Claire Pearson has just returned from an amazing trip to London. She shares with us her experience and some pretty pictures from her adventures. So, London! How did that come about? I was lucky enough to receive two grants, one from Arts Queensland and one from the Ian Potter Foundation to study in the eight week...

Kimberley Bianca, one of the 2011 Starburst mentees, has recently been spotted by ABC Open. Dave Groom directed a three-minute segment about the Gold Coast based intermedia artist, showcasing the intricacy and diversity of her artistic practice. Kimberley welcomes possibilities for social and ecological change, and demonstrates her passion through poetry, performance, visual art, sound and digital...

Thanks to the folk at Young People and the Arts Australia (YPAA), two young theatre practitioners, Steve Pirie and Brett Walsh, made their way down to Melbourne for the Totipotent National Theatre Forum for Young and Emerging Artists. After returning from their journey, YAQ caught up with the guys to see what happened, who they met,...

Cubes are the new black this Spring. In.cube8r gallery in Fortitude Valley are launching their new range of cubes filled with wares by local artists and craftspeople on Monday 12 September 2011. YAQ is supporting artist Alex Isaacson to bring her lovely sock monkey creations to Brisbane. After a watery start to 2011, due to the...

Last  Thursday, Tara McGrath - YAQ's Program Coordinator for the national JUMP mentoring program - and I went down to the Gold Coast to present a mentoring workshop and a JUMP info session as part of Gold Coast City Council Creative Juices program. After a rather adventurous drive (it took us 2hrs to get to...

Melbourne Fringe is offering you and a friend the chance to experience the Melbourne Fringe Festival in all its independent arts glory. The Ultimate Melbourne Fringe Weekend provides flights, boutique accommodation, tickets, meals and drinks. The 2011 Melbourne Fringe Festival program has just been launched, and the festival runs from 21 September until Sunday 9 October,...