Australian Flying Arts School
The Australian Flying Arts School (now Flying Arts Alliance, Inc.) is a not-for-profit organisation that supports lifelong engagement in the visual and media arts throughout regional and remote Queensland. It was founded in 1971 by Mervyn Moriarty, who flew his plane more than 400,000 km (250,000 mi) over the next 12 years to visit remote areas of Queensland and deliver art education. Moriarty's Flying Arts, Gertrude Langer's Arts Council of Queensland and Arthur Creedy's Cultural Activities Department are credited with sparking the creation of private galleries and regional centres for the visual arts throughout Queensland.
Australian Flying Arts School | |
| Founded | 1971 |
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| Founder | Mervyn Moriarty |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Art education |
| Location | |
Area served | Queensland |
| Website | flyingarts |
| External videos | |
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| “About Flying Arts”, 2008. Click on mpg icon to view video. |
Since then, Flying Arts has worked with many more artists who travel to regional communities throughout Queensland to share their knowledge. The program has been described as "a catalyst which brought social regeneration for hundreds of women living on rural properties and in large and small regional towns throughout Queensland."
As of 25 July 2018, Flying Arts also administers the Regional Arts Fund (RAF) for Queensland, an Australian Government program. As part of the Queensland Regional Art Awards, Flying Arts presents an annual 'Art for Life' Award for artists from regional and remote Queensland. Flying Arts also curates an annual touring exhibition of works submitted to each year's Queensland Regional Art Awards.