Flying Arts Event Calendar Queensland Regional Art Awards
june
10jun12:00 pm1:00 pmGet the Grant!Webinar for Artists and Artsworkers
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(Friday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
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In this webinar Flying Arts’ Regional Arts Fund Lead, Nathaniel Andrew, will discuss the national cultural funding landscape of 2022, answering your Frequently Asked Questions about the RAF Community Project
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In this webinar Flying Arts’ Regional Arts Fund Lead, Nathaniel Andrew, will discuss the national cultural funding landscape of 2022, answering your Frequently Asked Questions about the RAF Community Project Grant and Quick Response Grant schemes.
Nathaniel will speak to the context of the fund, what RAF aims to support and strategies for navigating competitive arts funding in 2022. We encourage you to questions prior to the webinar, to be answered during the presentation.
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About your facilitator: Nathaniel Andrews belongs to the Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri tribes with blood ties to the Ngarrindjeri, Wadi Wadi and Wiradjuri nations of Australia, and has South Sea Islander ancestry from Lacon Island and Ambae Island. Nathaniel possesses over 20 years’ experience as a freelance musician and music teacher and has had the opportunity to teach in many tertiary and vocational educational institutions across the country.
Nathaniel works as the First Nations Engagement Lead and Regional Arts Fund Lead at Flying Arts Alliance. In his role, he supports cross-disciplinary arts activities throughout Queensland through the Regional Arts Fund. His aim is to increase the economic, social, and cultural impact of artists in regional Queensland, with a particular focus on First Nation’s creatives.
23jun12:00 pm1:00 pmArticulate Your Creative ConceptWebinar for Artists and Artsworkers
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(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
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Struggling to find the words to articulate your art practice? In this webinar, Hamish Sawyer, Brisbane-based curator, writer and Director of Outer Space, will discuss practical skills for communicating your creative
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Struggling to find the words to articulate your art practice? In this webinar, Hamish Sawyer, Brisbane-based curator, writer and Director of Outer Space, will discuss practical skills for communicating your creative concept to audiences of all types.
This free presentation is suitable for artists and arts workers looking to enhance their exhibition labels, artwork statements and artist biographies to compliment their physical artwork/s.
Hamish will share with you:
- Practical tips for clear and concise writing.
- Strategies for defining artistic concepts and identifying your creative influences.
- Tips for tailoring your writing to various outputs (including exhibition labels, artwork statement and artist biographies).
Visual artists interested in entering the Queensland Regional Art Awards are particularly encouraged to attend this webinar.
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About your facilitator: Hamish Sawyer is a Brisbane-based independent curator and writer with more than fifteen years experience in programming and management roles across the commercial, government and not-for-profit sectors. His practice is informed by close collaboration with artists. From 2016 to 2019, Sawyer was Curator and Manager of Caloundra Regional Gallery. Sawyer has previously worked at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, serving as a co-curator for the 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) in 2015. He has also held positions at the Institute of Modern Art (IMA) and Arts Queensland, as well as working for several commercial galleries. Sawyer has written for publications including Art Monthly Australasia, Sunnie and VAULT. In addition, he has contributed to monographs on artists Michael Cook, Laith McGregor and Marian Tubbs. In 2018, Sawyer recorded a long-form interview with Sandra Selig for the James C. Sourris Australian Artist Interviews series, commissioned by the State Library of Queensland.
july
21jul12:00 pm1:00 pmTax & Money MattersWebinar for Artists and Artsworkers
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(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
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Matthew Tucker joins us for our annual session on tax and money matters for artists
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Matthew Tucker joins us for our annual session on tax and money matters for artists and creatives. This webinar will focus on how to maximise your return when running a creative business. Join this webinar to take control of your tax return and for some great financial advice for artists, arts workers and arts professionals.
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About your facilitator: Matthew Tucker is Principal @Creative Crunchers, an accounting practice located in Fortitude Valley specialising in the arts and entertainment industries. He looks after a range of clients including individuals, partnerships, companies and trusts and has a particular interest in structuring, Film + TV production companies and their casts and crew. Matt has worked as Treasurer on the boards of Playlab and Radio 4ZZZ and spoken for a range of arts organisations over the years.
august
11aug10:00 am12:00 pmCreative CuratingWebinar for Artists and Artsworkers
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(Thursday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
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What does it take to ‘curate’? How can you make the most of your artworks, art collection or art space? How can you connect history and creativity with a local
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What does it take to ‘curate’? How can you make the most of your artworks, art collection or art space? How can you connect history and creativity with a local audience?
In this webinar, esteemed curator and writer Naomi Evans will explore what it means to curate an exhibition in a Queensland context. Focussing on small art galleries and local government spaces, Naomi will help participants understand the strengths of a diverse art collection or practice, learn approaches to planning and curating thematically, and break down strategies for community engagement.
Banner image: Installation view of Dark Rooms: Women directing the lens 1978-1998, curated by Naomi Evans, Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane, Australia, 2018. Photo: Carl Warner.
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About your facilitator: Naomi Evans is an Australian curator and writer whose practice critically engages with processes and cultural functions of art and exhibition-making as inextricable with political and social contexts. Appointed to Griffith University Art Museum in 2011, Evans has previously held curatorial positions at MCA Sydney and QAGOMA Brisbane. Recent solo projects include Elizabeth Newman: Is that a ‘No’? (2020) and Simryn Gill: Sweet Chariot (2016) and group exhibitions Source Materials (2021-22) (with Dr Carol McGregor), The Abyss: Strategies in Contemporary Art (2019), Dark Rooms: Women directing the lens 1978-1998 (2018). Evans served on Multimedia Arts Asia Pacific’s (MAAP) Board of Directors from 2013-16, and is Adjunct Fellow of Griffith University’s Creative Arts Research Institute.
september
15sep12:00 pm1:00 pmTeach Your CraftWebinar for Artists and Artsworkers
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(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
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Teaching workshops is a wonderful way to add income to your arts practice, meet new people, stimulate your own creativity and share your passions far and wide. In this webinar, you’ll
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Teaching workshops is a wonderful way to add income to your arts practice, meet new people, stimulate your own creativity and share your passions far and wide.
In this webinar, you’ll hear from artist and arts manager, Elysha Rei, on tips for how to develop and present your art practice as a creative workshop. Elysha will discuss the basics of planning, budgeting, marketing and finally teaching!
This free presentation is suitable for artists and arts workers looking to learn the basics of running workshops.
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About your facilitator: Elysha Rei is a Japanese-Australian visual artist and arts manager based in Meanjin(Brisbane) who creates paper cutting, public art, and murals that connect with her heritage.She holds an MBA, Bachelor of Visual Arts, and is currently completing a PhDat QUT. Hercareer includes a professional artist practice with international residencies and exhibitions,management of arts and cultural programs and spaces, and facilitating professional development opportunities for artists and communities. She is the founder of Sam RitResidency in Thailand (2013-2018), Co-founder of Made Creative Space Toowoomba (2011-2013), and the Public Programs Officer at Queensland State Archives (2017-current). Shehas exhibited work, curated exhibitions, and managed cultural spaces across Australia,Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, Thailand, and the US