Welcome to Flying Arts Inc.
'providing access to innovative visual arts experiences.'

Flying Arts offers professional development workshops and exhibiting opportunities for regional and remote visual artists and communities. Our network of tutors and regional representatives is our greatest asset, and the importance of the relationships that they build within regional and remote communities can not be underestimated. We thank you for our ongoing support and look forward to visiting you in 2008.

Bursary opportunity with Positive Solutions and
Art Brisbane - Major Event and more news here.

Call out for 2009 Touring Workshop Artists
Flying Arts is currently seeking artists to tutor in the 2009 touring workshops program.The ideal Flying Arts tutor is a great teacher and traveller with a "can do" attitude and a sense of adventure. Deadline: Friday 1 August 2008
Click here for requirements.

2008 Program:
Flying Arts is very proud to present our program of activities for 2008. We are once again pleased to offer a wide selection of talented tutors in 2008, giving you the chance to work with new artists and also to welcome back some familiar faces. Our tutors are from Queeensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria and the United Kingdom. Download the 2008 Program here.

We offer Foundation and Masterclass workshops which cater for beginners through to more experienced artists. We also offerschools workshops (including professional development for teachers), community projects, festivals and special events. Artistbank provides the opportunity for you to access popular past tutors. In a new development for 2008 we have entered into a partnership with Queensland Theatre Company to deliver acting and playwriting workshops.

‘Experience The Arts’ in Brisbane 30 June to 5 July
ETA is an intensive and fun week that enables high school students to build portfolios, experiment with different visual arts media and meet practising artists and industry professionals. Details: Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane from 30 June to 5 July 2008. Cost: $500 per student including tuition, accommodation, all meals and travel during the week. Many bursaries for attendance and travel are available. Early bird special fully paid before 30 May: $475. Click here for more details. Thank you to all the early birds who have registered so far.

Five Senses - Showcasing Excellence in Regional Art
Dates change: to early November!!
Five Senses is an exhibition which will display significant artistic works from the regional areas of Queensland. The works make reference to their Five Senses and also promote those characteristics which are distinctive to their place in Queensland. The resulting exhibition will be focused around five themes: Loss, Destruction, Rejuvenation, Growth and Restoration. We look forward to presenting the exibition in early November at the State Library of Queensland at Southbank in Brisbane. The exhibition will run for four weeks and wll start later than previously scheduled.

Artists Retreat
This year's Artist Retreat, 'Regeneration' 24-30 August, will be held near Innisfail in Far North Queensland and we are delighted to welcome Judy Holding and David Frazer as the lead tutors. Dates: 24-30 August. Cost including all meals, cabin-style accommodation and tuition for six nights and 5 days: $1100. Book your place now!

2008 Regional Art Awards
Who can enter?
This competition is open only to REGIONAL Queensland and northern New South Wales residents. It excludes artists currently residing in the Brisbane City Council area and south of Armidale in New South Wales.
When do I need to register my entry?
Entries including images, paperwork and entry fee, $22.50 for members and young people, $27.50 for non-members, must be received by Flying Arts by 25 July 2008. Entry forms and conditions of entry will be made available in May.
Where/when will the exhibition/s take place?
This year’s Regional Art Awards open at Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Gallery (Bribie Island Community Arts Centre) on Thursday 18 September 2008 continuing until Saturday 4 October, and Metro Arts, Brisbane on Thursday 6 November continuing until Thursday 13 November.

Forging Ahead
Forging Ahead is a workshop and touring exhibition project profiling silversmithing in Central Queensland. Silversmith Lisa Gaze conducted workshops for Central Queensland communities covering a variety of silversmithing techniques such as soldering, stone setting, the use of titanium & texture, and cloisonne enamelling. 12 original pieces by Lisa Gaze, and 12 pieces by workshop participants, were included in the Forging Ahead touring exhibition, which was launched at Coalface Gallery, Moranbah on 30th November 2006. Since then it has continued to tour throuh nine regional centres and will have its final exhibition at Rockhampton Art Gallery, 9th May to 8th June 2008.