We have a fantastic lineup for June 14 to Inspire you! Read a little bit more about them and check out their websites. More details and bookings on our event page.
James Ray (aka JimiRay) - Photographer
http://jamesrayphoto.wordpress.com/
I love my camera, I love taking photos. From the age when I was allowed to use a camera I’ve been chasing the best wildlife, people and landscape shots. Being creative is very important to me whether through my photography, time lapses, panoramas, video, DJ'ing or music production. I've been lucky enough to take photos professionally both internationally and locally in Australia, covering many different events and businesses ranging from Ski Races, Freestyle events, weddings, portraits, mountain bike races, cat boarding, salmon fishing, bungee jumping, snowmobiling, music festivals, DJ's, live musicians, nightclub’s, Santa, new years eve parties, cross country skiing and more. I love technical challenges, experimental photo setups and taking pictures in remote outdoor places.
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Jandamarra Cadd– Visual Artist
www.jandamarrasart.com
Jandamarra Cadd is a local Sunshine Coast Indigenous Artist and Art Teacher originating from the Yorta Yorta People in Victoria. With an art career spanning 22 years, he began visually documenting stories from his tribal area and over time has evolved to become primarily a portrait artist. He uses a variety of styles and mediums, favouring oil on canvas, and uses his art to express messages of unity and unconditional love. For Jandamarra, painting has been a way of life that has enabled him to express his creativity and the universal truth of connection. In many of his paintings of the human condition, he seeks to be a voice for the oppressed and minorities. His focus is to use portraiture in a way to allow the viewer a glimpse into the depths of humanity and the expansive expression of the individual soul. He has been working on pieces that celebrate Aboriginal people throughout the generations who have been inspirational and reflect the power of positive decisions in the face of adversity.
Kari - Artist/Musician/Creative
www.karicelebrations.com
Kari is currently a professional Marriage Celebrant and a performing musician as well as ceramic artist. She specializes in combining art-forms; dance, music and pottery. Recently she exhibited at the Noosa Regional gallery in a solo show and at Fusions Gallery, Brisbane featuring works entitled Cunei Forms referencing ancient Phonecian cuneiform text. She is a regular performer at Woodford Folk Festival, and other local events. She has contributed to major environmental events like Kingfisher Festival, TreeLine, Floating Land and Splash! Kari has worked in a variety of other professions including lecturer at QUT, event director for Maroochy Waterwatch, performer and workshop co-ordinator and teacher, and has done some unusual things; been a concert-organ grinder at Victoria Markets, a wardrobe assistant at Victorian Opera and performed as a frog!
Rene Bahloo- Weaver
www.facebook.com/weaverywork
Rene Bahloo has been weaving in many different ways for a long time. She has been a student, a traveller, a mother and now a weaver. She weaves to join the dots, to connect the fibres and to gather communities to do the same. Her goal is to weave our world into a better place, to weave ourselves in healing and wellbeing, to weave our environment with passion and purpose.
Kath Quigley – Independent Producer
www.dangerensemble.com
Kath is a Buderim based Producer and Arts Manager. Her artistic background and training is in Theatre, Music and Film. She studied all at of these at QUT in Brisbane, during when she realised that her lateral thinking skills were best put to use behind the scenes. She has been working in the industry for over 10 years, and during this time been fortunate enough to work with many artists, organisations and companies here in Australia and overseas. She is currently working on the “Lucky Dip” exhibition with pioneering Brisbane street artist *Lucksat the new Sh00ting Gallery in Spring Hill in Brisbane and the “The Hamlet Apocalypse” as part of La Boite Indie , with The Danger Ensemble.She also works as a freelance consultant with a number of companies, organisations and individuals.
Kate Johns– Editor,Salt Magazine
www.saltmagazine.com.au
Kate Johns lives in Dulong a beautiful pocket in the hinterland sandwiched between Mapleton and Nambour. She is the editor, owner and girl Friday of salt magazine; a quarterly lifestyle magazine based on the Sunshine Coast and the new mum of p
epper a monthly e-zine. Alongside her father, Angus, she established the magazine six years ago with the philosophy of launching a tourism lifestyle magazine that encompassed the Sunshine Coast from tip to toe - from the hinterland to the beach - under the one title, salt. Their editorial belief is to feature salt-of-the-earth people, from the third generation trawler skipper to a article on the Stunned Mullets a group of sun bleached men who swim at Kings Beach every morning. They pride ourselves on their photography – emotive, truthful and organic – beginning with our striking landscape panoramas that are featured on their covers right throughout the magazine. It is their aim to encourage visitors to discover every nook and cranny of our sun-kissed region and to inspire locals to explore the Sunshine Coast with the enthusiasm of a tourist. Last year they launched, pepper a monthly e-zine sneezed into the inboxes of their salty friends uncovering secrets only a local would know, favourite blogs, must-have iphone apps and giveaways. www.saltmagazine.com.au has positioned itself as the number 1 website for visitors (and locals) to the coast where they can research accommodation, art galleries and shopping options and read up to date web exclusive articles about things to do and see on the Sunshine Coast.
James Birrell – Landscape Architect
www.conlonbirrell.com.au
James has been a Sunshine Coast local from birth and he has witnessed many changes over the last 30 years, He has over ten years experience in the profession of Landscape Architecture, is a company director of Conlon Birrell Landscape Architects and is a Registered Landscape Architect with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. James began his tertiary studies in fine art at the Queensland College of Art and went onto complete his Bachelor of Landscape Architect
ure at the University of Canberra.
James has worked on a large variety of projects in Australia and overseas with key involvement in urban master planning, environmentally sustainable and contemporary design projects. His passion for the built environment has lead to many collaborative conceptual ideas for the urban fabric of the Sunshine Coast. The Sunshine Coast Elevated Light Rail proposal for example, is a schematic proposal to reduce urban sprawl, protect valuable farmland, reduce car dependency and improve our streetscapes. His innovative and creative approach to design has led to multi award winning projects awarded by the Master builders Association and the Housing Industry Association of Australia. Most of his influences have come from his artistic background as well as extensive travels and studies of Europe, America, South America, Mexico and Asia.
Greg Windsor - Sculptor/Educator/Activist
http://www.gregwindsor.com/index.html
Greg Windsor is a sculptor, educator and activist who lives in Obi Obi and is keeping very busy at present. He has a show opening at SCAIP in Nambour called ‘Take Aim’ from Sat June 11th at Ground Zero Gallery - Old Ambulance Station (SCAIP), 80 Howard St Nambour.
He is working on the ABC Open project filming the documentary called Artist by Artist partnered with Cindy Wider. He is also finalizing works for several other exhibitions coming up soon. He has a BFA and a MFA in Sculpture and had work shown in a range of exhibitions in the US and Australia.
