Are you a local artist? Join us for some Big Chats

There’s so much happening in the Sunshine Coast arts scene thanks to the vibrant community of talented artists in the region.

In an ever-changing world how do artists adapt and continue to create or reach new audiences outside of the established models.

Next Thursday 15 September, come along and join the Big Chats when we’re hosting Mia Forrest, Amy Woodward and Brian Keayes in conversation with Andrew Maccoll.

Big Chats is a program of facilitated conversations between established and early career artists in casual settings.

This Big Chats is in collaboration with The Path - a Sunshine Coast Council Creative Arts professional program that guides artists through developing and producing a series or body.

Grab a drink then settle in to hear from Mia Forrest, Amy Woodward and Brian Keayes as they discuss their digital avenues for creatives and their individual practices with creative director, designer and photographer, Andrew Maccoll.

Get your tickets via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-chats-x-the-path-tickets-407741554967

Artist Biographies

Mia Forrest @miaforrest.jpg is an artist based in Australia. Mia's work has been exhibited at Vellum LA, Cannes AVIFF Art Festival, Channels, International Biennial of Video Art at the Australian Centre for Moving Image, Queensland Film Festival, and Aesthetica Film Festival. Mia's artworks hybridise time, technology and nature. Mia's work has been a finalist in the Wollumbin Art Award 2022 (Tweed Regional Gallery), Photo Collective Australia Photography Awards (2021) and the Queensland Music Awards, Music Video Category (2016 and 2020). Mia's 1/1 NFT's have been acquired by World of Women, RawDAO + Fellowship Futures and private NFT collectors.

Amy Woodward @amywoodwardphoto is a photographic artist currently living and working on Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi Country (Sunshine Coast). Amy is intrigued by the fragility and fleeting nature of every day and approaches her practice with deep sensitivity and reverence for all stages of life, paying particular attention to the early motherhood experience and domesticity. Amy has been a finalist in the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize (2021), Photo Collective Stories (2021), Photo Collective Australian Photography Awards, (2020 and 2021) and Head On Photo Awards (2021), among others. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including at Monash Gallery of Art, Centre for Contemporary Photography, OPR Gallery Milan, and 1012 Gallery, London. Her work has been featured in publications including D-La Repubblica, Rolling Stone and Creative Review.

Brian Keayes @briankeayes is the co-founder of EarthTech, a platform to mobilise the global resources needed to positively impact 1 billion lives and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. He brings a diverse technical and creative background to EarthTech, having successfully started, grown and exited several diverse initiatives including creative/digital agencies, convening conferences including TEDxNoosa and OpenTalks, and co-founding fintech start-ups, co-working spaces, art galleries and the Junction Alley Music and Light Festival. Brian is also a practicing artist, firing lumens in art and music festivals across Australia, USA and Japan with messages of environmental awareness. He has a passion for exponentially scalable technology in the areas of environment and sustainability.

Andrew Maccoll @andrewmaccol is an Australian Creative Director, photographer and founder of Saturate, a distributed design team of highly skilled creatives working globally with international brands. A specialist in design strategy and a data-driven creative, his career highlights have been working with Apple, IBM, Dior and NBC. Andrew has taken portraits of celebrities such as Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, P!NK, and many more.

Mia Forrest, Artist

Amy Woodward, Photographic Artist

Brian Keayes, Co Founder of EarthTech

Andrew Marcoll, Creative Director, Designer and Photographer