The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Enter Now

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

Resources to assist you to enter the Queensland Regional Art Awards

In order to pursue a career as a professional artist it is important to document your artwork professionally. The quality of the presentation of your artistic output can determine the future of your career and is essential to secure exhibitions, grants and other professional opportunities. Educators will find this workshop useful for guiding students in professional photography skills and for documenting student work for assessment, reporting, digital delivery, or exhibition purposes.  

This course will introduce the basic skills required to successfully photograph artwork for print and promotion. It will cover: 

• Digital capture: basic camera skills (aperture shutter speed control, ISO rating and white balance), basic lighting techniques. 
• Basic editing of photographs in Photoshop, import and export of digital images and file handling. 

Workshop Requirements: Basic familiarity with camera equipment and Photoshop (or similar) 

Participants to Bring: 

• Camera and tripod (can be shared amongst participants if equipment cleaned between each use)  
• And/or a smart phone camera 

• Small artworks to photograph 2D or 3D 
• Laptop with Photoshop (suggestion: bring school laptop with access) 

Please note: Flying Arts cannot provide lunch or snacks at this time. 

Do you need some inspiration for your career? Or ideas to help you develop your market and audience engagement? This webinar will discuss opportunities for artists and makers to broaden their reach, expand their business and products, and renew their income streams.  

This workshop is suitable for people new to social media and those needing assistance in adapting to digital changes, and participants will be provided with techniques to communicate their creative work following the recent rise in digital marketing content and social media. 

At the end of this workshop you will walk away with: 

• An understanding of the online platforms Facebook and Instagram.
• Some basic skills in using online platforms including social media and “starter” websites. 
• An understanding of the key differences between branding and marketing. 

• How to “invite” audience engagement. 
• Resources to help you understand how branding looks and marketing works online, specifically using social media. 

• And you will understand your ideal audience, the perceived value they get from being your consumer, and tools best suited for your practice to reach them. 

Participants to bring:  

• A laptop or iPad to work on, and own notepad and pens.  
• Own water bottle and lunch. There are food outlets within a short walk of the venue if preferred. 

Please note: Flying Arts cannot provide lunch or snacks at this time. 

As the state of the world changes and shifts, so does contemporary art. In this era of ecological and social upheaval, the role of art has evolved to become more vital than ever. Not only does art present contemporary issues for us to reflect on, but it also endeavours to create real social change. At its most effective this ‘art for change’ deeply engages audiences by actively seeking interaction and participation.

Artist Bianca Tainsh has been working within the realm of socially-engaged and activist art for almost ten years. Her projects have sort to create safe, but thought-provoking spaces for audiences to engage with, and even act upon tackling social and environmental dilemmas. Though her projects take many different forms, the framework of her projects rely on key elements like; creating evocative experiences, being conceptually dynamic, aims and desired outcomes, applying social and cultural consideration and of course, practicing artistic criticality.

In this webinar Tainsh will present some of her latest projects and take you through the key steps to creating an engaging and meaningful art project. We will look at identifying the themes and aims of your project, working considerately with communities and the possibilities of collaboration.

At the end of this workshop you will walk away with:

• Clarity in what kind of art falls under the banner of activist or socially-engaged art.
• An appreciation of the many different forms and approaches ‘art for change’ can take.
• An idea of what factors come together to make this kind of work successful and artistically noteworthy.
• An understanding of the possibilities that collaboration, either with other practitioners or the audience, can bring to a project.
• Recognising the importance of ensuring a safe and accessible space for your audience and participants.
• An understanding of how to inject integrity and authenticity into your project.
• And a knowledge of the different ways you can engage and emotionally invest your audience in your project.

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Enter Now

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

Resources to assist you to enter the Queensland Regional Art Awards

This workshop connects with the Queensland Senior Visual Arts Curriculum and the Australian Cross-curricular priority of Sustainability. Discover how to draw inspiration from the local area – stories, places, environment to create artworks that are part of and respond the community. In this workshop, Susan Davis will take you through a practical artistic experience of gathering natural materials and local inspiration to make art. Educators will find this workshop helpful for creating engaging art activities for classrooms to connect with sustainability, ecosystems, and local stories.  

Participants to Bring: 

• A laptop or iPad, or notepad and pens to take notes.  
• Own water bottle and lunch. There are food outlets within a short walk of the venue if preferred.  

Please note: Flying Arts cannot provide lunch or snacks at this time. 

Matthew Tucker joins us for our annual session on tax and money matters for artists and creative businesses. 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.

Master the art of developing your own exhibition and how to pitch your proposal to galleries. This is a weekend intensive will help you design, plan and manage your solo or group exhibition. Participants will receive course study materials prior to the workshop and will have the chance to gain feedback on completed proposals following the intensive.

In this intensive you will learn:

– Essential principles of exhibition concept, planning, design and development
– How to work with exhibition venues
– Marketing and promotion
– Logistics, contracts and legal issues
– Packing, handling and installation

Participants to Bring:

– Notepad or laptop
– Lunch or snacks – there are several food establishments within walking distance of the venue if preferred. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

Please join us at Mulga Lands Gallery to celebrate the Decadence Long Weekend, a weekend of programs, workshops, and the official launch of the Decadence exhibition leading up to regional festival the Half-way There – Charleville Shindig, presented in partnership with Murweh Shire Council. Learn more

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) celebrates 10 years in 2020, a decade of rewarding and celebrating Queensland regional arts and the wealth of creativity and imagination thriving in the regions.

Decadence may invite notions of luxury and self-indulgence. It may evoke ideas of wanton excess or wastefulness, perhaps with a casual or deliberate disregard of consequence. Dependent on circumstance, personal definitions of decadence can shift quite suddenly. In 2020, artists were encouraged to explore the complex notion of decadence within their own communities and households across Queensland – both in times of shortage, and in times of plenty. This is the exhibition outcome of the Queensland Regional Art Awards 2020.

View the 2020 touring exhibition

Gallery Opening Hours:
9 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday
9 am – 12 pm, Saturday

Free

Discuss your career or practice one-on-one with a respected arts industry professional.  Dr Campbell Gray is currently the Director of the University of Queensland Art Museum. He can provide career advice for artists and arts workers, those intending to develop a career in museums and galleries, or those planning to work in academia alongside an artistic career. 

Use these 45 minute sessions to discuss matters most relevant to you.

Topics of discussion may include: 

– Mapping your career goals, strategies and direction
– Discussing project or exhibition ideas
– Gaining feedback on your portfolio 

Participants will attend via our online meeting platform. 

 Participants to Bring: 

– Questions, CVs or resumes, resources, artwork, portfolios or other items to discuss during your consultation. 

Join the winning artists and judges from the Queensland Regional Art Awards 2020: Decadence at the Mulga Lands Gallery for the opening of the Charleville exhibition. Decadence exhibition curator Dr Campbell Gray will conduct a tour and provocation at 3pm, or, join the main opening event at 4pm.

3 pm – 4 pm: Curators Tour and Provocation

Join exhibition Curator, Dr Campbell Gray, for an engaging discussion about some of the works in Decadence. Think you don’t know anything about art? You will once you join this discussion!

4 pm – 6 pm: Opening Event

Decadence may invite notions of luxury and self-indulgence. It may evoke ideas of wanton excess or wastefulness, perhaps with a casual or deliberate disregard of consequence. Dependent on circumstance, personal definitions of decadence can shift quite suddenly. In 2020, artists were encouraged to explore the complex notion of decadence within their own communities and households across Queensland – both in times of shortage, and in times of plenty. This is the exhibition outcome of the Queensland Regional Art Awards 2020.

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) celebrates 10 years in 2020, a decade of rewarding and celebrating Queensland regional arts and the wealth of creativity and imagination thriving in the regions.

View the 2020 touring exhibition

Decadence will be on show at Mulga Lands Gallery 24 June – 14 August.

Public Opening Hours:
9 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday
9 am – 12 pm, Saturday

Join donna davis (Winner of Digital Art Award, Queensland Regional Art Awards 2020) to explore new ways to create works that interpret the natural world and ecological data using a range of physical and digital media and tools. Challenge your perception of the natural world and how this can be reflected through art.  

This workshop will explore:

 – How to use photography to explore hidden wonders in the ecosystem

 – Developing observation and documenting skills

 – Using scientific data to inspire the creative process

 – Drawing and print-based visual arts skills

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Enter now

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

Resources to assist you to enter the Queensland Regional Art Awards

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Enter Now

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

Resources to assist you to enter the Queensland Regional Art Awards

Please join us at Mulga Lands Gallery to celebrate the Decadence Long Weekend, a weekend of programs, workshops, and the official launch of the Decadence exhibition leading up to regional festival the Half-way There – Charleville Shindig, presented in partnership with Murweh Shire Council. Learn more

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) celebrates 10 years in 2020, a decade of rewarding and celebrating Queensland regional arts and the wealth of creativity and imagination thriving in the regions.

Decadence may invite notions of luxury and self-indulgence. It may evoke ideas of wanton excess or wastefulness, perhaps with a casual or deliberate disregard of consequence. Dependent on circumstance, personal definitions of decadence can shift quite suddenly. In 2020, artists were encouraged to explore the complex notion of decadence within their own communities and households across Queensland – both in times of shortage, and in times of plenty. This is the exhibition outcome of the Queensland Regional Art Awards 2020.

View the 2020 touring exhibition

Gallery Opening Hours:
9 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday
9 am – 12 pm, Saturday

Free

Critical writing about art is a key method for clarifying your understanding of and communicating your perspectives about artworks, artists’ practices and exhibitions/performances. It’s a crucial skill for all artists, art workers, art educators and art writers which enables you to clearly and convincingly share your insights into contemporary art with an audience.  

In this workshop we’ll provide techniques for analysing art and take you through the process of structuring an argument to communicate your perspectives in a critical review-style essay. With your new skills you will be equipped to write informative, art-criticism texts for a wide variety of contexts and audiences , from art gallery and museum catalogue essays to broadsheet reviews. 

Key Outcomes:  

At the end of this workshop you will walk away with: 

• An understanding of 

• the types role of art critical writing in the contemporary context 
• types of art criticism frequently written and published 
• the process of analysing, researching and constructing a written piece of art  

• The framework and skills to construct and write art reviews for publication confidently and independently 
• And you will take away a written piece of art criticism! 

Participants to Bring: 

• Pen and paper or laptop for note-taking and writing (laptop preferred). 
• Lunch or snacks – there are several food establishments within walking distance of the venue if preferred. (tea, coffee and biscuits for morning and afternoon tea will be provided). 

• Information on an artwork, artist’s practice or exhibition/performance you would like to review (including images, information on the artist(s)/curator(s) and artwork(s). 

Shelley Pisani and artists from the CQ Shopfront project will discuss how to develop products for your arts practice or arts business. CQ Shopfront is an 18-month long creative industry development program, assisting Central Queensland based artists and makers to build their entrepreneurial capacity and create retail ready product ranges. It includes works, artisan in residence programs, mentoring, a forum, and exhibition. These artists will share their experiences with you and discuss opportunities for assorted products for your business.  

This workshop connects with the Queensland Senior Visual Arts Curriculum Unit: Art as Knowledge. Educators will gain first hand experience in creating work to respond to a stimulus – forms or domestic objects, a knowledge of different casting environments and materials, and experimentation through an artistic process.    

In this workshop Simone Eisler will provide an overview of her practice and the vast array of materials she uses for her work. She will explain the forms created and how they began as plaster bandage casts are then joined together to create new forms.  Using objects you bring as well as a selection of unusual forms we’ll bring, you will go through the process of making forms in this way and explore to the endless possibilities of this medium and technique.   

For schools, plaster bandage is a readily available low-cost material that has a variety of uses across sculpture and art making.  It’s quick drying and able to be formed over a variety of objects to create casts or moulds of part of the original form. In addition, several casts or moulds can be joined together to create brand new forms. Once left to dry overnight, the resulting forms can be embellished with other materials. 

Plaster bandage casting can take place anywhere, from the classroom table setting to a workshop space and even in the bush.  All that’s needed is al-foil to cover the form you are covering the plaster bandage with, some tape, bowls, access to water and of course lots of plaster bandage cut into strips. 

At the end of the workshop you’ll walk away with: 

• An understanding of how to cast a form from a domestic or found object 
• A knowledge of different environments you can cast objects from  
• Techniques on how to create new forms by joining pieces with screws and bolts 
• Ideas of how to further embellish the form at a later stage once it’s totally dry 

Participants to Bring: 

• Objects to use as stimulus that you can make simple moulds of.  We are making a cast of ‘half’ of the object.  Basically all kinds of objects are suitable if they have a surface area from which a layer of plaster bandage can be laid onto – and lifted off.  (e.g. covering the underside of a salad bowl and lifting it straight off once dry).  Not too many undercuts or the ‘cast’ will get stuck.  However sometimes just part of an object that has undercuts can be covered and that’s fine.  
• Suitable items include domestic plates and other household items including bowls, organic forms such as gourds or large shells, doll faces, jelly moulds etc. 

• Old magazines/paper for collage into the forms, feathers, drawing media to use on plaster forms – charcoal, pen, ink, paint, lace or fabric /bibs and bobs you might want to glue into your form 
• Sketchbook / notebook 
• An apron – it gets messy! 
• Thin rubber gloves if you have concerns about plaster and your skin 
• A dust mask if you have concerns about plaster dust 

• Lunch or snacks – there are several food establishments within walking distance of the venue if preferred. (tea, coffee and biscuits for morning and afternoon tea will be provided) 
• Participants must wear enclosed shoes 

More to come!

Please join us at Mulga Lands Gallery to celebrate the Decadence Long Weekend, a weekend of programs, workshops, and the official launch of the Decadence exhibition leading up to regional festival the Half-way There – Charleville Shindig, presented in partnership with Murweh Shire Council. Learn more

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) celebrates 10 years in 2020, a decade of rewarding and celebrating Queensland regional arts and the wealth of creativity and imagination thriving in the regions.

Decadence may invite notions of luxury and self-indulgence. It may evoke ideas of wanton excess or wastefulness, perhaps with a casual or deliberate disregard of consequence. Dependent on circumstance, personal definitions of decadence can shift quite suddenly. In 2020, artists were encouraged to explore the complex notion of decadence within their own communities and households across Queensland – both in times of shortage, and in times of plenty. This is the exhibition outcome of the Queensland Regional Art Awards 2020.

View the 2020 touring exhibition

Gallery Opening Hours:
9 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday
9 am – 12 pm, Saturday

Free

Discuss your career or practice one-on-one with a respected arts industry professional.  Bronwyn Davies is both a practising artist and arts administrator based in regional Queensland. She manages a cultural development program for the Scenic Rim Regional Council and has worked as a venue manager, and arts festival director. Her experience is broad and she can shed light on how to work successfully in regional communities as an arts worker and artist.  

Use these 45 minute sessions to discuss matters most relevant to you.

Topics of discussion may include: 

– Mapping your career goals, strategies and direction 
– Discussing project or exhibition ideas 
– Gaining feedback on your portfolio 

Participants will attend via our online meeting platform. 

Participants to Bring: 

– Questions, CVs or resumes, resources, artwork, portfolios or other items to discuss during your consultation. 

This workshop connects to the Australian cross-curricular priority of Sustainability.  

Artists use their work to shine light on issues of environmental justice, raise awareness to environmental issues, and to imagine more sustainable futures. Nadine brings science and art together to help you think of activities for your students and provides examples of successful projects she has worked on that you could translate for the classroom.  

Place your vote to help your favourite Queensland Regional Art Awards 2021 entry win a People’s Choice Award. Selected artists will also be in the running to be included in the Paint the Town touring exhibition, touring across Queensland in 2022.

Voting Process

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

This weekend intensive workshop is designed for mid-career artists and arts workers (15+ years of professional experience). Examine your career and goals and make plans for the next stage of your career. Work with an industry career mentor and your peers to share ideas and knowledge, build a staged plan for your business, and redefine your work goals and tasks for the next few years. 

At the end of this workshop you will walk away with: 

• New career or business goals and tasks  
• A long-term vision for your future work 
• A network of peers to connect with and potentially collaborate with 

• An experience of working through a creative process to build a new perspective on your work and career.  

Participants to Bring: 

• Pen and paper or laptop for note-taking and writing. 
• Own water bottle and specialised food if required. 
• Lunch and snack will be provided. No coffee and tea available – but there are several coffee shops within a short walk of the venue if you need some caffeine. 

Explore how artists can take advantage of opportunities to develop work that engages with how cities work today. Current urban planning trends are about creating 20-minute neighbourhoods, or 20-minute cities, where residents can access things such as shopping, business services, education, community facilities, recreational and sporting resources, and some jobs within a 20-minute public transport trip, bike ride or walk from home. In this webinar, Jordin will share her experience with place-making for 20-minute cities, public art projects, and her research into multidisciplinary and cross-organisation collaboration.  

Place your vote to help your favourite Queensland Regional Art Awards 2021 entry win a People’s Choice Award. Selected artists will also be in the running to be included in the Paint the Town touring exhibition, touring across Queensland in 2022.

Voting Process

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

This workshop will be useful for arts workers, gallery staff and volunteers, educators and artists. To ensure the longevity of artworks, it is important to know how to handle them and install them in the correct way. In this one day workshop you will learn: 

• Basic art work handling 
• Appropriate tools and materials to use 

• Exhibition installation skills 
• Storage and environmental conditions for artwork 
• Safe art work packaging and transportation. 

To bring:  

• Laptop or ipad to work on 
• Lunch and own water bottle – there are several food establishments within walking distance of the venue if preferred. 

Please note: Flying Arts cannot provide tea and coffee, lunch or snacks at this time. 

Discuss your career or practice one-on-one with a respected arts industry professional.  Jonathan McBurnie is the current Creative Director of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery in North Queensland. He will be conducting consultations online from his office in Townsville. Jonathan can help you to understand the regional arts scene, develop your artistic or business plans, and provide insight into managing a long-term career in the arts.  

Use these 45 minute sessions to discuss matters most relevant to you.

Topics of discussion may include: 

– Mapping your career goals, strategies and direction 
– Discussing project or exhibition ideas 
– Gaining feedback on your portfolio 

Participants will attend via our online meeting platform. 

Participants to Bring: 

– Questions, CVs or resumes, resources, artwork, portfolios or other items to discuss during your consultation. (Digital items required for this online consultation).  

Professional development day program for educators.

Participants will experiment with the latest technologies at The Edge exploring contemporary approaches to art making and digital media such as laser cutting, 3D printing, electronics and much more. Led by expert makers and facilitators, participants will get the opportunity to make objects to take home, take part in a make-a-thon and be featured in a public exhibition project involving communities from around the State!

The professional development of educators will be supported through the acquisition of new making skills as well as sessions exploring the use of design thinking and maker spaces and projects in schools.

Registrations close Monday 29 March. 
Cost is inclusive of lunch, workshops and materials. 

Please note: Innovation will not be offered as a residential program in 2021. Day program ONLY. All students must travel with a parent/guardian or teacher to participate in this program. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. 

Did you know there’s an Art Innovation program for students? Learn More

This program is delivered by Flying Arts and State Library of Queensland.

This day program is for young people aged 14-18 years, and the arts educators who work with them.

Participants will experiment with the latest technologies at The Edge exploring contemporary approaches to art making and digital media such as laser cutting, 3D printing, electronics and much more. Led by expert makers and facilitators, participants will get the opportunity to make objects to take home, take part in a make-a-thon and be featured in a public exhibition project involving communities from around the State!

The professional development of educators will be supported through the acquisition of new making skills as well as sessions exploring the use of design thinking and maker spaces and projects in schools.

Registrations close Monday 29 March.

Cost is inclusive of lunch, workshops and materials.

Please note: Innovation will not be offered as a residential program in 2021. All students must travel with a parent/guardian or teacher to participate in this program. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

Are you a Teacher or Educator? Sign up for Art Innovation for Educators

This program is delivered by Flying Arts and State Library of Queensland.

Work in the arts has been impacted by many changes and developments in recent years. From modern technologies and different methods of presenting work and exhibitions, to COVID-19 and  government guidelines and regulations. In this webinar, Rebekah Butler will discuss some of these changes, and examine how artists, arts workers, and exhibition providers can respond and plan in a safe and appropriate way. 

Professional development day program for educators.

Participants will experiment with the latest technologies at The Edge exploring contemporary approaches to art making and digital media such as laser cutting, 3D printing, electronics and much more. Led by expert makers and facilitators, participants will get the opportunity to make objects to take home, take part in a make-a-thon and be featured in a public exhibition project involving communities from around the State!

The professional development of educators will be supported through the acquisition of new making skills as well as sessions exploring the use of design thinking and maker spaces and projects in schools.

Registrations close Monday 29 March. 
Cost is inclusive of lunch, workshops and materials. 

Please note: Innovation will not be offered as a residential program in 2021. Day program ONLY. All students must travel with a parent/guardian or teacher to participate in this program. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. 

Did you know there’s an Art Innovation program for students? Learn More

This program is delivered by Flying Arts and State Library of Queensland.

This day program is for young people aged 14-18 years, and the arts educators who work with them.

Participants will experiment with the latest technologies at The Edge exploring contemporary approaches to art making and digital media such as laser cutting, 3D printing, electronics and much more. Led by expert makers and facilitators, participants will get the opportunity to make objects to take home, take part in a make-a-thon and be featured in a public exhibition project involving communities from around the State!

The professional development of educators will be supported through the acquisition of new making skills as well as sessions exploring the use of design thinking and maker spaces and projects in schools.

Registrations close Monday 29 March.

Cost is inclusive of lunch, workshops and materials.

Please note: Innovation will not be offered as a residential program in 2021. All students must travel with a parent/guardian or teacher to participate in this program. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

Are you a Teacher or Educator? Sign up for Art Innovation for Educators

This program is delivered by Flying Arts and State Library of Queensland.

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.

The 2021 QRAA coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a century of connecting artists, educators and communities.

Theme: Paint the Town

Evoking the spirit of celebration, of all things jubilant, artists are invited to respond to the question – How do you celebrate? Is it a party, a big bash or a simple elegant affair, serene or riotous, extended explosions of joy or quiet moments reflection and gratitude, ceremony, tradition or ritual, expressed in dance or song, full of sentiment or tears, an anniversary, a farewell or a whim, with family, friends, a whole community or alone, a sense of occasion, a festival or just because? Whatever the reason or season, whatever your medium or practice, we invite you to Paint the Town.

Resources to assist you to enter the Queensland Regional Art Awards

Parenting or guardianship as an artist can be an isolating experience. It places limitations on our opportunities to get together with fellow artists to share ideas and to collaborate. In this webinar, Linda Clark will discuss how the networking community developed through her research (the Mother-Artist Model) could help overcome the challenges of isolation through collective dialogue. Explore how to embrace parenthood or guardianship while developing a sustainable approach to your art practice. 

More to come!

This workshop connects to the Australian cross-curricular priorities of Sustainability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.  

In this webinar, Michelle Tuahine, hosts a panel to discuss indigenous knowledge systems and how to integrate these in your classroom. Examine how to create a culturally responsive curriculum experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students resulting in increased engagement and better educational outcomes. And how to engage all students in respect and recognition of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures. 

Discuss your career or practice one-on-one with a respected arts industry professional. Alison Shaw is the Community Facilitator at Blackall-Tambo Regional Council and she is a business entrepreneur. Alison can advise you on your career as an arts worker and discuss opportunities for regional artists and workers and guide planning for your arts business.  These consultations are being held face-to-face in Tambo at Grassland Art Gallery in Western Queensland. Or, you can request an online consultation via video conference.  

Use these 45 minute sessions to discuss matters most relevant to you. Topics of discussion may include: 

– Mapping your career goals, strategies and direction 
– Discussing project or exhibition ideas 
– Gaining feedback on your portfolio 

Participants will attend via our online meeting platform. 

Participants to Bring: 

– Questions, CVs or resumes, resources, artwork, portfolios or other items to discuss during your consultation (digital items recommended).