Celebrating five years

13 Aug 2015

On 12 August 2010, we published our first blog post. The topic: Digital Platforms – Have the arts caught the wave or missed the boat? Readers were invited to tell us their thoughts on the topic and invited to share what they had been reading.

Five years on and over 360 posts later, the Arts Queensland blog is still a place for conversation, sharing and celebration of arts and culture policy and practice. Case studies are now regularly published on the blog and are very popular.

Thank you to our readers and writers for your contributions.

Over the next couple of months there will be some exciting changes to the blog so stay tuned.

In the meantime to mark the occasion these are some of our top posts over the past five years.

Top posts in five years

• Smashing the last glass-ceiling Kate Larsen writes about her job as CEO of Arts Access Australia (and why she has to leave it)… (Published 27 January 2012)
• What does it take to be a citizen who thrives in the 21st Century? John Thornberry and Adam Jefford discuss the value of creative-led investigation and the development of 21st century skills across the whole curriculum. (Published 21 November 2014)
• Children their families and contemporary art Curator Kate Ryan of the Queensland Art Gallery’s Children’s Art Centre discusses approaches to deepening the engagement of children and households with contemporary art…. (Published 22 March 2012)
• Older artists breaking the mould of expectation Not just passive recipients and consumers of the arts, older people also bring great riches to art making. Glen Murray of the Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE) describes the inspiration he takes from working with senior dancers. (Published 6 July 2011)
• Sustaining artist run initiatives Arts and cultural developer Mariam Arcilla describes the development of Rabbit+Cocoon, a multi-arts hub on the Gold Coast.. (Published 23 November 2011)
   

Top posts in 2015

• Six tips for artist entrepreneurs Kathleen Jennings has developed an international reputation as an illustrator and has created illustrations and cover art for many authors and publishers. We asked her for suggestions about how artists can find and make opportunities to sell work. (Published 22 April 2015)
• Beyond the creative challenge Dr Cathryn Lloyd shares her journey from visual artist to Founder and Director of Maverick Minds working at the intersection of arts and business… (Published 27 January 2015)
• An intimate journey from Townsville to London Michelle Ryan shares her inspiring story of dancing despite suffering from Multiple Sclerosis …. (Published 30 January 2015)
• Arts Business Innovation Fund – What is it? Arts Queensland and partners recently launched a new fund to support arts business development. Read about how the fund works and who to contact for help…… (Published 12 February 2015)
• Arts in Daily Life New research released today confirms that Queenslanders are highly engaged in the arts – the events we attend, how we participate, and what we think of the arts as well as the barriers preventing Queenslanders from getting involved. (Published 10 December 2014)
   

Feature image: FreeImages.com/Nate Brelsford.