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Paint the Town exhibition arrives in Biloela
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Above:
Madeline Brewer, Flying Arts Program Team Lead with Cr. Nev Ferrier,
Banana Shire Council Mayor, and Robert Connell, Arts and Cultural
Advisor for the Banana Shire Regional Council at the opening event for Paint
the Town: The touring exhibition of the 2021 Queensland
Regional Art Awards standing in front of artwork by Kym Barrett, Gateway
2021, oils and mixed media on canvas, 120 x 4 x 120cm.
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The
Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery in Biloela are the current host of Paint
the Town, the touring exhibition of the 2021 Queensland
Regional Art Awards (QRAA).
On
Friday 18 July the event formally opened by Banana Shire Regional
Council Mayor, Cr Nev Ferrier. Flying Arts representative, Program Team
Lead, Madeline Brewer was invited to the opening event where she spoke
to the impact and history of the QRAA.
The
opening event continued across the weekend when on Saturday 19 July
Madeline hosted an Exhibition Floor Talk for gallery visitors. It was
an honour to have Gangulu traditional owner Annette Rutherford give a
Welcome to Country for guests. In addition, this was a great
opportunity to hear about the artists, their artworks and the role the
QRAA plays in promoting the arts across regional and remote Queensland
and the opportunities it can provide for artists.
Paint The Town:
The Touring Exhibition of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards is an
initiative of Flying Arts Alliance in partnership with Museums &
Galleries Queensland. This project is supported by the Queensland
Government through Arts Queensland and proudly sponsored by Holding
Redlich.
If you are in the region, make sure to plan a
visit and enjoy the artwork of 28 talented emerging and established
artists from across regional Queensland. Currently exhibiting at the
Banana Shire Regional Gallery, 62 Valentine Plains Road, Biloela until
Friday 2 September 2022.
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Far
left: Gangulu traditional owner Annette Rutherford gives a Welcome to
Country for guests.
Above middle and far right: Opening event guests for Paint
the Town: The touring exhibition of the 2021 Queensland
Regional Art Awards
Image
credits: Photographs by Robert Connell.
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Queensland Regional Art Awards entries now
closed
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Thank
you to all the artists who submitted entries to the 2022 Queensland
Regional Art Awards. The team at Flying Arts are thrilled with the
response and all the amazing entries that have been submitted! We thank
the community for your support of our annual signature event and good
luck to all the entrants!
Here
are a few upcoming key dates until the final winners are announced on 28
October 2022, where the winning works will be
officially announced and displayed at Old Government House, Brisbane.
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By Request Program highlights
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Image:
Simone Eisler with students working on sculptural techniques,
Image credit: Photograph by
St Saviour’s School.
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Recently
year 9 & 10 Visual Arts students at St Saviour’s School in
Toowoomba enjoyed a wonderful two day workshop with Artist Simone Eisler
through our By Request Program. Students explored designs for plaster
casting natural forms which they will continue to develop for an
upcoming exhibition.
Our
By Request Program delivers tailored workshops and projects with
communities, schools and organisations in regional and remote
Queensland. Flying Arts are able to connect professional artists both
in person and online with specific needs for tailored workshops and
projects. We believe everyone should have access to high-quality
visual arts training and education, regardless of geographic location.
Please
contact us to discuss options for keeping your community connected and
engaged. Enquire Here
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“Students developed new skills and were inspired
by the varied work Simone has created as a full-time artist. It was
very inspiring to hear of her influences, motivations and experiences.”
St Saviour’s Representative
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Scheduled Program highlights
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For Artists and Artsworkers
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Creative Curating
What does it take to ‘curate’? How can you make the most of your
artworks, art collection or art space? How can you connect history and
creativity with a local audience?
In
this webinar, esteemed curator and writer Naomi
Evans will explore what it means to curate an
exhibition in a Queensland context. Focussing on small art galleries
and local government spaces, Naomi will help participants understand
the strengths of a diverse art collection or practice, learn approaches
to planning and curating thematically, and break down strategies
for community engagement.
When:
10:00 Am - 12:00 pm Thursday 11 August, 2022.
Where:
Your computer
Booking: Register Now
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15
September, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Your computer
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Teaching
workshops is a wonderful way to add income to your arts practice, meet
new people, stimulate your own creativity and share your passions far
and wide.
In
this webinar, you’ll hear from artist and arts manager, Elysha
Rei, on tips for how to develop and present your art
practice as a creative workshop. Elysha will discuss the basics of
planning, budgeting, marketing and finally teaching!
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Creative Consultations with Alison Kubler
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21
August, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Your computer
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Alison Kubler has a double major in Art History from the
University of Queensland, Australia, and a Masters in Post-war and
Contemporary Art History from Manchester University, England. She has
over 25 years experience working as a curator in museums and galleries
in Australia, and as curator on major public art commissions.
Alison
Kubler can provide career advice for artists, arts workers, writers,
editors and those interested in engaging with contemporary art. Use
these 45 minute sessions to discuss matters most relevant to you.
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For Teachers and Educators
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Art as Lens: Using Typography, Narratives and
Nostalgia
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14
August, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Your computer
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Take
a look through the lens of Brisbane artist Martin
Smith and explore the professional application of his
artistic practice in photography and photomedia. In his work, Martin
employs photography, typography and storytelling to consider how
language and modes of representation are used to express and interpret
personal experience.
This
workshop includes direct links to the Visual Arts Senior Syllabus,
providing teachers with ideas and scaffolding for delivering Unit 1,
Art as Lens.
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Our Globalised World: Exploring Diaspora through
Art Practice
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18
August, 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm, Your computer
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Hear
Eugenia Lim discuss her video, installation and participatory
performance based art practice and recent projects on globalisation,
diaspora and identity.
This
webinar is suitable for visual art educators, and people interested in
the intersection of art, globalisation and national identities. This
webinar links to the Cross-Curriculum priority of ‘Asia and Australia’s
Engagement with Asia’.
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RAF Quick Response Grants - August 2022 Round
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Quick Response Grants are intended to assist regional artists, arts
organisations, and communities to take up professional or skills
development, or small project opportunities, and aim to support small
arts or cultural projects that cannot be funded by other means because
of their nature or timing.
The
August Quick Response Grant round is now open for applications and closes
11:59pm 31 August 2022. All applicants will be notified
of decisions by 8 September 2022.
Successful
Quick Response Grant recipients from the June 2022 round can be found here.
Learn More
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Regional Arts Fund Project Grants
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The
Project Grants stream supports applications that
benefit the community, increase access and participation, and/or
provide direct benefits to artists/arts workers. Project Grants provide
major funding for high-quality arts projects benefiting regional or
remote artists, arts workers, audiences, and communities.
Round 2 of the 2022 RAF Project Grants
Round
2 of the RAF Project Grants is now open for applications from 9am on 5
July 2022. The round closes at 11:59pm on 16 August 2022.
Learn More
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The Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is an Australian
Government program designed to benefit regional and remote arts
practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities. The fund is
provided through Regional Arts Australia and is administered in
Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.
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18
July, 2022 - 2 Sept 2022
Banana
Shire Regional Art Gallery
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Get
ready to Paint the Town, Biloela!
View
the artworks of award-winning artists from across Queensland in the
exhibition outcome of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards.
Paint the Town
is the exhibition outcome of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards
and coincides with Flying Arts’ 50th year anniversary, half a
century of connecting artists, educators and communities.
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The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award
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9:00am
- 5:00 pm Monday to Friday, 25 Feb, 2022 - 2023
Consolidated
Properties Group, Level 8/ 175 Eagle Street
Brisbane City.
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Consolidated
Property Group supports the inaugural Mervyn Moriarty Landscape
Award as a category of the Queensland Regional Art Awards
(QRAA). The prize awards a landscape artwork in any medium,
in homage to Flying Arts' founder Mervyn Moriarty and his penchant for
‘en plein air’ landscape painting. The exhibition features the 2021
winner, Cynthia Copley alongside the Award finalists and is open to the
public during the week.
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Flying Arts Membership - sign up today!
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Did
you know that you could join the Flying Arts family at any time
throughout the year Our membership options provide the
opportunity to engage with a network of other creatives whilst
receiving additional member benefits.
Standard Membership
benefits include discounts from our retail partners and vouchers that
can be used towards Flying Arts workshops or programs.
Accredited Membership for creatives who need professional practice
insurance protection to get you on your way.
Contact
us today about signing up for a Flying Arts membership members@flyingarts.org.au!
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Flying
Arts Alliance is listed in the Registration of Cultural Organisations,
and has Deductible Gift Recipient and Tax Charity Concession status.
All
donations above two dollars are tax deductible and will directly
support programs and activities in schools and communities in regional
and remote areas.
Donate Now
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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.
Flying
Arts Alliance is honoured to acknowledge the Governor of Queensland,
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM as our
Patron. We also acknowledge Mr Tim Fairfax AC and Mrs Gina Fairfax AC
as our Cultural Patrons.
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,
supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and
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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