Julie Sisco Photography

23/05/2026

📣
THE 2026 STRADDIE ARTS TRAIL LINE UP DROP!

This August, Minjerribah turns into one giant creative playground.

🌿 3 DAYS
🌊 3 TOWNSHIPS
✨ 35 STOPS
🎨 65+ ARTISTS & MAKERS

From hidden studios and beachside pop-ups to workshops, live art, photography, pottery, music, design and unexpected creative spaces - this year’s trail is packed with talent, colour and island energy.

Meet the creatives. Hear the stories. Discover what’s being made across the island right now.

Explore our townships and experience the art, culture, characters and laidback magic that make Straddie unlike anywhere else.

📅 14–16 August 2026
📍 Minjerribah / North Stradbroke Island

Lock it in. Book the ferry. Bring your curious crew.
PM for the promote with

🌐 iamstraddie.com.au

VisitStraddie CreativeEscape ArtTrail WhatsOnQueensland

22/05/2026

FINAL DAYS // Discover a whole new approach to photography at Wayne Budge and Julie Sisco's photography exhibition "Everyday Abstractions". This exhibition is a celebration of the beauty found in the unexpected, encouraging us all to look beyond the ordinary and embrace the extraordinary potential of our everyday environments. Employing a technique called Intentional Camera Movement, both artists create abstract, dynamic images that blend motion and light.

This exhibition closes on Saturday 23 May

Image: Sea of Silk, Julie Sisco, Digital photograph Lustre Paper Image: 20×30"

Wayne Budge Photography Julie Sisco

15/05/2026

We’ll be the first to admit it’s been a little quiet around here lately 🌞
But behind the scenes has been a different story 💗 Our hearts have been poured into building our physical space on Minjerribah, and bringing to life, from the studio itself to the website build.
This beautiful sunset was captured during those early, golden, dreamscape days of the studio taking form. Behind the lens, the incredibly talented and treasured ,
and gracing us with her magnetic warmth, the wonderful Jade wearing our treasured Cleo mini 🫶🏼

This afternoon I sat down and scheduled a whole week of content. There is so much beauty to share – images of our incredible community wearing Alémais. We adore every photo you send us, and knowing that the Conscious Curations collection brings happiness, comfort and luxury to your special occasions means everything to us 🌺
With so much love xx

03/05/2026

🌅Join us this August

Be inspired by the incredible artists and makers of Minjerribah | North Stradbroke Island at the 2026 Straddie Arts Trail.

It’s time to start planning your visit.

🚢 DM us for a promotional code and make your island getaway even easier.

📅 From 13 August 2026

CreativeEscape

02/05/2026

INTRIGUING PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE // Photographers Wayne Budge and Julie Sisco used Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) to create a striking collection of abstract, dynamic photography shaped by motion and light. Through deliberate camera movement, the artists transform everyday scenes into expressive, dreamlike compositions, offering audiences a fresh and unexpected perspective on the photographic medium.

Everyday Abstractions will be at Warwick Art Gallery 16 April to 23 May 2026.

Meet Wayne and Julie at Warwick Art Gallery on Saturday 9 May at 10.30 am as they share their unusually beautiful approach to photography. This is a FREE event.

Image: Destination Unknown, Wayne Budge, 2023, Digital Photograph, 20” x 20”

Wayne Budge Photography Julie Sisco

23/04/2026

03/04/2026

Celebrate with us as we launch our first group exhibition Nature Intertwined 🌱🌊

3-5 pm today will include
• Welcome to Country by a Qundamooka Elder
• Exhibition launch by guest speaker Janita Cunnington
• Refreshments including Gelati tasting by Whale Tail Gelati and Coffee Bar and drinks by local Straddie Brewing Co
• All the artists will be present so take this opportunity to meet them and have a chat about their art.

Opening Event: 🎉
🗓️ Saturday 4 April, 3–5 pm
Whale Tail Gallery
19 Mooloomba Rd, Point Lookout


exhibition continues until Monday 4 May
Next door to:

For more details on individual artists work follow them here :
Penny Gillespie

Renata Buziak


Julie Sisco Photography
Bernadette Mollison

03/04/2026

You’re invited…

Join us for the 2026 Straddie Arts Trail.
Bring your creative self, unplug for a while, and just be.

Be creative. Be curious. Be inspired.
Or simply be still, reflective, and present.

Whatever you need — you’ll find space for it here.

Beauty calls! So start planning.!

📅 From 13 August 2026

📸

BeHere

02/04/2026

We are excited to announce that Straddie Brewing Co has generously offered to support our opening event with a selection of their fine beverages - their legendary Pacific Ale, as well as their sugar and gluten free Ginger Beer and their lightly hopped Sparkling Water!

We are so grateful for this sponsorship from Straddie Brewing Co’s “Chief of Everything” Kylie Taylor!

So if you’d like to combine a great art experience and a festive afternoon with some tasting of our island’s famous brews, join us at our opening event at 3 pm this coming Easter Saturday at the next door to the Whale Tail Gelati and Coffee Bar.

And Peta Green from is offering some gelati tastings too.

Meet ALL the artists, and ALL of the artworks will be on sale during the afternoon and over the next month until May 4th!

Opening Event: 🎉
🗓️ Saturday 4 April, 3–5 pm
Whale Tail Gallery
19 Mooloomba Rd, Point Lookout

exhibition continues until Monday 4 May

For more details on individual artists’ work follow them here :

29/03/2026

We are so excited about our upcoming first group exhibition:

Nature Intertwined
🌱🪾🦅🌊🍃

This exhibition features seven artists from North Stradbroke Island / Minjerribah and celebrates the island’s natural beauty through a diverse range of artistic practices inspired by local landscapes, flora and fauna.

Artworks on display will include large and small paintings, mixed media works, award-winning photography, Japanese-inspired “Island Gyotaku” (organic fish prints), and plant-generated biochromes.

Works will be available across a wide range of price points, including prints and postcards as well as original artworks.

Join us in celebrating the island’s natural beauty and creativity with all the artists at the opening event on

Saturday 4 April, 3-5pm

Exhibition dates: 31 March - 4 May

next to 🍦🍨

Featured artists:
Kathy Townsend, Gil Scrine, Bernadette Mollison, Julie Sisco, Penny Gillespie, Trish Lake, Renata Buziak

Follow us for exhibition updates and events including artist talks and art activities