Experience Gold Coast Arts Fund

See theatre in the making with FISH! - a free development showing for families at HOTA

Ready or Not gears up for regional Queensland tour after HOTA premiere

Celebrating the success of our ArtKeeper artist residency program

FISH! commission announce

ArtKeeper checking out: Lachlan Woods

A battle royale: Developing a new circus comedy with ARC Circus

HOTA Home Company Everybody NOW! wins national impact award for Roller Coaster

ArtKeeper checking out: Loki Liddle

ArtKeeper checking out: Lisa Smith

ArtKeeper checking out: Samuel Leighton-Dore

ArtKeeper checking out: Tal Fitzpatrick

ArtKeeper update: See their works-in-progress

Fascinating facts about Agatha Christie's timeless murder mystery

Explore the Italian Renaissance Alive Program

We're searching for 200+ guitarists to strum up a storm on the Outdoor Stage

HOTA's Underground Festival returns for must see winter art party

Unveiling Red Gold: Fletcher Babb’s musical exploration of the Gold Coast waterways

Light shines through the dark with theatre maker Ainslee Palmer

Unmissable opportunities for visual artists to feature in upcoming exhibitions

HOTA's interactive Kingdom of Kindness opens this weekend

Catch Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street before it runs away

Inside ArtKeeper: Meet our Storyteller in Residence

Curating the cultural and design history of sneakers with Ligaya Salazar

These sneakers are made of what?

HOTA's 2024 ArtKeeper artists unveiled

ArtKeeper 2024: Lisa Smith

In 2012 Lisa returned to the Gold Coast where she founded White Rabbit Theatre (WRT)....

ArtKeeper 2024: Samuel Leighton-Dore

Working predominantly across ceramics, illustration and animation, he’s interested in...

ArtKeeper 2024: Tal Fitzpatrick

She holds a PhD from the Victorian College of the Arts (2018) and a Bachelor of Arts ...

ArtKeeper 2024: Lachlan Woods

He graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts ...

ArtKeeper 2024: Loki Liddle

His practise includes being the lead singer and songwriter of the Gold Coast based al...

Sneakers 101: Your one-stop sneaker glossary

Behind the scenes: The journey of Preparing Ground

10 sneaker facts you might not know

AACTA Festival 2024: Aussie screen magic takes centre stage at HOTA

HOTA Ambassadors supporting Gold Coast Volunteer Awards

Explore HOTA 2024’s must-see shows

Lace up for Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street

Meet the artists bringing Sneakers Unboxed: Up Late to life

Discover the ultimate sneaker experience this summer

What to expect at Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street

HOTA's ArtKeeper residency back for another year

HOTA announces partnership with Pacific Fair ahead of Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street

Are sneakers truly works of art?

The story of Bangarra Dance Theatre

Artworks from the National Collection to call HOTA home in 2024

Don't miss Archie 100 at HOTA

Step into an Australian exclusive exhibition at HOTA Gallery

HOTA announces partnership with Youth Music Venture

Archie 100: The reviews are in

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Fletcher Babb

Archie 100's moment in the sun: Interview with curator Natalie Wilson

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Norton Fredericks

Recognising NAIDOC Week at HOTA

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Nadia Milford

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Nicholas Tossmann

Dopamine Days with Michelle Le Plastrier

Everybody NOW! explore What Moves you? in a brand-new online film series

Performances, talks, and workshops with HOTA's ArtKeeper artists

HOTA Gallery celebrates Australia's iconic portrait award

Tracy Cooper-Lavery, Director, Gallery and Visual Arts to depart HOTA after seven years

A Night at the Pink Poodle with HOTA Housemates Belloo Creative

Celebrate two years of HOTA Gallery at our Free Day on Mon 8 May

ArtKeeper Update: Nicholas Tossmann Mid-Way Check In

Through the use of installations, sculptures and video performances, Nicholas’ practi...

Warhol, Haring, and Basquiat walk into a restaurant

ArtKeeper Update: Nadia Milford Mid-Way Check In

Drawing on a diverse blend of practices, including theatre, dance, installation and n...

Disruptors in Residence

Australian B-Boy and Choreographer Nick Power, alongside DJ Total Eclipse (A.B Origin...

ArtKeeper Update: Norton Fredericks Mid-Way Check In

Norton's primary focus is creating handmade wool felt and using botanical dyes e...

ArtKeeper Update: Fletcher Babb Mid-Way Check In

Warhol, Haring, and Basquiat’s influence on contemporary artists at Pop Masters

Celebrating International Women’s Day at HOTA

The reviews are in

Contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas collaborates with Dior

Dive in: Joel Mesler’s Pool Party (2022) at HOTA on the Gold Coast

ARC Circus nominated at 2022 Matilda Awards

From NY to GC: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s New York, New York (1981) at HOTA

Make the most of your visit to Pop Masters

Keith Haring’s Untitled (1981) at HOTA

Palette retains Two Chef Hats

Five things you might not know about Keith Haring

Bradley Vincent and Elliott Wheeler chat Pop with ABC Radio

ArtKeeper Update: Nicholas Tossmann Checks In

ArtKeeper Update: Norton Fredericks Checks In

Warhol, Basquiat, and Haring: When collaboration becomes legacy

ArtKeeper Update: Nadia Milford Checks In

​Five things you didn’t know about Jean-Michel Basquiat

ArtKeeper Update: Fletcher Babb Checks In

The Winning Crop: Young Crop Photography Award 2022

What is Pop Art?

Explore HOTA these School Holidays

HOTA's 2022 ArtKeeper artists revealed

ArtKeeper 2022: Nicholas Tossmann

Nicholas utilises text to make intangible ideas tangible, via site specific installat...

ArtKeeper 2022: Norton Fredericks

Norton's primary focus is creating handmade wool felt and using botanical dyes e...

ArtKeeper 2022: Fletcher Babb

Fletch explores songwriting as a vehicle for stories - real and imagined - and uses ...

ArtKeeper 2022: Nadia Milford

With movement as a genesis for her creativity, Nadia engages people in immersive expe...

Million dollar donation to HOTA Gallery

Carbon_Dating Project

World premiere exhibition at HOTA Gallery celebrates the masters of Pop Art

wani toaishara wins 2022 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

Seniors Month at HOTA

Spend your long weekend at HOTA

How will you spend your long weekend? Whether you're looking for some down time,...

HOTA wins innovator award

Finalists Announced

Pacific Centre for Photographic Arts

Natalie Bassingthwaighte joins American Idiot cast

Treaty: Using Silence To Listen

Poncho and Penelope, Disruptors in Residence

HOTA Playlist June Edition

Announcing the 20th Anniversary of Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

Record-breaking audiences as HOTA Gallery turns one

HOTA Playlist May Edition

HOTA Housemate Hangout with Ela Bartilomo

Live, Loud and Proudly Outdoors

Find a challenge with Bricktionary

HOTA Playlist April Edition

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Daniele Constance

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Michelle Le Plastrier

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Jay Jermyn

ArtKeeper Checking Out: Dani Cabs

HOTA Home Company Everybody NOW! Continues to Grow

HOTA Playlist March Edition

Your ArtKeeper Update: Performing with Daniele Constance

Your ArtKeeper Update: Building with Jay Jermyn

Your ArtKeeper Update: Creating with Michelle Le Plastrier

Make This Valentine’s Day Showstopping with HOTA

Palette Earns Two Chef’s Hats

Kathy Mackey: The Intersection between Art and Leisure on the Gold Coast

Art Mixtape Film Festival: From the Gallery to the Cinema

Art Mixtape: Yours for Summer is reigniting your rebellious spirit

Unleashed on Fri 17 December, Art Mixtape: Yours for Summer reignites the rebellious ...

Your ArtKeeper Update: Dani Cabs Checks In

The four creatives have made themselves right at home and continue to be source of en...

History of the City Collection

The Collection does not represent an encyclopaedic history of Australian art; instead...

Gettin’ Busy at Home: HOTA Style

With so much still to do at HOTA this Jan, we feel like it’s time we take this to the...

Visiting HOTA from Fri 17 Dec, 2021

2021 Christmas Commission features new art from Nicholas Tossmann

The festive spirit is in full swing as we shift into summer and the yuletide traditio...

Chevron One and HOTA Partnership Announce

Chevron One Residences, is the latest stunning architectural project developed by Ben...

ArtKeeper 2021: Daniele Constance

She creates artistic works that draw from direct experience and social arts practices...

ArtKeeper 2021: Jay Jermyn

Through this lens, Jay proposes new ways of looking at the notions of self and how it...

ArtKeeper 2021: Artist Announcement

Following the call out earlier in August of 2021, we received 150 applications from a...

ArtKeeper 2021: Michelle Le Plastrier

She has produced workshops for Gold Coast Arts and Culture, Pacific Fair and here at ...

ArtKeeper 2021: Dani Cabs

Dani believes that play is essential for healthy community and relationships, being t...

Southern Cross University gets Creative at HOTA

A new partnership announcement.

A Message from Supercell

Under the leadership of Festival Director Kate Usher, Supercell brought some wonderfu...

Celebrating a Worthy Tribute for one of Australia's Greatest Artists

The soulful richness of Lyrical Landscapes will continue echoing throughout the walls...

Queensland Ballet and HOTA exclusive seasons

2021 HOTA Gallery Program Update

We’ve already welcomed more than 75,000 visitors to the Gallery since throwing the do...

It’s official – Queensland Ballet is calling HOTA home

Today, Queensland Ballet and HOTA have announced a special partnership, which will se...

ArtKeeper 2021

In Residence: William Barton

The first major exhibition of the new HOTA Gallery is in the books

Hosting a collection of 19 artists, SOLID GOLD will remain the perfect love-letter to...

Eric Koo captures the Gold Coast skyline

The vista sweeps up to the north where the white sails of Sea World can be spotted, a...

HOTA Collects explores key works from the City Collection

Shy, sprightly Mimih Spirits from Arnhem Land

Over three collection galleries, HOTA Collects presents a snapshot of the City Collec...

Judy Watson creates a place of gathering at HOTA Gallery

A second major outdoor commission at HOTA Gallery was revealed, with an incredible ou...

Supercell is taking over HOTA

Meet HOTA Gallery's Executive Chef

We’ve already introduced you to The Exhibitionist Bar, a spectacular rooftop bar and ...

The Rainforest comes home to HOTA Gallery

Today, we celebrated another milestone moment in our preparation to open the new HOTA...

Nithiyendran work at HOTA Gallery encourages reflection

One of the things we love most about art is that it inspires conversation, and this s...

Meet the artists behind Solid Gold: Heart and Head

Part one of five.

HOTA Gallery unveils major new sculpture

This outdoor sculpture, a joint commission by the Melbourne Art Foundation and HOTA, ...

Your City Collection, now online

Everybody NOW x HOTA

So we’re delighted to welcome the amazing Everybody NOW onboard as a new HOTA Home Co...

In Residence: In the Arms of Morpheus by ARC Circus

HOTA Gallery commissions: Judy Watson and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

We’ve commissioned two acclaimed artists to create bold new outdoor artworks respondi...

HOTA Gallery a game-changer for the Gold Coast

Queensland Bureau Chief Mark Ludlow said: ‘Think of the Gold Coast and images of famo...

Supercell join the HOTA family

What is HOTA Homegrown?

We’re sharing our home with Gold Coast Film Festival and are working with The Farm an...

European literature inspires sculpture

‘Literary parrot, Ver Vert is one of five parrot’s artist Emily Floyd has created ref...

In Residence: Michael Smith and Ashleigh Musk

Drawn together by their passion for using dance/movement as a vehicle for empowerment...

In Residence: David Carberry, Ben Walsh Alice Muntz, Ela Bartilomo and Rhys Miller

They’ll be on site for 10 days this month and will then present their work in a close...

How do we interpret meaning in art?

‘My job here is to interpret art into social experiences; in the hope that we can use...

In Residence: Liesel Zink

Brisbane based choreographer Liesel Zink is currently in residence at HOTA developing...

A sculptural mural that demands attention

The Duchamp Wall is a nod to Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968); a multi-media artist associa...

Man & Wah’s Cosmic Dusk captures a moment in time

Created by artists Man & Wah​, and commissioned by HOTA, Cosmic Dusk was inspired...

Young artists join the conversation

Young performers from Logan challenge expectations

An exciting, original work from the Mamas Boys Collective.

$100,000 commission for local artists

We love nothing more than supporting and showcasing Gold Coast artists at HOTA. They’...

A solitary figure walks along Currumbin Beach

The City Collection, which includes more than 5000 works of art and includes one of t...

Local artists get ready to Rage with us

Our doors may be closed just now, but that’s not going to stop us sharing great perfo...

HOTA nominated for Venue of the Year

We love being at the heart of such a vibrant music scene and we’re proud to stand alo...

HOTA Artist Fund - Rage Against The V(irus)

Artists are the lifeblood of HOTA. It’s why we exist. Without artists there is no hom...

Preparing the City Collection for the new HOTA Gallery

Did you know HOTA is the home of the City Collection which includes more than 5000 wo...

Lucy Fisher on this year's Gold Coast Film Festival

Rebecca Ray on the importance of cultural identity

Rebecca is a Meriam Mer woman from the Torres Strait Islands who now lives on the Gol...

In conversation with Phillip Dearest

If you’re experiencing any issues with your mental health or well being then please c...

Kenneth Armitage sculpture prepared for its new home

HOTA Gallery reaches new heights

The $60.5 million HOTA Gallery is the tallest building structure the City of Gold Coa...

Share your love for local artists

We’re always looking for ways to help artists, performers and creatives to grow, deve...

Keeping the City Collection in great condition

Conservation is one of the many tasks that take place behind the scenes at the galler...

Donna Marcus creates layers of meaning

Code by Donna Marcus is a striking installation, assembled into a modernist grid with...

Green Bridge opening

And it marks the completion of another stage in the HOTA Project as we get closer and...

Farewell Beverly Mcllwain

Beverly and her late husband Jock were a treasured part of the HOTA family and when J...

Ruth Della joins the HOTA Gallery team

Taking on the role of Curator, Outdoor Programming and Public Art, Ruth will be taske...

May your year be full of art

Footstomp shaking up live music at HOTA

His stellar career includes working with hundreds of artists including the likes of M...

In Residence: Mammalian Diving Reflex

This week we welcome Mammalian Diving Reflex to HOTA, Home of the Arts as our next In...

In Residence: Laurie Anderson

In a coup for the Gold Coast, multi-award winner and fearless pioneer Laurie Anderson...

Lyrical Landscapes: The Playlist

Carrying his musical talent with him throughout his career, he’s unable to ...

From Little Things: Lovestreet Studios Podcast