What's on

Tracey Moffatt, works from the MAMA Collection

25 January to 17 March

Tracey Moffatt is one of Australia's most successful artists, both nationally and internationally.

Tracey Moffatt from the MAMA Collection

15 February to 15 February

Join us for the opening of Tracey Moffatt from the MAMA Collection.

The Strip Show

23 March to 12 May

The Strip Show examines the influence of comic strips on the work of Australian artists Stephen Bird, Chayni Henry, Shin Koyama, Jonathan McBurnie, Brian Robinson and Charles Street.

Lullabies for Zander: Muses Trio

8 March to 8 March

In celebration of International Women's Day, Lullabies for Zander is a musical portrait for Muses pianist, Therese Milanovic’s firstborn, Zander. While some babies slumber to nursery rhymes, Zander’s dreams are coloured with sounds of exploring and rehearsing new music.

Books as Art: Journals as Art

23 March to 23 March

Remember You Love This Sh*t is a creative journaling workshop for writers, designers, artists and anyone wanting to take journaling to the next level.

Opening The Strip Show

24 March to 24 March

Join us for the opening of The Strip Show. This exhibition examines the influence of comic strips on the work of Australian artists.

Music at USC

29 March to 10 May

A free lunchtime concert series.

Books as Art: Black Out Poetry

13 April to 13 April

Join author, Emily Larkin, for an exploration into techniques for creating your own blackout poetry.

The Landscape. Abstracted.

17 May to 30 June

This group exhibition includes the work of three artists based on the Sunshine Coast who explore the juncture of landscape and abstraction.

Creative Journaling

4 May to 4 May

Join author and illustrator, Tash Turgoose, for an exploration of travel and creative journaling.

Present-ing Fierce

18 May to 18 May

A special performance by Mitch Runcie held in conjunction with International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

The Lady and the Unicorn: Arthur Boyd and Peter Porter

6 July to 18 August

This exhibition presents the 24 etchings produced by Arthur Boyd that respond to Porter’s reinterpretation of the 16th century tale of the unicorn left off The Ark in the Biblical Great Flood.

Donna Haraway: Story Telling for Earthly Survival

6 June to 6 June

A free film screening presented in partnership with the Queensland Film Festival.

The Landscape. Abstracted. Discussion.

9 June to 9 June

Artists Amy Clarke, Joseph Daws and Thom Stuart will talk about their work.

Deeper Conversations: The Field

20 June to 20 June

This lecture presented by Beckett Rozentals (Curator, Australian Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts to 1980, NGV) will examine the impact, significance and legacy of The Field.

Blood Below the Skin

15 August to 15 August

Join us for a free film screening presented in partnership with the Queensland Film Festival.

The Blood Below the Skin programme includes three short films directed by women that that draw on the emotional logic of music.

Creative Generation

23 August to 8 September

The Queensland Government Department of Education's exhibition Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art recognises and promotes excellence in senior secondary visual arts education throughout Queensland’s regional and metropolitan schools.

Ross Watkins in conversation with Melanie Myers

16 August to 16 August

Join Ross Watkins as he discusses his new book, The Apology, with Melanie Myers.

Seer and seen: Alex Ashton

23 January to 11 February

Seer and seen: Alex Ashton presents the creative outcomes of a three year Doctor of Creative Arts undertaken by the artist at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

East Coast Encounter

17 February to 25 March

East Coast Encounter is a multi-arts initiative involving Australian Indigenous and non- Indigenous artists, writers and songwriters to re-imagine the encounter by Lt James Cook and his crew with Aboriginal people in 1770.

Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2016

30 March to 6 May

The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) has been the means by which the Grafton Regional Gallery has gathered a unique and impressive collection of contemporary Australian drawing.

How the light gets in: Contemporary photographic practice

11 May to 1 July

How the light gets in brings together artworks by local emerging and established artists that embrace digital tools to explore previously unimagined possibilities.

From the mountains to the sea: Sunshine Coast stories

8 July to 19 August

From the Mountains to the Sea: Sunshine Coast Stories will launch the 50th Anniversary celebrations for the naming of the Sunshine Coast. This collaborative exhibition focuses on broad Sunshine Coast historical themes, drawn from multiple museum collections, extending beyond local history over the last 50 years.

Creative Generation

24 August to 9 September

The annual Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art recognises and promotes excellence in senior visual arts education throughout Queensland’s state and non-state schools. Held in conjunction with the Queensland Department of Education and Training, the exhibition showcases the best of this region’s senior high school art work.

Future Tense: Two Decades of Gifts to the Collection

15 September to 28 October

Future Tense presents a selection of artworks that have been gifted to the USC Art Collection over the last two decades.

Paradigm: the shape of things to come

3 November to 18 November

Paradigm: the shape of things to come presents the work of fifty-five students nearing the completion of their studies in design at USC.

Beach to Birrabeen

24 November to 22 December

Beach to Birrabeen brings together a selection of artworks made by the Fraser Coast's Regional Artists and Tutors group during a residency on K’Gari (Fraser Island).

Kinship: Jandamarra Cadd

18 February to 2 April

After touring throughout Australia, this exhibition by Sunshine Coast artist Jandamarra Cadd explores the deeply complex and important connections of kinship within Aboriginal culture.

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 18 February, 6.30pm

RSVP: by Thursday 11 February (acceptances only)

Gallery 5459 4633 or email: gallery@usc.edu.au

Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism Exhibition

7 April to 14 May

The Nikon-Walkley Awards are the highest honour in Australian journalism, celebrating excellence across all media.

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 7 April, 6.30pm

Regional Marks - Celebrating 50 Years of Print

19 May to 2 July

The University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery is the venue for a six week exhibition celebrating the Print Council of Australia’s fiftieth birthday in 2016.

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 19 May, 6.30pm

David Green: Collecting Tomorrow's Dreams

7 July to 20 August

Buderim artist David Green was born in 1940 in Kent, during 'The Blitz', an event that has left a lasting impression on both the man and his art.

OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY 7 JULY, 6.30PM

Creative Generation: north coast (south) regional exhibition 2016

25 August to 10 September

The annual Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art recognises and promotes excellence in senior visual arts education throughout Queensland’s state and non-state schools.

Held in conjunction with the Queensland Department of Education, Training (DET), the exhibition showcases the best of this region’s senior high school art work.

OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2016, 6.30PM

USC Unpacked 20/20

15 September to 29 October

This exhibition will celebrate the University of the Sunshine Coast’s 20th anniversary in 2016 and be part of the University’s official celebrations. Exhibition runs from Thursday 15 September to Saturday 29 October with official opening Thursday 22 September at 6.30pm.

OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2016, 6.30PM

2016 USC Design Student Folio Exhibition

4 November to 19 November

Advanced design students present industry-ready print portfolios that will introduce them to future clients and employers.

OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2016, 6.30PM

Letaba Elephant Hall Design

24 November to 22 December

USC Design students have been working over a number of years with Senior Lecturer, Kevin Todd on the redesign of the permanent exhibition at Letaba Elephant Hall, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Exhibition starts Thursday 24 November, but the official opening night will be Thursday 1 December at 6.30pm in the gallery, everyone welcome.