Hervey Bay Regional Gallery

05/09/2026

Visit HBRG this Father's Day to discover one-of-a-kind gifts for Dad in our retail space, showing our fathers we care on their special day! 🩵💙

Featured products:

Malki Studio Bolo tie - $360.00

FiStar whale dish - $30.00

Everyart by m.e cards - $5.50

Pallion Point Coral Cap - $49.00

Dion Beasley: Six Dogs T-shirt - $35.00

Kerri Dixon Dingo Cards - $5.50

Spencer Flynn Socks - $20.00

04/09/2026

Last weekend exhibition opening celebrations continued on to Saturday and coincided with the commencement of this year's Whale Festival events. 🐳🎉🖼

Visitors to HBRG were treated to informative Floor Talks by Catherine Woolley, Curator of 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 and Canberra artist Sammy Hawker. 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 artists also enjoyed a Meet and Greet morning tea in the foyer.

Following the Floor Talks, marine biologist Yvonne Miles shared a scientific perspective on whale acoustics, enhancing Sammy's exhibition 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨. The event was brought to an end with a fascinating demonstration of the 'cymatic instrument' Sammy uses to capture a visual representation of whale songs.

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the artists during the weekend of celebrations.

𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙬𝙠𝙚𝙧 | 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙-𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟱 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

See our website for more info, and get involved in the 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 workshops and programming!
https://www.ourfrasercoast.com.au/Hervey-Bay-Regional-Gallery/Whats-On

04/09/2026

02/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us Friday night for the launch of three new exhibitions, 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 and 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥-𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨. 🎉🙌🥂🎊
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Visitors enjoyed an evening of celebration with the artists, curators and special guests while being treated to the soulful sounds of the pan drum by musician Luke Mcqueen.

🗓𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙬𝙠𝙚𝙧 | 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙-𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜⁠ 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

🗓𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.
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Images: Glenn Morris Photography

📫️Join our mailing list to receive launch event invitations straight to your inbox! Head to hbrg.com.au to sign up.

27/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!! ⁠🎶🥂🎉🙌🎊

Please join us tonight to celebrate with the artists and special guests at the official launch of three new exhibitions:⁠
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🎨𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦
🎨𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 2026
🎨𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥-𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨

🕠When: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
📍Where: Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
🎟Tickets: Free, all welcome!

Continue the celebrations and kick off the start of the Whale Festival with Saturday morning events with the artists in the gallery, starting at 10am.
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Find out more and register via the link below:
https://www.ourfrasercoast.com.au/Hervey-Bay-Regional-Gallery/Whats-On/Events-and-Programs/Exhibition-Opening-28-August-2026

27/08/2026

Excited for our upcoming shows! Join us to celebrate this weekend. 🐳🥂🖼️

26/08/2026

𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗕𝗥𝗚 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽! 🐳🐋🐳🐋

Jazz up your outfit for this year's festivities with eye-catching boot and blouse bling. Grab a gallery gift for yourself or shop for a friend, we have some fun accessories for everyone.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

💙Braw Paper Co enamel pins
💙Spencer Flynn breaching whale socks
💙Braw Paper Co. nautical magnet set
💙Deb Mostert 'Whale as Object' postcard

HBRG will be open during the start of the Whale Festival celebrations at City Park:
Saturday 29 August, 10:00am - 4:00pm

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Image: Featuring Zartisha Davis, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴, HBRG 2026.

26/08/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗕𝗥𝗚 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 🐋🎶

To mark the launch of Canberra-based artist Sammy Hawker’s exhibition 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥-𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 hear from the artist about her practice and her development of a ‘cymatic instrument’ that gives visual form to whale songs—bringing art and science into poetic dialogue.

Following Sammy’s floor talk hear from Yvonne Miles, a marine biologist with a particular interest in marine mammal acoustics. Yvonne will share her work that combines field observation, acoustic technology and education to explore the largely unseen—and unheard—world beneath the ocean surface.

Following Yvonne’s talk, stay for a Q&A with Sammy and Yvonne and see a live demonstration of Sammy Hawker’s ‘cymatic instrument’ in the gallery.

Yvonne Miles is a marine biologist and environmental consultant with more than 20 years’ experience across marine fauna conservation, marine mammal observation, passive acoustic monitoring, applied research, offshore environmental mitigation, expedition interpretation and professional training.

With a particular interest in marine mammal acoustics, Yvonne has worked with passive acoustic monitoring and underwater sound to detect, record and better understand whales and other marine mammals. Her work combines field observation, acoustic technology and education to explore the largely unseen—and unheard—world beneath the ocean surface.

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

Find out more and register at the link below:
https://www.ourfrasercoast.com.au/Hervey-Bay-Regional-Gallery/Whats-On/Events-and-Programs/Exhibition-Floor-Talks-Catherine-Woolley-Sammy-Hawker-Yvonne-Miles

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥.

25/08/2026

𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗕𝗥𝗚 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺! 🥂🖼🎶🐋

Kick off the start of the Whale Festival with a night of celebration as we launch three new exhibitions at HBRG. Join the artists and curators as they officially open our newest exhibitions 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 and 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥-𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨.

Be entertained by local musician Luke Mcqueen of Flamm Academy with the warm, flowing sounds of the pan drum.

Continue the celebrations the following day with informative floor talks, whale acoustic presentations and art demonstrations with the artists and curators.

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: Friday 28 August 2026, 5:30 - 7:30pm
𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 & 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦: Saturday 29 August, from 10am

Free, all welcome
Please register your attendance via the link below:
https://tinyurl.com/54s7ntew

📸Image: Luke Mcqueen, Flamm Academy.

25/08/2026

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝘄𝗸𝗲𝗿 | 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙-𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 🐋

To celebrate the start of the Whale Festival and marking the launch of Canberra-based artist Sammy Hawker’s exhibition 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙-𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 hear from the artist about her practice and her development of a ‘cymatic instrument’ that gives visual form to whale songs—bringing art and science into poetic dialogue.

This body of work reinterprets whale song recordings collected in the 1990s by Mark Franklin of The Oceania Project. Established by Dr Trish and Dr Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project supports the conservation of whales, dolphins and the ocean environment, with a long-term focus on the behaviour and ecology of humpback whales in Hervey Bay.

Through the use of a ‘cymatic instrument’ Sammy Hawker explores visual representations of these whale songs, creating sonic notations or ‘figures’. Through an elemental use of light and sound Hawker creates an affecting reflection on human perception and interspecies dialogue, opening space for deeper empathy, curiosity and care.

Following Sammy’s floor talk hear from Yvonne Miles, a marine biologist with a particular interest in marine mammal acoustics.

Bringing the day's events to an end, see a live demonstration of Sammy Hawker's 'cymatic instrument' in action in the gallery.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
𝟱:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
Join us for the official Exhibition Opening event

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
10:00 - 11:30am: Morning Tea - Meet the 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 artists
10:30am - 11:15am: Floor Talks - 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 with Catherine Woolley
11:30am - 12:00pm: Floor Talks - 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 with Sammy Hawker
12:00pm - 12:45pm: Yvonne Miles on Whale Acoustics followed by Q&A for Yvonne and Sammy
12:45pm - 1:00pm: Cymatic Instrument demonstration with Sammy Hawker

📸Image: 1. Sammy Hawker, Artist. Image courtesy of the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre. Photographer Aaron Chap. 2. Sammy Hawker, 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 2024.

Free, all welcome.
Register and find out more via the link below:
https://tinyurl.com/y549zxyf