1/66Gold Coast City Council Deputy Mayor Donna Gates and Mayor Tom Tate topping off the last floor of the HOTA Gallery development. Picture: Luke Mortimer
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2/66The Gold Coast Youth Orchestra celebrates 50 years of performing music at HOTA. Photo: GCYO Facebook.
3/66Inside the HOTA Gallery construction site. Picture: Luke Mortimer
4/66Signage on the top floor of the new HOTA Gallery, which was under construction and expected to open in early 2021. Picture: Luke Mortimer
5/66Artist Ramesh Nithiyendran was commissioned by HOTA on the Gold Coast to create a major outdoor art installation. Photo: Anna Kucera
6/66Rooftop space view from HOTA art gallery on the Gold Coast.
7/66Gold Coast City Council Deputy Mayor Donna Gates and Mayor Tom Tate topping off the last floor of the HOTA Gallery development. Picture: Luke Mortimer
8/66HOTA cinema. Picture: Supplied
9/66Aerial view of the HOTA art gallery on the Gold Coast.
10/66Slim I producer Chris Brown at HOTA. Picture: Jerad Williams
11/66Views over the Gold Coast from the new HOTA Gallery, which is still under construction. Picture: Luke Mortimer
12/66What the front of HOTA art gallery will look like when finished on the Gold Coast.
13/66Ground floor view of HOTA art gallery on the Gold Coast.
14/66HOTA cinema.
15/66HOTA pictured from the top floor of the new HOTA Gallery, which is still under construction. Picture: Luke Mortimer
16/66Artist Judy Watson was commissioned by HOTA on the Gold Coast to create a major outdoor art installation. Photo: Rachel See
17/66HOTA CEO Criena Gehrke and Gold Coast City Council Mayor Tom Tate and Deputy Mayor Donna Gates on top of the HOTA Gallery construction site. Picture: Luke Mortimer
18/66The new $60.5m HOTA Gallery. Picture: Luke Mortimer
19/66HOTA pictured behind the construction site of the new HOTA Gallery. Picture: Luke Mortimer
20/66The last bit on concrete to be filled on top of the $60.5m HOTA Gallery. Picture: Luke Mortimer
21/66Yummy Deluxe at HOTA.
22/66Gold Coast Mermaids Zoe Poulis, 14 and Isabel Pacheco, 17 at Scoop! festival at HOTA. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
23/66Outside view of work on the HOTA art gallery on the Gold Coast.
24/66Yummy Deluxe.
25/66A crane operating on top of the HOTA Gallery construction site. Picture: Luke Mortimer
26/66Laser Beak Man at HOTA.
27/66The Gold Coast Youth Orchestra at HOTA. Photo: GCYO Facebook.
28/66Temperature at the HOTA, on a hot day on the Gold Coast. Picture: Jerad Williams
29/66Bursting with colour for for HOTA’s annual HOME festival are Hot Brown Honey . Picture Glenn Hampson
30/66Chevron Island Green Bridge construction stills. It runs from Chevron Island to the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at Evandale, Home of the Arts HOTA.
31/66An artist impression of the $60.5 million gallery built at Bundall’s Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast.
32/66Casting an imposing figure in the grounds of HOTA is Samantha Dodemaide (Elphaba, the Wicked Witch).
33/66Verdi’s Requiem performs at HOTA as part of the Gold Coast Bleach* Festival.
34/66Verdi’s Requiem performs at HOTA.
35/66Chevron Island Green Bridge construction stills. It runs from Chevron Island to the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at Evandale, Home of the Arts HOTA.
36/66Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate turns the first sod on the 'green bridge' which will connect Chevron Island to the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct and Home of the Arts (HOTA) at Evandale. Picture: Andrew Potts
37/66Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate with the Borobi statue at HOTA. Picture: Jerad Williams
38/66GCB Artist impression of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at HOTA Stage 2
39/66Outdoor stage at Home of the Arts (HOTA) at The Arts Centre Gold Coast
40/66Prominent Gold Coast artist Courtenay McCue with her painting at HOTA inspired by Australian drag queen Carlotta. Picture: Tim Marsden
41/66Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate turns the first sod on the 'green bridge' which will connect Chevron Island to the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct and Home of the Arts (HOTA) at Evandale. Picture: Andrew Potts
42/66GCB Artist impression of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at HOTA Stage 2
43/66GCB Artist impression of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at HOTA Stage 2
44/66Aarti Bajaj (centre) and Cast members of the stage spectacular MEERA at HOTA. Picture Mike Batterham
45/66Artist impressions of Gold Coast Art Gallery at the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct, Evandale, Gold Coast Home of the Arts (HOTA). Supplied by Gold Coast City Council
46/66Artist impressions of Gold Coast Art Gallery at the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct, Evandale, Gold Coast Home of the Arts (HOTA). Supplied by Gold Coast City Council
47/66DDQ A competing at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod at HOTA. Picture: Jerad Williams
48/66GCB Artist impression of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at HOTA Stage 2
49/66The Adidas Parley party at Home of the Arts (HOTA) outdoor stage during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
50/66Pictured at the Arts centre Gold Coast during an international strong person comp. Picture Mike Batterham
51/66Artist impressions of Gold Coast Art Gallery at the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct, Evandale, Gold Coast Home of the Arts (HOTA). Supplied by Gold Coast City Council
52/66Artist impressions of Gold Coast Art Gallery at the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct, Evandale, Gold Coast Home of the Arts (HOTA). Supplied by Gold Coast City Council
53/66Artist impressions of Gold Coast Art Gallery at the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct, Evandale, Gold Coast Home of the Arts (HOTA). Supplied by Gold Coast City Council
54/66Triple Talent A competing at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod at HOTA. Picture: Jerad Williams
55/66Sarah Christmas plays the flute for Edward at HOTA on the Gold Coast. Picture by Luke Marsden.
56/66Internationally acclaimed, multi-award winner and pioneer, musician and film director, Laurie Anderson pictured at HOTA. Picture Mike Batterham
57/66Pictured at the Arts centre Gold Coast during an international strong person comp. Picture Mike Batterham
58/66The Adidas Parley party at Home of the Arts (HOTA) outdoor stage during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
59/66GCB Artist impression of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct at HOTA Stage 2
60/66Gold Coast Airport’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Mills and members of the Home Of The Arts choir hitting a high note after the announcement of a new partnership between the airport and HOTA.
61/66The Adidas Parley party at Home of the Arts (HOTA) outdoor stage during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
62/66The cast of Ruddigore on stage at HOTA.
63/66The boulder trail leading up to the top of the HOTA Outdoor Stage at Evandale. Photo: Tanya Westthorp
64/66The HOTA outdoor stage at Evandale on the Gold Coast. Photo: Supplied
65/66The Home of the Arts outdoor stage at Evandale on the Gold Coast. Photo: Supplied
66/66The stage at Home of The Arts (HOTA), new stage of The Arts Centre, Gold Coast
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