Flying Arts Event Calendar Webinars
april
18apr12:00 pm1:00 pmWork Smarter AND Harder with Tamika Grant-IramuOnline webinar
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Thursday the 18th of April 2024 “Work smarter not harder” is a term most of us have probably heard before. However, in the business of the
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Thursday the 18th of April 2024
“Work smarter not harder” is a term most of us have probably heard before. However, in the business of the arts, full-time artist Tamika Grant-Iramu has taken on the approach “Work smarter AND harder”.
Join Tamika as she talks through the progression of her printmaking practice since graduating from the Queensland College of Art in 2017 and discusses the creative challenges she has faced along the way. Informed by techniques and conceptual approaches of her printmaking practice, Tamika has been able to expand her business by translating her artworks into new mediums such as textiles, interior furnishings, murals and public art.
Participants will learn about:
- Networking in the Arts
- Gallery Representation
- Awards and Residencies
- Collaboration
- Transitioning into the Public Art sector.
About the artist:
https://www.tamikagrantiramu.com/
What to Bring:
Please bring questions to discuss with Tamika. 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.
Cover image: Tamika Grant-Iramu, Ocean Pandanus, 2022. Window vinyl installation derived from original relief-print. Blaklash Public Art Commission for exhibition, dhagun. La Boite Theatre, Brisbane. Photo by Marcus Ravik. Courtesy of the artist and Blaklash.
Additional Information
Your Facilitator: Tamika Grant-Iramu is a Brisbane based artist born in 1995. Since graduating from Queensland College of Art in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (majoring in Interdisciplinary Print Media), she has continued to develop her practice in relief printmaking. Her dedication to her printmaking practice was first recognised in 2018 as a finalist in the Works on Paper Category for the prestigious 35th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards’ (NATSIAA).
In 2019, Tamika was shortlisted for the Haugesund International Festival for Artistic Relief Print at the Haugesund Art Gallery (Norway), a Onespace Gallery feature artist in the 2019 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair where she received the Emerging Artist Award, and was an Australia Council Grant Recipient (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Panel), which funded the collaborative development of a new artwork with nationally celebrated artist Brian Robinson, showcased in a stand-out exhibition titled, A Carved Landscape: Stories of Connection and Culture in 2021.
Tamika has undertaken numerous public art commissions, including a major public art project at STARS Herston Hospital completed in 2020, which was shortlisted as a finalist in 2022 for the Rider Levett Bucknall’s Award for Best Public Art Project. The STARS commission also led to the development of a collaborative suite of custom designed rugs with Designer Rugs Australia, launched in March 2022.
Throughout the course of Tamika’s career as an emerging artist, she has also produced works that have been shortlisted in the 2020 National Works on Paper Awards, Mornington Peninsular Art Gallery, Victoria, was awarded Highly Commended at the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2022, and most recently was a recipient of the Necia Gilbert Emerging Young Artist award in 2023. Her work has been collected by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, QAGOMA, Queensland Children’s Hospital and both regional and university galleries.
Headshot photo credit: Jared Vethaak
may
15may12:00 pm1:00 pmPublic Art Made Public with Tess Bakharia | UAPOnline webinar
Time
(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Wednesday the 15th of May 2024 In this webinar Assistant Curator, Tess Bakharia, will showcase a range of UAP’s public art projects and delve into how
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Wednesday the 15th of May 2024
In this webinar Assistant Curator, Tess Bakharia, will showcase a range of UAP’s public art projects and delve into how public artworks evolve from the initial concept stage to design fabrication and installation in the public realm.
Participants will learn about:
- The public art commissioning process
- Translation of gallery practice to the public realm
- Key tips for artists working in this space
Find out more about UAP here: https://www.uapcompany.com/
What to Bring:
Please bring questions to discuss with Tess. 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.
Cover image: Lindy Lee, Secret World of a Starlight Ember, 2020, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney.
Additional Information
Your Facilitator: Tess Bakharia is an Assistant Curator at UAP | Urban Art Projects. In her role as Assistant Curator, Tess contributes to the delivery of public art strategies and masterplans that articulate a vision and curatorial approach to commissioning artworks for developments, public spaces or cities. Spanning art, architecture, design, environments and everything in between – UAP works with creatives to make incredible things all over the world. As part of the UAP Consultancy team, Tess assists in Consultancy services for clients in both Australia and the Middle East.
july
04jul12:00 pm1:00 pmApplying for the Regional Arts FundOnline webinar
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Thursday the 4th of July 2024 In this free webinar, Flying Arts’ RAF Program Manager, Lauren Collard, will discuss the Regional Arts Fund’s offerings and how to maximise
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Thursday the 4th of July 2024
In this free webinar, Flying Arts’ RAF Program Manager, Lauren Collard, will discuss the Regional Arts Fund’s offerings and how to maximise your chances at success.
Lauren will speak to the context of the fund, what RAF aims to support and strategies for navigating competitive arts funding in 2024.
This webinar will assist applicants in:
- Navigating Eligibility
- Understanding Quick Response Grants and Project Grants
- Presenting your proposed project
- Addressing criteria effectively
What to Bring:
Please bring questions to discuss with Lauren Collard as there will be time for a Q&A at the end of the session. 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: Workshop Participants at Moore Park Beach Arts Festival 2022. Successful Quick Response Grant. Image Credit: Rebel Heart Photography
Additional Information
Your Facilitator: Lauren Collard
Based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Lauren Collard is the Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Program Lead at Flying Arts Alliance. She delights in working alongside regional artists and national administrators to support sustainable cultural activities in regional communities, ultimately strengthening the social and economic fabric of the arts industry.
With a background in arts education and administration, Lauren has a keen eye for connecting people, the arts and wellbeing. She has a particular interest in how participation in the arts affects the individual’s relation to self and mental health.
After some years delivering arts programs and managing cultural events, Lauren’s experience equips her to be an advocate for Queensland artists. Lauren’s heart lies with community engagement, and she loves being one small piece in the magnificent painting that is Australia’s regional arts sector.
Flying Arts is the administrator in Queensland of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF), an Australian Government program provided through Regional Arts Australia.