October Exhibition Guide
Here it is! Our list of all the upcoming Exhibitions in the region for the month of October
Floral Elegance @ Feather & Lawry Gallery
Taking its cue from Rupert Bunny’s The harem c.1913, this exhibition features artists from the Gallery’s collections whose work embodies their fascination with pattern and decoration. It focuses on links between ornamentation and Asia’s diverse creative histories.
Image: Rupert BUNNY / The harem c.1913 / oil on canvas / 51.8 x 79.5cm / Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery - Lionel Lindsay Gallery and Library Collection 002
Contemporary Wearables Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition is the focus of Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery's contribution to promoting excellence in contemporary adornment. The award was established in 1989, with the aid of the Toowoomba Gallery Society Inc., and is a forum for experimental and innovative contemporary jewellery and object practice. On display until 23 November 2025.
Image: Contemporary Wearables 2023 Award Winner Zoë VENESS / Wreath 2023 / Neckpiece: archival paper, stainless-steel cable, sterling-silver tubing / 42 x 42 x 4cm / Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery – Toowoomba City Collection 2417 / Purchased 2023 with funds donated by Toowoomba Gallery Society Inc., 2018. / © Zoë Veness
Six fortnightly pop-up shows in The Bolton Reading Room: Housing the Lionel Lindsay Library.
Each show features rare books from the Lionel Lindsay Gallery and Library Collection, plus jewellery acquired from previous Contemporary Wearablesexhibitions for Toowoomba City Collection, and is designed to complement Contemporary Wearables 25 – Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition.
Image: YEVONDE [Yevonde Middleton] / Ruby Lind c. 1919 / black and white photograph / in The Drawings of Ruby Lind. (Mrs Will. Dyson) / London: Cecil Palmer, 1920 / Lionel Lindsay Gallery and Library Collection
Create/Respond is a collaborative project exploring the evolving nature of mark-making, authorship, and aesthetic dialogue between artists. Through shared surfaces and layered responses, the works invite reflection on how artistic meaning emerges through ongoing, responsive exchanges — a visual conversation across time, material, and intention.
Image: David AKENSON, Beata BATOROWICZ, Peta BERGHOFER, Linda CLARK, Kyle JENKINS, Rhi JOHNSON, Alexandra LAWSON, Amber MANTEUFEL, Alice RIGBY, Alex STALLING, David USHER / Point of difference 2025 / mixed media on paper / 84.1 x 59.4cm / © the artists
Celebrating the Future is a photographic exhibition by local photographer David Martinelli that captures the unique small town festival Jacaranda Day held in Goombungee in its 30th year.

