Regional Spotlight

Hervey Bay Regional Gallery is proud to present the annual Regional Spotlight program.

The annual Regional Spotlight exhibition will showcase the high quality of local talent in a curated exhibition at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. ⁠This exhibition aims to give artists of any stage of their career an opportunity to share their practice with the community, and receive professional and curatorial development from HBRG staff. 

Expressions of Interest are invited from artists living and working in the Wide Bay-Burnett region. Artists are encouraged to submit works that have not been displayed in the region before, or display experimentation and innovation in their practice. Artworks are not limited to any medium or size. Expressions of Interest (EOIs) will be assessed by an internal panel, who will identify a selection of artists to be professionally curated and presented by HBRG.

The next Regional Spotlight exhibition will take place in August 2026. Check back or sign up for our mailing list to be notified of the next EOI period. 

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Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Lou Millen

Published on 01 June 2025

Lou Millen takes inspiration from her everyday life, channelling her ideas through drawing and photography.

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Suzanne Roberts

Published on 26 May 2025

For Suzanne Roberts, landscape painting brings a quiet joy, allowing her to capture memories and experiences on canvas.

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Karen Stanton

Published on 20 May 2025

Karen Stanton is a printmaker living in Hervey Bay, and works with a reduction printing method to create a rich and layered visual experience in her artwork.⁠

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Colin Reaney

Published on 14 May 2025

⁠Colin Reaney's work explores themes of citizenship, agency and collective identity. ⁠

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Val McGrath

Published on 14 May 2025

⁠Val McGrath uses painting as a meditative act to connect to her spirituality.

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Jacob Bunt

Published on 13 May 2025

Through the medium of miniature sculptural scratch-building. Jacob Bunt re-creates buildings that have succumbed to demolition and decay

Regional Spotlight 2025 Artists Announced

Published on 20 November 2024

Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Fraser Coast Regional Council is proud to announce the artists selected for the 2025 Regional Spotlight exhibition.

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Seinileva Huakau

Published on 10 September 2024

Seinileva Huakau is a ceramicist and weaver of Tongan descent, who primarily works with recycled materials to create sculptural textile pieces.⁠

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Zela Bissett

Published on 10 September 2024

Zela Bissett is a fibre artist, who works with a range of painting mediums and found natural materials to create unique botanical papers.

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Vanessa Allegra

Published on 09 September 2024

Vanessa Allegra creates paintings and drawings that respond to life as a woman.⁠

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Julie Mcgillivray

Published on 09 September 2024

Julie is a proud Bunjalung woman who began painting in early 2022. Julie works with a variety of mediums including acrylics, watercolour texture and natural materials.

Regional Spotlight Artist Profile | Adam Anderson

Published on 05 September 2024

Adam Anderson's art practice is centred on his own body as a locus of identity and its pluralistic negotiations.

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