Tagged with Visual and Creative Arts

The iconic Opera on the Beach concert on the Gold Coast has the backing of Griffith University as a sponsor - and home to Australia's best opera students.

Leading international representatives from the film and screen industry will converge on Brisbane this weekend to explore the possibility of developing an Asia Pacific Screen Laboratory. The proposed initiative will be modelled on some of the world’s most notable screen labs such as Sundance, Binger and EU’s ‘EAVE European Producers Workshop and will be considered […]

Dr Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, from Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, presents stories of music students who worked alongside Indigenous artists at the recent Desert Harmony Festival in Tennant Creek. The Tennant Creek Showcase will be held in The Boardroom, Queensland Conservatorium, South Bank on Wednesday, October 13 at 5pm. “The project aims to increase students’ understanding of […]

Three Queensland writers have scooped the literature prizes in the $40,000 Josephine Ulrick Literature and Poetry Prizes held at the Gold Coast Arts Centre last week. Brisbane author Krissy Kneen won second prize for her short story, Steeple Chase, about sisters and the secrets they keep from each other. “This award means a huge amount […]

The Griffith Innovation Challenge is on again and enterprising students from all disciplines are encouraged to team up and enter this business plan competition. Prizes are valued at more than $40,000 with cash, laptops and more up for grabs. Teams are required to create a business plan for a commercial or community organisation and are […]

Queensland Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Gow will be appointed an Adjunct Professor in Griffith University’s Applied Theatre Department tomorrow. Gow has a close working relationship with the drama team and University as part of an Australian Research Council project, ‘Accessing the Cultural Conversation’, and industry placement schemes for undergraduates. A highly sought after director […]