Regional Art Awards on the road
The Queensland Regional Art Awards will be featured in tours across regional Queensland, celebrating local artists and community connection.
The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) are hitting the road again in 2026, bringing some of the state’s most compelling contemporary art to regional communities across Queensland.
Now in its 14th year, the QRAA continues its mission to champion artists living outside the Brisbane City Council boundary, with touring exhibitions ensuring the awards are not only seen in metropolitan spaces but experienced where many of the artists live and work.
From Far North Queensland to the Outback, the exhibitions reflect a growing commitment to access, connection and place.
The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Touring Exhibition was inaugurated in 2021 as a separate touring exhibition of selected entries. The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award is a category within the QRAA, named in honour of founder Mervyn Moriarty OAM.
The exhibitions will visit Mackay, St George, Longreach, Townsville, Winton and Brisbane, transforming local galleries, community centres and cultural institutions into hubs of regional creativity.
For many audiences, these visits offer a rare opportunity to encounter large-scale, prize-winning works without travelling long distances.
Under the 2025 theme of momentum, the exhibitions trace how artists build on history and push their practice forward through reflection and innovation.
The awards are run by Flying Arts, the Queensland Government's only regionally focused company supported through Arts Queensland. The 2025 awards attracted 252 entries across eight categories.
Entries for the 2026 QRAA open on 10 August, extending the invitation for regional artists to contribute to a program that continues to move across the state.
See the 2025 QRAA winners
2026 touring schedule
- Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award Touring Exhibition, Jubilee Community Centre, Mackay – 1–30 June
- QRAA Touring Exhibition at St George Cultural Centre, St George – 12 June–12 July
- Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award Touring Exhibition, Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach – 15 July–23 August
- Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award Touring Exhibition, 1 William Street at Brisbane Festival, Brisbane – 31 August–11 September
- QRAA Touring Exhibition, The Drill Hall Studio, Townsville – 12 September–11 October
- Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award Touring Exhibition, Waltzing Matilda Centre, Winton – 26 September–20 November
- QRAA Touring Exhibition, 1 William Street, Brisbane – 2–20 November.
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