Tag: arts
Douglas Arts Base / The heart of our creative community gets ready to exhibit
2020 is proving to be a critical year for the significance of DAB in the Douglas Shire community. While the gallery and studio space closed in early March for over three months, many homebound creatives carried on, relishing their newfound space and the additional time to create. When DAB re-opened, it provided a newfound base for an enriched creative life for many new members, with increased membership, and enrolment in popular classes such as pottery, painting, and glass work.
Creative communities / New local leadership for Arts Nexus
Former Douglas Shire Mayor, Julia Leu, is taking over the reins as new President of Arts Nexus. Arts Nexus is a non-government, “for-purpose” community based entity, revitalising and expanding its operational capacity to equip the Far North Queensland arts, cultural and creative industries sector to be a significant partner in the cultural, social and economic development of the region, Queensland and Australia.