Visual arts guide
Sunshine Coast art galleries
A curated guide to Sunshine Coast art galleries, from regional exhibition spaces and contemporary rooms to artist-run galleries, public art stops and hinterland art trails.
Start here for visual art across Caloundra, Moffat Beach, Maroochydore, Sippy Downs, Nambour, Noosa, Eumundi, Montville, Maleny and the wider Sunshine Coast.
Superwow Gallery in Moffat Beach. Image: via Facebook.
Caloundra and Moffat Beach
The southern end of the Coast has one of the strongest gallery clusters, with the public regional gallery in Caloundra and smaller beachside art spaces around Moffat Beach.
Caloundra Regional Gallery
Sunshine Coast Council’s regional gallery in Caloundra, presenting changing exhibitions by local, national and touring artists.
Where: 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra
Best for: Regional exhibitions, public programs, touring shows and contemporary visual art.
Superwow Gallery
Moffat Beach contemporary art gallery focused on monthly solo and group exhibitions, with work across pop art, surrealism and modern culture.
Where: 6/30 Ulm Street, Moffat Beach
Best for: Contemporary art, pop art, group shows and collectable works.
Seaview Artists Gallery
Artist-run Moffat Beach gallery showing painting, ceramics, jewellery, mixed media, photography, sculpture, textiles and more.
Where: 2 Seaview Terrace, Moffat Beach
Best for: Local artists, handmade work and beachside gallery browsing.
Maroochydore, Buderim and Sippy Downs
Central Coast art stops include library exhibition spaces, university collections, local artist programs and long-running fine art galleries.
Maroochydore Library Artspace
Exhibition space presented by Caloundra Regional Gallery and Sunshine Coast Libraries, with changing shows inside Maroochydore Library.
Where: Maroochydore Library
Best for: Local exhibitions, community art and emerging Sunshine Coast artists.
UniSC Art Gallery
Free public gallery at the University of the Sunshine Coast, presenting exhibitions, programs and works connected to the UniSC Art Collection.
Where: 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs
Best for: Contemporary exhibitions, university art programs and free gallery visits.
Art Nuvo
Buderim fine art gallery and framing space with exhibitions, represented artists, restoration and art services.
Where: 25 Gloucester Road, Buderim
Best for: Fine art, exhibitions, framing and restoration.
Nambour arts and gallery spaces
Nambour brings the oddball culture energy, with gallery exhibitions, artist studios, public art and community arts spaces sitting close to the town’s music and performance scene.
Rogues Gallery Art
Nambour gallery and creative studio by Sunshine Coast multimedia artist Ali Atkinson, with fine art prints, ceramics and handmade work.
Where: 12 Queen Street, Nambour
Best for: Fine art prints, ceramics, local handmade work and working-studio energy.
The Old Ambulance Station Gallery
Nambour multi-arts hub with a gallery, black box theatre, creative studios and a regular exhibition program in the heart of town.
Where: 80 Howard Street, Nambour
Best for: Contemporary exhibitions, local artists, performance, community arts and creative events.
Nambour CBD Art Trail
A public art trail through Nambour’s CBD, with murals, sculptures and artworks highlighting local stories, history and street-level creativity.
Where: Nambour CBD
Best for: Public art, murals, street culture and a self-guided wander through town.
Noosa and Noosaville
Noosa’s art scene runs from the public regional gallery in Tewantin to contemporary gallery spaces and art-school programs in Noosaville.
Noosa Regional Gallery
Riverside public gallery in Tewantin with contemporary exhibitions, workshops, talks, kids programs and community art events.
Where: 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin
Best for: Contemporary exhibitions, public programs, family art activities and riverside gallery visits.
Noosa Art Gallery
Noosaville contemporary art gallery and art school presenting a curated selection of original works by emerging and established Australian artists.
Where: 11/100 Rene Street, Noosaville
Best for: Contemporary fine art, collector works, art classes and creative workshops.
Eumundi and northern village stops
Around Eumundi, the gallery trail connects with markets, makers, guest exhibitions and the town’s long-running reputation for local craft and creative culture.
Artisans Gallery Eumundi
Eumundi gallery with a mix of contemporary art and regular guest exhibitions from local artists.
Where: Caplick Way, Eumundi
Best for: Local art, guest exhibitions, artisan works and a stop beside Eumundi’s market culture.
Hinterland art stops
The Sunshine Coast hinterland has its own gallery trail, with long-running art spaces in Montville and Maleny giving day-trippers plenty of reasons to wander off the main road.
Montville Art Gallery
Long-running hinterland gallery in a 1890s Queenslander, with dozens of artists on display in the heart of Montville.
Where: 138 Main Street, Montville
Best for: Hinterland art trail browsing, paintings, sculpture and local/interstate artists.
Peace of Green Gallery
Maleny artist collective gallery showing local art, handmade works, ceramics, jewellery, printmaking, painting, woodwork and more.
Where: 38 Maple Street, Maleny
Best for: Local handmade art, gifts and meeting artists behind the work.
Gary Myers Gallery
Dedicated Maleny gallery from Australian landscape painter Gary Myers, with original works and an active studio-gallery feel.
Where: Maleny
Best for: Australian landscape painting, original works and artist-studio visits.
Before you visit
Gallery hours, exhibition dates and opening events can change, so check the gallery’s current program before heading out.
This guide is designed as a starting point for Sunshine Coast art galleries and visual arts spaces, from public exhibitions to artist-run rooms, creative studios, public art and hinterland art stops.
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