The Creative Mackay E-Bulletin 20 June – 4 July 2008 1. Exhibitions
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Linsey POLLACK Cycology is one of the featured events during the 21st Mackay Festival of Arts, 12 – 19 July 2008. Visit www.festivalmackay.org.au for more information Welcome to the Creative Mackay e-bulletin 20 June – 4 July 2008 This fortnightly e-bulletin provides the latest information on news, events and opportunities about arts and culture for Mackay and region. If you would like to contribute information to the e-bulletin, please email [email protected] Please Note: As of 4 July 2008 the creative mackay ebulletin will be changing from fortnightly to monthly distribution. Find out more about…. 1. Exhibitions, Events and Performances (Go straight to this section) 2. Training, Workshops and Meetings (Go straight to this section) 3. Work and Opportunities (Go straight to this section) 4. Grants and Funding (Go straight to this section) 5. ebulletin Tid Bits (Go straight to this section) 6. Community Showcase (Go straight to this section) ₪ Call for Expressions of Interest – Professional Development Workshops Mackay Regional Council would like to provide a series of professional development workshops for artists and arts and cultural organisations across the region. The dates for these workshops are yet to be confirmed however it is likely to be happening from August 2008 onwards. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from people wanting to participate. The proposed workshops will include: • Grant Writing and Project Development; • Oral History Collection and Management; • Strengthening Business Arts Partnerships. To register your interest please send an email to [email protected] and specify which workshops you would like to attend. (Please click on the email link provided rather than hitting the reply button) ₪ The 21st Mackay Festival of Arts / Saturday 12 July to Sunday 20 July 2008 Check out the Festival Web Page for full details www.festivalmackay.org.au 1. Exhibitions, Events and Performances… ☼ AFS Friendly Care Pharmacy Art on Show Awards / Until 19 June 2008 Opening evening and award presentations Monday 16 June 2008. Presented by Mackay Show Association. The 500 Pavilion, Mackay Showgrounds. Guest Judge: Angela Goddard, Queensland Art Gallery. Official Opening by Michael Wardell, Director Artspace Mackay. Performance by Mackay State High School Music Students. RSVP by 12 June 4957 3916 / [email protected] ☼ Clay 'n' Canvas Exhibition / Until Sunday 29 June An exhibition of wood fired pots and platters by Arthur & Carol Rosser. Paintings by Lesley Kane. Gargett Gallery, Lot 1 Jim Moule Street, Gargett, Pioneer Valley. Open 10am - 4pm, Thursday to Sunday. Contact: Lesley Kane 49585024. ☼ Brushmen of the Bush / Until Sunday 29 June A Broken Hill Regional Gallery Traveling Exhibition celebrating the artistic achievements of five outback artists who have made a valuable contribution to Australian art – Pro Hart, Jack Absalom, Eric Minchin, Hugh Schulz and Mackay resident John Pickup. Artspace Mackay 4957 1722. ☼ Six Decades Exposed / Until Sunday 29 June Brushman of the Bush John Pickup has also been an active photographer since 1946, recording the World and its people through his lenses. Six Decades Exposed looks back over more than sixty years and is featured in conjunction with the Brushmen Retrospective Exhibition in the Mazda Foyer, Artspace Mackay 4957 1722. ☼ Trio Palettes Exhibition / Until Sunday 29 June 2008 Uta Wild, Sandra Fletcher and BRIZI collaborate as the Trio Palettes – three different local artists, three very different styles. View their vibrant and beautiful works at the Lagoons Gallery. Artist in residence Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Lagoons Gallery & Café, Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens. Open Wednesday to Friday, 10am - 3pm, weekends 9am to 4pm. For more information phone Brigitte Zimmermann ph 4956 6446 Asien Garden, Painting (detail) from Trio Palettes Exhibition ☼ Boundless: Artists’ Books from the Mackay Regional Council Collection / Until November 2008 Since Mackay City Library began purchasing Australian and international artists’ books in 1995, Mackay Regional Council’s collection has continued to grow, and is now considered to be one of Australia’s most significant. In addition to providing a snapshot of highlights from this collection of artists’ books, the 60 works selected for display in Boundless exemplify the diversity and inventiveness of a growing number of artists exploring this artform, one that consistently confounds and defies simple definition. Cox Rayner Gallery, Artspace Mackay 4957 1722. ☼ Mackay Language Pod Grand Opening / Thursday 19 June (Show Day Holiday), 2pm - 6pm The Mackay Language College is having its grand opening and we would like to invite you to the party. DJ Penny will spin the latin dance tracks while you enjoy the sausage sizzle and soft drinks. Practice your Italian, French or English too. We look forward to seeing you on your way to or from the Mackay Show. Mackay Language College formerly The Language Pod, 83 Milton Street. ☼ Aaron Goldberg / Friday 20 June / 8pm Aaron Goldberg is a young pianist and composer at the vanguard of jazz music. Goldberg's flawless technique combined with the sensitivity, dynamism and empathy of the trio produces synergy, fire and open-minded conception of the traditions of jazz. Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. $30 Adults / Discounts available. Dinner / Show package available. For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ Morning Melodies - Fabulous Favourites / Friday 20 June / 11am Enjoy the vocal dynamics of Liza Beamish and Lachlan Baker as they perform favourites from Broadway musicals, operas and music from around the world. Be enchanted and moved by favourites "I Could have Danced all Night", "Bring Him Home", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man". Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. $12 Admission / $11 Friends of the Theatre For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ The Australian Bee Gees Show - Stayin' Alive / Wednesday 25 June, 8pm You will be dancin' in the aisles s you get down and celebrate over four decades of world-wide classic hits from the awesome Brothers Gibbs. This show has been hailed as "the best Bee Gee's Tribute in the world"! Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. $45 Adults / Concessions available. For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ Crossing the Threshold by Ann Williams-Fitzgerald / Opening Night Friday 4 July 2008, 6pm Exhibition open 4 July - 7 September 2008. “My current work is about the significance to express symbolic meaning of visual metaphors. Specifically, it explores the way visual images can be associated with human events. I investigated the idea of the portal (doors and windows) as a threshold, a space into a new realm. This work deals with the metaphysical condition of being. Foyer, Artspace Mackay, Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm. Contact Ann Williams-Fitzgerald 4957 7505 / [email protected] ☼ Patrick Pound: Painting in a Library / 4 July – 7 September 2008 Floor Talk: 11am, Saturday 5 July 2008. McAleese Gallery, Artspace Mackay 4957 1722. Also showing in the Mackay Mazda Foyer: Crossing the Threshold: Ann Williams-Fitzgerald Patrick POUND Painting in a library detail 2008 ☼ Guy Sebastian - The Memphis Tour / Friday 4 July, 8pm & Saturday 5 July, 8pm This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see arguably Australia's greatest voice performing with some the greatest musician the world has ever seen. Whether you are a Guy fan, a lover of Soul music or just want to see a great show, this is not a show to miss. Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. $60 A Reserve / $50 B Reserve For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ Meet the Collection / Saturday 5 July, from 10.30am An opportunity to view a selection of artists’ books from the Mackay Regional Council Collection. Free event, no bookings necessary. Artspace Mackay. ☼ Bronze Rhapsody and other tunes / Saturday 5 July – Sunday 31 August 2008 An exciting exhibition of sculptures by Brian Larsson at the Gargett Gallery, Jim Moule Street, Gallery hours are from 10am to 4pm Thursday to Sunday. Phone 49585024 with any enquiries. ☼ Art Whitsunday 21st annual exhibition / Saturday 5 July - Sunday 6 July Shingley Beach resort. Contact Jellena Demartini [email protected] / 0417 789 332 or via Proserpine State High School 49 450111. ☼ Gilbert and Sullivan Concert Presented by Mackay Choral Society / Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July 2008 A Great mix of the popular Comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. To include: Pirates of Penzance; Ruddigore; HMS Pinafore; Yeomen of the Guard; The Mikado. Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Mackay. Times TBA (Watch the Mercury). For more information contact Ken Martin 49424095 / [email protected] ☼ Christmas in July / Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July, 9am – 4pm Mackay Woodturners Association Inc. annual Club On Show Day. Demonstrations of Woodturning, Scroll-saw and Pyrography. Display tables and sales of goods. Raffle. Clubhouse Snow Wright Court Beaconsfield. For more information contact Bob 4957 4569. ☼ Finding Winnie - The Life and Music of Winifred Atwell Performed by Jan Preston / Sunday 6 July, 2pm Jan Preston acclaimed as one of Australia's eminent jazz/blues performers and the Queen of Boogie Woogie bring to life the story and the music of the wonderful Winifred Atwell. Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. $20 Admission For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ Exhibition Printbank Mackay / Monday 7 July – Monday 4 August 2008 Colourful nude exhibition in Café La De Da. An opportunity to relax with a coffee and view different styles of prints from Printbank Mackay. 70 Wood St, Mackay. Contact Diane Patmore 4954 9465 or Heather Walker 4942 7820. 2. Training, Workshops and Conferences… ☼ DreamWorks / 6 week series second Friday of the month Feb-July This program uses a multi-modal creative arts approach to dreamwork, empowering participants with tools to journey within to interact with dreams and their uniquely personal meaning to access valuable insight and wisdom for living. Facilitator: Judith Grieve. Masonic Centre, Cnr Wood St & 9th Lane, Mackay. For more information and bookings contact 4942 4171. ☼ Redbag / Every Saturday 9am-1pm Workshops for committed youth between the ages of 12 – 26.