Month: October 2017

Australian of the Year among group handed QBR honour

Local art lovers take note. If you are looking for the “next big thing”don’t miss theannualQueensland College of Art Showcase. TheQCAwill open its doors to the public this month for a series of exhibitions featuring the work of graduating students.

It’s been a big week for Queensland College of Art lecturer Dr Rosemary Hawker. She has spent the past five years curating a blockbuster exhibition of Gerhard Richter’s work, which has just opened at GOMA to rave reviews. “It’s been a mammoth undertaking which started back in 2012. “It is on a very large scale […]

With alumni Tahu Matheson wielding the baton and Sian Pendry in fine voice, the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University played a major part in a stunning open-air season of Verdi’s Aidaon the Gold Coast in September. Presented by Opera Australia, Griffith Opera on the Beach was held over six nights at Coolangatta Beach. Conservatorium students made […]

Ian Murnane never waits more than a minute for a bus.

Behind their brotherly banter, Griffith University graduates Jack and Aaron Murphy have an inspiring story to tell about fate, family and fortitude.