...so children can see books
Video of The Write Gallery | Seasonal Art Market by Charlie Sadler-Foley (Volunteer)
The Write
Gallery
Welcome to The Write Gallery, where a revolving calendar of exhibitions makes imagination a destination, curiosity a way of life and exploration essential to understanding.
Here, children can truly “see books”, as stories and illustrations move beyond the page into immersive, experiential environments. Children are invited to create and collaborate with professional authors, illustrators and artists, often becoming co-exhibitors themselves.
School groups and families are warmly welcomed. Designed especially for children who may never have entered a gallery before, each exhibition makes art and literature accessible, meaningful and memorable - helping every child see that their ideas, stories and creativity belong.
Time Flies Exhibition November 2025 | Video by Baylian Tzannes (Volunteer)
Motamo
Making books, together, across the sky!
Celebrate our ongoing contribution to this international spectacular. Toowoomba has been representing Australia in the last three Biennales of Children's Books,
images, words, books, and bibliophilia inspiring a new batch of drawings for Jardin in 2027
Exhibition Open
16 February - 31 March
* school groups welcome
* free workshops
Celebration of Creativity
International Read To Me Day March 19
Open for group booking or appointment
Monday to Friday | 10am to 3pm
Under The Sea
Inspired by Peter Carnavas's book Blue Whale Blues
Award winning author and illustrator Peter Carnavas shares his original illustrations for this glorious children's book, co-exhibiting with the region's children as they share what 'they see under the sea!'
Exhibition Open
30 April - 17 June
* Opening Event Thursday 30 April
*school groups welcome
* free workshops
Open for group booking or appointment
Monday to Friday | 10am to 3pm
#seasonsofstorytelling
Proudly supported by the QLD Government.
ALICE RIGBY
Community Art Project
An extraordinary opportunity for Year 10, 11, 12 students to experience the energy of creating a collaborative art work, and be involved in the exhibition
Workshops Thursday 2, Friday 3 July
Exhibition Open
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July
YALARI
PAY IT FORWARD EXHIBITION
Each year The Lighthouse Toowoomba gifts the use of The Write Gallery to YALARI students for their fundraising exhibition.
Exhibition Open
13 - 18 July
Open for group bookings
Monday to Friday | 10am to 3pm
Home is Everywhere
An Exhibition
Based on the acclaimed children's book, The Truck Cat, which was the National Simultaneous Storytime book for 2025
Exhibition Open
23 July - 4 September
* Opening Event Thursday 23 July
* Celebrating Book Week - Symphony of Stories
*school groups welcome
* free workshops
Open for group booking or appointment
Monday to Friday | 10am to 3pm
#seasonsofstorytelling
Proudly sponsored by Mort + Co
Proudly supported by the QLD Government.
Video of the Community Open House Day by Robert Church (Volunteer)
La De Da (Garden) Rooms!
La De Da (Garden) Rooms celebrates Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers through a significant new body of work by Lee FullARTon and Megan Gaynor, supported by Chelsea Baker and hundreds of children. Inspired by The Gardens of Alkinoos in Homer’s Odyssey, the exhibition transforms The Write Gallery into immersive rooms inspired by Australian places including Broken Hill, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs and the West Coast of Tasmania.
Visitors and travellers alike are invited to “read the room”, interpreting place through art, furniture, objects, print and literature. Children will create flowers for the installation, co-exhibit with professional artists, and see selected works travel to Belgium for an international exhibition.
Exhibition Open
18 September - 22 October
* Opening Event Floral Friday 18 September
OPEN EVERY DAY 10am to 4pm of CARNIVAL!
Very special workshops are threaded throughout the exhibition for all ages.
Little artists will have the opportunity to design their own La De Da diorama
Use a QueenieMegLee flower frog and local flowers to create and design your very own floral bouquet, taking the joy home!
* Open in Term 4 (Weeks 1-3)
for school groups on Mondays
#seasonsofstorytelling
Proudly supported by the QLD Government.
Where Laughter Waits
🦋 Making Space for Big Feelings
Inspired by Dimity Powells book
'The Boy Who Lost His Laugh'
Thursday 4 Feb to Thursday 25 March 2027
Using the gentle metaphor of the butterfly life cycle, this exhibition helps children understand that feelings change, and that joy doesn’t always disappear;
sometimes it simply waits.
In Term 4 2026, children will be invited to draw butterflies exploring feelings, change and hope.
These will come together as a large-scale installation when the exhibition opens, representing quiet growth and resilience.
#seasonsofstorytelling
Proudly supported by the QLD Government.
