Cooran artist Lew Brennan has another award to add to his resume, winning the prestigious Bendigo Bank Open category at the 2026 Mary Valley Art Festival in Imbil. Held over four days from 23 July 2026, the festival marked its 25th anniversary with another successful exhibition of paintings representing 100 artists from South-East Queensland. Judges [...]
Build your skills, confidence and creative practice over 12 months through a series of hands-on workshops, networking events and exhibition opportunities with Mary Valley Artslink. This program is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. The funding meant the group could offer skills building across diverse creative practices, president Heinke Butt said. "We will [...]
Sunshine Coast artist Cynthia House continues to be a crowd favourite in the Gympie art scene, winning the People’s Choice Award at the Mary Valley Art Festival for the second year running. Her trademark hybrid style of abstraction and realism in depicting a snow leopard won people’s hearts, giving her the slightest edge on her [...]
The deadline for entries for the annual Mary Valley Art Festival has been extended to Monday 14 July. This gives artists more time to apply for the exhibition which offers awards including the RJR Property Best in Show award of $2000, and $1500 for the Open winner from Gympie’s Bendigo Bank. The festival will be [...]
A permanent fine art gallery and cultural hub will be built in Imbil after the local council approved the new build. Mary Valley Artslink received lease documents this week after the unanimous vote of approval by Gympie Regional Council. Art group president Heinke Butt said everyone was delighted that Gympie council had approved the application [...]
Mary Valley visitors and residents alike are loving the new pop-up Art on Yabba Gallery in Imbil’s main street. Its first exhibition by popular watercolourist Jan Lawnikanis has drawn rave reviews, and her September workshop has sold out. The gallery’s next show is Eclectic Treasures, featuring works from a collection of local artists including Kym [...]
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