2020 has been unlike anything the Sunshine Coast has experienced before and the community response has been nothing short of inspirational, which is why Sunshine Coast Council has opened nominations for the 2021 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards earlier than usual.

High profile and experienced gallery director Tracy Cooper-Lavery will judge the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020 when it opens to the public in October.

To help keep our community informed, inspired and entertained during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Sunshine Coast Council has launched a new series of online programs and videos thanks to Caloundra Regional Gallery, Horizon Festival, Cultural Heritage, Living Smart and Sunshine Coast Libraries.

A remarkable exhibition celebrating the career of one of the Sunshine Coast’s, and Australia’s, most accomplished ceramicists, Johanna DeMaine, will open at Caloundra Regional Gallery on Friday, March 6.

Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to be a part of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2020, in the year when Caloundra Regional Gallery will celebrate its 20th Anniversary.

Caloundra Regional Gallery announced its 2020 exhibition program today, a diverse and inspiring program that will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the gallery.

Playful, artistic activations will soon be popping up throughout the streets, parks and laneways of Caloundra as a part of Sunshine Coast Council’s Place2Play project.

At a special ceremony attended by more than 400 dignitaries, nominees and their guests, Mark Forbes, the founder of endED, a Sunshine Coast service that now provides nationwide support to people with eating disorders and their families, was today announced as the 2020 Sunshine Coast Citizen of the Year.

The winners of the sixth annual Local Artists Local Content Art Prize have been announced, with Nambour artist Ken Munsie awarded the $5000 Best of Show prize for his mixed-media work Messages from the Mountains.

From more than 100 entries, 40 finalists have been selected for the 2020 Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize exhibition, which will open at Caloundra Regional Gallery on January 16.