February | March 2024

Perspective -  The 2023 Queensland Regional Art Awards Touring Exhibition

Flying Arts was delighted to be one of the successful grant recipients of ‘The Touring Queensland Fund - Round 3’. This grant enables the touring of the winners and finalists of the 2023 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA), Perspective. We would like to thank Arts Queensland for this funding and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to tour these award-winning artworks and share this wonderful exhibition with a wider audience across Queensland.

 

This touring exhibition was launched on the 8th of March in at the Cairns Court House Gallery. It will tour to Moranbah, Charters Towers, Charleville and Chinchilla, so stay tuned for venue and date announcements. We hope to see you at ‘Perspective’ when it visits a region near you in 2024!

 

In addition to the support from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, we would like to thank the sponsors of the QRAA. Many thanks to our wonderful QRAA sponsors: Major sponsor, Holding Redlich, and other generous sponsors, Artist Profile, Chroma Australia, Consolidated Properties Group, EDF Renewables, Fireworks Gallery, Griffith University, Mitchell Fine Art, Onespace, Queensland University of Technology, Rockhampton Museum of Art, TAFE Queensland, The University of Queensland, The Turner Family Foundation, Watco East West, The Booth Memorial Fund of Annie Tan (Yuh Siew) and the Geoff Booth Foundation, and John and Lyn Reynolds

 

Perspective Exhibition on display in Cairns

 

The Perspective Exhibition is on display from  8 March to 22 April 2024 at Cairns Court House Gallery

 

For further exhibition details please visit here.

 

We will be activating the gallery spaces at each touring venue through hands-on creative workshops for regional artists and artsworkers. In the Cairns leg of the tour this approach was reflected in the presentation at the Cairns Court House Gallery by Rosella Namok, the highly commended artist for Art for Life Award, of three artist talks for gallery visitors. In addition, in March and April we will have a Clever Coptic Bookbinding workshop facilitated by Rose Rigley, an Artist Talk from Naomi Hobson, the 2023 winner for the Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award, and a Cultural Mediation workshop facilitated by UQ Art Museum.

 

Find out more about our award winning artist Lincoln Austin:

ARTIST PROFILE 

ART FOR LIFE AWARD WINNER: LINCOLN AUSTIN INTERVIEW

February Highlights

Emerging Artist Award Exhibition

Opening Event at the Judith Wright Art Centre

Above (left to right): Don O'Rourke, founding member of Consolidated Properties Group (sponsor of the Emerging Artist Award), The Hon Anthe Philippides SC, Chair of Flying Arts Alliance, Naomi McKenzie, winner of the Emerging Artist Award, Paul Thompson, Operations Flying Arts Alliance and John Stafford, Director of Onespace Gallery (sponsor of the Emerging Artist Award).  

EMERGEING ARTIST AWARD EXHIBITION BROCHURE

SHESOCIETY: "Flying Arts Alliance-Connects Regional Qld To The Arts", Ruth Greening 

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD WINNER: NAOMI MCKENZIE INTERVIEW

The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award Exhibition

 Opening Event at Mitchell Fine Art Gallery

Read more about the exhibition here:

INQUEENSLAND ARTICLE 

 

Paint the Town opens  in the Lockyer Valley!

Final stop - Lockyer Valley! Paint the Town, the touring exhibition of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards continues its regional tour of Queensland, and is now open at the Lockyer Valley Art Gallery.

 

When: 1 March - 11 May 2024
Where: Lockyer Valley Art Gallery, 34 Lake Apex Dr, Gatton QLD 4343

 

This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. For further exhibition details please visit here.

 By Request Program Highlights

By Request program sent our AI expert facilitator Jessie Hughes to Townsville to provide a full day workshop for Townsville City Galleries.

 

Jessie helped participants discover how fresh evolution's with AI are intersecting from storytelling, production, prototyping and artistic processes, as well as how to leverage this technology within their own workflow. 

 

Participants noted, "Excellent enthusiastic introduction to all the possibilities of AI. Great presenter." and had a great time learning with Jessie for the day. "

 

 

Above: Jessie Hughes teaching a workshop for Townsville City Galleries. Image Credit: Andrew Rankin

Here is an amazing image from a recent By Request program where Michelle LePlastrier attended Brisbane South State Secondary College for a clay workshop.

 

we are delighted to share this wonderful quote from the visual art teacher of  Brisbane South State Secondary College:

"The Flying Arts By Request program made the process of connecting with an artist simple and positive, and provided my students with relevant, authentic learning experiences. After completing an online By Request form, Chantel promptly connected us with a practising artist whose work made direct links to our Visual Arts unit."

 

Above: Michelle LePlastrier demonstrating clay techniques 

Image Credit: BSSSC

Quick Response Grants aim to support small arts or cultural projects that cannot be funded by other means because of their nature or timing. For example, you may wish to attend a workshop or complete a project within a certain time frame and cannot access appropriate funding through any other means.

 

March round - opens 9am, Friday March 1, 2024

Kodie Redfern: Suitable Studio - Small Stage Under 21 Open Mic

 

Small Stage is a Townsville-based, youth-focused open mic event aimed to showcase the emerging young talent in Townsville. The event occurs monthly and creates opportunities for young musicians to perform in a public setting.

 

Check it out!

Tiffany Grace Music: 2024 CMAA Senior Academy of Country Music

 

In January, Tiffany Grace attended CMAA Senior Academy of Country Music in Tamworth, where she learnt the ins and outs of the music industry. From business to the performance side, Tiffany attended multiple workshops, songwriting sessions, networking opportunities and performance showcase. 

 

Listen Here

The Child Writes Fund: The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness – Premiere Public Exhibition

 

The premiere public exhibition of over 70 original artworks from the book for adults/young adults, "The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness," portraying a poignant journey through psychosis. This groundbreaking exhibition includes the first-ever display of the complete set of artworks and serves as a platform for Matt Ottley to share personal experiences with complex mental illness.

Dr Sue Davis: Wildflowering by Design - Wondai Engagement Program

 

'Wildflowering by Design' at Wondai was an exhibition featuring award-winning Queensland and regional artists to the regional gallery at Wondai. The workshop program with exhibition artists and local creatives enabled the development of new art and design creations by South Burnett artists, including First Nations artists.

 

See the Touring Exhibition

Jordan Galliott: Summer Holiday Program: Belly Dance for Teens

 

Over the Summer Holidays, Jordan Galliott and Cara Griffith held a series of free Belly Dance workshops at BFitt in West End, Townsville. The workshops provided a valuable opportunity for young women in Townsville to learn the rich and timeless art of Egyptian belly dance whilst building their confidence, expression and enjoyment of the artform.

Elena Korotkaia: 'Svalbard: the land of dreams' exhibition

 

During February, Gympie photographer Elena Korotkaia exhibited  ‘Svalbard: the land of dreams’ at the QCA Galleries, Griffith University. During the exhibition Elena delivered artist talks and meet-and-greet sessions with the public.

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Flying Arts Alliance Inc acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and seas on which we work, live and create. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.  We acknowledge the unending connection of First Nations peoples to this country. We support the aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Voice, Treaty and Truth. We value the contributions of First Nations artists, creatives, artisans, practitioners and communities to the work we do.

 

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Flying Arts is a not-for-profit organisation inspiring the appreciation, practice and professional development of the visual and media arts as a lifetime interest or career throughout regional and remote Queensland.

 

Flying Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Flying Arts is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Flying Arts is supported by corporate partners and benefactors.

 

Flying Arts is the administrator in Queensland of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF), an Australian Government program provided through Regional Arts Australia.

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