Logan Art Gallery calling all canvas artists
If a picture tells a thousand words, the Logan Art Gallery is hoping City of Logan residents have plenty to say as it celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025.
Community members are being encouraged to depict their favourite things about Logan on small canvases provided by the gallery for display later this year.
In 2025, the gallery will feature select works from the City of Logan’s extensive permanent collection, to highlight the skill and depth of local artists.
Regents Park resident Xin Weng has produced a painting of Berrinba Wetlands for the exhibition.
Xin, who graduated from Park Ridge State High School last year, said the location was a favourite spot for family picnics.
‘It is a nice place to hang out so I wanted to paint it,’ she says.
Logan Art Gallery was officially opened on February 18, 1995, to provide a central point for the city’s creative endeavours.
Anyone interested in taking part in the Love Logan project should first register their interest on the Logan Arts website.
Canvas boards can then be collected from the gallery, the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct as well as Logan Central, Marsden, Logan West, Jimboomba, Logan North, Beenleigh and Logan Hyperdome libraries until Monday, 2 June during opening hours.
Registered participants need to deliver their completed boards to the gallery between Tuesday, 24 June and Tuesday, 1 July during the gallery’s opening hours.
These will be displayed in the gallery foyer between Friday, 18 July and Saturday, 6 September.
Fun facts about Logan Art Gallery:
- It is located in the former Woodridge Library building on the corner of Jacaranda Ave and Wembley Rd, Logan Central.
- In 2024, it was the only Queensland gallery to host the Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio exhibition, in collaboration with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Brett Whiteley Studio.
- There are more than 375 items in the City of Logan permanent collection from more than 185 artists.
