SCAN - Sunshine Coast Arts News

Welcome [subscriber-firstname] to the February edition of the Sunshine Coast Arts News, produced by the Creative Communities unit of Sunshine Coast Council.

Public Art on the Sunshine Coast has just received a boost with the adoption by council of the Public Art Policy late last year. More Public Art projects have been initiated, developed and installed, such as Lucas Salton's Feather Leaves artwork as part of the upgrade of Arcadia St in Noosa Junction, and other projects for Kenilworth and Maroochydore are being planned in the near future. And there are more opportunities in the planning stages for this year. Keep an eye out for the new Public Art being installed across the region, and if you're interested in being placed on the Public Art register to hear of any future opportunities email Creative Communities.

Regards
Christine Ballinger, Creative Communities Manager

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Become one of Floating Land’s Lead Artists
A call for lead artists for Floating Land 2013 is now available on the Floating Land website. If you would like to be kept up to date with Floating Land please email the Floating Land team. 

Last Chance to Book for Anywhere Theatre Festival Workshop
This workshop will introduce local performers and drama companies to the Anywhere Theatre Festival. The workshop includes funding options, public liability insurance info, choosing a text and a venue, and other information required to host a theatre performance anywhere but in a theatre. More info and to book email Megan. 9am-11am, 3 Feb, Maroochy Arts and Ecology Centre, Tanawha, Free.

Minor, Major and RADF Grants Now Open
Check out Council’s website for grants now available for community development, cultural development, economic development, environment, heritage and history, and sport, recreation and healthy living.  Grants close 1 March. More info. 

Low Key Live Music Event
The AMPED youth music program is starting the year with a bang by supporting the Low Key Live Music Event. Great local music, free entry, all ages, alcohol and drug free event. More info. 11am-3pm, 18 Feb, Nambour Town Square, Free.

Sunshine Coast Hinterland Open Studios 2012 – Expressions of Interest Sought
The next Arts Connect Inc Open Studios program will be held in Sep/Oct 2012. Expressions of interest are now open for studios of the Blackall Range to become involved in this highly popular program. More info. 

Exhibition Opportunity for Artists: Taste of Art – a Small Works + 3D Exhibition
Join the Friends of Noosa Regional Gallery and exhibit in a ‘Friends Only’ 2D and 3D exhibition from 20-29 April at the Noosa Marina. More info email Pam. Entries close 23 March.

Call for Submissions for Reality Bites
The Reality Bites Literary Nonfiction Festival is looking for writers (including writing about performing arts, documentary film, TV, visual and decorative arts etc) to include in the festival which runs from 24 June to 9 July. More info. 

Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Centre e-newsletter
Keep up to date with news on Reality Bites and other writing initiatives on the coast. More info. 

Gympie Music Muster Looking for Musicians
So you want to be a Mus-star?  Fancy performing to an audience who are all there just to see you? The Muster is now scouting for the best talent to help party like it's the end of the world in 2012! More info. 

Year Round Funding from Copyright Agency
A total of $150,000 from Copyright Agency’s philanthropic Cultural Fund is allocated annually to a separate funding pool known as the Creative Industries’ Career Fund. This fund offers individual creators and those involved in the publishing and visual arts industries a maximum of $5,000 to undertake training, travel or other activities that will enhance their careers. More info. 

If:book Australia
Throughout 2011, if:book Australia commissioned and published a series of essays from Australian writers to provide perspectives on book futures, and they have now been published as a collection! Get a copy of Hand Made High Tech of your very own for free. More info. 

The Greatest Thing I HAVE EVER SEEN
Check this out!  

Screen Queensland’s New Talent Bank
Screen Queensland has launched its new crewing resource, Talent Bank, and is inviting industry to sign up. Talent Bank is a free online database designed to match crews with productions. More info. 

Ten Incredible Planters Made from Recycled Light Bulbs
Can light bulbs be anything but functional glass baubles? These artists prove that bulbs have a secret life that only green-fingered repurposing can shine a light on! More info. 

Creative Capital Paper
The Creative Capital paper is now available to read and comment on. It includes a discussion of our major successes as an arts and cultural state in 2006-2011 and directions for the future. More info. 

55 Floating Words stories on Vimeo
There has been significant progress in the past few weeks on the finalisation of the digital stories associated with the Floating Words project from Floating Land 2011. Check out the stories here. 

10 Innovative Business Ideas from 2012
This list includes a font designed for dyslexics, and a 10-piece wardrobe that mixes and matches for a year.  Be inspired! More info. 

Podcast - Links Between Creativity and Health
When we think about health and well-being, should we also think about the relationship between creativity, arts, culture and health? Clive Parkinson, Director of the Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University discusses art and its link to health issues. More info.

AQ Blog – Post About Artist Run Initiatives
One of the 2011 Arts Queensland Regional Arts and Culture Award winners, Mariam Arcilla, has an interesting post on aqblog about sustaining artist run initiatives. More info. 

Art’s Ethical and Moral Dilemmas
When Is It OK To Do What? As the fine expression of our humanity, the arts is packed full of moral dilemmas. More info.

Sunshine Coast Venues First Ever Professional Theatre Season
Sunshine Coast venues are excited to announce our first Professional Theatre Season in 2012 as well as a great program for kids and families. Immerse yourself in the stories and creatures from the Dreamtime at Lake Kawana Community Centre or be spellbound by some of the finest Australian drama at Nambour Civic Centre. Buy a subscription package and save nearly 25% on the cost of tickets, or get a group together and enjoy great savings. More info or visit the Sunshine Coast Venues Website for a full listing of shows.  

Caloundra Regional Gallery Events and Exhibitions
Sign up for the gallery’s e-newsletter for the latest exhibition and events, including A Perfect Blend: Coffee and Art; Creative Artists Books, Kids Club, Printmaking in the Sun and more news. More info. 

Valentines Day Morning Tea at Noosa Regional Gallery
Join us for an exquisitely delicate and luscious morning tea and guided tour by artists Victoria Fitzpatrick and Kym Barrett, exploring the romance ‘Of Trees and Ordinary Things’. Become a ‘Friend of the Gallery’ to join this exclusive Friends only event. New members join for half price of only $12.50. More info email Noosa Regional Gallery. 10-11.30am, 14 Feb, Noosa Regional Gallery, Cost $10, Bookings essential.

Art Over Coffee with Ian Smith at Noosa Regional Gallery
Exhibition: On and Off the Road. More info email Noosa Regional Gallery. 11am-12noon, 3 Feb, Noosa Regional Gallery, Free, Bookings essential.

Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance First Pecha Kucha for the Year
The theme of PKN #9 is ‘Heart & Sol’ which is about discovering the creative loves and passions and what lights the creative fires of the artists’ presenting.  Pecha Kucha Night (PKN) is a creative networking event whereby artists and creatives share their work and stories using a format of 20 images, presented in just 6 minutes and 20 seconds. More info. 6pm, 22 March, Sol Bar, Maroochydore.

Connection: 2011 Queensland Regional Art Awards
Connection is a touring exhibition of the 2011 Queensland Regional Art Awards. The exhibition features a selection of works by established artists from regional and remote Queensland. More info. 10am-4pm, 3 Feb-10 Mar, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, Free.

Rosebed St Gallery’s First Birthday!
Don your maddest hat and follow the white rabbit to Rosebed St Gallery in Eudlo. To celebrate the year that was, we are keeping with the theme of our current exhibition ‘Curiouser & Curiouser’, and holding a ‘Mad Hatters’ afternoon tea party. Amongst the vibrant art work there will be artists at work, a mad-hatters hat-making workshop for kids, live music, poetry readings and delicious servings of tea and sweets. More info. 2-5pm, 28 Jan, Rosebed St Gallery, Eudlo, Free.

Italian Film Festival
Nambour Arthouse Cinema presents The Italian Film Festival including Welcome to the South (3 Feb), A Family on the Verge (4 Feb), Escort in Love (4 Feb), and Lost Kisses (5 Feb). More info. 3-5 Feb, Nambour Civic Centre, $13.50/$10.50/$8.50.

Opera Australia’s Don Giovani on CinemaLive
Nambour Arthouse Cinema presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's renowned Opera, Don Giovanni, brought to you by CinemaLive, Opera Australia and Sydney Opera House. More info. 3pm, 11 Feb, Nambour Civic Centre, $27/$24/$15.

A Chap, Two Divas, and a Piano
Featuring the enormous talents of Queensland Opera singer, D’Arne Sleeman, star of Nancy, Elizabeth Hood, with Bernard Wheaton and noted pianist, Mark Leung. More info. 7.30pm, 4 Feb, Independent Theatre at Eumundi, $22/$20 for groups of 8 or more.

Curious and Curiouser Exhibition at Rosebed St Gallery
Featuring the work of Kristen Tiver Cutlack, Victoria Fitzpatrick, Tahlee Firth and Reece Woodland, this Lewis Carroll inspired exhibition is sure to delight. More info. Until 12 Feb, Rosebed St Gallery, Eudlo, Free.

Coolum Theatre Players Presents Flying Feathers
A risque farce set in England at the country house of Bernard who has gone to live in a religious community in Scotland. More info. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 March, 1 April, Coolum Civic Centre, $25/$22/$20.

GOMA Cinema
Visit the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane for cinema quirky, interesting and exhibition-specific.  More info. 

Hallway Art Exhibition @ Lake Kawana Community Centre
Bania Bloodwood by Madeline King. The title of the exhibition comes from the location where most of the paintings were created (Bania Road & Bania National Park) and the materials used (Bloodwood resin).  The exhibition is a sister show to one currently being shown at the Childers Regional Art Gallery between 1-29 March, 2012. 1-29 Feb, Lake Kawana Community Centre, 114 Sportsmans Pde, Bokarina, Free.

Free Anywhere Theatre Festival Workshop
This workshop will introduce local performers and drama companies to the Anywhere Theatre Festival held in May, with a view to creating a Sunshine Coast contribution. Anywhere Theatre Festival Limited's mission is to brazenly strip away the elitism of 'going to the theatre' to reconnect audiences and communities with theatre, with storytelling and with performance … anywhere. More info and bookings email Megan. 9am-11am, 3 Feb, Maroochy Arts and Ecology Centre, Tanawha, Bookings essential, Free.

Build Your Business
Make money! Have fun! Change the world! Build Your Business is a practical, hands-on business skills course aimed at developing viable new business, or a new strategy for growing an existing business. It will also help existing organisations build business activities from within. More info. Saturdays and Wednesdays 4-25 February, SCAIP, Nambour, Free.

So You Want to be an Artist
If making art is the start of the artist’s journey into successful business, then knowing how to write about, document and present your art work is the next important step in getting ready to go to market. More info. 10am-2pm, 7 Feb, Noosa Regional Gallery, Cost $45.

Connection: collage and book workshop - Glen Skien
A hands on professional development workshop by experienced Flying Arts artist, Glen Skien. Participants will use the exhibition thematic connection and the artworks on display as a starting point for experimental art making. More info. 10am-4pm, 11 Feb, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, $65.00.

Spontaneous Expressive Drawing: Drawing from the Heart
Expressive Drawing Workshop for Artists with Kym Barrett. Suitable for intermediate students over 16 years. More info email Noosa Regional Gallery. 10am-4pm, 4 Feb, Noosa Regional Gallery, Cost $50, Bookings essential.

Two Pairs Workshop: Painting Workshop for Artists
Victoria Fitzpatrick presents this workshop for beginner to intermediate artists. More info email Noosa Regional Gallery. 10am-4pm, 18 Feb, Noosa Regional Gallery, Cost $50, Bookings essential.

Family Day at Noosa Regional Gallery: Trucks, Trees and Teapots
Join this drop-in day for all the family at Noosa Regional Gallery. More info email Noosa Regional Gallery. 11am-2pm, 12 Feb, Noosa Regional Gallery, Free.

Facebook for Business
Sunshine Coast Libraries are presenting workshops around the region on using Facebook to build your business. More info. Various libraries and times, Free.

Marketing with No Money
Leah Squire shares the free and cheap marketing strategies she used to build her business and brand. More info. Various libraries and times, Free.

Better Photography
Learn the basic operation, care and maintenance of digital cameras. This workshop is designed for beginners right through to advanced amateurs with Digital SLR cameras. More info. Various libraries and times, Free.

Sustainable Homes
Discover how to use technology and living smarter to save energy, money and the planet. These sessions will be looking at principles of sustainable design, technologies that can be fitted to existing homes and smarter ways of living in a home. More info. Various libraries and times, Free.

Ceramics Studio Time with Individual Tuition with Ellen Appleby
Come and join me in my studio from 9.30-12.30 every Saturday morning. I can tutor you in a range of handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques, developing design ideas, glazing and mark making and printing on clay. More info phone 0438 161 022 or email Ellen. 9.30am-12.30pm, Saturday mornings, Noosa Heads, $35.

Noosa Arts and Crafts workshop program
Noosa Arts and Crafts is hosting more great workshops, dabbling in painting, pastels, pottery, mosaics, photography and more, as well as over 20 regular activities.  More info. Various dates and costs, Wallace House, Noosaville.

Maleny Arts Retreat Workshops
Coming up are The Fundamentals of Drawing, Printing / Drawing Classes, Making Transfers, Stanley River Workshop, and Radiant Light Hatha Yoga. More info. Various dates and costs, Maleny Arts Retreat, Maleny Stanley River Rd, Booroobin.

The Edge Workshops
The Edge, Digital Cultural Centre have an amazing array of free workshops coming up over the next month. More info. Various dates, The Edge, Southbank Brisbane, Free.

Project and Career Development Meetings for Artists
Queensland Arts Council's Creative Generator SEQ service provides free advice and information to Artists, Musicians and Arts Workers to assist them in developing their projects and careers and to also provide information on funding opportunities and the application process.  The Creative Generator SEQ Development Officer, Tim McGee, will be conducting meetings in Nambour on Thursday 1st March 2012 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Artists can arrange a meeting by calling 0428 745 693 or email Tim.  More info. 

Sunshine Hinterland Writers Centre Newsletter
Find out what writing activity occurs through our hinterland. More info. 

New Queensland Arts Council Website
The Arts Council have a new website: Artslink Queensland. Check out the updated arts and events resources (formerly the ArtsYakka website), fully searchable What's On Calendar, and Arts Organisations Directory with over 250 members. More info. 

Queensland Government Grants Wizard
Check out what you could be eligible for. More info. 

Australia Council’s Artery Magazine
The magazine is now online. More info. 

QMusic Grants Webpage
QMusic have collated grants available to Queensland musicians. More info. 

ArtsHub Now Offering International Arts News
ArtsHub have expanded their services to bring the latest arts news from around the world. More info.

Minor, Major and RADF Grants Now Open – Sunshine Coast Council
Check out Council’s website for grants available for community development, cultural development, economic development, environment, heritage and history, and sport, recreation and healthy living.  More info. Closes 1 March.

Queensland Artists in Residence Program – Arts Qld
AIR funding is available to Qld schools or clusters, recognised artists and arts workers, arts and cultural organisations, professional associations and tertiary institutions. The projects must involve collaboration between the education and arts sectors and the project residency must take place in either a Queensland school or a pre-service teacher training institution. More info. Closes 30 March.

Screen Culture Funding – Screen Queensland
Screen Culture funding supports events and projects based in Queensland or linked with Queensland organisations and practitioners (in any format or on any platform) such as film festivals and screenings at public events and niche film events that are seeking support to build their audiences, and visits by leading filmmakers and projects of significance to screen practitioners that foster debate, discussion and peer contact. More info. Closes 2 March.

2012 Synapse Residencies Now Open
The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is calling for applications from artists and science and research organisations for the 2012 Synapse Residency program. Now in its seventh round, the program is a core element of the Synapse initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts and ANAT, which supports collaboration between artists and scientists. More info. Closes 24 February.

Ian Potter Cultural Trust
The Trust offers grants of up to $7,000 to assist early career artists of exceptional talent to undertake professional development, usually overseas. More info. Closes 30 January.

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:

Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Quick Response Grants – Sunshine Coast Council & Arts Qld
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) supports the professional development and employment of arts and cultural works in regional Queensland. These grants are for individual professional artists to apply for travel, accommodation and registration costs. More info.

Cultural Development Minor Grants (Up to $2000) – Sunshine Coast Council
This grant supports community organisations and businesses that will run projects that enable the practical foundations for a range of creative programs, events and activities. More info.

Heritage and History Minor Grants (Up to $2000) – Sunshine Coast Council
This grant supports community organisations and businesses that will run projects that enhance an understanding of, and interest in, the region’s heritage and social history. More info.

Career Development Grants - Arts Qld
This grant offers up to $5,000 to assist artists and arts workers to pursue professional development opportunities that hone their craft and expand their horizons at national and international levels. More info.

Professional Development (Community Partnerships Grants) - Australia Council
Professional Development Grants provide funding of up to $12,000 for individual artists and arts workers to build their professional capacity as community arts and cultural development workers. More info.

Projects (Community Partnerships Grants) - Australia Council
This grant provides funding of up to $20,000 for individuals, groups and organisations to develop and implement community arts and cultural development projects with a range of partners. More info.

Projects with Public Outcomes Grants - Australia Council
Projects with public outcomes grants provide funding between $20,000 to $35,000, for one-off community arts and cultural development projects that must have a public outcome and involve collaborations with a range of cross-sectoral partners. More info.

Creative Industries’ Career Fund - Copyright Agency
This fund offers individual creators and those involved in the publishing and visual arts industries a maximum of $5,000 to undertake training, travel or other activities that will enhance their careers. More info.

Saluting Their Service Commemorations Grants
The Saluting Their Service Commemorations Grants program supports projects and activities which directly commemorate Australia’s servicemen and women who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations. More info.

Travelling Performers Program
Great Southern Rail are offering performers - musicians, poets, story tellers and the like - a complimentary journey aboard The Ghan, the Indian Pacific or The Overland, in exchange for on-board entertainment. More info.

VISUAL ARTS

Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2012: Entries Open January 2012
A national contemporary 2D and 3D art prize, presented by the Friends of Caloundra and Noosa Regional Galleries and produced by Sunshine Coast Council. SCAP 2D Prize, $15,000 plus $5000 four-week residency and SCAP 3D Prize, $15,000 plus $5000 four-week residency. More info. Closes 31 March.

Rick Amor Drawing Prize
2012 marks the second Rick Amor Drawing Prize at the Art Gallery of Ballarat and offers $10,000 plus an exhibition for the winner. More info. Closes 24 February.

Calleen Art Award
The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is inviting artists to enter the following awards. The Award is a nationally recognised annual acquisitive painting award valued at $16,000. More info. Closes 2 March.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Prize 2012
This $20,000 photography prize is presented by the Arts Centre, Gold Coast. More info. Closes 10 February.

Muswellbrook Photographic Award 2012
Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre is calling for entries to the Muswellbrook Photographic Award 2012. The open prize is $10,000 (acquisitive). More info. Closes 3 February.

SCULPTURE

Melbourne Sculpture Prize
This $20,000 non-acquisitive prize is for free-standing with demonstrated stability sculpture. Entries are through digital image only. More info. Closes 29 February.

WRITING

Anzac Centenary Poetry Prize
The ANZAC Centenary Poetry Project challenges poets to answer the following question: What does ANZAC Day mean to you, to today’s families, communities or nations? More info. Closes 11 November 2013.

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