Outback Connections - taking art to the regions

Outback Connections is a body of work created in response to Ruby Purple’s Artists Residency at Curtin Spring Station in the Central Australian Desert in the Northern Territory.

Ruby designs and creates artworks from native grasses, handmade papers, found materials, inks and paint. She aims to bring awareness to the importance of preserving our natural word in her ‘Taking Art to the Regions’ project, and sharing what she knows with rural and remote communities. Dogwood Crossing Gallery in Miles is the fifth gallery to showcase Outback Connections with workshop opportunities also being offered.

Opening Event: Friday 23 August 6:30 pm at Dogwood Crossing Gallery, Miles.

Thanks to the support of generous donors, and the Australian Cultural Fund through Creative Partnerships Australia, Ruby’s dream of taking art to the regions is a reality.

Learn more about Ruby Purple.

Flying Arts Alliance acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and seas on which we work, live and create. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Flying Arts Alliance is honoured to acknowledge the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Dr Jeanette Young AC PSM as our Patron. We also acknowledge Mr Tim Fairfax AC and Mrs Gina Fairfax AC as our Cultural Patrons.

Flying Arts is a not-for-profit organisation inspiring the appreciation, practice and professional development of the visual and media arts as a lifetime interest or career throughout regional and remote Queensland.

Flying Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Flying Arts is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Flying Arts is supported by corporate partners and benefactors.

Flying Arts is the administrator in Queensland of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF), an Australian Government program provided through Regional Arts Australia.