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Kasimir Zierl at Cannes
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Arts News | May 23rd 2013
He’s living in Berlin and working with a professional music video production company. But film making is his first love and, 24 year old Kasimir Zierl, who grew up on Magnetic Island and was first inspired to become a film professional after winning the much-loved Magnetic Mango Film Competition, has now had his first short film, titled 'Echo,' accepted in the shorts category of the Cannes Film Festival. Proud of this young Islander’s achievements Magnetic Times conducted the following interview.
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Arts News | May 2nd 2013
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World Music concert performer Kristna Olsen
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After last year’s great success "Music on Magnetic" opens its doors again to the public with a World Music Gala concert on Sunday May 5, 6pm, involving all the participating teachers and some guests as well.
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Arts News | Apr 20th 2013
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Dump dog by Sue Ryan
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Last night a large crowd gathered for the opening of Mesh, an extraordinary group exhibition by north Queensland artists, Marion Gaemers, Lynette Griffiths and Sue Ryan at Umbrella Studio Gallery in Townsville. Almost all of the work included recycled beach junk, much of it from deadly ghost nets. And, included with the exhibition was a video produced by Penelope Sheridan about Marion Gaemers who conducted a “Flotsam and Fibre” woven mural workshop on Magnetic Island last year.
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Arts News | Apr 15th 2013
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Marilyn Sheather with her NQ Arts Award
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Marilyn Sheather of Nelly Bay and organiser of the Great Tropical Jazz Parties on Magnetic Island was recognised last Friday night, for her enormous service to the community, when she received a North Queensland Art Award at the Townsville Civic Theatre for her work which has seen an annual, world class, Jazz festival held on Magnetic Island for the last 17 years.
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Arts News | Mar 25th 2013
On Sunday April 7 there will be a gathering to talk with Townsville artist Sue Tilley who will be working with the Island community to make a metal sculpture to commemorate the Picnic Bay School's Anniversary in June. In the meantime the call is out for interesting pieces of metal to be used in this public artwork.
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Arts News | Feb 19th 2013
Try saying the words "Pecha Kucha" like the muppets' song "Manamana" and you have learnt a fun Japanese word for "chit-chat" which, over the last ten years, has also become a world-wide sensation for artists, designers, activists and just about anybody with a creative idea they want to share, to get it out to an appreciative audience.
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Arts News | Feb 7th 2013
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Stubberfield ceramic
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Last year the Museum of Tropical Queensland held an unusual exhibition. It was based simply on objects collected by people. Called To Have and To Hold, the display brought together an exciting, rich and fascinating variety of objects (and people) with collections ranging from stubby coolers to Steve Price’s TV vests, from old telephones to a 1905 Peugeot car.
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Arts News | Nov 7th 2012
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Aquapella in action at Alma Bay
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Aquapella, an ABC Classic FM, Queensland Choir of the Year, is presenting its annual concert in the great accoustic space of Townsville's the Sacred Heart Cathedral this Saturday night.
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Arts News | Oct 22nd 2012
Following one of the most delightful workshops during the Magnetic Island Bay Dayz Festival: Marion Gaemers' Found object workshop", MItv have come up with a lovely video covering the event.
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Arts News | Oct 16th 2012
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AYO to visit Magnetic
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Magnetic Island RSL has scored a great coup this Thursday with a visit from the Australian Youth Orchestra's String Quartet. And, for just a gold coin donation you can come and support a vital community organisation and hear first class music played by Australia's foremost young performers.
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YouTube channel for Magnetic Island
With a first for Magnetic Island, award winning Italian filmmaker Antonella Villa has teamed up with local Anthropologist Lyle Williams to create Magnetic Island TV, a YouTube channel dedicated to promoting the Island [ read more ] |
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Don't forget tomorrow night's Opera on the Island
Tomorrow, Saturday August 4 is special and we want to remind all readers that the Underground Opera will be truly above ground tomorrow and beside the beautiful lapping waters of Geoffrey Bay (the old Arcadia Jetty site) at sunset, to perform a selection of traditional and popular opera [ read more ] |
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Opera on the Rock
On Saturday, August 4, the very first, "Opera On The Island" will be held at the Bremner Point (old Arcadia jetty site) on Geoffrey Bay [ read more ] |
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World music concert on Magnetic
Magnetic Island will play host to a concert featuring world-class musicians this Saturday night following a week of music workshops with the artists which is part of the third Music on Magnetic series [ read more ] |
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