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 [...]
Art on Yabba welcomes eight artists from the Modern Studios to display their new exhibition Evoke from 4-28 June at the Imbil fine art gallery. The contributing artists push the boundaries of their personal styles in this collection of 2D and 3D works. They attend Wednesday morning sessions at the Forshaw and McGannon Studios at [...]
UPDATE: We have extended the deadline for entry forms until midnight on 13 July! The Mary Valley Art Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary on 23-26 July at Imbil, Mary Valley! One of the South-East Queensland's most established regional arts events, the festival continues to attract strong participation, with more than $10,500 in prize money and [...]
Art on Yabba, Mary Valley’s fine art gallery, presents a GourMay exhibition Palate & Poise. This exhibition that brings together artists who use food as image, material, and metaphor. Spanning multiple media, the works explore food in all its forms, from the plants that nourish us to fresh interpretations of the classic still life. Artists [...]
Organisers of the Mary Valley Art Festival have stretched their cultural offer into the performance sector, partnering with Perseverance Street Theatre Company. President Heinke Butt said they collaborated with Dr Sharon Hogan from the theatre company and Imbil artist Pat Cale to create an original piece. The project was made possible by funding through the [...]
More than 80 scarecrows of all shapes and sizes have crowded into the Mary Valley for its biannual festival and organisers couldn’t be happier! But it was the entry by the Imbil Police Station which stole the judges’ hearts and won them grand champion 2025. Andy Waltzing Matilda depicted two full-sized scarecrows and a sheep [...]
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 [...]
From invasive vine to award-winning wearable art—local artist Vivien Eardley is set to wow audiences at this year’s Mary Valley Art Festival. Vivien will bring with her two stunning pieces that have graced the national stage at the Australian Wearable Art Festival, based on the Sunshine Coast. A self-taught, intuitive artist working under the name [...]
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