The Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery displays a variety of exhibitions from the region including touring shows, works by local artists and pieces from the Banana Shire Council collection. The Gallery is free to enter and open to the public every weekday and selected weekends. With regular exhibitions changes, there is always something new to see.
The Banana Shire Council art collection covers a variety of mediums including pottery, print making, oil painting, pastel drawings and fibre works. Represented in the collection are a mix of historical and contemporary local artists as well as nationally recognised names such as Lionel and Norman Lindsay, John Shirlow and Ron McBurnie. The collection presents artistic observations of the lives, land and industry of the region as well as themes of community and culture. The heart of the collection is comprised of the extensive selection of pen and ink drawings, copper plate etchings, watercolours and pencil works by the well-known local artist Ruby Campbell.
The Banana Shire Council has acquired the collection through acquisition prizes at the annual Brigalow Arts Festival and by donations from generous art lovers from across the Shire. The range of displays at the Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery are varied and promise to delight any art lover.