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

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. These consultations are available in person or online. Select your attendance option when booking below.

Topics of discussion may include: 

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

Participants to Bring: 

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

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. 

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. 

Schoenheimer’s whimsical use of found objects and pieces of brightly coloured timber toys spark familiarity and joy. Seductive colour schemes tie her complex works together and are fundamental to both a delicious viewing experience and the creation of meaning.

In this exhibition we see a colourful collision of Schoenheimer’s sculpture and painting practices in a series of works known as the ‘Constructions’. Each work in the series comprises a painted triptych exhibited alongside an abstract sculpture. Faithfully reproduced as a realist painting, each abstract sculpture is then re-interpreted in two other, painted elaborations.

Through the genre of still-life painting, Schoenheimer poses questions about what it is ‘to make pictures’, mining a broad span of stylistic references throughout her work. The art historical journey on which Schoenheimer takes us spans one hundred years, multiple generations of artists, and fundamental shifts in philosophy yet, in layman’s terms provides a humorous and lively visual journey, the enjoyment of which requires little explanation. Schoenheimer’s whimsical use of found objects and pieces of brightly coloured timber toys spark familiarity and joy. Seductive colour harmonies tie her complex works together and are fundamental to providing both a delicious viewing experience and the creation of meaning in Iterate|Elaborate.

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. Participants will attend via our online meeting platform. 

Topics of discussion may include: 

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

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).  

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!

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.

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.

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. 

Schoenheimer’s whimsical use of found objects and pieces of brightly coloured timber toys spark familiarity and joy. Seductive colour schemes tie her complex works together and are fundamental to both a delicious viewing experience and the creation of meaning.

In this exhibition we see a colourful collision of Schoenheimer’s sculpture and painting practices in a series of works known as the ‘Constructions’. Each work in the series comprises a painted triptych exhibited alongside an abstract sculpture. Faithfully reproduced as a realist painting, each abstract sculpture is then re-interpreted in two other, painted elaborations.

Through the genre of still-life painting, Schoenheimer poses questions about what it is ‘to make pictures’, mining a broad span of stylistic references throughout her work. The art historical journey on which Schoenheimer takes us spans one hundred years, multiple generations of artists, and fundamental shifts in philosophy yet, in layman’s terms provides a humorous and lively visual journey, the enjoyment of which requires little explanation. Schoenheimer’s whimsical use of found objects and pieces of brightly coloured timber toys spark familiarity and joy. Seductive colour harmonies tie her complex works together and are fundamental to providing both a delicious viewing experience and the creation of meaning in Iterate|Elaborate.

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!

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.

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.

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. 

Carol McGregor aims, through her practice, to explore alternative forms of cultural expression and to adjust new technologies that would help her further examine the diversity of ancestry, experiences and intimate histories concealed within the landscape. 

For her doctoral project, McGregor examined the material culture of possum skin cloaks in South East Queensland (SEQ). Thanks to her research work and the workshop she facilitated,the contemporary making of possum skin cloak was revitalised in SEQ communities. In this workshop, Carol will explore how to discuss, connect with, and utilise cultural knowledges to create awareness in the classroom and your school.  

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. 

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. 

Image: Edna Ambrym, Untitled 2, 2017, Etching on paper. Exhibited as part of Jabu Birriny exhibition.

Please note these events are in-person at Grasslands Gallery, Tambo.

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. Participants will attend in person at Grasslands Gallery, Tambo.

Topics of discussion may include: 

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

Participants to Bring: 

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