Discover the iam Straddie Arts Trail
Open Studios, Art Exhibitions, Workshops & Events on North Stradbroke Island
14–16 August 2026
Explore 90+ artists, galleries, workshops and cultural experiences across Minjerribah.
Celebrating 5 Years
Join us for the 5th Straddie Arts Trail as artists, makers and creatives open their studios, galleries and exhibition spaces across beautiful Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island).
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Creative Stops
70+
Artists & Makers
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Island Townships
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Inspiring Weekend
Discover art, meet the makers, explore the island and experience one of South East Queensland's most unique creative events.
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The annual competition for the NSIGC Minjerribah Photography Awards for 2026, with $2,250 cash prize money, will run from 1st July to 4th October 2026.
The awards are held to create and spread awareness about the natural beauty and indigenous cultural heritage of Minjerribah, North Stradbroke Island.
Join us for a morning of immersive art-making, a beautiful shared meal, and restorative visit into island nature. Inspired by the colours, textures, and rhythms of the island landscape, this workshop is designed to awaken your creative palette and deepen your connection with the island.
Join us for three nourishing days of immersive art-making, beautiful shared meals, and restorative visits into island nature. Inspired by the colours, textures, and rhythms of the island landscape, this retreat is designed to awaken your creative palette and deepen your connection with the island.
Celebrate the opening of the 2026 Straddie Arts Trail at QUAMPI Arts & Culture Centre. Enjoy the screening of Makers of Meaning, featuring local artist Craig Clarey, followed by a discussion with filmmakers Tom Francis and Danielle O'Brien, official opening speeches, and a community reception.
Join us at Straddie Brewing Co. for a screening of Subdivision, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers. Tickets are $45 and include the film, woodfired pizza and a drink.
In the back streets of Dunwich, a lost misguided astronaut stands watch in a blaze of fading orange glory. You are invited to witness this unexpected landmark transformed through a live painting collaboration between Quandamooka artist Kieron Anderson and Dean Tyson.
Join us for a morning of immersive art-making, a beautiful shared meal, and restorative visit into island nature. Inspired by the colours, textures, and rhythms of the island landscape, this workshop is designed to awaken your creative palette and deepen your connection with the island.
Robyn Olsen’s retrospective art exhibition of colourful canvas, celebrates 60 years of nature-art painting.
Delvene Cockatoo-Collins will be a resident artist at North Stradbroke Island Museum throughout the 2026 Straddie Arts Trail, exhibiting objects, screen printed textiles, and garments inspired by written materials and collections found within the Museum related to her family.
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Slow down, get creative, and connect with the natural beauty of Minjerribah in this hands-on clay workshop with island potters.
Discover the meditative art of repetitive pattern-making as you use hand-made stamps and simple texturing techniques to create beautiful clay wildlife or flora inspired by the island. Through the rhythmic process of stamping and layering patterns, you’ll transform a simple piece of clay into a tactile artwork rich in texture and character.
Join Moreton Bay based Artist & Educator Clare Purser for a relaxed, free plein air painting session at Dunwich/Goompi Bradbury’s Beach — one of Minjerribah’s most ecologically significant shorebird habitats.
Inspired by a love of adventure, the ocean, island life, and the wildlife that surrounds him, Gabriel creates work that speaks to the rhythm and energy of his environment. Visitors to Second Sand Studio on the Arts Trail can expect to see live painting, a creative practice that thrives on movement, texture, and raw expression.
As the afternoon light softens, settle in for the “Before Sunset Reflections” - an intimate series of conversations reflecting on creative lives, evolving careers, and the experiences that continue to shape the work of Trish Lake, Jane Milburn, Gil Scrine, Clare Purser and Megan Forward.
Join us for a morning of immersive art-making, a beautiful shared meal, and restorative visit into island nature. Inspired by the colours, textures, and rhythms of the island landscape, this workshop is designed to awaken your creative palette and deepen your connection with the island.
Join Salvatore Battaglia for an exclusive hands-on workshop where you can explore the Kotodama of Scent and create your own custom natural perfume based on the aromas of the Kotodama study to take home.
Southern Oceans Songlines is a creative exploration of migrating species between Antarctica and the Quandamooka, curated by Jo Fay Duncan.
As the afternoon light softens, settle in for the “Before Sunset Reflections” - an intimate series of conversations reflecting on creative lives, evolving careers, and the experiences that continue to shape the work of Trish Lake, Jane Milburn, Gil Scrine, Clare Purser and Megan Forward.
Dive into the creative world of Robyn Olsen during a special Artist Talk for the exhibition at Soul Lodge. Robyn will share the personal stories and inspirations behind her 'Island Colours' collection, highlighting the influential artists and teachers who have guided her development, and the dedication she has poured into perfecting her art and painting.
Experience the creative process of acclaimed Quandamooka artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins in this intimate, hands-on workshop at the North Stradbroke Island Museum. Gain insight into the stories, collections, inspiration and creative process behind her work.
