What do you do with a BA in English? What is my life going to be? Four years of college, and plenty of knowledge, have earned me this useless degree. I can’t pay the bills yet, as I have no skills yet, the world is a big scary place. But somehow I can’t shake, the...
Youth Arts Queensland (YAQ) is a member-based arts organisation which plays a critical role in supporting young people, and artists who work with young people, to pursue the career pathways and opportunities available to them in the arts and cultural sector. In its 20+ year history, YAQ has become the peak body for young people in...
Before working on the YAQ newsletter, I'd had absolutely no experience with websites, blogging, or generally anything technical to do with computers. I was pleasantly surprised when it only took me a couple of days to pick up the process of newsletter writing, and for that I thank Mail Chimp. For anyone as non-technically inclined as I am,...
My tenure as CEO of Youth Arts Queensland comes to a close at the end of next week. I have had a great experience and worked with some amazing people and above all met some brilliant young artists and arts workers. In my time we've managed a little over 3.5 milliion dollars in grants and other...
What does it mean to be an emerging artist in 2012? When do you finally become 'emerged'? And what the heck do you do then? JUMP mentoring, in association with Under the Radar, will be presenting EMERGE ALREADY! on Wednesday 19 September, as part of the Brisbane Festival's talks. With an array of emerging artist programs and funding currently available,...
You're invited on a journey to explore the imaginations of the most exciting independent artists and collectives working across Australia and the world this September for the Under the Radar program in Brisbane Festival from Saturday 8 - Saturday 29 September. Plunge head first into music, live art, theatre, visual arts, multimedia and dance as Brisbane...
