On this day in 1971, Merv Moriarty made his very first Flying Arts flight. He flew solo out of Archerfield airport in Brisbane on a 6000km round journey to meet with regional representatives across the state to assist him in establishing Flying Arts, then known as the EastAus Art School. Merv remained the principle tutor from […]
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Touring Artist Journal: Therese Flynne-Clarke
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Flying Arts Curator Beth Jackson has just finished her first workshop with the Crush Exhibition Project. Learn more about how the workshop went!