Origami Lotus Flowers made at Mackay Regional Council’s Harmony Day Celebrations & Citizenship Ceremony, Civic Centre Precinct 21st March 2009… Welcome to the Creative Mackay e-bulletin 20 March – 24 April 2009 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] Find out more about…. 1. Exhibitions, Events and Performances (Go straight to this section) 2. Training, Workshops and Meetings (Go straight to this section) Opportunities in other areas… (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) ₪ Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) – We need your help to bid for our next bucket of funding It is time again for the Arts Development Officer to be formulating a bid to Arts Queensland for Mackay Regional Council’s share of RADF money in the 2009/2010 Financial Year and we need to hear from you. You can assist with this process by letting us know if you are intending to access the RADF Program in the future. The RADF Program is a joint Queensland Government and Mackay Regional Council Partnership to support local arts and culture so any arts or cultural activities you have in mind might be eligible for support through this funding program. If you are based in the Mackay Regional Council area and have an idea for an arts or cultural project/activity or intend to access assistance to attend workshops or seminars for your skills development contact the Arts Development Officer, Fiona Bishop on 49619554 or [email protected] . She will be happy to discuss your ideas with you and will be able to advise if they will be eligible for funding support through the RADF Program. Please help us bid successfully for this important arts & cultural funding program. ₪ Mackay Regional Council Regional Arts Development Fund / Fourth Round for 08/09 Closes 20 May 2009, 4.30pm for projects starting after 22 June 2009. Mackay Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland Government offers arts and cultural grants for arts workers, individuals and community groups from the Mackay Regional Council area. The RADF funds one-off, short-term projects that offer professional arts, cultural and heritage opportunities. More information and application forms can be found at www.mackay.qld.gov.au or by contacting the Arts Development Officer on 1300 622 529. ₪ Are you part of a small cultural group that would like to find out more about becoming an incorporated Association? The Ethnic Communities Council Queensland would like to hear from you. If you would like more information please contact Sharon Malebogo Orapeleng. Phone: 07 3844 9166 / [email protected] ₪ Victorian Bushfires: donations and assistance Donations of cash may be made by the following methods: The Salvation Army online at https://salvos.org.au/donate/secure-online-donations/?appeal=drvicfires or by calling 13 Salvos (137 258) The Red Cross online at http://www.redcross.org.au/vic/services_emergencyservices_victorian-bushfires-appeal-2009.htm or by calling 1800 811 700 To donate to the NAB’s bushfire relief fund, phone 136 NAB (136 622) Myer will match dollar-for-dollar any donations to the appeal made to the Red Cross through their stores. To donate through Myer, visit the service centre at a Myer store. The ABC’s ‘Where can I help?’ page has numbers for affected Shires for those who wish to make direct offers of accommodation. It also includes information for those wishing to donate blood or offer agistment for horses or stock. ₪ Celebrating NAIDOC Week / National NAIDOC Poster Competition and National NAIDOC Awards nominations are now open. Celebrated from July 5 – July 12 2009 the theme reflects the contribution of Elders to our communities as inspirational leaders and nurturers of young people. It encompasses the achievement of Elders past and present and looks to the future. Take the time to recognise someone who makes a difference in the lives of others by nominating them for a National NAIDOC Award. You can nominate online. Indigenous artists interested in national exposure and a cash prize of $5000.00 enter the NAIDOC poster competition online .The National NAIDOC website has a new look! Check out the new NAIDOC website for more information www.naidoc.org.au. 1. Exhibitions, Events and Performances… ☼ Choice comedy in Dysart, Moranbah, Glenden, Proserpine, Sarina / Tuesday 24 - Sunday 29 March Comedy fans will share in the ridiculousness of being human when performer Amanda-Lyn Pearson brings to the stage four larger-than-life country women in Choice presented by Queensland Arts Council’s Ontour onstage . Adults $25. See www.qac.org.au for venues and ticket information. ☼ Ideas Festival / 25 – 29 March Celebrating innovation. The Ideas Festival, a five-day festival of ideas, innovation and invention at Brisbane's Cultural Centre, South Bank, is Queensland’s leading open public ideas event. It is open to all and mostly free. For more information visit www.ideasfestival.com.au ☼ McAleese Gallery / 27 March – 10 May 2009, Floor talk/s: Saturday 28 March, 11am TAPA: Polynesian & Melanesian Bark Cloth in Queensland. A national touring exhibition showcasing the diversity of Islander cultural practices through tapa bark cloths. Tapa is synonymous with the Pacific Islands. It is made from the inner bark or bast of, most commonly, the paper mulberry tree. Its physical qualities and uses vary throughout the Pacific. Tapa designs include clan patterning, plant, bird, animal and fish motifs, geometric and personal designs, and contemporary and historical events. Also showing in the Mackay Mazda Foyer: Floor talk/s / Saturday 28 March, 11am Donna Marcus. Donna Marcus is a Queensland-based artist who is best known for her use of everyday domestic objects, particularly aluminium kitchenware that she incorporates into her sculptural work. This exhibition will feature recent work created by Donna Marcus for the new Lanai Apartments in Mackay. Turtle design solofua (detail), paper, mulberry bast, candlenut soot, 388 x 87cm (rolled to 160 x 87cm). Collection of University of Queensland Antrhopology Museum. ☼ Open Day / Saturday 28th March 2009, 10am – 2pm On going – balloons for kids, paint and brushes put out for kids (either on table or paper against fence). Marquees of canvases, paints, easels etc with consultants available. Boxes of pre-loved, slightly damaged, and mis-frames available at bargain prices. Discounts on selected art materials, prints, and paintings. ☼ Neighbour Day / Sunday 29 March Australia’s annual celebration of community. The day encourages residents to come together, feel a sense of community and celebrate their streets, suburbs and towns. For more information and ideas on how to celebrate the day visit www.neighbourday.org ☼ Nature’s Colours Exhibition / Now until 29 March Nature’s Colours, by Nicolette Horak, reveals the natural beauty and colour of Mother Earth in its purest form. Taking a moment to notice a single dew drop or flower petal more closely helps develop an awareness of engaging ones senses to see the beauty around us. Through the camera lens, Nicolette has captured this beauty and presented it as an art form. The Lagoons Gallery and Cafe is open Wednesday to Friday - 10am to 3pm, weekends 9am to 4pm. Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, Lagoons Street Mackay. ☼ Voice Club Season One / Tuesdays until 31 March, 6pm - 7.30pm At Voice Club we sing for fun & friendship. Voice club is particularly inclusive of people with a disability. All members of the community are welcome to join us. We believe that music and movement promote good health. Australian South Sea Islander Hut. Cost $12 per session. Con $7. For bookings & information Email: [email protected] or phone: Jennifer Emmett on 4953 2292 ☼ Bye Bye Birdie / Thursday 2 April, 11am & 8pm; Friday 3 April, 11am & 8pm; Saturday 4 April, 2pm & 8pm Performers: BTheatre Students – Musical Theatre & Drama Specialisation. Venue: CQCM Theatre Cost: $40 Adult, $35 Concession, $30 Friends, $25 Student, $95 Family (2Ad & 2Ch/St) For bookings phone the Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre 4961 9700. ☼ Taking Flight Exhibition / 3 April – 3 May Our region’s feathered friends were the inspiration for these artistic creations. These sculptures are constructed using branches, palm and coconut fibre. The exhibition will be complemented by Chris Neely’s contemporary art works. The Lagoons Gallery and Cafe is open Wednesday to Friday - 10am to 3pm, weekends 9am to 4pm. Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, Lagoons Street Mackay. ☼ Natural Environment Program Field Trip to the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens / Friday 3rd April, 9am The Botanic Gardens has garden beds that represent various habitats, such as Coastal Lowlands area etc. The Community Nursery has provided native seedlings for planting at the Coastal Lowlands garden beds. Lets get our hands dirty and help out! Some of the activities will include: Site safety induction; Hand weeding Red Natal Grass and other weeds from beds; Hand removing dead branches etc; Remove any vines from trees, shrubs; Remove any non organic rubbish, litter etc; Planting some native seedlings. A morning tea will be provided at 1030 am. Then we will be taken on a short tour of the Gardens, during which we will hear about the plants and habitats the gardens sections represent before heading back to the community nursery at 1145am. Leaving from Community Nursery (Swayne Street - North Mackay). Returning to the Community Nursery at 12noon. RSVP - 27th March 2009 to Stuart Fyfe [email protected] ☼ River Sessions 09 / Saturday 4 April, 2pm River Sessions 09 on the 4th of April 2009 is Mackay’s first Major music festival.