Arts

Triangle House bring you Butterfly House (Get your ARTS into Gear)

Caragh Bradbery and Pauline Bradbery, co-founders of Triangle House, a creative activation and events business based in Ipswich, are bringing exciting experiences to local communities.

Glen Smith

09 Apr 2025

Music

Grant lifeline as thugs smash music bar windows

THE State Government has presented Banshees Bar and Artspace with $24,464 to refurbish and rebrand their frontage, foyer, stage and dance floor.

Rob Mellett

02 Apr 2025

Arts

‘A Sound Like Rain’ a new book by Don Hill

Local artist Don Hill held his first solo exhibition in Brisbane in 2000 and has held more than 20 one man shows since that time.

Glen Smith

02 Apr 2025

Arts

‘Murder Incorporated’ new play by Amanda Harrison

Talented young actor Amanda Harrison has taken on a residency at the Fire Station 101 and Studio 181 as part of the Artist in Residence Program (AiR) run by the Ipswich Civic Centre.

Glen Smith

02 Apr 2025

Arts

Why wildlife art always has the WOW factor

A LITTLE over 250 years ago, British botanist Joseph Banks asked the celebrated artist George Stubbs to paint a strange animal he’d collected on Lt James Cook’s 1768-1771 voyage of discovery in HMS Endeavour.

Guest Writer

02 Apr 2025

Arts

Life Drawing sessions (Get your ARTS into gear)

After a much-deserved Christmas break the Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian choirs have been extremely busy.

Glen Smith

26 Mar 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Black Blues Brothers ready for Ipswich Civic Centre

AFTER amazing audiences around the world, The Black Blues Brothers arrive in Ipswich at the end of the month.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Arts

The importance of art as therapy (Get your ARTS into Gear)

After facing another three to four days in stay-at-home mode, I realised that many of us would have been faced with anxiety and stressed related to the uncertainty of how Cyclone Alfred would affect us.

Glen Smith

19 Mar 2025

Arts

A first for Ipswich (Get your ARTS into Gear)

I was able to get a preview at the new exhibition ‘Thank You Ipswich’ at the Ipswich Community Gallery prior to the opening.

Glen Smith

19 Mar 2025

Arts

Steve Mondel – Long-Haul Flights (Get your ARTS into gear)

Local musician, Steve Mondel, will be launching his new song ‘Long-Haul Flights’ in his show on March 15, at Studio 188.

Glen Smith

12 Mar 2025

Arts

The Creators’ Summit (Get your ARTS into gear)

Ipswich City Council hosted The Creators’ Summit Ipswich on Saturday, March 1, in and about the city.

Glen Smith

12 Mar 2025

Arts

Lost Trades – Art Exhibition

A new art exhibition at the Ipswich Community Gallery is a true visual acknowledgement of Ipswich’s rich industrial history.

Glen Smith

28 Feb 2025

Arts

Entries open in Fine Arts and Photography for the Ipswich Show

As the Ipswich Show draws nearer the Show Society aims to pull out all stops to make this year’s show bigger and better.

Glen Smith

28 Feb 2025

Arts

Get your ARTS into gear - 12th February 2025

Artsconnect Ipswich member Mark George will be holding his first solo art exhibition to display his beautiful, created glass works.

Guest Writer

19 Feb 2025

Arts

Get your ARTS into gear - 12th February 2025

Ipswich artists Glen Smith and Grant Quinn have donated artworks to help raise funds at a charity event to be held on International Women’s Day in March.

Guest Writer

12 Feb 2025

Media

Creative Summit big draw for artists

THE Creators’ Summit returns next month and is aimed at helping creatives bring their artistic visions to life.

Rob Mellett

12 Feb 2025

Arts

Get your ARTS into gear - 5th February 2025

“I was a small child when I became aware of God, and I’ve never been frightened of dying. To let you in on a secret, there’ve been times when it seemed the easy way out.”

Guest Writer

05 Feb 2025

Arts

Get your ARTS into gear - 29th January 2025

Ipswich has long been the home of many talented and amazing artists, some even reaching international recognition.

Guest Writer

29 Jan 2025

Arts

Get your ARTS into gear - 22nd January 2025

The new year has begun and Ipswich theatre is promising to be bigger than Ben-Hur with two local theatre companies starting the season with shows that will more than tantalize our love of theatre.

Guest Writer

22 Jan 2025