Exhibition Opening - Matters of Time, Regional Spotlight, Sammy Hawker

Next date: Friday, 28 August 2026 | 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM

HBRG exterior at sunset. Photo: Image: Alistair Brightman.

Join us for the official opening of touring group exhibition Matters of Time: Contemporary Metal Practices, the annual Regional Spotlight exhibition and Sammy Hawker's solo exhibition Sound-Forms: Whale Song.

Matters of Time: Contemporary Metal Practices
Matters of Time brings together Australian artists and designers who explore the evolving role of metal in contemporary practice and its relationship with time. Bridging traditional smithing techniques and contemporary metalworking approaches, the exhibition encompasses sculpture, furniture, drawing, jewellery, and installation.

Regional Spotlight
Regional Spotlight 2026 is a survey of work by local artist’s reflecting on time, change, culture, identity, and the beauty hidden in the everyday. Through textiles, sculpture, drawing, painting and photography, artists in this year’s exhibition push the limits.

Sammy Hawker | Sound-Forms: Whale Song
Canberra-based artist Sammy Hawker’s Sound-Forms: Whale Song brings art and science into poetic dialogue, reinterpreting whale song recordings collected in the 1990s by Mark Franklin of The Oceania Project. Established in 1988, by Dr Trish and Dr Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project supports the conservation of whales, dolphins and the ocean environment, with a long-term focus on the behaviour and ecology of humpback whales in Hervey Bay.

Celebrate with the artists and enjoy an evening of art and music in the gallery.

Date: Friday 28 August 2026, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Location: Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, 166 Old Maryborough Road, Pialba

Free, all welcome. Please register your attendance.