‘Toonarbin’ is one of Brisbane’s oldest homes. Built in the 1860’s it was first a home to three generations of Captain Henry O’Reilly’s family until it was sold to the Catholic Church in the 1920’s. It became a Convent for the next 80 years, undergoing substantial modification including the red brick cladding that you see […]
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Seasonal Sittings of Tiny Art
Activating the public foyer spaces of Level 2 at the Judith Wright Centre in 2018 is a series of seasonal exhibitions of small scale 3D works on plinths. Featuring artists from our Flying Arts Membership, the program is set to bring an eclectic mix of works from regional and Brisbane artists for 12 week exhibitions […]
The Incubator 2018
The Incubator 2018 hosted by Hands On Art is an exhibition showcasing senior students and young visual artists from around Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region.
F A Q’s – Colour and Response Tour and Exhibition Project
Q & A’s – I’ll be adding to this list as more questions come in Q: Is a catalogue part of the of the project who and what money is allocated? A: There is no provision in the funding for a Colour and Response catalogue. However we will be sending out copies of Merv’s Colour […]
Merv Moriarty, the Wallagoot Paintings
About the Wallagoot Paintings by Sarah Barron, Curator of Colour: Mervyn Moriarty A Retrospective Exhibition This body of work represents the artist most recent paintings, and features the breathtaking region of Wallagoot on the Sapphire Coast, in regional New South Wales where Moriarty and his partner Prue Acton live. The artist describes his way of […]
Colour and Response Background
BACKGROUND: Mervyn Moriarty was a prominent artist and art teacher in Brisbane in the 1960s through to the 1980s. He had a major influence on the development of the visual arts throughout the state, establishing both the Brisbane Institute of Arts and The Flying Arts School (formerly EastAus Art School, now Flying Arts Alliance Inc.). […]
Colour and Response – Tour and Exhibition Project
Colour and Response was developed following the success of Moriarty’s retrospective exhibition Colour: Mervyn Moriarty, A Retrospective Exhibition which was held in Brisbane in 2016 to commemorate Flying Arts Alliance’s 45th Anniversary. The exhibition and its associated public programs captured many stories of artists’ careers that have been inspired and developed as a direct result […]
ENVISAGE – UNSEEN RHYTHMS: NEW WORKS BY RACHAEL LEE
Rachael Lee presents a large installation of collagraph prints as well as works on paper in response to the uplifting impact Logan’s parklands has had upon the artist.