What's on
Merric Boyd. Fantastic Forms (installation view), Bundanon, 2023. Bundanon Collection. Photo: Zan Wimberley.
Exhibitions

Nabilah Nordin | Pavilion, 2023
Timber, white rags, beeswax, pigment, acrylic paint, spray paint, mouldable plastic, epoxy modelling compound, cotton rope & ecrylimer. MIIA Foundation Collection. Photo: Simon Strong.
Fantastic Forms
14 Jun 2025 — 07 Sep 2025
A Bundanon touring exhibition. Fantastic Forms celebrates the creative practice of Merric Boyd (1888-1959), an artist who is often referred to as Australia’s father of studio pottery.

Chenaya Bancroft-Davies, Urarrar (Bremer River) 2025, synthetic polymer paint canvas, courtesy of the artist.
Jugun — Sense of Place
14 Jun 2025 — 21 Sep 2025
An exhibition by Charmaine Davis and Chenaya Bancroft-Davies

IAG Kids: CLAY Creature Feature
31 May 2025 — 31 Aug 2025
Knead it, roll it, shape it, name it! Get hands-on and bring your very own Clay Creature to life.

Sloane Stallan, Ugarapul Creation Story, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas, 90 x 125 cm. and Rhan Hooper, Coolamon and Hunting Boomerang, 2025. Mulga hardwood. Image by Louis Lim.
Second Chance: Boorrumpah Goupong Aboriginal Corporation
28 Jun 2025 — 27 Jul 2025
Coming soon - Second Chance showcases a journey through life, culture and mental health education.

Sharing the National Collection
17 Nov 2024 — 10 Nov 2026
Ipswich Art Gallery currently host major works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection.
Gallery Programs

Slow Art Tour, Installation view, Arriving Slowly: Exploring the Abstract, Ipswich Art Gallery, 2024. Photography, Yugong Shao.
Sunday Slow Looking Tours
Join the Ipswich Art Gallery Visitor Services team on a Sunday morning for a unique guided tour of our current exhibitions.

National Gallery of Australia | Teacher Professional Development
27 Jun 2025 — 27 Jun 2025
BOOK NOW - Ipswich Art Gallery invites teachers to a one day workshop delivered by National Gallery artist educators!

Sloane Stallan, Doonan Carvings, 2025. Carved Emu (Doonan) Eggs. Image by Jim Filmer.
Second Chance: Artist Talk with Sloane Stallan and Uncle Patrick Scribner
05 Jul 2025 — 05 Jul 2025
Join artists Sloane Stallan and Uncle Patrick Scribner for an afternoon talk exploring the exhibition, Second Chance.

CLAY: for educators
02 Jun 2025 — 29 Aug 2025
Gallery facilitators will guide students through the creative potential of clay. Students will explore traditional and non-traditional forms and develop visual literacy through experimental, process-based, hands-on exploration.

Toddler Time: CLAY Creature Feature
Join us at Ipswich Art Gallery on Friday mornings for play-based explorations of our current IAG Kids exhibition, CLAY.

Illustration by Deb Mostert drawn from Arts and Cultural moments in Ipswich
IAG UpLate: Ignite
19 Jul 2025 — 19 Jul 2025
Ignite your creative spark, get hands-on, and connect with like-minded creatives at this out-of-the-box Up Late at Ipswich Art Gallery.

Silk and Squeeg Screen-printing Workshop. Image Courtesy of the Artist.
IAG Masterclass: Screen Printing with Silk + Squeeg
28 Jun 2025 — 28 Jun 2025
SORRY, SOLD OUT!

Arwin Hidayat, Noisy Silence, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas, 85.5 x 80 cm. Image Courtesy of Mitchell Fine Art.
IAG Masterclass: Indonesian Batik with Arwin Hidayat
26 Jul 2025 — 27 Jul 2025
Learn the ancient artform of Indonesian Batik with artist Arwin Hidayat!

Image Courtesy of the Artist.
IAG Masterclass: Everyday Sketching with Deb Mostert
16 Aug 2025 — 16 Aug 2025
Join artist Deb Mostert to explore the creative habit of everyday sketching!

Image Courtesy of the Artist.
IAG Masterclass: Self-Portraiture Painting with Dylan Jones
27 Sep 2025 — 27 Sep 2025
Delve into the expressive potential of gouache painting with Dylan Jones!

Image Courtesy of the Artist.
IAG Masterclass: Wool Felting with Norton Fredericks
25 Oct 2025 — 25 Oct 2025
Create your own wearable art piece with Norton Fredericks!
Ipswich Community Gallery

Sloane Stallan, Ugarapul Creation Story, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas, 90 x 125 cm. and Rhan Hooper, Coolamon and Hunting Boomerang, 2025. Mulga hardwood. Image by Louis Lim.
Second Chance: Boorrumpah Goupong Aboriginal Corporation
28 Jun 2025 — 27 Jul 2025
Coming soon - Second Chance showcases a journey through life, culture and mental health education.

Artists hands and materials. 2025. Photograph. Image: Courtesy of the artists Ailsa Walsh and Krystal Hurst.
Ailsa Walsh and Krystal Hurst: Entwined Sisters
07 Aug 2025 — 17 Aug 2025
Entwined Sisters is a collaborative exhibition exploring the transformative power of adornment in expressing identity and womanhood.
Ipswich Art Workshop

Rebekah Walkarden, Artist in Residence, Ipswich Art Workshop, 2025. Photography by Louis Lim.
Community Workshops + Meet-ups + Artist Residencies
See what's coming up
An accessible and welcoming multi-use, hands-on workspace, open to supporting a variety of local arts-based initiatives.
Looking for past exhibitions, events and programs?

Reading is Magic: Story Arts Festival Ipswich
04 Aug 2024 — 17 Aug 2024

David Pearce, The Inventor (detail), 2023, Images courtesy of the artist.
Blak & Abstract - 21st Century Indigenous Explorer
20 Jul 2024 — 28 Jul 2024

Countermeasures, 2024, silicone, pins, wool, pigment, variable dimensions.
Image courtesy of the artists.
Countermeasures: Ellie Coleman & Linda Clark
30 May 2024 — 09 Jun 2024

Alex Beitz, The Eyes of a Man, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 455mm x 355mm, Image: Courtesy of the artist.
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School: Visual Art Showcase
10 May 2024 — 19 May 2024

Connections: The Marburg and District Art Society
18 Apr 2024 — 28 Apr 2024

Photograph of videographer Kate Ellovee and Russell Clifford with the prize surfboard.
Photo by Thomas Oliver www.thomasoliver.photo
Ippy Drops In…and Rips: Surfboard Art Design Competition
02 Dec 2023 — 22 Dec 2023

Bobbi Lockyer
For Our Elders 2023. The 2023 National NAIDOC Week Poster incorporating the Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag (licensed by the Torres Strait Island Council).
For Our Elders: Poster Exhibition + Workshops
03 Jul 2023 — 17 Jul 2023

Sally Harrison
Courtesy of the artist.
Spirit of Place – here, there and everywhere: New Work by Sally Harrison
25 Jun 2022 — 21 Aug 2022

Jodi Bowen
Courtesy of the artist.
Living Vicariously Through Others: New Work by Jodi Bowen
14 Aug 2021 — 24 Oct 2021

Merton Chambers
Courtesy of the artist.
Almost the Last Supper: New Work by Merton Chambers
12 Jun 2020 — 30 Aug 2020

Vivienne Goodman
Courtesy of Arthur Frame AM.
Cover Story: Queensland Arts Council Cover Art and Poster Collection
14 Sep 2019 — 03 Nov 2019

Madeleine Kelly
Courtesy of the artist.
What the Centre Cannot Hold: New Work by Madeleine Kelly
13 Jul 2019 — 07 Oct 2019

The Buhrich House II by architect Hugh Buhrich.
Photo © Michael Wee.
Iconic Australian Houses: An exhibition by Karen McCartney
01 Sep 2018 — 18 Nov 2018

Andrea Baumert Howard
Courtesy of the artist.
Echoes: Repeating Patterns by Andrea Baumert Howard
12 Oct 2016 — 06 Nov 2016

Behind the Lines: the year’s best political cartoons 2015
23 Jan 2016 — 06 Mar 2016

Sally Harrison
City of Ipswich Collection, 2012.
This Land Our Land: The Artwork of Sally Harrison, Dale Weston & Annie Clarke
12 Jun 2012 — 02 Sep 2012