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Welcome to Petrie Terrace Gallery
Home of the Royal Queensland Art Society (Brisbane Branch) Inc.
Book into all our upcoming Awards Nights, Openings, Workshops, Classes and other Events via Eventbrite.
Unit 3, 162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, 4000 (just up from Roma St)
We are an open, vibrant society providing a community hub for all artists and art loving public. Our beautiful gallery is centrally located and easily accessed. We regularly hold new exhibitions in the gallery. Workshops and Life Drawing Classes are held regularly in the gallery and, as with most of our activities, anyone (not just members) can join in. You can privately hire:
- our gallery spaces for private art exhibitions, classes and workshops.
- our venue as a creative backdrop for corporate team-building sessions, concerts, fashion parades, book launches, auctions, fundraising and birthdays or baby showers.
Everyone is welcome to come along to events at the gallery which include monthly artist talks and social gatherings, exhibition openings and other events. Visit our facebook page (rqasBRIS) for more information. Please note the Gallery has limited accessibility for some of our events, please contact us via phone or email for more information.
LATEST NEWS
What’s On – 2025 Exhibitions
Winners – 2024 Biennial exhibitions: Queensland Figurative and Young Artist Award
Winners – 2024 Salon des Refusés
Winners – 134th RQAS Members Annual exhibition
Host Your Next Art Exhibition at Petrie Terrace Gallery!
Winners – Brisbane: Landmarks, Landscapes and Personalities 2024
Winners – Abstraction 2024
Hidden Gems 2024 – Peoples Choice Winner
What’s On – 2024 Exhibitions
The Art of Imagination 2023 – Prize Winners
Salon des Refusés 2023 – Prize Winners
Winners – Materially Designed 2023
Winners – 133rd Members Annual 2023
Brisbane: Landmarks, Landscapes and Personalities 2023 – Winners
Splash 2023 – Winners
Harold & Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize 2023 – Winners
What’s on – 2023 Exhibitions
An Artists Place – Prize Winners
Presentation Guidelines
Artist Opportunities for 2023 Exhibitions
Salon des Refusés 2022 – Prize Winners
Salon des Refusés 2022 – Finalists
Salon des Refusés 2022 – Selectors
Winners – Queensland Figurative 2022
Winners – Young Artist Award 2022
Winners – 132nd Members Annual 2022
Winners – Different Dimensions 2022
Winners – Abstraction 2022
Salon des Refuses – Petrie Terrace Gallery Award Winners
Salon des Refusés 2021 – Selections
Winners – Art of Imagination
Winners – 131st Members Annual 2021
Winners – Harold & Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize 2021
Winners – Different Dimensions 2021
Winners – Abstraction 2021
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS 2021 and BEYOND
The Gift of Art 2020
GALLERY CLOSED THIS SUNDAY, 13TH DECEMBER DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREDICTED FOR BRISBANE
Salon des Refuses – Winners 2020
Young Artist Award 2020 Finalists
The Finalists of the Salon des Refuses 2020
Queensland Figurative 2020 Finalists
Winners – Abstraction 2020
Elements 2020 Online
Abstraction 2020
Online Exhibition
Remembering Ruby Eaves (1943-2019)
En Plein Air Exhibition 2019
Drawing: the fortifying element in any artist’s work
Tom Petrie’s Diaries and other Gems
Volunteer Positions Available
Winners from Elegant Chaos: A Celebration of Still Life
Brisbane City Council supports 2019 Paint Out in Roma Street Parkland
Call for Nominations for the Brisbane Branch Committee
Abstraction 2019 Winners
Happy Easter!
Brisbane: Landscapes, Landmarks and Personalities 2019
Women’s Work: Celebrating the Female Contribution To The Arts
The Royal Queensland Art Society “Fellows” – a potted history
Final Member’s Exhibition and Holiday Closing Times
The River City Shares It’s Secrets
The Young Artist Award 2018
The Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize 2018
RQAS Biennial 2018
The Queensland Figurative 2018
Modernism: Fast not Fleeting
“Cutting Both Sides of The Line”
The Verlie Just Collection
Brisbane: Landmarks, Landscapes and Personalities 2018
Chiaroscuro : Beauty in Contrast
Abstract Exhibition 2018
Christmas Art Markets
RQAS 2017 Watercolour Exhibition
RQAS 127th Member’s Annual Exhibition 2017
Prize Winners for the Agnes and Harold Richardson Drawing Award.
Winners from Diversity in Print Exhibition
The Agnes & Harold Richardson Memorial Drawing Prize-A Brief History
Royal Queensland Art Society Biennial at Petrie Terrace Gallery
State President’s Report
Members Donate Prize to New Watercolour Exhibition
EXCURSION TO THE SUPREME COURT BUILDINGS FOR A TOUR OF THE ARTWORKS THEREIN
Winners of the 125th RQAS Annual exhibition
Open Day & Art Market-July 2015
Royal Queensland Art Society “Fellows” − a potted history
125th RQAS Annual Exhibition and Artist Entry Form
Diversity in Print 2015
Peoples choice from the RQAS members show Nature Morte
Winners of the Queensland Figurative 2014
Finalists for the Queensland Figurative 2014
Winners from the RQAS Annual 2014
Entry Date to Queensland Figurative EXTENDED by popular demand to 8th September.
Entry form with T&C’s for the Queensland Figurative 2014
Exciting New Figurative Prize
Print Winners 2014
Diversity in Print
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Thank you to everyone that attended the Biennial Closing event on Sunday, 27th of October.
This event was a great way to close the Queensland Figurative and Young Artist Award, and it was also lovely to have the winner of the Queensland Figurative @dylanjonesart give an artist talk on his winning piece!
Thank you to everyone that attended the Biennial Closing event on Sunday, 27th of October.
This event was a great way to close the Queensland Figurative and Young Artist Award, and it was also lovely to have the winner of the Queensland Figurative @dylanjonesart give an artist talk on his winning piece!
Were you dying to attend this course but it sold out too quickly?
We`ve had another space become available for Annette Raff`s fabulous Watercolour Workshop `Blossoms Unveiled`, coming up this Saturday 9th November.
Get in quick and don`t miss your last chance to book your ticket via Humanitix: link available in Linktr.ee or below
https://events.humanitix.com/host/royal-queensland-art-society-brisbane
Were you dying to attend this course but it sold out too quickly?
We`ve had another space become available for Annette Raff`s fabulous Watercolour Workshop `Blossoms Unveiled`, coming up this Saturday 9th November.
Get in quick and don`t miss your last chance to book your ticket via Humanitix: link available in Linktr.ee or below
https://events.humanitix.com/host/royal-queensland-art-society-brisbane
Opening today at Petrie Terrace Gallery is Connected Visions! This year`s exhibition offers a glimpse into the world of five working art therapists: Bethany, Claudje, Jane, Jannie and Tabitha.
Connected Visions is about the complexity of connections which art therapy offers participants, including the connection to the therapist through relationship, connection to the art-making process through various mediums, and connection to one’s own journey through becoming more self-aware.
This exhibition will only be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery until Sunday, 10th November.
Artwork credit: Creation by Jannie B. Olsen, Ink, $150., Connected VJs 9 by Claudje Lecompte, Collage on wooden VJ, $65., Being with by Jane Griffin, Ink and watercolour on paper, framed, $150., artwork by Tabitha Ford.
@claudjelecompte, @bethanymahadeo, @artattackjane
Opening today at Petrie Terrace Gallery is Connected Visions! This year`s exhibition offers a glimpse into the world of five working art therapists: Bethany, Claudje, Jane, Jannie and Tabitha.
Connected Visions is about the complexity of connections which art therapy offers participants, including the connection to the therapist through relationship, connection to the art-making process through various mediums, and connection to one’s own journey through becoming more self-aware.
This exhibition will only be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery until Sunday, 10th November.
Artwork credit: Creation by Jannie B. Olsen, Ink, $150., Connected VJs 9 by Claudje Lecompte, Collage on wooden VJ, $65., Being with by Jane Griffin, Ink and watercolour on paper, framed, $150., artwork by Tabitha Ford.
@claudjelecompte, @bethanymahadeo, @artattackjane
From Tuesday, 12th of November the exhibition Extinction is For Ever will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery. This exhibition focuses on loss of habitat and safety in the environment; loss to fire, flood, drought, urban sprawl and care-less-ness; and loss is exhausting – for suffering animals and for humans trying to make a difference.
Claudje Lecompte and Susan Margaret are co-curators and are collaborating with 30 artists and the Queensland Conservation Council to focus on the vulnerable, endangered or extinct in the wild mammals and birds in Queensland.
This exhibition will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery from Tuesday, 12th of November to Sunday, 17th of November, 2024; we look forward to seeing you in the gallery.
From Tuesday, 12th of November the exhibition Extinction is For Ever will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery. This exhibition focuses on loss of habitat and safety in the environment; loss to fire, flood, drought, urban sprawl and care-less-ness; and loss is exhausting – for suffering animals and for humans trying to make a difference.
Claudje Lecompte and Susan Margaret are co-curators and are collaborating with 30 artists and the Queensland Conservation Council to focus on the vulnerable, endangered or extinct in the wild mammals and birds in Queensland.
This exhibition will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery from Tuesday, 12th of November to Sunday, 17th of November, 2024; we look forward to seeing you in the gallery.
Entries are now open for the 2025 Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing prize!
This prize is awarded in memory of Harold and Agnes Richardson, who both contributed greatly to the art scene in Queensland, and in particular to the RQAS. From 1970 to 1977 Harold was secretary, and from 1978 to 1980 became president of the RQAS. His aims were to lift the standard of the society by increasing the membership, and concentrate on promoting art, both from the participation point of view and the area of appreciation.
This biennial exhibition focuses on the practice of drawing, a foundational skill that is central to artistic practice. Entries are due by Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 at 3:30pm.
For entry forms and more information please visit rqas.com.au
Entries are now open for the 2025 Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing prize!
This prize is awarded in memory of Harold and Agnes Richardson, who both contributed greatly to the art scene in Queensland, and in particular to the RQAS. From 1970 to 1977 Harold was secretary, and from 1978 to 1980 became president of the RQAS. His aims were to lift the standard of the society by increasing the membership, and concentrate on promoting art, both from the participation point of view and the area of appreciation.
This biennial exhibition focuses on the practice of drawing, a foundational skill that is central to artistic practice. Entries are due by Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 at 3:30pm.
For entry forms and more information please visit rqas.com.au
Not long now until Connected Visions comes to Petrie Terrace Gallery! This year`s exhibition offers a glimpse into the world of five working art therapists: Bethany, Claudje, Jane, Jannie and Tabitha.
Connected Visions is about the complexity of connections which art therapy offers participants, including the connection to the therapist through relationship, connection to the art-making process through various mediums, and connection to one’s own journey through becoming more self-aware.
This exhibition will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery from Wednesday, 6th November to Sunday, 10th November.
@claudjelecompte, @bethanymahadeo, @artattackjane
Not long now until Connected Visions comes to Petrie Terrace Gallery! This year`s exhibition offers a glimpse into the world of five working art therapists: Bethany, Claudje, Jane, Jannie and Tabitha.
Connected Visions is about the complexity of connections which art therapy offers participants, including the connection to the therapist through relationship, connection to the art-making process through various mediums, and connection to one’s own journey through becoming more self-aware.
This exhibition will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery from Wednesday, 6th November to Sunday, 10th November.
@claudjelecompte, @bethanymahadeo, @artattackjane
Come along to the gallery and support our RQAS members! In the upstairs studio gallery we currently have the artwork of Severine Pecoraro and Mahsa Homayounfard on display.
Severine’s unique artistic style seamlessly blends vibrant colours, on trend pallets, delicate brushwork, textural sensations, and a keen eye for detail; resulting in artworks that evoke a sense of wonder and emotional resonance that will bring her viewers continued joy.
Then, Mahsa`s mandala art mixes traditional Persian patterns and techniques with Western Modern art in order to make a connection with her culture and appeal to an Australian audience. Mandalas represent the connection between our inner worlds and outer reality.
To see more of these artists works, please visit their Instagram pages: @pecoraropaints @mahsahfarr
Come along to the gallery and support our RQAS members! In the upstairs studio gallery we currently have the artwork of Severine Pecoraro and Mahsa Homayounfard on display.
Severine’s unique artistic style seamlessly blends vibrant colours, on trend pallets, delicate brushwork, textural sensations, and a keen eye for detail; resulting in artworks that evoke a sense of wonder and emotional resonance that will bring her viewers continued joy.
Then, Mahsa`s mandala art mixes traditional Persian patterns and techniques with Western Modern art in order to make a connection with her culture and appeal to an Australian audience. Mandalas represent the connection between our inner worlds and outer reality.
To see more of these artists works, please visit their Instagram pages: @pecoraropaints @mahsahfarr
Throwback to our October Members Gathering: Chinese Calligraphy with Johnny Huang.
Thank you to Johnny for an interesting artist talk, where participants had the opportunity to not only learn about Chinese calligraphy, but also have a go themselves!
@minja8454
Throwback to our October Members Gathering: Chinese Calligraphy with Johnny Huang.
Thank you to Johnny for an interesting artist talk, where participants had the opportunity to not only learn about Chinese calligraphy, but also have a go themselves!
@minja8454
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