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Gladstone Region RADF applications sought by 30 March 2010

Gladstone Region RADF applications sought by 30 March 2010

The Gladstone Region Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is calling on local groups or individuals to submit applications for the upcoming funding round that closes 4pm Tuesday March 30.

The RADF Program, established in 1991, is a highly successful state and local government partnership that focuses on the development of quality art and arts practice and supports professional artists and arts

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FREE workshop opportunity with Creative Regions 2009

FREE workshop opportunity with Creative Regions 2009

Take the opportunity to join Creative Regions? Director, Shelly Pisani as she presents three workshops and Culture Clinics in the Gladstone Region.

Creative Regions has been contracted by Arts Queensland to provide support to the regions? artists and cultural workers.

The workshops and Clinics are offered free-of-charge providing the opportunity for locals to gain valuable advice on areas such

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SUNfest hot off the presses.....

SUNfest hot off the presses.....

The 2010 SUNfest Activity Sheets are hot off Council's presses and on their way to 29,000 readers of the Gladstone Observer, today Thursday 26 November 2009 and soon to be arriving in your letter box with the Gladstone News this week and Council's monthly newsletter, the Council Connection.

You can also pick up your brochures from the Gallery/Museum, Council's offices, venues and

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2009 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards Entry Forms now available!

2009 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards Entry Forms now available!

They've been much anticipated, they're here and they're fabulous!

Entry forms for the 2009 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards are now available and local artists are snapping up their opportunity to be a part of the biggest ever prize pool on offer.

This is the 34th year of these prestigious awards that now attract more than 300 submissions from all over Australia.

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FREE photography workshop

FREE photography workshop

In a rare opportunity Peter Shaw, Senior Conservator, Preservation Services, National Archives of Australia will present an illustrated lecture Keeping Digital Images: Printing Storage and Retrieval, 5pm Friday 28 August 2009 at the Gallery/Museum.

If you've been part of the digital photography revolution over the last 5 years, this talk is for you to make sure your images last the next 5

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STOP THE PRESS! SUNfest 2010 calls for Expressions of Interest by 11 September 2009

STOP THE PRESS! SUNfest 2010 calls for Expressions of Interest by 11 September 2009

Local artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to participate in the Gladstone Regional Council's annual youth holiday program, SUNfest 2010.

SUNfest was initiated in response to a Youth Needs Study conducted by the Gladstone City Council in 1997 and is now a major event on the regional calendar each year, providing over 100 activities for around 2500 participants in the

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American Impressionism & Realism Lecture Tour

American Impressionism & Realism Lecture Tour

Presented by David Burnett, Curator, International Art, Queensland Art Gallery the illustrated lecture introduces the landmark exhibition from the Met, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

In conjunction with the Queensland Art Gallery Regional Services.

When: 6.30pm Friday 31 July 2009
Where: Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
Cost: FREE
RSVP: Ph 4976 6766, email

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Flying Arts Workshop Opportunity - Wax Carving for Jewellery

Flying Arts Workshop Opportunity - Wax Carving for Jewellery

Flying Arts Inc and the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum present Wax Carving for Jewellery, with Brisbane based artist Madeleine Brown, Saturday & Sunday 12 & 13 September.

In this wonderful weekend workshop for beginners, participants will learn to carve and form wax models using files, drills and hot tools. These wax models may then be sent to a casting facility and cast using silver or

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FREE workshop opportunity with Creative Regions

FREE workshop opportunity with Creative Regions

Join Shelley Pisani, Director Creative Regions this week at one of three exciting sessions to support arts and cultural development in your community.

Shelley will present the FREE workshops with an aim to assess the needs and opportunities within the Gladstone Region. There is also an opportunity for individuals and groups to meet with Shelley and discuss their unique needs, including funding

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Arts Queensland presentation at the Gallery/Museum

Arts Queensland presentation at the Gallery/Museum

Come along to the Gallery/Museum from 11am this Thursday 18 June 2009, for an Arts Queensland presentation.

During the presentation, representatives will share with you the findings of the 2007?2009 Queensland Arts Industry Sector Development Plan review.

The presentation is part of a series of information sessions hosted in key regional centres throughout the state to outline the findings of