What's on

Installation view, Main Hall ceramics display, Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Photography by Louis Lim, 2024

Exhibitions

Anthology of memory
IAG EXHIBITION

Anthology of memory

22 February — 13 April 2025

Artworks by Rachel North. This exhibition consists of work that communicates the lived experience of a child within a landscape marred by trauma.

IAG Kids: Dazzle and Create
KIDS EXHIBITION

IAG Kids: Dazzle and Create

15 February — 18 May 2025

Step into a vibrant art studio, with hands-on maker stations. Build your own razzle-dazzle cubbyhouse, experiment with materials, and create your masterpiece.

Coming soon

Don’t get too comfortable
IAG EXHIBITION

Don’t get too comfortable

1 March — 1 June 2025

Artworks by Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne. This exhibition speaks to experiences we all face in our lives and relationships.

Sharing the National Collection
ARTWORKS ON LOAN

Sharing the National Collection

November 2024 — November 2026

Ipswich Art Gallery currently hosts four significant works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection.

Slow Looking Tours

Slow Art Tour, Installation view, Arriving Slowly: Exploring the Abstract, Ipswich Art Gallery, 2024. Photography, Yugong Shao.

free GALLERY PROGRAM

Slow Looking Tours

Sunday mornings
2 March — 1 June 2025

Join Ipswich Art Gallery Visitor Services team for a unique guided tour of our current exhibitions

In Conversation
free GALLERY EVENT

In Conversation

Saturday 8 March 2025

Join artists Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne, as they speak about how they worked together to realise their exhibition, Don’t get too comfortable.

In Conversation
FREE gallery event

In Conversation

Sunday 16 March | 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Rachel North will speak with Dr Alexandra Lawson about her practice and how she approaches the materiality of her work to embed landscape and memory.  

Ipswich Art Workshop

The Big Draw
Ipswich Art Workshop

The Big Draw

Saturday 01 March | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Join us for The Big Draw and be part of the world’s biggest celebration of drawing!

Lost Trades
COMMUNITY EXHIBITION

Lost Trades

21 February - 2 March 2025

Rediscovering and celebrating the stories etched into the heart of our city.

Thank You Ipswich
COMMUNITY EXHIBITION

Thank You Ipswich

13 March - 23 March 2025

Ipswich has always been a formidable industrial area, and glassblowing is a distinctly industrial art form.

Looking for past exhibitions or events?

IAG 25th Birthday Gala
Event

IAG 25th Birthday Gala

07 Dec 2024 — 07 Dec 2024

IAG UP LATE: Legacy Lines First Nations Stories
Event

IAG UP LATE: Legacy Lines First Nations Stories

30 Aug 2024 — 30 Aug 2024

Reading is Magic: Story Arts Festival Ipswich
Ipswich Community Gallery Exhibition

Reading is Magic: Story Arts Festival Ipswich

04 Aug 2024 — 17 Aug 2024

ARTICULATION: Language, Object, Space
Exhibition

ARTICULATION: Language, Object, Space

01 Jun 2024 — 04 Aug 2024

Strong Roots Rising

Connecting to Country, photograph Sarima Chong 2022

Ipswich Community Gallery Exhibition

Strong Roots Rising

15 Jun 2024 — 14 Jul 2024

ARTICULATION: In Conversation
Event

ARTICULATION: In Conversation

01 Jun 2024 — 01 Jun 2024

IAG Temporarily closed
Event

IAG Temporarily closed

15 Apr 2024 — 24 May 2024

Connections: The Marburg and District Art Society
Ipswich Community Gallery Exhibition

Connections: The Marburg and District Art Society

18 Apr 2024 — 28 Apr 2024

Installation view, Collections Gallery, 2024, Ipswich Art Gallery. Photography by Louis Lim
Event

Slow Art Day

13 Apr 2024 — 13 Apr 2024

Junior Curators: Mysterious Realms
Exhibition

Junior Curators: Mysterious Realms

25 Nov 2023 — 28 Jan 2024

Robin 'Tallman' Wakkajinda

Photo credit: Craig Myers

Ipswich Community Gallery Exhibition

Robin 'Tallman' Wakkajinda

10 Nov 2023 — 13 Nov 2023

Dylan Sarra: Burnett River Petroglyphs Part 1a
Exhibition

Dylan Sarra: Burnett River Petroglyphs Part 1a

16 Sep 2023 — 05 Nov 2023

Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence
Ipswich Community Gallery Exhibition

Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence

14 Oct 2023 — 05 Nov 2023

Bruce Reynolds: How Soon is Now?
Exhibition

Bruce Reynolds: How Soon is Now?

12 Aug 2023 — 29 Oct 2023

Architectural Layers: New Work by Grant Quinn
Ipswich Artist Exhibition

Architectural Layers: New Work by Grant Quinn

06 May 2023 — 09 Jul 2023

Jane du Rand: Green, Red and Black
Exhibition

Jane du Rand: Green, Red and Black

04 Mar 2023 — 14 May 2023

Deb Mostert: Everyday Sketchbooks
Ipswich Artist Exhibition

Deb Mostert: Everyday Sketchbooks

04 Mar 2023 — 01 May 2023

Ink in the Lines
Exhibition

Ink in the Lines

05 Mar 2022 — 02 May 2022

Meet the Maker: Terry Martin
Event

Meet the Maker: Terry Martin

13 Mar 2022 — 13 Mar 2022

All the Best for Christmas
Event

All the Best for Christmas

18 Nov 2021 — 21 Nov 2021

High Tea 2021
Event

High Tea 2021

30 Oct 2021 — 30 Oct 2021

The Big Draw 2021
Event

The Big Draw 2021

16 Oct 2021 — 16 Oct 2021

Still Life Drawing
Event

Still Life Drawing

06 Mar 2021 — 06 Mar 2021

The Big Draw 2020
Event

The Big Draw 2020

17 Oct 2020 — 17 Oct 2020

High Tea 2019
Event

High Tea 2019

24 Aug 2019 — 24 Aug 2019

Exhibition Tour and Brunch: Arthur Boyd
Event

Exhibition Tour and Brunch: Arthur Boyd

03 Aug 2019 — 03 Aug 2019

The Big Draw 2018
Event

The Big Draw 2018

20 Oct 2018 — 20 Oct 2018

The Big Draw 2017
Event

The Big Draw 2017

21 Oct 2017 — 21 Oct 2017

High Tea 2017
Event

High Tea 2017

28 May 2017 — 28 May 2017

The Big Draw 2016
Event

The Big Draw 2016

29 Oct 2016 — 29 Oct 2016

High Tea 2016
Event

High Tea 2016

13 Aug 2016 — 13 Aug 2016

ACO Virtual
Exhibition

ACO Virtual

19 Mar 2016 — 02 May 2016

Rescue
Exhibition

Rescue

03 Nov 2012 — 27 Jan 2013