Arrive at Gold Coast Airport on suggested flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including a private transfer to the hotel, a room category upgrade and pre-tour accommodation.

At 18:00, meet your tour leader Gitte Weise and fellow travellers for a welcome briefing and introductory talk at the hotel, followed by dinner.

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This morning, travel north to the Gold Coast to visit HOTA – Home of the Arts, a striking contemporary arts precinct overlooking the Nerang River. Enjoy a guided tour of the gallery, followed by time at leisure to further explore the current exhibition program, including UNLEASHED+, a biennial exhibition highlighting innovative work by emerging Queensland craft and design practitioners across a range of contemporary media.

After lunch, continue to Bond University for a private, guided tour of the Corrigan Art Walk, Australia’s largest private collection of First Nations art on permanent public display. The collection features significant works by leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists installed throughout the university campus.

Return to Kingscliff in the late afternoon and enjoy the evening at leisure.

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Today, travel into the lush Tweed hinterland to the village of Uki, nestled beneath the dramatic volcanic landscape surrounding Wollumbin–Mount Warning.

Visit Art Post Uki, a gallery space housed within the atmospheric 1909 heritage-listed post office building. Meet the gallery owner and learn about the gallery’s exhibition program, including works by artist Anne Smerdon, an award-winning Australian artist known for her evocative paintings of birds and animals.

Continue with a private visit to the home and studio of a local artist, known for his richly detailed paintings inspired by the Australian landscape.

Enjoy time at leisure in Uki for lunch and to explore the village’s cafés and eclectic vintage stores before returning to the hotel.

This evening, dinner is at a local restaurant.

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After breakfast, travel south to Mullumbimby and browse the vibrant Mullumbimby Farmers Market, offering local produce and artisanal goods from across the Northern Rivers region.

Then, enjoy a private visit to the studio of artist James Guppy. Guppy’s expressive paintings and works draw on both abstraction and figuration and reflect his long engagement with the Australian landscape and environment.

After lunch, visit the Byron School of Art, a dynamic creative hub offering exhibition spaces, studios and workshops for artists working across a range of disciplines.

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon and enjoy the evening at leisure.

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Today, travel to Lismore, a regional centre known for its thriving arts community and vibrant street art culture. Begin with a private, guided tour of the Lismore Regional Gallery, one of regional Australia’s leading public galleries.

Then, visit the renowned Back Alley Gallery, an evolving outdoor street art project featuring large-scale murals by local and international artists.

After lunch at a local café, journey into the hinterland to visit a private artist studio in the Lismore region. Enjoy the opportunity to meet the artist and gain insights into her creative practice within the evocative Northern Rivers landscape.

Return to the hotel in the early evening and enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure.

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This morning, visit the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre in Murwillumbah, dramatically positioned overlooking the Tweed Valley towards Wollumbin–Mount Warning.

Enjoy a private introduction and guided tour of the gallery and the Margaret Olley Art Centre, which recreates rooms from the celebrated Australian painter’s Paddington home studio.

Afterwards, enjoy some time at leisure for lunch and to explore the gallery’s temporary exhibitions, including Mirror-view: Artists by Artists and Sunburn: Gerwyn Davies.

Tonight, celebrate the conclusion of the tour with a special farewell dinner with Gitte and fellow travellers.

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Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast.

Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, a room category upgrade and a private airport transfer.

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