Invitation to Members
Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday 30th October 2023
Time: 5pm, commencing 5.30pm
Location: Sub Tropic Studio, 23 Cooma Terrace, Caloundra.
SCCA is recognised as the peak organisation for the arts and creative industries on the Sunshine Coast. Its purpose is to lead the arts and creative sector and it does this through the delivery of services that promote and support the development of artists and creative practice. SCCA enables creative practitioners to actively connect, create, collaborate and refine their practices. At the heart of SCCA is enabling and advocating for the valuable contribution the creative sector makes to the Sunshine Coast region economically, culturally and socially.
The Agenda for the Annual General Meeting is attached. Should you be a member of the organisation and unable to attend the meeting however wish to vote, please complete and return the Proxy Voting Form, giving another member of the organisation the right to vote on your behalf.
Call for Nominees for the Management Committee
Nominating for one of the roles on the SCCA Management Committee will open up the opportunity for you to engage more fully with the organisation and the creative sector across the Coast. The Management Committee consists of four executive positions and 6 general members. The positions are supported by our Executive Officer (EO), our stakeholder partners and our members.
The current SCCA Management Committee invites energetic people with relevant skills and a love of arts and creativity to apply for the positions below.
Voting positions on the Management Committee:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
6 General members
Only financial members can be a member of the Management Committee. A nomination needs to be seconded by another financial member of SCCA. If you are not a paid up member and would like to stand for a management position role join here.
Please nominate via this form
Submit your nomination by Friday 20th of October 2023, 5pm
SUB TROPIC ARTIST RESIDENCY
SCCA is calling out to early to mid-career visual artists interested in undertaking a 6-month residency in the large studio space at Sub Topic Studio in Caloundra. The residency is to commence no later than 1 November 2023.
The residency is targeted to artists looking to experiment within their practice and committed to discussing and showing their work as it develops. The 34m2space has a concrete floor and wet area with tap and sink, and appropriate for a range of practices.
In return for use of the space the artist will be required to:
deliver one workshop at Sub Tropic Studio during the residency period for which all income will be paid to the artist
be a guest speaker at Good Chats
Host one open studio mid-way through the residency
Present a public exhibition/showing of works in the studio in April 2024 for which SCCA will provide curatorial and installation support and host a catered public opening.
You must:
be a visual artist looking to experiment with your practice
have a plan to produce work that will be resolved for a public exhibition/showcase in March 2024.
Be committed to discussing and showing your work in progress to industry and peers during the 6 month residency.
Your application must include a CV (up to two pages), examples of previous work (5-10 images) and a response to the selection criteria (max. 700 words).
For further information and to send in your application, please email eo@creativealliance.org.au
Applications close 13 October 2023, 5pm.
Join internationally acclaimed Israeli choreographer Nimrod Freed visiting the Sunshine Coast as part of OUTBOUND | Contemporary Dance x Live Art Festival in a masterclass of self-empowered delicious movement. Artists interested in embodied practice and the materiality of the body will explore interdisciplinary approaches to making using a combination of both voice and movement. This masterclass is targeted to performance artists from both the visual and performing arts disciplines, however is open to complete beginners and professional dancers alike.
This masterclass is co presented by SCCA and OUTBOUND | Contemporary Dance x Live Art Festival.
Join us Friday, 29 September, at 8am for Good Chats where we’ll be chatting to Kenny Waterson (@kenny_waterson), a local emerging film maker, to chat about his upcoming screening with Sunshine Coast Film Fest and how his films positively contribute to his community and surroundings.
Tickets are free, but registration is essential.And as always, free coffee from the legends at @slidecoffee
Tickets are free – Registration is essential!
Good Chats is an initiative of @sunshinecoastcreativealliance, delivered with the support of @artscoast, @sunshinecoastcouncil through the Arts and Heritage Levy.
Past events...
Up to eight Sunshine Coast artists will journey Horizon Festival 2023 over the first weekend with curator, writer and researcher and Critical Light Provocateur Madeleine King, to shine a critical light on the program through interpretation, contextualisation, and rigorous discussion.
Applications now closed.
Big Chats x UniSC Art Gallery
Mandy Quadrio, Susan Hawkins and Jan Oliver in conversation with Hamish Sawyer
Saturday 22 July 2023, 3pm
UniSC Art Gallery is proud to partner with SCCA on the first Big Chats for 2023.
Join exhibiting artists Mandy Quadrio, Susan Hawkins and Jan Oliver in conversation with exhibition curator and Acting Director of Northsite Contemporary Arts, Hamish Sawyer.Learn more about how the artists came together to produce the exhibition Compositional Utterances and gain a deeper understanding of each artist’s practice. The exhibition catalogue will also be launched at this event.
Big Chats is an initiative of Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance delivered with the support of Arts Coast, Sunshine Coast Council through the Arts and Heritage Levy. The exhibition and publication are presented UniSC Art Gallery in partnership with NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns.
THIS IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT YOU | Ruby Donohoe
Solo exhibition | Caloundra Regional Gallery | 12 May to 25 June 2023
Ruby Donohoe’s experimental work draws on her public transport journey between Coolum and Caloundra, with the exhibition outcome presented at Caloundra Regional Gallery.
This exhibition is the outcome of a 10-month residency at Sub Tropic Studio, presented by Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance (SCCA) in partnership with Caloundra Regional Gallery.
THIS IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT YOU is an irreverent and tender ode to ‘close enough is good enough’.
Maija Isola’s art and designs were often inspired by nature in all its forms and her designs for Marimekko helped propel that company into the world.
Special promo code for SCCA members: SCCAMI
Enter this code when purchasing tickets for a discount
THE REFINERY RETURNS UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP, SIGNALING A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE SUNSHINE COAST ARTS SECTOR.
The Refinery is an annual creative business incubator program designed to support independent artists and creative industry practitioners establish and grow viable and sustainable businesses.
The program was launched in 2019 through a partnership between Sunshine Coast Council, SunCentral and the MET, and the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance (SCCA). Having already supported 58 creative businesses across four successful years, Refinery 5.0 will be delivered by Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance, marking an important milestone in the growth of the arts sector on the Sunshine Coast.
SCCA President Liz Burcham said: “Taking responsibility for The Refinery will see SCCA continue to play a pivotal role in enabling and strengthening the Sunshine Coast’s creative sector. Importantly, this opportunity is also a platform to grow the SCCA business model and position it to play a more dynamic leadership role in Coast’s creative future.“
Megan Rowland, Team Leader of Creative Development for Sunshine Coast Council and Bronwyn Adams, Project Manager City Activation, Maroochydore City Centre for SunCentral were both instrumental in founding The Refinery and are enthusiastic about the future of The Refinery under SCCAs leadership.
Megan said: “We are immensely proud of what has been achieved through The Refinery over the last four years. The Refinery has made a significant contribution to invigorating the creative sector and revealing the immense creative talent here. As the peak industry body of our region, SCCA is best placed to continue building on the growth and success of the program. Sunshine Coast Council will be the Refinery 5.0’s major investment partner through the new Arts & Heritage Levy and will work closely with SCCA and The Refinery participants to continue to strengthen the creative ecology of our region.”
Bronwyn shares this sentiment: “The Refinery has played a key role in building and strengthening the creative sector and importantly supporting creatives to live and work on the Sunshine Coast. Our population and the creative sector are both on equal growth trajectories and The Refinery will continue to play a vital capacity building role. The new Maroochydore City Centre looks forward to continuing to collaborate and build networks with The Refinery and its participants as a Program Partner.”
Shaye Hardisty, Founder of Little House Seamstress was a participant in the 2021 program and has since gone on to collaborate with Ketakii Jewson-Brown on the highly successful Sunshine Coast Project. “From sewing on the kitchen table to where I am now, The Refinery really helped me challenge my idea of what a business can be. It’s taught me how to build my practice, that business can be fun and that it should serve your lifestyle and community.”
SCCA will run The Refinery in its proven format of a 10-week intensive program and this year’s learning curriculum has a renewed focus on personal growth and leadership, designed to build participants capacity to grow their practice, gain visibility, understand their value and the context in which they operate, identify new markets and be positioned to become the region’s next creative leaders.
The Refinery 5.0 will support a total of 20 artists, creative practitioners and entrepreneurs, with five identified First Nations positions, who will also participate in a dedicated First Nations led series, curated and facilitated by leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mentors and creatives.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a one-day bootcamp on Saturday 25th March as part of the program selection process.
Applications are now closed.
For more information about Refinery 5.0 and to apply, please visit https://www.therefinerysunshinecoast.com/
The Refinery was founded in 2019 through a partnership between Sunshine Coast Council, SunCentral and the MET, and the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance.
Refinery 5.0 is an initiative delivered by the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance and supported by ArtsCoast, Sunshine Coast Council through the Arts and Heritage Levy; and SunCentral and the MET.The First Nations enterprise series is delivered by ArtsCoast, Sunshine Coast Council through the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council.
Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance (SCCA) presents an exciting opportunity for an early to mid-career visual artist based on the Sunshine Coast looking to experiment within their practice through a 10-month artist residency including an exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery.
The artist will have exclusive use of a large 34-square metre space appropriate for a breadth of practices at Sub Tropic Studio, a disused bus terminus building in Caloundra which has been repurposed as a creative space including three studios, co-working spaces and a workshop space.
To support creative experimentation, the artist will receive a $7,500 fee and in consultation with the artist, SCCA will engage a mentor to support the artist’s creative development and provide critical feedback.
Through a partnership with Caloundra Regional Gallery the program includes a 6-week solo exhibition (12 May – 25 June 2023) of work made during the residency that will be supported by an exhibition catalogue including a commissioned essay from an arts writer. The artist will be paid an exhibition fee of $3,125.
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
“This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.”
Image credit: Stelarc Re-Wired / Re-Mixed 2016. Radical Ecologies, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth. Photo: Steven Alyian.
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