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Koalas are making their way back to JCCW in preparation for the: Animals with Attitude Gold Coast Sculpture Trail 2013 Launch Weekend 1pm Friday 1st March 2013 Victoria Park, Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary will continue to update Map and Auction details @ www.cws.org.au
Read MoreThe Animals with Attitude artists are hard at work preparing their pieces for the official Koala Trail Launch. See all 21 Koalas at Victoria Park, Broadbeach from 1pm Friday 1 March to Sunday 3 March. They then make their way to locations all over the Gold Coast. Click the ‘Subscribe to RSS’ button on the right to get Koala updates, locations, and more.
Read More21 Koalas and 18 Artists are preparing for the inaugural Animals with Attitude Gold Coast Sculpture Trail. John Cox’s Creature Workshop is currently engaged in this major Public Art Project with proceeds from the Koala Auction going to support the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Fund. We’ll keep you updated with dates & locations. To find out more log on to: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
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Julie has just returned form the Association of Science and Technology Centres conference, ASTC 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. As well as meeting with associates at the conference Julie meet with colleagues and venues in New York, traveling to half her meetings by bicycle. We are now looking forward to touring ‘How to Make a Monster’ throughout Canada & the USA 2013-15.
Read MoreSWELL Sculpture Festival 2012 is the launch pad for the ‘Animals with Attitude’ Gold Coast Sculpture Trail. To be held March – April 2013 this exciting new Public Art Project will see the Gold Coast come alive with a trail of larger than life size Koalas distributed throughout the Gold Coast and Hinterland. Businesses are invited to sponsor the works which are expected to draw big audiences. Artists are invited to submit designs and will receive a fee to complete the works if their design is chosen. John is the designer and creator of the Koalas and is very excited…
Read MoreYou can catch John’s piece ‘Rising Tide’ at the Sunshine Coast Art Prize SCAP 3D. The work of 40 finalists is on display at the Noosa Regional Gallery until 7 October. Noosa Regional Gallery, Riverside, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin, Queensland, 4565 Open Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 4pm
Read MoreJoin in this rare opportunity to attend 2 days of skill building with Academy Award winning Visual Effects guru, John Cox. Thursday & Friday 20 & 21 September 2012. You’ll make flexible moulds, learn about new products, discover sculpting in the digital age and get valuable feedback on your portfolio. Only the 4th time John has opened his doors for this event, and a sell out every time, with participants coming from from all over Australia and a wide variety of backgrounds and skill levels. Find out more at www.johncox.net. Email julie@johncox.net or call +61 (0)7 5564 9992 to book your place.
Read MoreGrafton Region Gallery is hosting ‘How to Make a Monster – the art and technology of animatronics’ from 22 August to 21 October. With fun workshops and activities for all ages, loads of school groups already booked to experience Monsters, free creative workshops in Clarence Valley libraries, and even a Monster dress up musical concert, it is going to heaps of fun. To find more, including opening hours & directions, log on to: www.graftongallery.nsw.gov.au
Read MoreWe recently had the joy of joining in a medieval monster tradition, the welcoming of the ‘Tarasque’ at the Abbaye St Michel de Frigolet, in Provence, France. This reptilian creature burned villages, ate local sheep and shepherds. The local king attacked the Tarasque with knights and catapults to no avail. Saint Martha found the beast and charmed it with hymns and prayers, and led the tamed Tarasque back to the city. The people, terrified by the monster, attacked it. The monster offered no resistance and died there. Martha then preached to the people and converted many of them to Christianity. Sorry for what they had done to the…
Read MoreHarry Potter fans had fun with the Weasley Twins, Oliver and James Phelps, introducing the fan screening ‘Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows 2’ at Gold Coast Film Festival 2012. Dressing up as their favourite HP characters was all part of the fun. Opening Night was fantastic fun with Chris Kirby, star of ‘Iron Sky’, there to launch the Australian Premiere. These GCFF Board members thought he was lovely…. More fun to come so catch you there!
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