Past Events
Wind Tubes for toddlers
17 Feb 2023 — 10 Mar 2023
It’s Toddler Time! Join us for a Friday morning filled with flying, floating and fun!
Celebrate Your Selfie
28 Jan 2023 — 28 Jan 2023
Kids, come and take over the Gallery… it’s time to Celebrate Your Selfie at this exclusive Gallery party!
The Big Draw 2022
15 Oct 2022 — 15 Oct 2022
Join us for The Big Draw 2022 and be part of the world’s biggest celebration of drawing!
Megan Cope 2020 | Photo by Rhett Hammerton.
Artist Talk: Megan Cope
08 Oct 2022 — 08 Oct 2022
Ipswich Art Gallery is pleased to host Megan Cope as the artist discusses her works from the Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition Art in Conflict.
Bunkasaurus
27 Jun 2022 — 08 Jul 2022
Award-winning Bunk Puppets, creators of ‘Swamp Juice’ and ‘Sticks Stones Broken Bones’, present this raucous, new, all-ages adventure!
Four Days of Fun
11 Apr 2022 — 14 Apr 2022
Join us in the Ipswich Community Gallery for Four Days of Fun!
Meet the Maker: Terry Martin
13 Mar 2022 — 13 Mar 2022
Calling Queensland woodcraft enthusiasts of all skill levels!
All the Best for Christmas
18 Nov 2021 — 21 Nov 2021
Find the perfect gift at this special four-day boutique market.
High Tea 2021
30 Oct 2021 — 30 Oct 2021
Join us at the Ipswich Art Gallery for a sophisticated afternoon indulging in a traditional high tea served in the Exhibition Gallery.
LightPlay Baby & Toddler
03 Aug 2021 — 29 Oct 2021
Calling all babies and toddlers! Come and enjoy an exciting experience in the LightPlay exhibition space.
The Big Draw 2021
16 Oct 2021 — 16 Oct 2021
Join us for The Big Draw 2021 and be part of the world’s biggest celebration of drawing!
Treasure Hunt
23 Jun 2021 — 10 Jul 2021
Experience the thrill of discovery these school holidays!
Lincoln Austin in his home studio |
Artist 2 Artist with Lincoln Austin
09 Jul 2021 — 09 Jul 2021
Join us for an after-hours tour of The Space Between Us with Ipswich-based artist Lincoln Austin.
Still Life Drawing
06 Mar 2021 — 06 Mar 2021
Join local artist Glen Smith for a morning of still life drawing in the Ipswich Community Gallery.
Build Your House: Ceramic Workshop with Jane du Rand
16 Jan 2021 — 17 Jan 2021
In this special two-day workshop ceramic artist Jane du Rand will share her technique to design and build a ceramic relief sculpture of a house (possibly your own).
The Big Draw 2020
17 Oct 2020 — 17 Oct 2020
Join us for The Big Draw 2020 and be part of the world’s biggest celebration of drawing!
Eric Lennartson 2019 | Photo courtesy of Jodie Richter, Ipswich First.
Meet the Maker: TapeScape Artist Eric Lennartson
29 Nov 2019 — 29 Nov 2019
Have you wondered how the TapeScape is created?
The Big Draw 2019
26 Oct 2019 — 26 Oct 2019
Join us for The Big Draw 2019 and be part of the world’s biggest celebration of drawing!
High Tea 2019
24 Aug 2019 — 24 Aug 2019
Join the Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery for a sophisticated afternoon indulging in the revival of the traditional high tea served exclusively in the Exhibition Gallery.
Make a Scribble Machine
01 Jul 2019 — 12 Jul 2019
Make your own motorised scribble machine and take it home to keep!
The Big Draw 2018
20 Oct 2018 — 20 Oct 2018
Join local artists, friends and families in a range of activities that teach what drawing can be and what it can do for you.
Slapdash Galaxy: A Bunk Puppets Show
22 Sep 2018 — 07 Oct 2018
Shadow puppets in space! Two brothers embark on an epic quest to find a new home planet.
The Buhrich House II by architect Hugh Buhrich.
Photo © Michael Wee.
Exhibition Tour and Brunch: Iconic Australian Houses
01 Sep 2018 — 01 Sep 2018
Join the Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery for a light brunch and tour of the Iconic Australian Houses exhibition with curator Karen McCartney.
Climbing Web
31 Mar 2018 — 25 Apr 2018
Reach new heights these Easter school holidays at the Ipswich Art Gallery!
The Big Draw 2017
21 Oct 2017 — 21 Oct 2017
Join local artists, friends and families in a range of activities that teach what drawing can be and what it can do for you.
Loose Ends: Theatre for Families
18 Sep 2017 — 01 Oct 2017
Experience extraordinary visual theatre, set in a wondrous tinkering heaven!
Play with Clay
16 Sep 2017 — 29 Sep 2017
Get your hands dirty when you Play with Clay at our free drop-in workshops these school holidays.
Lyne Marshall
Courtesy of the artist.
RE: Location – Lyne Marshall Artist Talk
18 Aug 2017 — 18 Aug 2017
The Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery invite you to join us for drinks with artist Lyne Marshall to celebrate her latest exhibition RE: Location.
High Tea 2017
28 May 2017 — 28 May 2017
Join the Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery for a sophisticated afternoon indulging in the revival of the traditional high tea served exclusively in the Exhibition Gallery.
The Big Draw 2016
29 Oct 2016 — 29 Oct 2016
Join local artists, friends and families in a range of activities that teach what drawing can be and what it can do for you.
High Tea 2016
13 Aug 2016 — 13 Aug 2016
Join the Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery for a sophisticated afternoon indulging in the revival of the traditional high tea served exclusively in the Exhibition Gallery.
Swamp Juice
29 Mar 2016 — 09 Apr 2016
Bickering snails, neurotic snakes and opera singing mice… welcome to a swamp like no other!
Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones
21 Jun 2015 — 11 Jul 2015
Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones is a fun-filled hilarious, shadow-puppet show full of surprises, captivatingly performed by Jeff Achtem of Bunk Puppets.
Climbing Web 2015
21 Mar 2015 — 10 May 2015
Crafted by Evelyn Roth Festival Arts, the climbing web is a large-scale multi-coloured crocheted net suspended from the gallery ceiling.
Squaring the Wheel
08 Apr 2014 — 19 Apr 2014
A thingamabobbish theatre-circus family show which combines circus skills, clowning, puppetry, magic, strange contraptions, wacky mechanisms and unexpected music in a quirky and ingenious extravaganza.
Tape It!
15 Feb 2014 — 28 Feb 2014
Discover the art of expanded drawing at the interactive children’s exhibit Tape It!
Dreamer in the Deep
16 Oct 2010 — 29 Oct 2010
Join the Dreamer’s quest to rescue a leafy sea dragon in this spectacular black-light puppet show for the whole family, Dreamer in the Deep.