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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
Winners – RQAS 135th Members Annual, A Mix of Media
Judges for the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Art Prize
Winners – RQAS 135th Members Annual, Painting and Sculpture
Winners – 2025 All Creatures and Wild Things
Winners – 2025 Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize
People’s Choice Award winner – 2025 Hidden Gems exhibition
Winners – 2024 Small Art Show
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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As part of our partnership with Queen`s Wharf Brisbane, the RQAS is pleased to share with you our first Showcase of Members` works at the Star Brisbane Event Centre.
With thousands of visitors attending events here each month, this is a fantastic opportunity for our artists to raise their profiles and sell their artworks. It also helps to bring more recognition to the RQAS so we can further support members and the local arts community.
Congratulations to all the artists who were selected to hang on this occasion. Watch this space as there will be more showcases coming up throughout the year!
To find out more about the finalists and the works on display please visit our website https://rqas.com.au/event/rqas-brisbane-art-showcase-1/
@queenswharf_brisbane
@thestarbrisbane
As part of our partnership with Queen`s Wharf Brisbane, the RQAS is pleased to share with you our first Showcase of Members` works at the Star Brisbane Event Centre.
With thousands of visitors attending events here each month, this is a fantastic opportunity for our artists to raise their profiles and sell their artworks. It also helps to bring more recognition to the RQAS so we can further support members and the local arts community.
Congratulations to all the artists who were selected to hang on this occasion. Watch this space as there will be more showcases coming up throughout the year!
To find out more about the finalists and the works on display please visit our website https://rqas.com.au/event/rqas-brisbane-art-showcase-1/
@queenswharf_brisbane
@thestarbrisbane
Today is the last day RQAS Members Annual - A Mix of Media will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery! Make sure to come into the gallery to see what our talented members can do, and vote in the People`s Choice Award.
Included in this exhibition is section 7, which showcases beautiful pastel artworks, such as Two Bottle Still-Life by Graham Preston.
Artwork credit: Two Bottle Still-Life by Graham Preston, Pastel, $500 @geepee.art7000
Today is the last day RQAS Members Annual - A Mix of Media will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery! Make sure to come into the gallery to see what our talented members can do, and vote in the People`s Choice Award.
Included in this exhibition is section 7, which showcases beautiful pastel artworks, such as Two Bottle Still-Life by Graham Preston.
Artwork credit: Two Bottle Still-Life by Graham Preston, Pastel, $500 @geepee.art7000
Currently in the upstairs studio gallery is the exhibition `Minhwa: Traditional Korean Folk Art` by artist and RQAS member Umihee Kim @umi.k.artist
On show until Sunday, 20th of July, Umi says on her art, "These works have been a source of comfort during my immigrant journey and healing through my battle with cancer.
They also celebrate the beauty of Korean culture that has inspired me deeply.
With gratitude and excitement, I warmly invite you to my very first solo exhibition here in Australia."
**Please note** This exhibition is in the upstairs studio gallery and is only accessible via a flight of stairs.
Currently in the upstairs studio gallery is the exhibition `Minhwa: Traditional Korean Folk Art` by artist and RQAS member Umihee Kim @umi.k.artist
On show until Sunday, 20th of July, Umi says on her art, "These works have been a source of comfort during my immigrant journey and healing through my battle with cancer.
They also celebrate the beauty of Korean culture that has inspired me deeply.
With gratitude and excitement, I warmly invite you to my very first solo exhibition here in Australia."
**Please note** This exhibition is in the upstairs studio gallery and is only accessible via a flight of stairs.
On show next week from Tuesday, 15th of July to Sunday, 20th of July at Petrie Terrace Gallery is the group show, Navigation.
This exhibition showcases the creative output of five art psychotherapists who graduated from the UQ Master of Mental Health (Art Therapy) together, and have exhibited together numerous times since, in order to share the process of art therapy more widely. Join us on a journey of discovery as they delve into the theme of navigation.
@claudjelecompte, @bethanymahadeo, @artattackjane
On show next week from Tuesday, 15th of July to Sunday, 20th of July at Petrie Terrace Gallery is the group show, Navigation.
This exhibition showcases the creative output of five art psychotherapists who graduated from the UQ Master of Mental Health (Art Therapy) together, and have exhibited together numerous times since, in order to share the process of art therapy more widely. Join us on a journey of discovery as they delve into the theme of navigation.
@claudjelecompte, @bethanymahadeo, @artattackjane
⏳ It’s your last chance! The RQAS Members Annual - A Mix of Media is in its final days at Petrie Terrace Gallery — don’t miss the opportunity to experience these incredible artworks before the exhibition closes this week! 🎨
On show until Sunday, 13th of July, come take it all in while you still can ✨
⏳ It’s your last chance! The RQAS Members Annual - A Mix of Media is in its final days at Petrie Terrace Gallery — don’t miss the opportunity to experience these incredible artworks before the exhibition closes this week! 🎨
On show until Sunday, 13th of July, come take it all in while you still can ✨
🎨 Currently on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery — it’s Part Two of the RQAS Members Annual: A Mix of Media! 🖼️✨
Explore a vibrant selection of artworks showcasing the incredible creativity and diverse styles of our talented members!
Included in this exhibition is section 6, which showcases all other 2D media that doesn`t fit into the other Annual categories, such as the hand coloured lino print, Moss Forest Beyond Geeveston by Wayne Singleton.
Artwork credit: Moss Forest Beyond Geeveston by Wayne Singleton, Hand Coloured Lino print, $2800 @waynessingleton
🎨 Currently on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery — it’s Part Two of the RQAS Members Annual: A Mix of Media! 🖼️✨
Explore a vibrant selection of artworks showcasing the incredible creativity and diverse styles of our talented members!
Included in this exhibition is section 6, which showcases all other 2D media that doesn`t fit into the other Annual categories, such as the hand coloured lino print, Moss Forest Beyond Geeveston by Wayne Singleton.
Artwork credit: Moss Forest Beyond Geeveston by Wayne Singleton, Hand Coloured Lino print, $2800 @waynessingleton
Join us for the fun-filled kids workshop where imaginations run wild and masterpieces are made: Nature`s Creations - Eco Sculptures! 🎉👧👦
Perfect for young artists aged 5 years and older - spots are limited, so book now! 🖼️🧃🧢
When: Friday, 11th of July, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ticket price: $50 per session
Location: RQAS Petrie Terrace Gallery, Upstairs studio gallery (unit 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane)
Book your tickets at: https://events.humanitix.com/nature-s-creatures-eco-sculpture-childrens-workshop
@hollandcatriona
Join us for the fun-filled kids workshop where imaginations run wild and masterpieces are made: Nature`s Creations - Eco Sculptures! 🎉👧👦
Perfect for young artists aged 5 years and older - spots are limited, so book now! 🖼️🧃🧢
When: Friday, 11th of July, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ticket price: $50 per session
Location: RQAS Petrie Terrace Gallery, Upstairs studio gallery (unit 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane)
Book your tickets at: https://events.humanitix.com/nature-s-creatures-eco-sculpture-childrens-workshop
@hollandcatriona
Currently on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery is the second half of the RQAS Members Annual - A Mix of Media!
Included in this exhibition is section 3, which showcases photograph, digital painting and digital manipulation, such as At the End of the Earth by Christine Hall.
Artwork credit: At the End of the Earth by Christine Hall, Photography, $800 @christinehallphotographer
Currently on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery is the second half of the RQAS Members Annual - A Mix of Media!
Included in this exhibition is section 3, which showcases photograph, digital painting and digital manipulation, such as At the End of the Earth by Christine Hall.
Artwork credit: At the End of the Earth by Christine Hall, Photography, $800 @christinehallphotographer
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