Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy - 01--30 October 2010
Up the Coast, Our Stories Our Collections: Sunshine Coast Heritage Collections

OFFICIAL OPENING FRIDAY 01 OCTOBER, 6.00PM. - OPENING SPEAKERS CR ANNA GROSSKREUTZ AND CR LEW BRENNAN
Centred around the theme Up the Coast, this exhibition celebrates the history of the Sunshine Coast as a holiday destination. Featuring objects, photographs and stories from Sunshine Coast community museums and libraries, the Sunshine Coast Council Art Collection, Bankfoot House and some private collectors.

Exhibition Floor Talk - Thursday 21 October, 6.00pm - The material culture of the Sunshine Coast: Why souvenirs and postcards matter, speaker Professor Peter Spearritt / Free event

Share Your Snaps - 01--30 October - Be part of the Up the Coast exhibition by sharing your favourite Sunshine Coast holiday snap. Email your image or deliver your photograph to the Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy.

Cultural Heritage and Collections Unit
Sunshine Coast Council

SUNSHINE COAST COLLECTIONS
A SHOWCASE PROGRAM OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ON THE SUNSHINE COAST
downloadable "Sunshine Coast Collections: October Program" pdf

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Caloundra Regional Gallery, 06 October--07 November 2010
Twelve Degrees of Latitude: Regional Gallery and University Art Collections in Queensland
EXHIBITION PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST GALLERY.

Twelve Degrees of Latitude explores how and why Queensland's regional collections began, their historical roles within their communities, the role of patronage and donor support, and the strength of Queensland's statewide regional gallery culture. The exhibition features major Australian, Indigenous, Pacific, European and other works dating from the 17th to 21st centuries.

Hand Painted Prints - Workshop by Judith Rosenberg - Thursday 07 October, 12.00--4.00pm - $45 or $40 concession

Curator and Coordinator Talk - Thursday 14 October, 6.00pm - Speakers: Curator Brett Adlington and Rebekah Butler, Museum and Gallery Services Queensland - Free event

Preview, Twelve Degrees of Latitude followed by the Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAAs) - Friday 15 October, 5.00pm

Making Your Market: Why Collect? - Tuesday 26 October, 10.30am--12.30pm - Arts seminar, speakers: Helen Cole and Brian Tucker - Free event

Kids Club - Saturday 06 November, 10.00am--12.00pm  - Free children's art activities, first Saturday of each month

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Noosa Regional Gallery - 07 October--21 November 2010
Sunshine Coast Art Collection

OFFICIAL OPENING FRIDAY 08 OCTOBER, 6.00PM. OPENING SPEAKER TONY ALBERT.
The first public display of art works held by the Sunshine Coast Council. The showcase exhibition includes gifts, acquisitions and bequests from leading local and national artists and displays for the first time, the full set of nine photographs from the 50perCENT series by Tony Albert, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2007 winner.

Exhibition Floor Talk - Saturday 9 October, 11.00am - Speaker: Tony Albert - Free event

Family Day - Sunday 10 October, 11.00am--2.00pm - Free event

Exhibition Floor Talk - Thursday 14 October, 11.00am - Speakers: Johanna DeMaine and Peter Hudson - Free event

Art Over Coffee with Leah Barclay - Saturday 16 October, 11.00am--12.00pm - $12.00, bookings essential

Family Day - Sunday 14 November, 11.00am--2.00pm - Free event

Free Guided Tours - Thursdays to Saturdays, 11.00am--2.00pm - Conducted by Volunteer Gallery Guides for the duration of the exhibition