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Paint the Town opens at Tableland Regional Gallery
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Anna
Gillison, Tableland Regional Gallery Officer with Flying Arts By
Request Program Lead and artist Leigh Lynam at the Paint
the Town : The touring exhibition of the 2021Queensland
Regional Art Awards opening event at Tablelands Regional Gallery,
Atherton, standing in front of artwork by Nicole Jakins, A
Gentle Sway, 2021, Stoneware, brass, eucalypt pigment, 50 x
93 x 21 cm. Photograph courtesy of Anna Gillison.
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In
recent news, on 27 May, Paint The Town: The Touring
Exhibition of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards officially opened
at The Tablelands Regional Gallery in Atherton.
Flying
Arts representative By Request & Membership Lead, Leigh Lynam was
delighted to be in attendance at the opening event which was celebrated
with a warm and welcoming morning tea.
Leigh
provided a Floor talk and chatted to the audience about the works,
stating "It was wonderful to be back out and about visiting
regions once again following all the set backs in recent times."
Thank
you to Tablelands Regional Gallery for hosting this exhibition, it is
so wonderful to be able to share the artworks with such a receptive
community.
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.
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Attendants
enjoyed a morning tea and artist talk with Leigh Lynnam at the opening
event for the Paint the Town: The Touring
Exhibition of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards at the Tablelands
Regional Gallery.
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Queensland Regional Art Awards latest update
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Our annual Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA)
returns for 2022! We
are excited to announce the prize pool has now reached over $40,000,
with the recent announcement that the Mervyn Moriarty Landscape
Award Category will return for 2022 with a $4000 cash
non-acquisitive prize, thanks to Consolidated Properties Group (CPG).
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In
2022, the QRAA is an invitation to explore the concept of ‘Reframe’,
calling artists to enter work which draws upon experiences and
observations, reflecting upon the past year or two and responding to
our changing world.
The
Flying Arts' QRAA is looking for stimulating entries that address this
broad concept through the visual arts. With awards in nine categories
there is something for everyone! Enter Here
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Upcoming Program Highlights
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In
this intensive program, master the art of developing an exhibition and
pitch a proposal to galleries. Over a weekend, you will design, plan
and manage your solo or group exhibition.
This
program will be facilitated by Elysha Rei a Japanese-Australian visual
artist and arts manager based in Meanjin/Brisbane who creates paper
cutting, public art, and murals that connect with her heritage.
When:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June, 2022.
Where:
TAFE Queensland, South Brisbane
Limited Spots: Register Now
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Can you support us today to keep art alive?
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Flying
Arts is proud of our 50-year tradition of supporting artists and
communities across Queensland. We have provided a multitude of
opportunities to engage with and develop the arts regardless of
location. To continue this important work, we need your help!
As
we approach The End of Financial Year, we are asking you to consider
making a tax-deductible donation of two dollars
or more. This will help us deliver our mission of a creative life for
all Queenslanders.
Your
contribution will ensure that our activities will continue to reach
young people, educators, arts workers, artists and creative communities
throughout Queensland.
Your
support matters! We would be grateful for any contribution, large or
small, towards our vision of ART for LIFE.
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For Artists and Artsworkers
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Articulate your Creative Concept
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23
June, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Your computer
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Struggling
to find the words to articulate your art practice? In this
webinar, Hamish Sawyer, Brisbane-based curator, writer and Director of
Outer Space, will discuss practical skills for communicating your
creative concept to audiences of all types.
This
presentation is suitable for artists and arts workers looking to
enhance their exhibition labels, artwork statements and artist
biographies to compliment their physical artwork/s.
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21
July, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Your computer
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Join
Matthew Tucker, Principal at Creative Crunchers, an accounting practice
specialising in the arts and entertainment industries for our annual
session on tax and money matters for artists and creatives.
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.
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For Teachers and Educators
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Technology & Country with Robert Andrew
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28
Jul 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm, Your computer
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As
a proud descendant of the Yawuru people, Robert Andrew’s art practice
investigates histories that have been denied or forgotten. His work
speaks to the past yet articulates a contemporary relationship to his
Country.
In
this webinar Robert Andrew will speak to his practice which mines
historical, cultural and personal events buried by the dominant
paradigms of western culture
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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 celebrated 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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RAF Quick Response Grants
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This
grant category is 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
June Quick Response Grant Round is now open for
applications and closes midnight 30 June 2022. Learn
More
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CASE STUDY: Epiphytes: from sea level to cloud
forest
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Julie
McEnerny, Asplenium 2022, Watercolour, graphite and gouche on
paper.
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Epiphytes: from sea level to cloud forest was an eight-week creative development project
undertaken and led by Cairns based artist Julie McEnerny. With
assistance from the Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant, McEnerny
was able to purchase materials and conduct field studies within local
Mangrove and Melaleuca swamps to photograph and sketch native Epiphytes
found in these fragile ecosystems.
As
part of the creative development project, McEnerny created a series of
preliminary drawings and completed two works in preparation for a final
exhibition which will comprise watercolor and graphite botanical
artistic works of the Far North Queensland Epiphytes found in the
mangrove forests and higher altitude mountaintops.
The
project also allowed McEnerny to work closely with the Australian
Tropical Herbarium who assisted with the research, identification, and
access to specimens. This project consolidates the foundations of a new
body of work for a solo exhibition at NorthSite Gallery in Cairns in
2023.
This case study meets the following RAF criteria to a
high degree: Support quality and viability of artistic and cultural
activity.
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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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24
May, 2022 - 9 July 2022
Tablelands
Regional Gallery, Atherton.
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Paint the Town
is the exhibition outcome of the 2021 Queensland Regional Art Awards.
The
2021 QRAA 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 supported 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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Become a Flying Arts Member!
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Have
you though about joining the Flying Arts family. Our membership
options provide the opportunity to engage with a network of like minded
creatives whilst receiving additional benefits.
Standard Membership
benefits including 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.
For
further information, get in touch with one our team at 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 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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