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National Indigenous Music Awards 2020
May 28, 2020 | Emily Lowe
Australia’s biggest celebration of Indigenous music will go ahead with NITV over TV, radio and online on August 8, 2020. Read More
Local Artists to Sell Work on QAGOMA’s Online Design Market
May 14, 2020 | Emily Lowe
The Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) is giving local artists the chance to sell their work through an online market from May 15 to May 31.
QAGOMA Market Coordinator Katie Themor said it’s a wonderful opportunity to support … Read More
So What’s Your Story? A Unique Night of Human Connection
March 19, 2020 | Tasha Porritt
A non-fiction storytelling night unlike any other. An emotional rollercoaster of an evening experimenting with the human experience.
The Music Industry vs. COVID-19
March 17, 2020 | Victoria Jenkins
The entire atmosphere surrounding the COVID-19 crisis is, for the most part, a disastrous mix of information and misinformation. Read More
10 Australia-Based Artists on Instagram
March 7, 2019 | Heonji Kim
Instagram is perhaps the only place where it’s acceptable to post photos of avocado toast every other day. However, it’s more than just a platform to flaunt yourself in millennial pink in. It’s also a platform that provides endless inspiration.
Happy Supports Local Artists with Needle in the Hay Competition
May 29, 2017 | Olivia Gliku
Happy Mag’s inaugural Needle in the Hay competition could give you the chance to have your music pressed onto 250 copies of vinyl, or win some great tech prizes. Happy have partnered up with Zenith Records, Audio-Technica, JBL, Young Henrys and … Read More
Brisbane’s locals going big at BIGSOUND
September 9, 2016 | Georgia CondonA Brisbane institution itself, BIGSOUND went down for the fifteenth time this year, featuring the best and brightest bands from Brissie and beyond. Read More
Interview: Golden Vessel taking new territory
August 25, 2016 | Alex Topakas
While loose lips do sink ships, Brisbane’s Golden Vessel is sailing straight to the top.
Creative and in control: Francesca de Valence
July 9, 2016 | Craig Fossey
If recent CV highlights were the key to shining a spotlight on our local creative success stories, Francesca de Valence would have a bagful to present- but it’s not just the career achievements that caught our in eye in choosing to highlight this Brisbane singer-songwriter in our wintertime key features. Read More
Landmarks Bring Him Back To Brisbane
May 10, 2016 | Elly-Grace Rinaldis
Free glasses of bottomless champagne? Don’t mind if I do. However, sipping on endless bubbles wasn’t the main event. Art was.
Real Songs about Real Feelings: An Interview with Ali Barter
February 5, 2016 | Michelle Zhu
Ali Barter is an old-soul, and a woman enamoured by rock music because of its powerful expression. Melbourne-based and a tropical girl at heart, she has found herself and her people through her music, and has developed through travel and self-reflection. Read More
Interview: Gemma Flack
April 5, 2015 | Natasha Emeck
Popular Tumblr artist Gemma Flack talks zines, body positivity and the inspired Melbourne contemporary art scene.
Entries Open For Petite Pieces Art Competition
December 25, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
Aspire Gallery is calling all talented artists for its Petite Pieces Art Competition, which will give its two winners room to showcase their work at either Aspire Gallery or Substation Gallery, in the opportunity to expose them to an array of interested buyers and the public.
This is a great opportunity to get your work known and on display at both these reputable galleries.
Interview: Alissa Lonergan of Chisaiistore
December 1, 2014 | Cecile Blackmore
From doughnuts to wallabies, toadstools to fried eggs, if you want a tiny version of it, creative arts graduate Alissa Lonergan of Chisaiistore can make it from clay, and it will make you squeal.