ArtizDIGITAL @TheEdgeQLD 2016 was an exciting visual arts development program for Queensland high school students. In this arts-intensive program delivered at The Edge, State Library of Queensland, students explored new areas of critical artistic practice, learned new skills and experimented with new approaches to art making.
Small Schools Newsletter: July 2016
The Small School Mentorship Program (SSMP) is in its second year. Thus far, 2016 has seen four small school/artist collaborations.
Touring Artist Journal: Mary Elizabeth Barron
Mary Elizabeth Barron recently visited a school in Ipswich to teach students from year 7 to 12 how to make bags… out of bags! Read more about the lesson here.
Touring Artist Journal: Therese Flynne-Clarke
Therese Flynne-Clarke journeyed to Bracken Ridge to teach random weave sculpture! The students persevered through difficult techniques to hone their skills and produce some wonderful results!
Curator Journal: Crush Exhibition Project
Flying Arts Curator Beth Jackson has just finished her first workshop with the Crush Exhibition Project. Learn more about how the workshop went!
Residency Journal: Linda Clark
As the winner of the Gray Puksand Digital Art Award in the 2015 Queensland Regional Art Awards, Linda Clark received a fully funded two week residency at The Edge, State Library of Queensland. Here she talks about her experiences at The Edge, where she developed the conceptual basis of a new body of work.
QRAA Cream of the Crop Brisbane Launch
Flying Arts recently held the Brisbane launch of the exhibition of the 2015 Queensland Regional Art Awards: Cream of the Crop. View some of the speeches and photos from the event.
Touring Artist Journal: Casselle Mountford
Casselle Mountford worked with a group of 18 year 11 students over a 2 1/2 hour period, creating small sculptures using cane. Read more about the workshop and its outcomes here.