SCCA News & Events

We are calling for presenters for a milestone PKN! SCCA’s PechaKucha Night #30 will be happening on international PechaKucha day, the 20th Feb 2020. We will be revisiting the best......

11 December, 2019

Sunny Coast designers & artists – do you want to be a part of a global movement bringing people together to laugh, learn and connect? We’re looking for designers for......

11 December, 2019

In keeping with the spirit of reconciliation, I respectfully acknowledge the Kabi Kabi people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather this evening. I pay my......

08 December, 2019

SCCA will be hosting its annual general meeting on Monday 4th November at 5.30pm at the MET, Maroochydore. All of the volunteer positions on our Management Committee are open and this is the list of nominees....

28 October, 2019

The Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance is calling all members for the 11th Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday 4th of November 2019....

18 October, 2019

SCCA will be hosting its annual general meeting on Monday 4th November at 5.30pm (venue tbc). We will open up all of the volunteer positions on our Management Committee, which consists of 4 executive positions and 6 portfolio positions. The positions are supported by our Executive Officer (EO), our stakeholder partners and our members. ...

24 September, 2019

We have decided to cancel the PechaKucha Vol.30 at the Peregian Digital Hub. Although we had interest from some amazing creatives, it turned out that many were either double booked or simply couldn’t fit it in due to being actively engaged in their creative projects. We take it as a great reason to be cheerful!...

29 August, 2019

The Refinery is a ten-week creative incubator program designed to transform ideas into sustainable businesses. The Refinery is a learning platform made for creative people and designed to refine, develop,......

16 August, 2019

A new extensive youth dance work fusing dance and text under the stars! 2 SHOWS ONLY!! AUGUST 17...

17 July, 2019

The Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance Is calling for presenters for a milestone PKN 30! 'Creative Bytes'. Celebrating the digital and material / artistic / experimental / social / political / absurd bits and bytes! Peregian Beach Digital Hub, Wednesday 24 July ...

04 July, 2019

Sunshine Coast PechaKucha Night #29 - Transform - Work, lives, identities, realities! Sharing stories about the ways people transform or have been transformed through creativity, using the signature PechaKucha Night format of 20 slides X 20 seconds each. 18th of June! Get your tix now....

05 June, 2019

Our autumn Juice & Jam Breakfast ‘Art & Activism’ happened at Peppers Noosa in 8th of May 2019. It was spine-tingling good. Here are the recordings of this spectacular and......

05 June, 2019

Arts Breakfast at Peppers, Noosa on 8.May.2019, 7:15am - 9:30am. This breakfast will examine the role arts practice, provocation and iconoclasm can play in social change. We are looking forward to hear some outstanding activist / artists speak including Casey Jenkins, Anisa Nandaula and Tammy Brennan....

19 April, 2019

Creative Arts, Sunshine Coast Council is seeking expressions of interest from visual artists for a new entrance statement in Beerburrum. Artists should demonstrate mural skills and previous experience working with communities including first nations peoples. We encourage individual artists and collectives to submit.......

14 April, 2019

Not-for-profit community groups needing funding for a project, event or activity can apply for a grant of up to $2000 through the Sunshine Coast Council’s Minor Community Grants Program. Community Portfolio......

14 April, 2019

Connect, network, listen and learn at this two day event of celebration and education for the Sunshine Coast Music Industry. The Turn Up Crew look forward to seeing you in October 2019....

17 March, 2019

On 20 February 2019 The Refinery launched. The Refinery is a testing ground and training platform that joins the dots between creativity and business, with access to mentors and a network of......

12 March, 2019

Stories about overcoming fears / being brave to do what you believe in / the courage to create The Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance is holding another epic PechaKucha night for......

06 March, 2019

Co-Create Caloundra is hosting a 'pop-up' exhibition called 'Around and Over the Headland' featuring work by Moffat Beach plein-air artist Helen Kershaw

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16 November, 2018

Grab a like minded mate, come along and enjoy a morning of motivating, energetic opportunity. Make space in your busy Calendar for our next Juice & Jam Arts Breakfast on November 1st at Peppers Resort Noosa, around the theme ‘Creative Incubation’....

12 November, 2018

2 days of intensive masterclasses presented by world-leading experts, artists/creatives who will demonstrate the inspirational storytelling potential of immersive technologies.

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11 November, 2018

Rockestra is a twelve-piece super group playing the songs you love from your fave mixtape of the 70's and 80's and they're are back by popular demand!

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30 October, 2018

We have created a new company - the 'Creative Alliance' - which has been awarded a 3-year contract by Arts Queensland to deliver regional arts services to the SEQ North Region

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19 October, 2018

Our one day workshops will engage you in the technical and creative aspects of songwriting.


Melissa and her team will explore lyric writing, structure, chord choice, how to unblock, collaborate with others and record your songs.

Get unblocked, inspired and get writing.

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16 October, 2018

2018 brings the Sunshine Coast music community together again for the fifth year in a row for the Turn Up Sunshine Coast Music Industry Conference happening at The Playhouse at Solbar, Maroochydore on Thursday 18 October.

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24 September, 2018

Get set for Caloundra Music Festival to take over the beachside town again this September/October long weekend. Bringing back some beloved favourites and a bunch of new ones we will no doubt grow to love.

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21 September, 2018

Maleny-based theatre group called ‘Musical Theatre Australia’ are looking for some actor/singers for their November production of ‘A Girl’s Guide to World War’.

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09 September, 2018

With the launch of the newly created Creative Arts Alliance we are now looking to build an amazing team to help it become a success. Submit your expression of interest today.

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20 August, 2018

Incredible opportunity to work with award-winning UK slam poet Joelle Taylor as part of The Bunker Spoken Word Series presented by Peripheral Arts and Writers Republic.

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18 August, 2018

Come along to our Big Arts Coast Juice & Jam Winter Breakfast on Thursday August 30 at Pier 33, Mooloolaba.

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18 August, 2018

Some exciting announcements from The Creative Alliance in coming weeks!

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17 August, 2018

Fragments of the Sublime is the latest exhibition by internationally renowned ceramicist Johanna De Maine.
The official opening by Caloundra Regional Gallery curator Hamish Sawyer will take place at 3.00pm on Saturday August 11.
The exhibition runs from August 4 to 26, 2018 Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm

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01 August, 2018

Australia’s most awarded, best loved and longest running contemporary a capella vocal group. This multi-ARIA Award-winning ensemble will astound and move you with their incredible arrangements, flawless harmonies and dry, Aussie sense of humour.

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29 July, 2018

The Queensland Premiere Performance of this Pulitzer Prize nominated drama by Jordan Harrison and directed by Mitchell Butel, with a stellar cast including Maggie Dence and Richard Sydenham.

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29 July, 2018

Multi-platinum selling and four-time ARIA award-winning singer and songwriter Katie Noonan brings to NOOSA alive! her trio Elixir, a string quartet and Australia's "poet laureate" Michael Leunig. The concert will feature the new "Gratitude and Grief" collaboration between Elixir and Leunig, showcasing a unique combination of spoken word poetry, angelic vocals and sublime improvisation.

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29 July, 2018

Ten Incredible days and nights in one of the best festival locations imaginable! Presenting the Best of the Best in terms of artists, performers, authors, visual arts, film, food and fun! The 2018 festival promises something for all ages, tastes and price ranges. Once again Noosa will come alive! July 20 to 29, 2018.

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29 July, 2018

Looking for a regular jaunt to satisfy your craving for art? Follow the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery Trail for an ever-changing and refreshing offer of high-quality arts. Enough to satisfy the most curious and addicted art-lovers!

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28 July, 2018

IF you love the power of words and music then the second annual official Sunshine Coast Poetry Slam Championships on Thursday, August 9 at The J Theatre Noosa are a must....

17 July, 2018

Nationally recognised composer/guitarist Andrew Veivers will do a one-night-only special performance at Caloundra Regional Gallery. (Photo credit: Trevor Worden)

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17 July, 2018

Applications are now open for the Sunshine Coast Business Awards. Check out the Creative Industries category as well!

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16 July, 2018

The Turn Up Sunshine Coast Music Industry Conference is growing from strength to strength with a dynamic list of speakers and performers for the 2018 edition!

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12 July, 2018

Experience the Creative Soul of the Sunshine Coast...

Over 10 arts-fuelled days across the Sunshine Coast, Horizon collaborates to deliver events in performance, visual art, music, comedy, theatre, dance and immersive technologies. Horizon Festival - connecting, disrupting and delighting through arts, culture and creativity.

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12 July, 2018