This weekend brings a varied mix of exhibitions, workshops, creative sessions and a play reading, with opportunities to explore gallery shows, hands-on art activities and other cultural events.
A Collective Fusion – Exploring the Abstract
30 July – 30 August 2026 | Old Schoolhouse Gallery, Cleveland
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An August exhibition at Old SchoolHouse Gallery featuring new abstract photographic works, a digital image display, functional and abstract ceramics, and decorative Australiana tower lamps.
Play Reading: I Don’t Want to Die in Melbourne
7 August 2026 | RPAC Events Hall, Cleveland
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A play reading of I Don’t Want to Die in Melbourne at RPAC Events Hall.
Create and Connect: Torn Paper Collage
7 August 2026 | Capalaba Library, Capalaba
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A torn paper collage activity where you’ll layer, arrange and experiment with painted paper to create a beautifully textured art piece.
BLOOM by Neil Degney
7 – 14 August 2026 | Redland Art Gallery, The Mezz at RPAC
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This exhibition presents Neil Degney’s work at Redland Art Gallery’s Mezz space at RPAC, with a focus on visual art and botanical themes.
Bloom Explore and Draw
7 – 14 August 2026 | Redland Art Gallery at The Mezz, RPAC
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This discovery map takes visitors on a journey through the gallery, with hidden moments to be discovered.
Drawing Animal: Works from the Redland Art Gallery Collection
7 – 25 August 2026 | Redland Art Gallery – Cleveland
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Drawing Animal is an exhibition from the Redland Art Gallery Collection that explores how animals are intertwined with human activity, environmental concerns and global economies.
Mountain No Mountain by Si Yi Shen
7 – 25 August 2026 | Redland Art Gallery – Cleveland
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Si Yi Shen’s exhibition presents contemporary visual art at Redland Art Gallery, showing alongside other gallery collection programming.
Babies and Toddlers: Textiles Exhibition
7 August – 30 September 2026 | Redlands Coast Museum, Cleveland
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This textiles exhibition at Redlands Coast Museum focuses on babies and toddlers through textile-based displays.
NAIDOC 2026 Exhibition: Fifty Years of Deadly
7 August – 30 September 2026 | Redlands Coast Museum, Clevelan
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A moving NAIDOC exhibition curated by Margie Kennedy that uses powerful images, cultural content and stories to honour the past, speak to the present and empower the future.
We Are Gooniyandi – The Collectors Exhibition
7 August 2026 – 31 January 2027 | Straddievarious Gallery, Raby Bay Harbour
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This long-running exhibition presents Gooniyandi cultural and collection-based works at Straddievarious Gallery in Raby Bay Harbour..
Beginner’s Macrame Class
8 August 2026 | 108 Bloomfield Street, Cleveland
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A beginner-friendly workshop focusing on foundational knotting techniques where you will complete a finished medium sized plant hanger.
Handbuilt House Pottery Workshop
8 August 2026 | Grant Street Business Centre, Cleveland
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A handbuilt house pottery workshop at Grant Street Business Centre.
Beehive – Paint N Sip
9 August 2026 | Chelsea Joy Studio Gumdale, Ransome
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A beginner-friendly paint n sip session where you create your own custom bee painting, with materials and beverages included.
Art Jam Session
9 August 2026 | Redland Coast Art Society Gallery, Capalaba
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Art Jam Session is a relaxed, welcoming gathering at Redland Coast Art Society where participants can bring their own art project and create in good company with support from tutors if needed.
Across the period, the program is shaped by exhibitions, workshops, creative sessions and a play reading, giving audiences a broad mix of gallery visits and hands-on cultural activities.
