A little over a month ago now, the inaugural Heyday Festival culminated in a one-day event at the Arthouse in Cairns, led by Founding Director Melissa (Mema) Edwards and her local team. We caught up with Melissa to find out what made her Heyday, which surprises the festival bore and what's in store for the...

Hello wonderful YAQ friends and avid followers of the YAQ blog, Caro here. It has been a while since I've been here but YAQ has invited me back and contribute a few guest posts over the coming weeks which will be great fun! For this first one, I thought we should look a little bit behind...

We love profiling young artists making an impact in our creative industries, and Benjamin Schostakowski is no exception.  Soon to present A Tribute of Sorts part of LaBoite indie, Ben took some time between rehearsals to provide us a glimpse into his world. TM: Ben welcome to the YAQ blog, and thank you for your time! Tell...

Its always great to catch up with past participants of our programs, and I recently touched base with YAMP alumnus Ashleigh Wheeler about life post-mentorship.  She's also generously donated a double pass to her new show, A Tribute of Sorts,  for YAQ to giveaway! TM: Ashleigh, I'd first like to welcome you back into the realms...

If there’s one week every year in the Judith Wright Centre that is guaranteed to be crazy, it’s the week of the Bigsound music conference. Heading upstairs to YAQ I see musos, managers and record company people squishing the largest possible number of conversations into their morning. The event runs on coffee, forums and gigs, gigs,...

To say JUMP alumnus Teho Ropeyarn is having a big year is an understatement.  Teho's artist career is booming with recently receiving an Australia Council ArtStart grant, being selected as a finalist in the Telstra National Art Awards, and soon to exhibit in the Cairns Indigenous Arts Fair.  Between his roles as an artist, an...