Tagged with Visual and Creative Arts

A donation of 12 computers by Griffith University will go a long way in Afghanistan, even helping freedom of the press. Photojournalist and Queensland College of Art alumnus Travis Beard, who helped facilitate the donation, works for the Aina Media Centre in Kabul where he trains photojournalists. Aina is the first Afghan photojournalism agency and […]

Griffith University arts students will unveil their new public art banner for 2008 at the Gold Coast Arts Centre Café on Wednesday, October 31. The banner features eight large-scale photographic works chosen from more than 80 entries from Griffith students. Winners of the 2007 series are Cecilie Mevatne, Helen Alwan, Jackie Jemison and Tessa Coles. […]

World-renowned Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa will give music lovers a rare treat when she performs in Brisbane this Wednesday, October 10. Famous for her interpretations of Debussy and Takemitsu, she will play a repertoire from these master composers. A living legend in Japan, Ogawa has a devoted following in the United Kingdom and spends more […]

Work from one of Australasia’s most influential modernist painters is on show at the DELL Gallery @ QCA until October 28. Colin McCahon: A National Gallery of Australia Focus Exhibition brings together paintings and works on paper that reflect key concerns in McCahon’s art from 1950 through to the early 1980s. Griffith Artworks Director Simon […]

The Queensland Conservatorium celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special concert — ‘New Sounds from the Asia Pacific’ on Friday, October 5. Under the direction of Vanessa Tomlinson, the Conservatorium’s resident percussion ensemble Ba Da Boom and the New Music Ensemble unite to present works by three visionary Brisbane composers with recent and classic works […]

How has popular music influenced the lifestyles of ageing fans? This question will be explored in a public lecture by Griffith University Cultural Sociology Professor Andy Bennett at the Ship Inn on Tuesday, September 25. Professor Bennett will examine how a long-term love of a particular popular music style has shaped the lifestyles of fans. […]

A new play by Griffith University PhD student Linda Hassall will premiere at La Boite Theatre Company’s Roundhouse Theatre on September 20. Post Office Rose centres on the friendship of three women from a small country town who re-unite at the Post Office Hotel after a 15-year break. But all is not as it seems […]