News

Tiny Art, Big Impact! These exhibitions feature small artworks created by Flying Arts members from all across Queensland in the foyer and halls of the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art, Brisbane.

Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

Free

The Winter sitting features works from artist members Carolyn Watson, Carol Khan, Kelly Southee, and Megan Grinstead.

Carolyn V Watson, Brisbane

Carolyn V Watson is a multi-award-winning artist whose work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout Australia. In 2017 she won the prestigious Shilliam Award Frank Lambert Memorial Prize at the Brisbane Sculpture Festival and was invited to exhibit at the internationally-regarded World Science Festival, Brisbane. She is an eight-time finalist in the Moreton Bay Regional Art Awards, a six-time finalist in the Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing (Honourable Mention, 2011), and was selected for the 2012 John Fries Memorial Prize and the 2008 Churchie Emerging Art Prize. In 2015, her solo exhibition allgloryisfleeting(memoryandhand) was presented at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, resulting in an Artist in Residence with St Luke’s Anglican College, Bundaberg in 2016. Her work is held in public and private collections in Australia and internationally. 

Preview Carolyn’s works here.

Carol Khan, Brisbane

Born in 1960, Carol has always been interested in art and music. She attended Kelvin Grove College in Brisbane 1983 and studied drawing and sculpture with William Robinson and Tom Risley. In Melbourne 1985 she completed a BA of fine art in Ceramics, Sculpture, Photography and Print Making at Phillip Institute in Bundoora with Peter D. Cole, Peter Hook, with Betty Churcher and then Jeff Makin at the wheel. Completing her Post Graduate Teaching diploma at Victoria College she returned to Brisbane in 1990, teaching for the next 20 years while also engaging in various community projects involving ceramics, tile and mural in Brisbane and the Northern Territory, as well as exhibition and mural projects within schools. With qualifications in Art Therapy and Counselling, Carol maintains her studio practice and teaches.

Preview Carol’s works here.

Kelly Southee, Brisbane

Kelly Southee is a Brisbane based artist. She was born in New Zealand and moved to Queensland at a young age. She has lived in Canada and the United States. Kelly enjoys sketching and painting en-plein air as often as she can. However, when time limits this pursuit she takes reference photographs to interpret later in the studio. She uses a variety of mediums to create her works: pen and ink, pastels and paint. As a former interior architect, working in the ‘built environment’, Kelly  is currently focused on capturing ‘our places’: old buildings and homes, modest garages and massive backyards that tell a story of change, or of better times. She feels an urgency to honour these character-filled buildings, streetscapes, treescapes and precious green spaces, as they disappear to make way for urban redevelopment.

Preview Kelly’s works here.

Megan Grinstead, Brisbane 

As an artist, Megan is interested in the economics of plants, the patterns and colours of plants and the communities that are drawn together with plants in many different ways. The stories surrounding plants. She uses natural history as a pathway to tell stories in a visual way. At present Megan works with groups of young children, guiding them through the use of many different mediums, with interesting information about the natural world as the underlying subject. They have worked collaboratively on the painted trees in this exhibition, discussing the natural history of Brisbane, the importance of an ephemeral value such as shade, colours, shape ,form and most importantly, drawing skills! Megan’s idea is to be able to facilitate and form connections to local natural history and also to teach the skills, confidence, critical thinking ability, sound decision making to work independently as young artists. Being an artist is a skill to share and enjoy with others!

Preview Megan’s works here.

Design and execute a large scale collaborative mural at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba. Refine your skills in public art techniques, including working with aerosols, image transfers, tape works and stencils. Make your mark on the street art capital of Queensland!

Registrations close Friday 30 August

REGISTER NOW

Date:
Wednesday 25 September – Friday 27 September
(Residential arrival on Tuesday 24 September)

Participants:
Year 9 – 12

Accommodation:
Supervised accommodation provided on a twin-share basis near the University of Southern Queensland

Cost:
Residential: $375 for 3 days (3 nights), fully inclusive*
Day Students: $275 for 3 days**
* Includes accommodation and meals, workshops and materials
** Includes lunch, workshops and materials

Program Schedule:

Tuesday 24th September

 – Residential participants arrive

Wednesday 25^th September

 – Welcome and introductions
 – First Coat studio tours and career talk with First Coat
 – Tour of first coat festival works
 – Concept development and mural design for the wall
 – Creating shape techniques

Thursday 26^th September

 – Artist career talk
 – Producing patterns for the wall techniques
 – Aerosol spray techniques
 – Technique for transferring pattern to the mural wall 

Friday 27^th September

 – Artist career talk
 – Finalising images on wall
 – Stencil making workshop
 – Completion of the wall
 – Program wrap up

REGISTER NOW

Travel Subsidies are available thanks to Brian Tucker. Students travelling more than 300km in each direction to attend the program may receive a subsidy of up to $250 to cover travel costs. Subsidies are limited in number and are provided on a needs basis. Please call Flying Arts Alliance on 07 3216 1322 or email the Scheduled Program Lead for more information.

Have you ever wanted to implement a large-scale mural project at your school or within your community? Learn how to develop quality public art projects from concept to collaborative conclusion. Refine your street art techniques with aerosols, image transfers, tape-work and stencils.

Program Dates: Wednesday 25 September – Friday 27 September, 9am-5pm daily

Cost: $325 for 3 days*

* Includes lunch, workshops and materials. Educators must source own accommodation and transport.

Program Schedule:

Wednesday 25^th September

 – Welcome and introductions
 – First Coat studio tours and career talk with First Coat
 – Tour of first coat festival works
 – Presentation and in depth look at things to consider when applying a large scale mural creation process within schools and education contexts.
 – Concept development and mural design for the wall
 – Creating shape techniques

Thursday 26^th September

 – Artist career talk
 – Producing patterns for the wall techniques
 – Aerosol spray techniques
 – Technique for transferring pattern to the mural wall 

Friday 27^th September

 – Artist career talk
 – Finalising images on wall
 – Stencil making workshop
 – Completion of the wall
 – Program wrap up

Registrations close Friday 30 August

REGISTER NOW

From dirt roads to rock pools, luscious rainforests to local festivals, Queensland is a state that inspires exploration. It’s full of diverse personalities, local legends and hidden gems valued by tourists and locals alike. Regional Queensland artists embraced a spirit of adventure to discover unique elements from communities around the state. This exhibition is an outcome of the 2018 Queensland regional Art Awards.

Please join us on this special occasion.

The Board of Flying Arts Alliance invites you to join us for the Official Launch of:

Wanderlust: The Touring Exhibition of the 2018 Queensland Regional Art Awards

When: Saturday 27 July
Official proceedings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Outback Regional Art Gallery, Winton,
Waltzing Matilda Centre
50 Elderslie Street
Winton

Gallery Hours:
Open 7 days a week : 9am – 5pm
Public Holidays : 9am – 3pm

Free

Flying Arts thanks our Cultural Patrons Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax for supporting this event in Winton

View the 2018 Queensland Regional Art Award touring works here

Stop Motion Animation can be a very simple and powerful way of telling a story or communicating a particular message. It’s accessible to people of any age or artistic and technological ability.

Using simple materials and technology, the stop motion process produces a striking result whether it’s rough or polished. In this workshop be introduced to materials and equipment and play with various approaches to making small movies. Experiment with how to use storyboarding and telling a story in an effective way. The workshop also demonstrates how to download movies and refine them using editing and sound.

$75 ($60 for Flying Arts Members)

Book Now

Participants to Bring:

– Lunch or snacks – there are food establishments within walking distance of the venue if preferred

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.