About Us
Hello there, We are
Mackay Creatives INC.
Mackay Creatives Inc. is a volunteer run not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting
- The promotion of local artists and arts groups based in the Greater Mackay and Whitsunday Region.
- The development of art events and projects that encourage community participation in the arts.
The organisation provides access to free web site promotion, web training, online support, educational resources and grant writing assistance and fee based project management, coordination and auspice support.
The free online network provides local artists and community art groups with the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and collaborate in a supportive digital environment.
Our Team
Pam Hutley
President
Brigitte Zimmermann
Treasurer
Catherine Dowden
Secretary
Bronwyn Grannall
Marketing & Promotion
Wanda Bennett
Funding & Artist Support
Our Services
Online Artist Directory
Mackay Creatives Inc provides an accessible web platform to promote the events, services and talents of locally based creatives and community art organisations.
Auspicing & Artist Support
Mackay Creatives Inc provides management, marketing and online web support to local artists and arts groups living in the Greater Mackay Region.
Professional Development For Artists
Mackay Creatives Inc promotes and hosts professional development workshops and opportunities for artists across a wide range of art disciplines and genres.
Newest Members
Featured Artist
Pam Hutley
Pam Hutley learned to sew, knit and embroider at her mothers’ knee, but it wasn’t until she had children of her own that she taught herself to spin, weave and dye.
Latest News
REGIONAL INCENTIVES 2023
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What is the Regional Incentive? Screen Queensland’s Regional Incentive aims to support the growth of the screen industry in regional Queensland (areas more than 150km outside of the major metropolitan hubs of Brisbane and the City of Gold Coast). Please visit https://screenqueensland.com.au/investment-support/incentives/regional-incentive/ for more information The Regional Incentive aims to:
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FLYING ARTS AWARDS
This year’s Queensland Regional Art Awards offers three exciting new prize categories incuding the ‘The Merv’ Landscape Award!
Celebrating Flying Arts’ 50 years in service and the incredible legacy of our founder Mervyn Moriarty, the award recognises an outstanding landscape artwork in any medium with a non-acquisitive cash prize of $3,000.
Plus, all works which are selected as finalists in this category, including the winning work, will be exhibited on the walls of the Consolidated Property Group office in Brisbane for 12 months.
Enter before 23 July: https://flyingarts.org.au/queensland-regional-art-awards…/.
‘Art for Life’ Award and Spotlight Award Winner: LeAnne Vincent, Flourish, 2020, Cyanotype photograms on cotton with thread, 104 x 104 x 3
FREE MENTORSHIP
Get free tailored mentorship to help with your Arts Practice!
The #RASNqld Creative Business Champions are experts across a range of arts business disciplines and are available for free, online sessions.
So far, the Champions have helped over 250 Queensland artists and arts workers define their business goals, develop their strategy and plan next business steps.
Open to all Queensland artists and arts workers!
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