The results of an extraordinary $60 million development opened in May 2021. HOTA Gallery is a world-class fine art gallery housed in a six-level facility designed by ARM Architects – a multicoloured high-rise building visible from kilometres away that in turn enjoys 360-degree views of the Gold Coast region. The gallery features a 1,000m2 special exhibition space for touring shows, a children's activity zone and four levels of permanent exhibition space showing an entertaining and vibrant selection of Australian contemporary art. The collection is not a comprehensive survey but rather follows a number of themes. It's strong in 1970s abstraction, ceramics (through the International Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award), photography (through the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award) and Indigenous art. Naturally, there is a strain of art inspired by the Gold Coast itself.
Landscapes and portraits and prints, oh my! You’ll find these and much more – from immersive installations to pioneering digital artworks – at Brisbane’s world-class collection of art galleries. Whether you’re a fan of the old masters or a devotee of the avant-garde, creative expressions of every colour, texture and medium are waiting to inspire and wow you. The hard part? Picking which of these incredible institutions to visit first.