Everyday, volunteers get out of bed and use their time and energy to help others, to listento others, to build community, and to find their own place in that community. It is an actof commitment and belief in the goodness in ourselves and other people. Our communitywould just not function if these volunteers were not willing to step up and help.Fortunately, there are many people who do volunteer for a myriad of organizations. Theseorganisations include ones working in and promoting health, education, welfare,environment, culture, arts, sport, and often a mix of all of these. National Volunteer Week (17-23 May 2021) seeks to recognise the invaluable contribution ofvolunteers to their communities and to the Australian society as whole. This exhibition isrecognises and showcases people who volunteer across our region. There are many more volunteers participating in our community which regrettably, we wish we did not have the time to include. Our region is very fortunate for these people’s contributions and our hats go off to all of them. Only twenty organizations across Cairns have been photographed for this event, and we thank them for their timeand patience. These are all organizations which rely on the generosity, hard work, andcommunity spirit of […]
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Roland Nancarrow takes us through a tour of his acrylic and watercolour paintings and sculptures which were completed in response to three artist residencies on three resort islands in the Maldives. Cairns based artist, Nancarrow, spent seven weeks on Reethi Rah in 2016, three months on Niyama Private Islands in 2017 and another three months on Atmosphere Kanifushi in 2018 Most of the paintings and watercolours were completed on the islands whilst the sculptures were completed in Cairns from the various encounters with bird species on the islands. The Residencies gave the artist the opportunity to explore the watercolour medium in several series commencing with the Niyama Garden series in 2017. Each series is fully illustrated in the ‘Maldives Artworks’ book which accompanies this exhibition. The exhibition has been previously shown at Milton Galleries, Mackay, The Old Ambulance Galleries, Nambour and Tanks Art Centre. Check out the film at: Roland Nancarrow.
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The great folks at Wild Sugar are such amazingly talented people! Unique Fashion Designer Sajeela and partner Dameon held their latest fashion show at Dundee’s Restaurant in the Cairns Aquarium in May 2019. If you have not visited the Cairns Aquarium yet, There are some amazing sea animals there, some of which appear in this film I shot for Wild Sugar. Check out the film at: Wild Sugar.
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