Flying Arts Event Calendar: Artists and Artsworkers

12pm – 1pm  Thursday 19th October 2023 

For the past 14 years Elizabeth has worked with edible materials in her practice. Her artworks

range from sculpture, installation, video, collage, and performances where she enacts ‘hospitality’.

In this webinar the artist will discuss:

• ephemeral materials through the lens of sustainability
• the ethics of food waste
• the use of recycled materials across the various branches of her practice.

In this webinar Elizabeth will draw on examples from her own art practice to explore the complexity of issues around sustainability.

This workshop is suitable for teachers, artists and anyone interested in learning about sustainability in the arts.

Please Bring

Flying arts recommends having note taking materials on hand. Any resources will be shared online prior to the workshop. Please bring questions that you may have for Elizabeth.

Additional Information

This online session will be held via ClickMeeting a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube after the program concludes.

To discuss specific access needs, please contact program@flyingarts.org.au.

Image: (Detail) Moviprep. Sherbet straws. 2020. 400x400cm. Image courtesy Elizabeth Willing and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne. Photograph by Andrew Curtis

Discuss your career or practice one-on-one with a respected arts industry professional.

As a Queensland based interdisciplinary artist and educator Kellie O’Dempsey works across the arts and cultural sector as an independent practitioner, educator and project developer. Delivering projects and programs in both regional and metropolitan areas from The National Gallery in Canberra to NorthSite Contemporary Arts in Far North Queensland Kellie’s approach is diverse and engaging. Playing with light, line and the live act, Kellie investigates notions of transformation and the absurd. Creating in both solo and collaborative formats with sound artists and contemporary performance practitioners using projection, collage and drawing as installation she hybridises elements generating artworks that are experiential and emergent.

Kellie O’Dempsey can provide career advice for artists, arts workers, writers, producers. In particular, Kellie can provide specific advice on:

• artwork, exhibition and project concept development
• creative project management and collaborative approaches
• site-generated installations and performances
• advice on projection, video, collage, architectural space, gestural line, performance and digital drawing practices

Use these 45 minute sessions to discuss matters most relevant to you.

Please bring questions, CVs or resumes, resources, artwork, portfolios or other items to discuss during your consultation. You will have the option to provide these to Flying Arts in advance of your session.

Image credit: Installation view, Kellie O’Dempsey, Wish You Were Here | Northsite Contemporary Art Space, Cairns, Queensland, 2022.

Having an arts practice that prioritises access is essential. In this online session, learn how to improve how you connect with people with disability or who are d/Deaf through your online and in-person arts projects.

Madeleine Little,  Festival Director of Undercover Artist Festival, Access Arts will introduce best practice access considerations for people with disability in context to arts and culture. Madeleine will cover key topics:

• An overview of the Social Model of Disability
• Common barriers to access in the arts
• Best practice ways to navigate access barriers
• Overview of terms and recommended language

Madeleine will also provide resources for further information and support.

What to expect

This webinar is best suited to artists and arts workers wanting to practice Allyship. Attendees can expect to:

• Reflect on their arts practice to consider changes that remove barriers of access.
• Gain knowledge and confidence using inclusive language and preferred terms.

What to bring

Please bring questions to discuss with Madeleine. If you would like to provide these to Flying Arts in advance of the webinar, please email program@flyingarts.org.au. Flying Arts also recommend having note taking materials on hand.

Additional Information

This online session will be held via ClickMeeting a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube with Closed Captions (English) after the program concludes.

An AusLan interpreter will be present during the online session.

To discuss specific access needs, please contact program@flyingarts.org.au.

10am – 4pm Saturday 28th October 2023

Join renowned artist and educator, Joachim Froese, for a workshop designed to develop strategies for analytic thinking and concept development. The workshop will combine theoretical and practical exercises that will provide you with new, structured, hands-on tools and strategies in the classroom when communicating ideas about visual imagery.

In this workshop you will

• learn and practice techniques for analysing visual images;
• develop and apply strategies for giving and receiving critical feedback;
• expand your understanding of composition as a visual language.

The workshop presents an opportunity to develop skills in group exercises with the emphasis on creative inquiry and discussion. It connects to the Queensland Visual Arts Syllabus via its focus on creative inquiry and developing creative and expressive communication skills.

What to bring

Flying Arts Alliance recommends having note taking materials on hand. Any resources will be shared online prior to the workshop. Please bring questions that you may have for Joachim.

Venue

TAFE Southbank Campus, Building E, Room 3.20.

Building E can be access via the Educational Pathway, between Ernest Street and Tribune Street.

Campus Map

This intensive will be held at TAFE Southbank Campus. The campus is a 15-minute walk from the Brisbane CBD and is adjacent to the Queensland Art Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the State Library, the Queensland Museum, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Flying Arts encourage the use of sustainable transport, including cycling, walking and public transport. Plan your journey through Translink.

This webinar will help you take your art from the studio to the streets, stepping you through tips and challenges associated with creating large-scale public artworks.

Developing public artworks is a significant undertaking and includes many physical and conceptual considerations. In this webinar, Simone Eisler will discuss her approach to public art commissions. Using Simone’s artworks as a starting point, the webinar will explore:

• Different types of public art artworks: temporary and permanent art commissions.
• Different stakeholders: Government, private and commercial.

The webinar will suit artists from all career levels who are interested in expanding their art practice into public art contexts. Attendees will gain insight into:

• Designing a public artwork from concept, plan to outcome.
• Finding opportunities specific to your own creative practice.

What to bring

Please bring questions to discuss with Simone. If you would like to provide these to Flying Arts in advance of the webinar, please email program@flyingarts.org.au. Flying Arts also recommends having note taking materials on hand.

Additional Information

This online session will be held via ClickMeeting a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube after the program concludes.

To discuss specific access needs, please contact program@flyingarts.org.au.

Image: Simone Eisler (2023) The Climate Wars.

Day 1: 10am – 2pm Sunday 5 November

Day 2: 10am – 11:30 Sunday 12 November

Mind your Creative Practice interactive workshop webinar is an opportunity to pause and reflect on your creative practice and to plan for the new year.

This two-part online workshop with Dr Cathryn Lloyd Founder of Maverick Minds, will provide you with essential practical and mindfulness tools to help you discover your creative focus and help shift your thinking about your creative practice.

The workshop will cover:

• Essential tools to reflect upon your creative practice.
• Strategies for effectively focusing your creative energy.
• Identifying your creative community and building networks.
• Methods for sustaining your creative energy and practice.

Cathryn will assist you to develop a more reflective, innovative and imaginative mindset that can be used to develop and maintain your creative practice.

This workshop webinar is suited to creative practitioners of all art forms and career levels.  Come with an open and heart and mind, and willingness to engage with others in a process of reflection and action.

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Please bring:

Flying Arts recommend having note taking materials on hand. Resources will be shared with you prior to the online workshop. Please use a desktop for our virtual engagement if possible.

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10am – 4pm Saturday 25th November 

Join us for a big, wild day of AI! In this full-day workshop, we delve into the shifting realm of generative AI and how to bring these new tools into your classroom. Discover how fresh evolutions with AI are intersecting storytelling, production, prototyping and artistic processes, as well as how to leverage this technology within your own workflow. This session provides a balanced exploration of AI’s impact on the industry in 2023, while including live demonstrations of generative AI processes.

By the end of the day, we will have all created a fully-realised creative project, built completely with generative AI (scripted, edited, visualised, with generated music and all!)

The workshop will cover:

• Overview of AI and the Creative Industries 2023
• Positive and Negative Use-Cases
• AI in our everyday lives
• Class Activities:
  • ChatGPT
  • Google’s AI Experiments
  • Mid-journey / Dalle
• Bringing it all together!
• Tools to take back to the Classroom

What to bring

Flying Arts Alliance recommends having note taking materials on hand. Any resources will be shared online prior to the workshop. Please bring questions that you may have for Jessie.

Venue

TAFE Southbank Campus, Building E, Room 3.20.

Building E can be access via the Educational Pathway, between Ernest Street and Tribune Street.

Campus Map

This intensive will be held at TAFE Southbank Campus. The campus is a 15-minute walk from the Brisbane CBD and is adjacent to the Queensland Art Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the State Library, the Queensland Museum, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Flying Arts encourage the use of sustainable transport, including cycling, walking and public transport. Plan your journey through Translink.

12pm – 1pm Thursday 30th November 2023

Artist-Run-Initiatives (ARI) emerge in response to a need within arts communities and embrace a Do-It-Yourself aesthetic. In this webinar, Petalia Humphrey’s will draw upon her experience establishing and managing Studio 26, a community-based exhibition and discussion group based on the Sunshine Coast. Using Studio 26 as a case study, she will identify unique aspects of starting an ARI in a regional centre and offer practical tips for managing and promoting artistic outcomes and activities.

This webinar will cover:

• Funding for regional Artist-Run-Initiatives.
• Promoting creative activities and outcomes
• How to build a regional audience.

This webinar is suitable for anyone interested in starting an ARI or knowing more about the work Studio 26 is doing in a regional centre.

What to bring

Please bring questions to discuss with Petalia. If you would like to provide these to Flying Arts in advance of the webinar, please email program@flyingarts.org.au. Flying Arts also recommends having note taking materials on hand.

Additional Information

This online session will be held via ClickMeeting a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube after the program concludes.

To discuss specific access needs, please contact program@flyingarts.org.au.