Ipswich Arts Advisory Group

About the Ipswich Arts Advisory Group

Ipswich Arts Advisory Group (IAAG) is a collective of volunteer community members who have a passion for the development and growth of the creative community in Ipswich. IAAG is a key deliverable of the Creative Industries Action Plan with the objective to:

advance arts and culture across Ipswich Local Government Area
contribute ideas and recommendations on key arts and cultural portfolios of Ipswich City Council
actively network and build connections and opportunities for Ipswich creatives
provide structure through which aspirations of the Ipswich arts and creative community can be articulated to Council.

Ipswich Arts Advisory Group - In the news

Catalyst – The Soundtrack of Australia ft. Tom Thum

Natalie Blacklock - Good Call Live

Good Call Live supports and promotes a wide variety of music and events with a special focus and passion for supporting local bands and musicians, sharing up-to-the-minute music news, live music reviews, live gig photos, album reviews, interviews, and more.

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Melanie Saward - Queensland Literary Awards

The Queensland Writers Fellowships are run as part of the annual Queensland Literary Awards. This year IAAG member Melanie Saward was one of three authors selected to receive funding towards her next project “The Next Chapter"

Learn about the Queensland Literary Awards here

Members

Kate Roberts

Kate Roberts is an Ipswich based Silver Smith and artisan utilizing multiple disciplines in her arts practice. She exhibits regularly and has been a finalist in the Contemporary Wearables, been acquired by the Ipswich Art Gallery and many private collections. Kate has also served on many local committees including the Ipswich Art Awards and is a huge supporter of local Ipswich Artists.

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Kylie Hill

Kylie Hill is the owner of KJH artworks, and a proud Kalkadoon and Waanyi woman, from far North Queensland. Kylie has lived in Ipswich for 35+ years. Kylie has been painting for over 30 years and in 2019 turned what was a hobby into a successful business. Her artwork has been commissioned by schools, community hubs, interest groups, Indigenous communities and for major infrastructure projects.

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Matt Chambers

Matt is a multi instrumentalist who has passion for helping grow the community music scene. He is in demand as a performer and conductor throughout Queensland. Matt is the Musical director for the Ipswich RSL Band and the Ipswich City Big Band along with his Head of Department Duties helping Music teachers across the South East Corner. He has a desire to find opportunities for performance for the community musicians in the area who play music as a hobby or for the challenge it brings.

Read about the Ipswich City Big Band
Melanie Saward

Melanie Saward is a proud descendant of the Bigambul and Wakka Wakka peoples. She is a writer, editor, and university lecturer. Her writing has been published in Flock, Overland, Kill Your Darlings, New Australian Fiction 2022 and 2019. Her debut novel Burn was published by Affirm Press in September 2023 and was awarded Queensland Writers Fellowship at the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards

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Natalie Blacklock

Natalie is a local High School Teacher, specialising in Senior English and Legal Studies. Natalie is also the co-manager, editor, social media guru and regular content contributor for Good Call Live, a South-East Queensland independent music website. Run by a strong team of local women, Good Call Live actively supports local musicians in providing day-to-day media coverage, interviews, live reviews as well as the site’s well known Weekly Gig Guide.

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Tom Thum

Tom Thum is a renowned beatboxer/musician who has been performing across the globe professionally for almost 20 years. Tom gained notoriety through his 2013 TEDx performance at the Sydney Opera House, becoming the most-watched TEDx video ever with over 114 million combined views. He constantly tries to test the extremes of the human voice whether it be jamming cameras up his nose while performing or fronting the world’s first vocally synthesised live band at Google Brandcast.

Follow Tom's journey
Wayne McDonnell

Wayne McDonnell is an award winning photographer with more than thirty years’ experience. His works are displayed in corporate spaces and private homes and has work acquired by the Ipswich Art Gallery.He has officially photographed many events and was the stills photographer on a movie set. Wayne tutors photography at U3A, was the arts columnist in both the Queensland Times and Ipswich Advertiser newspapers and organised the Ipswich Art awards for two decades.

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About the Ipswich Arts Advisory Group

Ipswich Arts Advisory Group - In the news

Catalyst – The Soundtrack of Australia ft. Tom Thum

Natalie Blacklock - Good Call Live

Melanie Saward - Queensland Literary Awards