AIR 2016-17 will support 15 diverse projects in Qld schools and kindergartens including projects in remote Aboriginal communities, a theatre project in a special school and a rap project in a youth detention centre.

By the time our 21st Century children hit secondary school age, it’s almost certainly a personal mobile device that is their most utilised creative tool.  Cathy Hunt, educational consultant, author and St Hilda’s School Visual Art teacher, talks about the integration of digital technologies in the visual arts class rooms.

With Out of the Box starting this week at QPAC, Scholar in Residence Professor Judith McLean talks about the role of play in creativity in children ….

Read about the outcomes from the Artist in Residence Program

Des Crump explains how the State Library of Queensland is helping to preserve and share the State’s Indigenous languages.

During Children’s Book Week , Jenny Stubbs, President of Book Links (Qld) discusses the Travelling Suitcase project.

Queensland Multicultural Week runs from 21 August to 6 September 2015. Arts Queensland asks former Australia Council Theatre Diversity Associate, Joon-Yee Kwok, to shine a light on cultural and linguistic diversity on Australian stages.

To mark Book Week this week’s Happy Mondays, Stella Read talks about The Corner State Library of Queensland and some of her favourite children’s books

Arts encourage a different kind of thinking and analysis, one based on more than just a cognitive connection – it has resonance deep within us. I remember Richard Gill, when presenting orchestral concerts to young people, saying ‘I don’t mind if you don’t like or you do like this music… What I want to know is what you think about it.’

Natalie Wright talks about the Design Minds 2 Day City Workshop + Exhibition.

Dr Cathryn Lloyd shares her journey from visual artist to Founder and Director of Maverick Minds working at the intersection of arts and business.

John Thornberry and Adam Jefford discuss the value of creative-led investigation and the development of 21st century skills across the whole curriculum.

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Eric Booth explores the potential difference that the Second International Teaching Artist Conference could make to Australian practice……
 

What are the skills that define teaching artistry? Godfather of the practice Eric Booth names a few of them…..

Borrowing from local libraries that aren’t your own? Rural Libraries Queensland Tourist Card users tell us what they think of the service. 

Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Fellow Terry Deen discusses the skillset he is exploring at the Smithsonian Design Museum in New York...