Engine Room

Local artists transform waste into art, in this innovative exhibition, presented in partnership with Central Goldfields Shire Council’s Healthy Environments team. 

It’s that time again…Community Arts is happening!

We would love you to be part of it, whether you are an experienced exhibitor or new to art making.

It will be a celebration of creativity and sustainability, as this year we are doing Community Arts – Upcycled!

We encourage you to create and submit an artwork with recycled materials/component(s) or that has a sustainability theme. Any medium, 2D or 3D welcome.

This year the exhibition will be held from 27 November 2025 to 22 February 2026 and we need your artwork and entry form to be delivered between 6–9 November between 10am–4pm.

All the important details are on the entry form, which is available now to download from the Gallery’s website (click the red button above) or access via the QR code below), or pick up a hard copy from the Gallery (10am–4pm Thursday to Sunday), The Maryborough Craft Shop Inc. (10am–4pm Monday to Friday and 10am–3pm on Saturday and Sunday) or Central Goldfields Shire Council’s Customer Service (Monday–Friday 9am–4:30pm).

We can’t wait to see what you create and to hang it on the Gallery walls or pop it on a plinth for all to see!

Here is a great example of upcycling... and this sculpture was the winner of the 2024 People's choice Award - Robert Liston, Flying Toaster, 2021–2024, mixed media: old toaster, coffee grinder, scooter, bits and bobs.