana, the dance of
- Dark Rituals, Magical Relics
- Dark Rituals Magical Relics Artist Talks
- Häxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages)
- Sunshine Coast Open House: USC Art Gallery
- Exhibition X: The future begins now
- Deeper Conversations: Ritual in modern life
- Holiday Closure
2017
- Seer and Seen: Alex Ashton
- East Coast Encounter
- Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2016
- How the Light Gets in: Contemporary Photographic Practice
- From the Mountains to the Sea: Sunshine Coast Stories
- Creative Generation
- Future Tense: Two Decades of Gifts to the Collection
- Paradigm: The Shape of Things to Come
- Beach to Birrabeen
2016
- Kinship: Jandamarra Cadd
- Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism
- Regional Marks: Celebrating 50 Years of Print
- David Green: Collecting Tomorrow's Dreams
- Creative Generation
- USC Unpacked 20/20
- 2016 USC Design Student Folio Exhibition
- Letaba Elephant Hall Design
2015
- Telling Stories: The Illustrated Book
- The Drift of Impure Thoughts: Kym Tabulo
- Tubes: The Possibility to Meet the Unknown by Wilson Aguiar
- Responsible Much? An Issue is Not an Issue Until it is Your Issue
- Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2014
- Gubbi Gubbi Gun'doo Yang'ga'man
- AWIS Artis Blong Vanuatu
- Creative Generation
- Tess Edwards: Metaphysical Fishing
- Judith Rosenberg: The Magi and Other Works
- SPECIAL EVENT Preview the Sunshine Coast Art Prize: New Media Finalists
- 2015 USC Design Student Folio Exhibition
- Random Transitions: fibre.rust.skin
2014
- Chroma 256: International Colour Project
- 2013 Nikon-Walkley Press Photography Awards
- The John Mainwaring Collection
- Fibro Coast
- Creative Generation
- Grainy Songs: Biomorphic Furniture and Votive Works by Ross Annels
- 2014 USC Design Student Portfolio Exhibition
- Intersection Interaction
2013
- Paul Thomas: Images of Vietnam
- Posters from Missouri
- Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2012
- True Stories from the Studio
- Mid-Year Design Student Exhibition
- Engage Research Lab: People and Technologies to Change the World
- iNASA: David Howard (The Adventures of Two Little Astronauts)
- Creative Generation
- Creative Power: The Art of George Baldessin
- Raymond Coffey: Homeless Series
- USC Design Student Folio Exhibition
- Margaret Ellen Turner: Space Invaders
- Raw Line: Caloundra Drawing Collective
2012
- Berbagi
- Chris Pantano: 25 years of glass making
- Through the Looking Glass: A Mother's Journey to Understand the Inner World of her Autistic Son
- STUDIO: Australian Painters Photographed by R. Ian Lloyd
- Collective Perspectives: Mid-Year Design Student Exhibition
- Stefan Dunlop: Ten Years
- Creative Generation
- Past and Present, Women in Eons of Time: Kicki Hankell
- Light and Soul: Dr Park Nam Hee
- Design Student Folio Exhibition
- Rex Backhaus Smith: Painting Life