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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.

Jabu Birriny, meaning ‘land’ and ‘sea’, celebrates the unique environment of Yarrabah and its ongoing importance to culture and people. Located on the shore of Cape Grafton FNQ, Yarrabah is the traditional Country of the Gunggandji people. It is a dynamic Aboriginal community surrounded by tropical native bushland and mountain ranges united by sandy coastlines and coral reefs.

This exhibition showcases stories rich in past and recent histories with vibrant prints, textiles and ceramics.  Jabu Birriny (land + sea) was developed by State Library of Queensland in partnership with Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct. The YACP artists are Philomena Yeatman, Michelle Yeatman, Valmai Pollard, Edna Ambrym, Ruben Ambrym, and the exhibition includes also independent artist, Elverina Johnson. Flying Arts Alliance is touring the exhibition with a full suite of arts and cultural engagement programs Queensland-wide 2019 – 2021.

Jabu Birriny (land + sea) will be on display at the Menmuny Museum Gallery, Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct, June 14 – 31 July 2019.

All were welcome to come along to Cultural Festival Friday evening 14th June and the gala Opening on Saturday 15^th June 12pm (midday).

 Jabu Birriny at CIAF

Wednesday 10 July              10.00am to 2.00pm

Thursday 11 July                  10.00am to 2.00pm

Friday 12 July                       10.00am to 2.00pm

Saturday 13 July – Closed (Opened by paid appointment only)

Sunday 14 July – Closed (Opened by paid appointment only)

Dindarr transport services timetable during CIAF

The Colour and Response project consists of two exhibitions at each venue. The first exhibition, Colour II: Merv Moriarty, In the Field features works by Flying Arts founder, Merv Moriarty. Each gallery will also present a local exhibition drawing on Flying Arts legacies, under the mentorship of Flying Arts curator Lisa Beilby.

Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery’s response exhibition : Out of the Allamanda

Affectionately known as the ‘Flying Artist’, Merv Moriarty has remained committed to teaching and creating art for more than five decades. In the early 1970’s, Bundaberg was one of the first venues for his fly in, fly out workshops, opening the way for other highly regarded tutors to visit. In turn this invigorated the practice and careers of local artists and saw the birth of the Allamanda Gallery, a cultural hub with a significant impact on local artists. Five of those artists Ann Grocott, Jennifer McDuff, Marvene Ash, John Honeywill, and the late Coralie Busby ­– artist and operator of the Allamanda Gallery exhibit alongside Merv in Out of the Allamanda.

Exhibition Opening Details

Friday July 5, 2019, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery,
1 Barolin Street,
Bundaberg, QLD, 4670

FREE EVENT, all welcome.

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A RAF community workshop will also be held prior to the event for local artists and artsworkers wanting to learn more about Regional Arts Funding.

Image credit: John Honeywill, Jug Still Life, 2018, oil on linen, 71 cm x 92 cm.

Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 10am to 2pm

Free

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*

Registrations close Friday 23 August

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

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 23 August

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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

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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.

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

Explore expressive oil painting that incorporates drawing and collage in this hands-on workshop.

Oil painting is rich in history and significance in the art world. Despite the continuing evolution of modern technology and techniques in art making, it continues to be a relevant and powerful media in contemporary art practice, and in the Visual Arts curriculum. 

Using photographs and references as a starting point, you will be guided through the design and development process to produce your own artworks, with a balance of technique and free expression. This workshop will encourage you and your students to be confident, curious and adventurous in the use of oils, leaving behind traditional techniques to discover its full potential as a vehicle for self-expression.

You’ll walk away with a new appreciation for oils within a contemporary context, as well as a new-found confidence to work with this sometimes difficult medium.

$75 ($60 for Flying Arts Members)

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Participants to Bring:

– Lunch or snacks. Please note tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

– One preferred image or object for EACH of the following topics: (1) Landscape/Buildings AND (2) Portrait/Self Portrait