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Sean Choolburra, comedian, rap singer, dancer, and hip-hop didge player is the headline act for the 21st Mackay Festival of Arts Hahn Super Dry Comedy Club, Monday 14 July, 8pm. Welcome to the Creative Mackay e-bulletin 4 July – 8 August 2008 This monthly 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: The creative mackay ebulletin has now changed 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 ₪ Queensland Arts Council's Regional Forums 2008 - Bouncing Back - Playing to Your Strengths Maximise your community’s strengths in this series of interactive workshops and forums. Join other creative thinkers from your region and explore new ways to deliver quality arts experiences, build partnerships and develop your community’s cultural resilience by playing to your strengths. This popular model of community engagement will address key issues for regional arts and culture in Queensland. The forums provide a local platform to explore broad concepts, engage in hands-on activities, and identify local opportunities in a supportive and interactive environment. Past forums have attracted members of local government and business sectors, artists, artsworkers, Local Arts Council members, cultural development and youth development workers, RADF committees, teachers, museum and gallery employees, all seeking guidance and networking opportunities that they can redirect into their communities. The ball’s in your court… There are five forums in the series. 26/27 July Mount Isa 2/3 August Chinchilla 16/17 August Sunshine Coast 23/24 August Warwick 30/31 August Mission Beach Check the website for full program details. Download the registration form http://www.qac.org.au/htm/RegionalForums.asp 1. Exhibitions, Events and Performances… ☼ 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. ☼ Film and Arts Mackay Inc Monthly Film Night: Inside Paris / Friday 4 July, 7.30pm It’s Christmas time and Paul (Romain Duris) has recently broken up with his girlfriend Anne, and his father (Guy Marchand) and younger brother Jo (Louis Garrel) attempt to help him over his loss. Jo makes a bet with Paul that he can get to the Bon Marche department store in half an hour, but he is sidetracked by three young women. This is both funny and sad and filled with rich characters including the city of Paris itself. Conservatorium of Music Theatre – CQUniversity. Planlands Campus Boundary Road Planlands. Library Society members $5 / Non members $9 / Library Society membership is available for only: Single $12.50 for half year / Couple $40 for half year / For further details about membership or the film contact 4940 7536 or visit the website: www.library.cqu.edu.au/visit/location/mackay/libsociety/index.htm ☼ 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. ☼ Harvey Stone One Day ½ Price Sale / Saturday 5 July 2008 50% off all artwork by award winning artist Harvey Stone. Wildlife and Natural History Illustration., all original paintings, framed and unframed with a free set of prints available with every purchase. Pure & Natural Café, Victoria Street Mackay. Artist will be in attendance. For more information contact 0418 274 318. ☼ 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. ☼ Bronze Rhapsody and other tunes / Sunday 6 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. ☼ 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. ☼ Picasso & his collection Regional Lecture Tour / Wednesday 9 July, from 6pm The Queensland Art Gallery Regional Services present a free lecture on the exhibition Picasso & his collection at Artspace Mackay on Wednesday 9 July, from 6pm. The lecture will be given by Tony Ellwood, Director, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art and will offer an insight into the ideas and themes central to the Picasso & his collection exhibition. The talk will also detail Picasso’s inspirations, personal friendships and influences. Artspace Mackay. To book your place at this free lecture, contact Artspace Mackay on 4961 9785. ☼ Shirley Valentine / Thursday 10 July, 8pm Shirley Valentine, the award wining play, is a funny yet moving piece of theatre by award winning playwright Willy Russel. Shirley Valentine is about to escape. Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. $32 Adults / Concessions available For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ The Delltones / Friday 11 July, 8pm For five decades the legendary Delltones have played, celebrated and elevate rock n roll. The Delltones with their rich harmonies and the unique voice of Peewee Wilson blend their own hits with the classic pop and rock n roll to make an exciting and colourful performance. Mackay Entertainment Centre, Alfred Street. To be advised For bookings phone 4961 9777. ☼ The Harvey Collection Photographic Images / Friday 11 July - Sunday 31 August 2008 View historic photographs taken by William George Harvey (b. 1888 d. 1961) and Robert Christie Harvey (b. 1889 d. 1966) held in Mackay Libraries local history collection.