URBAN CHOIR

We had a beautiful night at Choir the other night take a look at our  pictures 

WHAT’S GOING ON AT EPIC THEATRE?

The past four weeks have been jam-packed with a variety of workshops exploring comedy, circus, theatre sports, Japanese theatre and script work.  Theatre sports were an excellent way to kick off the series of workshops with various members of the crew pushing personal comfort zones.  Whilst the crew looked at some well known stand up comedians, the first week proved to be the most entertaining with playing the Big Booty game... quite loudly.   We concluded the EPIC Theatre program with an exploration of the plays Away and Waiting For Godot which was challenging but exciting since all of the crew proved to be quite talented actors.  The EPIC crew has truly been open to new forms and ways of expressing themselves which has been really rewarding.

Get involved and become a member of the EPIC Crew... it is run by young people for young people! Build confidence, learn skills, share REAL stories, explore REAL issues and perform REAL theatre in your community. Come along, get inspired and have some REAL fun! Stay tuned for more info on the next upcoming project! 

SOULFUL COLLABORATIONS

This last month has been crazy busy and heaps of cool things are happening. 

We have been mentoring a crew of up and coming Hip Hop artists and workshops facilitators who are going to be running a 3 day Workshop on the last week of the school Holidays. LIFT YOUR GAME. Stay posted for all the detail. 

We ran an awesome HIP HOP workshop with Loustar and Jamie Derrick for the Annex Program Keebra Park. It went off and we can't wait for the next one.

DRASTIC has been seriously FUN!!!! and the crew we have look like they will be around for a while making Inter Urban Arts  an even better crew of SOULFUL, CREATIVE, INTERESTING and INSPIRING peeps. 

I presented at 2 conferences this month with the lovely Angela Delaney ( Gold Coast Musician, Music Therapist and Laughter Leader), Priority 1 in Logan - Creative Intervention in Child and Youth Mental Health and The National Music Therapies Conference. 

We have been working furiously to prepare for our Urban Choir: A youth focused Choir for everyone over 12. It is about getting together, having fun and singing all kinds of music from acapella hip hop to original folk. Putting a youth twist on some classic hits! the choir will be rehearsing over 20 weeks and showcasing in 2 community performances early next year. Bring your love, Bring your talent, and bring a plate ( if you can) Starting 12th Oct 4pm-6pm See poster below for details

Funded by Coca-Cola Australia Foundation and delivered in collaboration with Griffith University

INTER URBAN ARTS LOVES YOU

FLIPPED OUT FELTIES

DRASTIC LAST FRIDAY WAS DEADLY

DRASTIC IS BACK

We start our new DRASTIC program this coming friday 19th August. We are overflowing with amazing young people wanting to participate and have a list of possible workshops to choose from including, Screenprinting, Plush toy making, Indigenous Art, Drumming, Hip Hop, Theatre, Circus, Singing, Graffiti Art, Stencilling, Stop Motion Animation. We can't wait to meet everyone so they can help us choose which skills to share. We will see some of you next week and for the rest of you, we will see you on showcase day  Sept 30th... Stay tuned for your invite.
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WHO ARE WE ANY WAY

INTER URBAN ARTS is a Community Cultural Development program which sits with Gold Coast Drug Council in West Burleigh. Inter Urban Arts works with all people to provide opportunities to engage in their community in a creative innovative and genuine way.  At Inter Urban Arts we meet people where they are at and focus on their strengths seeing them as assets in our community.

OUR VISION: A city where art, culture and community are valued and embraced as a pathway to health and wellbeing.

OUR MISSION: Creatively co-ordinate, develop and produce sustainable opportunities for individuals to make positive change in their lives and communities

OUR VALUES:

• Acceptance  (We appreciate, validate, accept and support  people where they are at this very moment)
• Self Acceptance (We facilitate opportunities for  people to appreciate, validate, accept who they are at this very moment, even those parts they’d like to eventually change)
• Safe spaces
• Relationship and friendship as a foundation for self growth
• Art as a tool for personal and social change
• Strength in people and see them as assets in our community
• Creativity as a pathway to self awareness and empowerment
• Culture as a basic human right
• Positivity and Celebration
• Skill sharing and mentoring
• Intergenerational connection
• Intercultural connection 
• Sustainability
• Resource management, recycling and sharing

Contact Academy!

BRITTANY on CONTACT ACADEMY

Contact Academy was a 3 day skills training workshop for young multi-disciplinary artists to develop skills and strategies in their creative field, explore new art-forms and network with industry professionals!
One word to describe Contact Academy: INSPIRING!

Three of Inter Urban Arts’ very own mentors engaged in a series of intensive workshops ran by Contact Inc. For three whole days we immersed ourselves in the creative industries and what it has to offer.  Each workshop varied in focus, from singing and choir to hip hop dancing right through to theatre and circus, it was evident that every workshop had something unique to offer. Throughout the course of the three days, we were privileged to hear from some industry professionals, educating us in the areas of acting, sustainability, cinematic theatre and the inside scope on “making it” as such in the industry. We were able to make many valuable contacts for the future. After the conclusion of the three days we were filled with inspiration and a burning motivation to really get into the community and make a difference. Overall it was a sensational experience. Look out for more information of how you could get involved with Contact Inc!

http://contact.org.au/

Elanora Skate Park

We had the pleasure again of organising the public art at Elanora Skate Park. We used the original consultation from the 2009 Stalefish Salad Project including indigenous water designs and a tribute to Shane Cross. Check the awesome artwork by Basics and his french mate Dashe

THE SKILLS BEHIND OPENING DOORS

A few weeks back the Inter Urban Arts peer support mentors put together a stall for the Open Doors project in Burleigh Town Centre. It was all up to them to come up with the ideas and run a stall for the day. As usual they pulled together working though all the tough decisions and time management conflicts that such a project presents a new team. Once everyone arrived at the site there wasn't a hicup. As usual Inter Urban Arts creativity shone through and the atmosphere was fun and welcoming. We even won most creative stall. 

It is interesting watching the mentors work through all the issues that come with this work, being a Community Cultural Development worker requires a real balance between left brain and right brain thinking. You need to be organised and on point, able to scan a situation and make a quick clear decision, be ready for the unexpected, able to be flexible and change the plan at anytime, be present and intuitive to peoples needs, have a clear, direct and sensitive communication style, keep to a budget (usual tight), be aware of your own strengths and  limitations and open to others ideas. And then you have to relax and have a good time. All considered an EXCELLENT job was done by all.

We meet again

Today was the last day of another amazing DRASTIC program. We met so many new people on this program, we laughed a lot and learnt the strangest things about each other. We learnt that Chayla and James can both fit 17 Marshmallows in their mouth at once and discovered that our cultural mix was made up of Spanish, Filipino, Indigenous, Torres Straight Islander, Chinese, Bosnian, English, Irish, New Zealander and South African. We were also very privileged to welcome back some old friends of DRASTIC who we had missed. I can't wait to meet you all again at the next DRASTIC or Inter Urban Arts Project.

Becoming self with others

Together we hang out and bounce off each other to get to know ourselves better. We create and involve ourselves in the experience of living and accepting each other, supporting each other and becoming ourselves. Recently we asked Shaquille why she was involved with Inter Urban Arts she said " Cos they support me to grow up, in a good way" 

Welcome!

This is the first post of the Inter Urban Arts Blog. Here you can find out the latest information, pictures, and video from past, current and future events being managed by IUA.

Enjoy!