Running from 20 June until 15 July, the Surfers Paradise Festival is a month-long celebration of Gold Coast art, culture, music and food. The festival draws the Gold Coast community together to experience a unique mix of entertainment and a kaleidoscope of activity. Against the backdrop of the city's iconic beachfront, Surfers Paradise Festival showcases the...
An update from overseas: JUMP artist Liam Flenady discusses his time in Paris and work with international mentor Francois Nicolas. While the European Union enters into what may be a terminal crisis, I knuckle down in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris to develop my ability to create art music, aided by the obscure composer-theorist François Nicolas. Meeting...
Entries for the 2012 Queensland Music Awards are now open, with the launch taking place in Brisbane two weeks ago, featuring performances from local musicians Timothy Carroll and Mardi Lumsden. Evolving from the successful QSong event, last year's inaugural Queensland Music Awards night displayed a breadth of musical talent from all over the state with nearly...
Australian creatives and artists aged 18 - 30 are invited to enter original creative work in the 2012 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA365) for a chance to win an overseas trip including 8 nights accommodation, airfare, $5,000 in cash and flights, and skill up with experts. This year SOYA has changed for the better. The...
Our intrepid administration assistant, Tom, has left our shores for the Summer to visit family and friends in New Zealand. Acting much like a foreign correspondent, Tom has written a hard hitting article, wait, no not really, that's not really our vibe is it? What he has written, is an awesome blog about the Summer...
Christmas and holiday time. It’s all about family and work celebrations, secret Santa and getting exceptionally drunk at your work Christmas party and telling people what you think, right? Where does that leave the arts? The sun is out so people are more inclined to head to the beach then indoors for a performance. Or...
