Creative Pathways back in the Central West

The Creative Pathways team are heading back to the Central West for more creative arts workshops, including graphic design, drama, film & multimedia, zine-making and stencilling.

The team will also be holding community events, in both Blackall and Longreach, to share stories about this year’s Shockwave and to talk about next year’s festival.
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Shockwave hits Central West Queensland!

The Shockwave Youth Arts Festival has come and gone for 2010, leaving in its wake great memories for young people and adults alike who attended the event in Blackall over the 22^nd and 23^rd May.

Under a clear Central West Queensland sky, Shockwave 2010 began with a busy program of workshops and activities. Circus-themed, the colourful event promoted young people’s interaction with creative arts as a means of self-expression and collaboration.
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Visions of ShockWave 2010

Last week young people from Longreach, Blackall and Barcaldine participated in the first Way Out West workshops for 2010. This first series of workshops focused on visioning and planning for the second annual Shockwave Festival and designing posters to spread the word about the upcoming event.

The Shockwave Youth Arts Festival is set to explode on 22 and 23 May this year, with a vast range of arts workshops and activities. Read more

Creative ideas become reality in the Central West

Young people in Central West Queensland are increasingly being described as ‘creative’ and ‘enterprising’ thanks to the continuing work of Human Ventures (formerly SpeakOut) and the Creative Pathways in the Central West program.

Emerging from the program, in June this year, was the inaugural Shockwave Youth Arts Festival (Shockwave). Supported by the Human Ventures team, Shockwave was conceived and coordinated by young people from the Central West region and was extremely well received and attended by more than 200 people.

From the 24th to the 31st October, young people in the Central West will again have the opportunity to participate in creative arts workshops and showcase their talent.
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