GCMAGIC is proud to announce that we have a new creative space.
Thanks to Broadbeach Rotary Club for providing GCMAGIC with this workspace. This includes a large workshop space, modern kitchen, amenities, a storage room, and free parking. This space enables the organisation to increase its quantity and quality of activities.
A series of workshops are being coordinated and organised by our artists team that will start in April this year.
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Special thanks to the Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast (MCCGC) for providing GCMAGIC access to their meeting room and facilities at their Southport premises. We look forward to future collaboration.
For any inquiries about using our workspace or meeting with our team, please send your interest to [email protected]
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GCMAGIC'S WOMEN EXPO IN MARCH |
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‘Several selected performances, live music, a group art exhibition, handcrafts, goods, well-being performances, organisation stalls and more, have formed the Women’s Expo 2024.
On the stage, among many, there will be Argentinian Tango, Brazilian dance groups, Thai classical live music, Chinese yoga dance, solo violinist, and Japanese dance. There will be a number of rare short presentations like ‘Women Aging Solution’, ‘Filmmaking’, ‘Relaxing and Meditation’ and ‘Zaffran for Health’.
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The group exhibition for this event is designed to bring established and emerging artists together under the umbrella of ‘community arts’ the works are mainly in contemporary style from digital arts to works on canvases, fabric, textures on timber and more |
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The City of Gold Coast’s 2024 Professional Placement Program is NOW OPEN for applications!
There are 31 paid opportunities on offer across a range of art forms, working with one of the region’s most respected local arts organisations.
GCMAGIC is excited to be one of the host organisations and is offering you the chance to work with us in the role of Community Engagement Assistant. As a multi-form arts organisation, GCMAGIC is busy with a variety of projects and activities. The role will engage in a range of activities relating to the development and delivery of initiatives with individual artists and arts organisations.
Applications close Mon 26 Feb 2024 @ midnight
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As a multi-form art organisation, in addition to our annual arts activities (group exhibitions, women’s festival/expo, arts workshops, facilitating and assisting other cultural groups and events), the focus subject in 2024 is the dialectic tool of ‘story-sharing’ and ‘story-telling’ between nations, genders and generations. GCMAGIC is experienced in written collected stories. In 2024, verbal live story-telling is in the menu. |
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What a wonderful partner is Creative Hub - Queensland Health located at Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH). We are so pleased to partner with Creative Hub in a few projects annually. |
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In the coming months, our unique photo-painting collection ‘The People and the Place-Gold Coast’ will be displayed at the gallery spaces of GCUH and Robina Hospital during Harmony Week (for 2 weeks). This collection consists of 40 original photos of 36 cultural groups which had been painted over by GCMAGIC’s artist team to make them lively. The project was funded by RADF through the Activate Program in 2023 and the full collection was exhibited at Robina Art Gallery in August 2023 and exhibited in other gallery spaces.
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Our sculpture ‘Call Home’ has been moved from its previous home to Creative Hub’s space and will be installed in front of GCUH so thousands of people can view it every day.
We invited the public to view this innovative and collaborative artwork when it was installed.
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3 MAR, Helensvale
Majid Derakhshani, an acclaimed Iranian musician, will perform in Australia with the Ava ensemble. Majid is deemed to be among the best on his instrument – the Tar. His virtuosity has been celebrated worldwide in festivals, concerts, radio and television productions.
GCMAGIC is proud to be a sponsor of Majid Derkhshani's concert at the Cultural Centre Auditorium in Helensvale.
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20 April, Broadwater Parklands
Gold Coast Harmony Festival will bring everyone from many different cultural backgrounds to celebrate Harmony Day together.
There will be international food stalls, international entertainment, free community information, free jumping castle and much more.
GCMAGIC is delighted to support the Harmony Festival, organised by Kusuma Indonesia Community Australia (KICA)
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Are you an artist based on the Gold Coast? Whatever your art form or practice, we invite you to become a GCMAGIC Artist Member. We organise and coordinate a diverse range of events and programs, such as exhibitions, art-craft displays, skills development, writing and poetry workshops, cultural events, women's story sharing. We encourage and nurture new and innovative ideas. We can also assist in establishing and growing your arts practice, as well as in applying for grant funds. We look forward to working with you. Register your interest HERE. https://bit.ly/3dBCiKx
The GCMAGIC team are looking forward to working with other local artists who are passionate about growing the arts and culture practice on the Gold Coast. We invite artists to share their passions and aspirations to inspire community members to engage and experience creativity with us.
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Free To Use Materials for Artists |
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GCMAGIC is inviting all our member artists to use materials that are available at the GCMAGIC office. The materials are for you to use if you need them. Please contact Nasrin at [email protected] with the subject MATERIALS to set a time for your visit.
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BRICKS Newsletter
Publisher: GCMAGIC
Director: Nasrin Vaziri
Editor: Roselle Tenefrancia
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