If you haven't visited the Creative Connections Whitsunday Community Gallery recently, now is the perfect time. Our latest gallery changeover has completely transformed the space, with a vibrant new collection of artworks and handcrafted gifts creating what can only be described as a riot of colour. Visitors over the past week have commented on the incredible diversity of the exhibition, from bold contemporary paintings and stunning photography to ceramics, glass art, textile

By Glenda Brown, President, Creative Connections Whitsundays When you buy a piece of local art, you're taking home much more than something beautiful. You're supporting a local artist, celebrating creativity, and helping build a vibrant arts community that benefits everyone. Across the Whitsundays, artists capture the landscapes, wildlife, people and stories that make our region unique. Through painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, textiles, glass and other mediums, the

A generous $18,500 solar system donation from Green Energy Technologies is helping power a more sustainable future for the Proserpine Community Art Gallery. When Creative Connections Whitsunday (CCW) took over the Gallery building from Whitsunday Regional Council, we knew the existing solar panel system was several years old and may not have been operating at full capacity. The building had sustained damage during Cyclone Debbie and had remained unoccupied for several years.

The countdown is on, with the finalists now announced for the 2026 Great Barrier Reef Festival Art Exhibition, inviting visitors to look beyond the surface through a vibrant showcase of artistic talent from across the Whitsundays and beyond. Returning from 30 July to 2 August at the Whitsunday Sailing Club, this year's exhibition will showcase 85 outstanding artworks by 66 artists, each responding to the exhibition theme, Beyond Beauty. Through painting, photography, sculptur

By Glenda Brown, President, Creative Connections Whitsundays Recent media coverage surrounding the Doyles Art Award has sparked an important conversation across Australia's arts community. An award-winning landscape painting has been identified as closely resembling an earlier work by another artist, prompting an investigation into how the work was accepted and whether the prize money can be recovered. Whatever the outcome of that investigation, it serves as a timely reminder

Just one month after opening its doors, the Creative Connections Whitsunday Community Gallery has completed its very first gallery changeover, giving locals and visitors a whole new reason to visit. One of the things that makes our gallery unique is that it isn't a permanent collection. Each month, our 26 exhibiting artists refresh their displays with new artworks and handcrafted merchandise, while new artists join the gallery. Every visit offers something different to discov