One Coast - Cassowary Coast
FEB 11 2022
COMMUNITY CONNECT International Women’s Day photographic exhibition This year Cassowary Coast Regional Council will partner with Nina Lavarini Dawson to provide an empowering International Women’s Day exhibition showcasing botanical and eco printing techniques. Annually celebrated on 8th March, this exhibition will be featured at the Innisfail Shire Hall Community Art Space and the Innisfail and Mission Beach libraries from February to April of this year. The Birdtribe Wearable Art exhibition is funded through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) which promotes the value of art, culture and heritage as the key force behind a diverse and culturally immersed
region. Local Mission Beach artist Nina Dawson said of her creative skills and influences that she is both a textile artist and photographer with a passion for plants and the natural world. “I research plants and hunt for colours in my local environment, gathering leaves, bark and pods for my dyeing cauldron. I experiment and tease the colour from them using the eco dye method, a type of ‘botanical alchemy’. I also use other natural dyes discovered when studying with master dyers in Mexico. The garments have been created for site specific portrait photographs in the natural landscape
of North Queensland,” said Ms Dawson. Nina’s art practice has been previously supported by the RADF program and highlights the fundamental role grants have in supporting creators of any kind in bringing their projects to life. Cassowary Coast Regional Councillor Trudy Tschui said that the work and projects supported by the grants show how much local talent and creativity is harboured in the Cassowary Coast. “The Cassowary Coast has a wealth of opportunities in the creative space and in assisting these projects with grant support, generates a more vibrant and
enriched community,” Cr Tschui said. Council provides financial assistance to support arts and cultural projects through the RADF program closing 25 March 2022. Interested community members wanting to seek out available grants can visit: https:// bit.ly/3GGsdV0 . Alternatively please enquire to Council at 40302255 or email cdo@ccrc.qld.gov.au. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cassowary Coast Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council wishes to advise that some of our departments are operating on limited staff due to Covid-19. As a result, works are being prioritised from ‘low’ to ‘critical’ using a risk-based approach, in line with Council’s Business Continuity Plan. As a result, depending on the risk determined, some of your customer requests submitted may be delayed which understandably can cause frustration and angst. Council would like to ensure the Cassowary Coast Community that we value all of your customer requests, and will do our best to ensure we meet your needs, however we appreciate your patience and allowing us a little more time to do what is needed. We hope, as the pandemic eases, to have all team members back on board and operating as per usual. We thank you for your understanding.
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