Art galleries in Gold Coast
Looking for art in Gold Coast, Queensland? There are 18 galleries mapped here. That's 18 galleries mapped around Gold Coast. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Gold Coast (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Anthea Polson Art and Dust Temple, plus Watling Art Galleries. If a gallery's missing from Gold Coast's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Gold Coast gallery lineup
18 mapped within about 40 km:
Anthea Polson Art
Art gallery
Anthea Polson Art is Art gallery on 29 Tedder Avenue.
29 Tedder Avenue, 4217
Dust Temple
Art gallery
Dust Temple is Art gallery. Dust Temple also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Watling Art Galleries
Art gallery
Watling Art Galleries is Art gallery. Watling Art Galleries also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +61 421 016 953
The Walls Art Space
Art gallery
The Walls Art Space is Art gallery. The Walls Art Space also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Rowney Arts
Art gallery
Rowney Arts is Art gallery.
Studio 88
Art gallery
Studio 88 is Art gallery on 88 Murwillumbah Street.
88 Murwillumbah Street
Arthur Hamblin Art Gallery
Art gallery
Arthur Hamblin Art Gallery is Art gallery. Arthur Hamblin Art Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-16:00
Caldera Art Gallery
Art gallery
Caldera Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Fineprintco Southport
Art gallery
Fineprintco Southport is Art gallery on 107 Ferry Road. Fineprintco Southport also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
107 Ferry Road
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +61 7 5683 0667
Mist Gallery - Art Gallery & Studio
Art gallery
Mist Gallery - Art Gallery & Studio is Art gallery.
Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre
Art gallery
Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is Art gallery on 2 Mistral Road. Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Mistral Road
Hours: We-Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +61 2 6670 2790
Gold Coast Potters & Sculptors Corner
Art gallery
Gold Coast Potters & Sculptors Corner is Art gallery on 173 Ashmore Road. Gold Coast Potters & Sculptors Corner also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
173 Ashmore Road, 4217
Phone: +61 7 5539 2502
DBar House
Art gallery
DBar House — Art gallery on 275 Boundary Street.
275 Boundary Street, 4225
Royal Queensland Art Society Gold Coast
Art gallery
Royal Queensland Art Society Gold Coast is Art gallery on 25 Broadbeach Boulevard. Royal Queensland Art Society Gold Coast also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-14:30; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Broadbeach Boulevard
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-14:30; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
Phone: +61 7 5592 0440
Old Butcher Shop Pottery
Art gallery
Old Butcher Shop Pottery is Art gallery.
The Artists Hut
Art gallery
The Artists Hut — Art gallery.
One Arts, Gold Coast
Art galleryRun by City of Gold Coast
Run by City of Gold Coast, One Arts, Gold Coast is Art gallery on 13 Verona Avenue.
13 Verona Avenue, 4217
Home of the Arts
Art gallery
Home of the Arts — Art gallery.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Gold Coast
4 of the 18 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
7 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
7 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Gold Coast gallery walk
The efficient Gold Coast gallery walk strings these together: Anthea Polson Art on 29 Tedder Avenue, Dust Temple, Watling Art Galleries, The Walls Art Space, Rowney Arts, Studio 88 on 88 Murwillumbah Street, Arthur Hamblin Art Gallery, and Caldera Art Gallery — 18 stops, one logical order. 10 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Gold Coast
Gallery-going in Gold Coast? A few habits help:
- Ask about private views at Anthea Polson Art. Mailing lists get you invited to previews — quieter, with the artists around and first pick of the work.
- Bring a curious friend at Dust Temple. Art is better with someone to argue with about it. The disagreement is the point.
- Ask about the price list. It's normal to ask, even if you're not buying. It tells you how the market values the work.
- Read the wall text. It's short and it's there to help. Even the cryptic ones give you a way into the work.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Gold Coast — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Gold Coast can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 18, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 18 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Gold Coast: 18 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.