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23.01.2022 Another great webinar coming up on the 7th December. You will get to hear about Marc's practice utilising the byproducts of macadamias! He will be Artisan in Residence in the Bundaberg Region in June 2021 and will be setting a great challenge for local artists and makers. Hear all about it at the webinar. Register to get the Zoom link. Please note artists from any region can attend this and learn about Marc's practice.

23.01.2022 This applies to our creative practice and business. Keep doing what you love - outsource those things you don't! We can grow our practice and feed our soul by making decisions like these.

23.01.2022 What creativity did you get up to over the weekend? I was writing submissions and missed my studio time this week. But here is some of what I got up to last week. Lots of mono prints! Please share what you have been doing!

22.01.2022 So many people I have been speaking with in the arts are reaching another exhaustion point right now. I am with you! Many of us have not taken time out from work this year with COVID disrupting work flow, creativity, higher levels of expectations of output on our industry from external forces and in some cases the expectations that many of us have placed on ourselves in a year when we are spending so much time at home. It's time for self-care. What are your strategies?

22.01.2022 Pru Morrison is offering one of her amazing teapots advice a lucky door prize for those attending the opening tonight or tomorrow’s exhibition. An extra incentive to come along and see the great work that has been created as a result of the CQ Shopfront Residency.

22.01.2022 Funding at the moment is coming at the arts left, right and centre as part of COVID19 responses. It is quite difficult to keep up with all the changes and short turn around submission deadlines. If you have a shovel ready project, make sure you check out what is on offer to see if it suits one of the current opportunities. These are from Arts Queensland. I suggest subscribing to the e-newsletters of all arts funding opportunities so you find out about them as soon as they are publicly announced. https://www.arts.qld.gov.au/aq-funding

22.01.2022 And the winner of the Pru Morrison lucky door prize is K A Smith!

21.01.2022 Had a wonderful chat with Susie Nawaitodre from Lewis Gallery recently. I love the drive and energy that comes from this great team of people.

21.01.2022 Excited to see this dream being realised. Well done Community Lifestyle Support!

20.01.2022 This week's Blog aims to start you thinking about your story as an artist. Some simple key questions to begin that journey. https://www.theideasdistillery.net/post/sharing-your-story

19.01.2022 CQ Shopfront Artisan in Residence for the Bundaberg Region Marc Harrison has had productive week in Bundaberg connecting with great people like the Bundaberg Woodworkers Guild. Today they started the seasoning process for some macadamia timber supplied by Macadamias Australia. Marc will be back in June 2021 for his residency!

19.01.2022 So proud of what this amazing group of artists have achieved in 2 short weeks. Thank you Pru Morrison for your guidance and open sharing of your wealth of knowledge and skill. Special thanks also to Glenda Hobdell and Perry Hobdell for your unwavering support in pulling together this exhibition today. InFUSION is open to the public tomorrow from 10am-3pm in Gallery 31, building 4, ground floor at CQUniversity Mackay City Campus.... CQ RASN Arts Queensland Flying Arts Artspace Mackay Mackay Regional Council Fiona Craig, Billie-Jo Ogilvie, Belinda Curry, Shelley Engwirda and Lalune Crocker

18.01.2022 I have had the pleasure of working with so many fabulous artists this year from all over Queensland. The Ideas Distillery offers individual mentoring sessions through to 3-month packages. https://www.theideasdistillery.net/book-a-mentoring-session

18.01.2022 A great day in Rockhampton exploring spaces and opportunities for the CQ Shopfront Residency and meeting with the team at the Rockhampton Art Gallery. Thanks Kim, Bianca and Lou! I also had the pleasure of checking out Our Shop in William Street. A collection of over 60 Rockhampton Region artists in one place run by the lovely Debra. Make sure you check it out!

15.01.2022 A word from artist Dan Willersdorf who is currently participating in a 3-month mentorship program with The Ideas Distillery. https://www.theideasdistillery.net/book-a-mentoring-session

14.01.2022 The family and I are packing our bags and heading for beautiful Mackay! Looking forward to catching up with CQ Shopfront Artisan in Residence Pru Morrison, the mentees and workshop participants and seeing their amazing teapot creations in person.

14.01.2022 The wonderful Trudie Leigo and I are presenting this online webinar next Wednesday evening. Jump online and register!

13.01.2022 Things are evolving quickly at The Ideas Distillery. CQ Shopfront will become Makers' Shopfront in early 2021. Like the page to follow the journey as this new online platform growing visual art entrepreneurship is born! https://www.facebook.com/makersshopfront

11.01.2022 I am privileged to have been invited by the Rotary Club of Gladstone Midday to conduct a concept development project looking at a potential site for a large scale digital projection work. We are investigating the viability of the silos at Gladstone Port. It was great to go onsite yesterday with a group of key stakeholders including those pictured here Cameron Curd from Gladstone Regional Council and Dave Manttan from from Rotary. Thanks for the warm welcome and helping to kick off the process. Thanks to the Regional Arts Development Fund partnership between Gladstone Regional Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

11.01.2022 Congratulations to the team at CLS Ability Enterprises on the opening of th Maki Shop today. So many great products from local artists and the Maki Print, Maki Space and Nardoo Nursery teams. Congratulations to CQ Shopfront artist Helen Henderson who is one of the first artists at the Maki Shop! Check it out at Stockland Bundaberg located between OPSM and Mister Minute.

10.01.2022 Announcing the date claimer for the CQ Shopfront Forum and Trade Fair. This opportunity will be open to Central Queensland practicing artists and participants of the CQ Shopfront project, project partners and invited industry specialists. It will include networking, professional development and panel discussions, alongside an opportunity to participate in a Trade Fair that we hope will see Central Queensland Artists and Galleries, Retailers, Agents and Licensing companies mat...ch up for future partnerships. Mark the dates in your calendar. More details coming soon. I encourage people who may find the travel cost prohibitive to explore applications to your local Regional Arts Development Fund or look at car pooling opportunities. Thank you to event partners CQ RASN , CQUniversity Australia, Community Lifestyle Support, Bundaberg Regional Galleries and Bundaberg Regional Council

10.01.2022 Yesterday I was joined by a wonderful panel of regional gallery directors, curators and programmers who shared information about exhibiting with them and selling in gallery shops. This was part of the CQ Shopfront project, funded by an Adapt Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts. This is great information for people who are looking at exhibiting and selling and getting the inside information on why regional galleries work the way they do and what motivates them. Than...k you to Tracey Heathwood from Artspace Mackay, Biacna Acimovic and Kim Withers from Rockhampton Art Gallery, Cameron Curd from Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, Shanna Muston from Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Rebecca McDuff from Bundaberg Regional Galleries and Cara Ann Simpson from Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. https://vimeo.com/474624819

08.01.2022 I have had the pleasure of seeing a few of RB Corp. Instruction's performances. I can highly recommend this show. It will be spectacular. I have been so pleased to support Riley this year in a project that engages with regional young people and provides a wonderful opportunity to learn, grow and perform.

08.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of The Ideas Distillery journey in 2020. It has been a long and sometimes challenging road this year. Here's to a 2021 where ideas are put into action that make our world a better place. Merry Christmas to you all.

08.01.2022 Mentee Jennifer Hilker shares some of her experience of mentoring with The Ideas Distillery... "As an emerging artist, it has been difficult to find the correct advice and navigate problems in my arts business. Thankfully I have gained confidence and feel more equipped with the tools I need, for a successful career, after attending mentoring sessions with Shelley Pisani through the Ideas Distillery". "Shelley has a wonderful nurturing nature and it made our sessions so uni...ntimidating and relaxing. She is so forth coming with her knowledge and insight into the art profession and Shelly articulated advise on a wide-range of problems that I am sure many creatives face, the one on one mentoring sessions have proved invaluable and I am so grateful to have the mentoring sessions available to help me through any problems I may face in my arts practice". You can book your session here - https://www.theideasdistillery.net/book-a-mentoring-session

07.01.2022 Some great CQ Shopfront Webinars coming up and in development. These are being presented in response to the needs shared by CQ Shopfront members to provide intensives and inspiration for their business and arts practice development. Check out the latest events... https://www.theideasdistillery.net/events

06.01.2022 Give yourself a gift this Christmas! For a limited time, The Ideas Distillery is offering a $5 Christmas discount on the Single Pass Mentoring Sessions. Mentoring is for anyone working in the arts who wants to build on a idea, explore career possibilities or look at finding funding for an arts project. Bookings available here - https://www.theideasdistillery.net/book-a-mentoring-session JUST SCROLL DOWN ON THIS LINK TO FIND THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

06.01.2022 Can’t wait to join this amazing group next week in Mackay. CQ Shopfront Artisan in Residence project with Pru Morrison is underway!

05.01.2022 I am excited to be helping artisan to get the word out about their Meet the Makers: Re-imagining Connectivity project. As one of the key organisations supporting craft and design in Australia over the last 50 years, artisan are offering wonderful professional development opportunities. Meet the Makers: Re-imagining Connectivity is a capacity building mentoring program which will extensively digitally mentor 8 regional and remote Queensland craft and design practitioners in ...the areas of: Developing skills to deliver public programs and delivering workshops online Exhibition and curatorial support Retail support Marketing and communications of your practice Embedding universal principles of accessibility into your practice If you are a regional Queensland craft and design practitioner who would like to be considered for a mentorship position, please fill in the form available through the link below and email to [email protected] by Friday 22 January 2021. Further detail is available in the download. This is a fabulous opportunity that I hope many of the wonderful artists and makers I work with put their hand up for. http://ow.ly/F9k050COTYY

03.01.2022 2020 was a big year. One of the highlights was working with the Rockhampton Art Gallery team to devise a membership program for the new Rockhampton Museum of Art. Whilst visiting, Kim Withers interviewed me for their Behind the Art Podcast series. Looking forward to working with the Rockhampton Art Gallery team on a mentoring project and a CQ Shopfront Artisan in Residence project this year.

02.01.2022 Hi everyone. This coming Monday at 5pm Expressions of Interest to participate in the CQ Shopfront Artisan in Residence mentoring program will close. These opportunities are different for each region. I encourage Central Queensland artists from the participating local government regions to apply for the one in your region. However, if there is one you would really like to participate in that is in another region, please submit an EOI and let us know why it is more relevant to ...you. This is different to the Artisan mentoring opportunity that I have recently been promoting. This is due later in January. I’d encourage you to look at that also. In the meantime, go to this link to check out the variety of Central Queensland opportunities available in Biloela, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Maryborough, Rockhampton and the North Burnett. [https://www.theideasdistillery.net/cqshopfront](https://www.theideasdistillery.net/cqshopfront) Please feel free to share this with others who you think might be worth tapping on the shoulder and letting them know about the opportunity. Thanks everyone. Please note that I am still on leave but just send me a private message if you have any questions.

02.01.2022 Tonight my family and I had the privilege of watching Riley Baldwin’s latest creation Majors and Minors. Just brilliant work Riley. What you offer to young people through this experience is truly amazing. We spent an hour debating our favourite parts of the performance! You can be so proud of what you and these wonderful performers achieved. So pleased to have played a small role in mentoring you this year. Thank you for your kind words. Looking forward to 2021!

01.01.2022 So pleased to catch up with the artists participating in the CQ Shopfront residency with Pru Morrison. Loving the work being created at Gallery 31!

01.01.2022 It was an exciting day yesterday visiting all the key stakeholders for the CQ Shopfront Artisan in Residency project with Ipswich designer/maker Marc Harrison. Marc's history of working with macadamia shells is evolving into a project utilising macadamia timber as part of this residency. We visited the Bundaberg Woodworkers Guild in the morning and met with some highly skilled members to look at their facilities. We then had the privilege of touring the new Macadamias Au...stralia Visitors' Centre currently under construction with Janelle Gerry and Sophie Steinhardt. Macadamias Australia are a valued sponsor of this project and are offering some wonderful opportunities for our community. The ever enthusiastic team at Community Lifestyle Support took us on a tour of their Makerspace that will be the home base for Marc for his residency. Up to 6 mentees will get to collaborate with Marc in this space and experience the facilities and equipment that the Makerspace has on offer. At the end of the day we wrapped up our visits at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, meeting with Gallery Director Rebecca McDuff where Marc will deliver an Artist Talk and have a display in the Gallery Shop during his residency. Stay tuned for more information on how to engage with this opportunity.