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Scholarship opens for young Logan artists

Applications are now open for the annual Robyn Daw Young Visual Artist Scholarship. For the last decade before her passing, the late Robyn Daw was Logan City Council’s Creative Industries Program Leader. The $7,000 scholarship, which honours the respected artist, educator, writer and arts manager, is open to artists aged 18 to 35 years old from the City of Logan who use cultural themes in their

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More than $80,000 in arts funds for Logan creatives

Local creative artists are receiving more than $80,000 from the city of Logan’s Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) for projects ranging from visual arts, dance, film and a Tik Tok series. The fund, provided by the Queensland Government and Logan City Council, supports the development of arts and cultural practices including visual arts, craft and design, multimedia, film, theat

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Resilience and love of culture sparks new Hmong Festival

As the daughter of a proud Hmong villager born in the Laos highlands, Sarah Thao has found new purpose bringing her family history into the spotlight as part of a public exhibition in Logan, which has now sparked a new festival for the city. As Hmong people, Sarah’s relatives were among thousands who fled to live in Australia when the Vietnam War ended. From her grandfather being recruited t

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Visit best culture and heritage sites in Logan

From historic homesteads to living museums and ornate temples, the City of Logan is home to world-class cultural and heritage attractions that little kids (and big kids) will love. Stroll through tranquil gardens and marvel at contemporary art from around the globe, nibble on scones or cupcakes and learn about the city’s social history, or spend an afternoon immersed in Logan’s pioneering pas

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Bird art honours our wildlife

Self-confessed ‘bird nerd’ Christina Lowry is soaring to new heights with her new exhibition at Logan Art Gallery, opening 17 July. The Rochedale South award-winning fine artist, 43, says her latest work, Ex Libris, was informed by pieces in collaboration with one of Australia’s most well-known and innovative contemporary artists, Fiona Hall AO. ‘Fiona is a role model of mine and the time

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Art heads outdoors in Logan with Archibald Prize finalist

One of Australia’s most respected landscape painters, Joe Furlonger, will display his works and host an outdoor painting masterclass in the City of Logan. Drawn from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Collection, Joe Furlonger: Horizons traces the artist’s 40-year career. Works ranging from painting and ceramics to sculpture and drawing will be displayed at Logan A

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Logan locals helping neighbours in need

Neighbour Day may be approaching on Sunday 29 March, but a group of Logan locals are already leading the way in being neighbourly when they regularly gather with gardening gloves, cleaning supplies and big smiles. On the first Sunday of each month, a group of Logan residents gather as part of Neighbour in Need, a program run by Logan Connect with a simple mission: to bring hope and practical help

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Celebrate your neighbours this March

With the City of Logan being home to hundreds of cultures, a great time to meet and greet people in your street is Neighbour Day on 29 March. In fact, there are several events happening around Logan during March to celebrate the Neighbour Day initiative, created by Relationships Australia’s as an annual day of action on the last Sunday of March every year. Logan City Council is encouraging neigh

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