Arts

SCENIC RIM – Ink, watercolours, bush dyes and stitches marked across paper and fabric tell a story of everywhere artist Kuweni Dias Mendis has been. …

“I’m super proud to be an Ippy boy who ran away with the circus,” said 44-year-old circus performer Natano Faanana.  “It’s a thrill. I love…

An exhibition sharing personal life stories through various mediums of artform will be held in Beaudesert, in late July.  The exhibition titled, ‘Woven,’ will be…

Jaxon Graham-Wilson said he was “super ecstatic,” to be cast as Augustus Gloop in his “dream show,” ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.  Raised in Ipswich,…

Operatic tenor and Music theatre performer, Robert Shearer has returned to where his career started, the Ipswich Orpheus Chorale.  Commencing his professional music studies in…

Rising talent Sahara Beck has gone through some drastic changes to her image and sound since releasing her debut album at 15. On the release…

There’s a live music venue in the heart of Ipswich, Studio 188, on Brisbane Street.  Formerly the art-deco-era Baptist Church, the music spot had been…

“A child of two cultures, with a foot in both camps,” is how Lowood artist, Sally Harrison described herself.  “I am a Kamilaroi woman, born…

Queensland creatives gathered at the Ipswich Civic Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday for a two-day conference exchanging ideas on how to future proof the arts…

Isabel Stanfield was 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a film maker.  “It was ‘Lord of the Rings’ that made me…

One of Toowoomba’s up and coming music stars, Bellbowrie-born Cloe Terare has won the Regional category of the 2021 Queensland Music (QMusic) Awards. And the…

Live music venue Banshees Bar and Artspace in Ipswich’s CBD is thankful for a State Government grant awarded to help them navigate the impacts of…