It looks like the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) is going thematic rather than region-based. The providers for the iteration are artisan (visual arts, craft and design), Ausdance Queensland (dance), Flying Arts (visual arts), JUTE Theatre Company (theatre), QMusic (music) and Topology (multi-arts).

https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/104715
#RegionalArts #VisualArts #Craft #Design #Dance #Theatre #Music #MultiArts #ArtsQueensland

It looks like the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) is going thematic rather than region-based. The providers for the iteration are artisan (visual arts, craft and design), Ausdance Queensland (dance), Flying Arts (visual arts), JUTE Theatre Company (theatre), QMusic (music) and Topology (multi-arts).

https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/104715
#RegionalArts #VisualArts #Craft #Design #Dance #Theatre #Music #MultiArts #ArtsQueensland

Sometime around the 2020 era, we lost the right to be mediocre at things we love.

No longer can you just bake bread...you must start a sourdough side hustle lol. Wanna stay fit and go jogging or running? Nah, you gotta optimize your biometrics for a marathon. What my point is that every hobby has been enshittified and gentrified into a brand opportunity.

This strange infatuation with optimization culture is killing the human spirit.

So this new year, starting tomorrow, one of my resolutions is to do something bad but fun. Maybe I write a terrible poem. I like to draw and paint, so perhaps I will draw a horse that looks like a table or sing off-key in the showers or in front of my loved ones. The algorithm driving the mainstream social media wants me to be a polished product, but my humanity lives in these messy, unoptimized, cringe-inducing joyful failures.

I will try to reclaim the right to be an amateur. Will you join me?

#creativity #hobbies #art #depression #socialmedia #newyear #resolution #happynewyear #MentalHealth #Culture #enshittification #creative #design #writing #reading #books #drawing #music #gardening #nature #running #fitness

new #quilt debut! 🥚
'Egg Ladies'
measures 40x50 in (102x127 cm) 🥚
made by my mom 🥚
msgme if you love #chickens & would like to bring this gorgeous piece of textile folk #art into your home 🐔

#quilts #artist #handmade #quilting #quilter #quilters #artforsale #chickens #artsky #mastoart #farm #farms #artstodon #design #geometric #geometry #artistsonmastodon #nature #naturelover #naturelovers #supportthearts #supportlivingartists #artfinder #artmarket #artlover #artgalleries #folk #folkart

new #quilt debut! 🥚
'Egg Ladies'
measures 40x50 in (102x127 cm) 🥚
made by my mom 🥚
msgme if you love #chickens & would like to bring this gorgeous piece of textile folk #art into your home 🐔

#quilts #artist #handmade #quilting #quilter #quilters #artforsale #chickens #artsky #mastoart #farm #farms #artstodon #design #geometric #geometry #artistsonmastodon #nature #naturelover #naturelovers #supportthearts #supportlivingartists #artfinder #artmarket #artlover #artgalleries #folk #folkart

While it's still in my playlists, I'm not keeping up as much with the latest news on #Vocaloid anymore. Apparently we're on #Vocaloid6 already 😲.

#HatsuneMiku seems back with an update #design and #voicebank. Funny, because I thought #CryptonFutureMedia kinda moved away from Vocaloid to their own software.

I prefer white shirt #Miku and the collar not matching drives me mad, but otherwise it looks nice and the #demo #song is quite catchy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teA1BPNCAQY

#music #synthesizer #jpop

While it's still in my playlists, I'm not keeping up as much with the latest news on #Vocaloid anymore. Apparently we're on #Vocaloid6 already 😲.

#HatsuneMiku seems back with an update #design and #voicebank. Funny, because I thought #CryptonFutureMedia kinda moved away from Vocaloid to their own software.

I prefer white shirt #Miku and the collar not matching drives me mad, but otherwise it looks nice and the #demo #song is quite catchy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teA1BPNCAQY

#music #synthesizer #jpop

Jas T. Brymn and Cecil Mack, “Porto Rico” (1910).

Source: Brown University Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2e3ceeec-ed00-43aa-977e-02eb6378e082

#singing #african-american #music #blackface #portraits #floral #typography #design #art #publicdomain

Jas T. Brymn and Cecil Mack, “Porto Rico” (1910).

Source: Brown University Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2e3ceeec-ed00-43aa-977e-02eb6378e082

#singing #african-american #music #blackface #portraits #floral #typography #design #art #publicdomain

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

Inside the weird world of Toronto’s transit seat upholstery
Scoring a seat on a busy bus, streetcar or subway is a hot commodity, but have you ever thought about why they're made the way they are? Welcome to the weird world of transit seat upholstery.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-transit-ttc-fabric-plastic-seats-9.7099613?cmp=rss

Inside the weird world of Toronto’s transit seat upholstery
Scoring a seat on a busy bus, streetcar or subway is a hot commodity, but have you ever thought about why they're made the way they are? Welcome to the weird world of transit seat upholstery.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-transit-ttc-fabric-plastic-seats-9.7099613?cmp=rss

✎.ᐟ𝑨𝒓𝒕𓂃🖌 M1313's policy on #AI: I'm a semi-retired #art #professor. In support of the 1000s of #students who have passed through my classrooms + in agreement with #design school #AI policies, I strive to keep AI out of my #stream. 1/2 #musicchannel #musicsky #oc 1/2

✎.ᐟ𝑨𝒓𝒕𓂃🖌 M1313's policy on #AI: I'm a semi-retired #art #professor. In support of the 1000s of #students who have passed through my classrooms + in agreement with #design school #AI policies, I strive to keep AI out of my #stream. 1/2 #musicchannel #musicsky #oc 1/2

✎.ᐟ𝑨𝒓𝒕𓂃🖌 M1313's policy on #AI: I'm a semi-retired #art #professor. In support of the 1000s of #students who have passed through my classrooms + in agreement with #design school #AI policies, I strive to keep AI out of my #stream. 1/2 #musicchannel #musicsky #oc #supportartists

✎.ᐟ𝑨𝒓𝒕𓂃🖌 M1313's policy on #AI: I'm a semi-retired #art #professor. In support of the 1000s of #students who have passed through my classrooms + in agreement with #design school #AI policies, I strive to keep AI out of my #stream. 1/2 #musicchannel #musicsky #oc #supportartists

“Software giant #Atlassian has announced it is #LayingOff about 10% of its #workforce, or roughly 1,600 positions, and replacing its chief technology officer as it restructures to invest further in #ArtificialIntelligence.

More than 900 affected positions were involved in #SoftwareResearch and development, a spokesperson said. Most of Atlassian’s #employees work in #SoftwareEngineering and #design, accounting for over 50% of its 13,813 full-time workforce in June 2025.

About 640 affected employees are in #NorthAmerica, 480 in #Australia and 250 in #india with the remainder spread across #Japan, the #Philippines, #Europe, the #MiddleEast and #Africa, according to the spokesperson.”

A reminder this companynwas created in #java25 by a bunch of “Blub programmers” 🤪😣🤣

#WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork / #Entrepreneurs / #Straya / #AI / #SaaS / #software <https://theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/atlassian-layoffs-software-technology-ai-push-mike-cannon-brookes-asx>

“Software giant #Atlassian has announced it is #LayingOff about 10% of its #workforce, or roughly 1,600 positions, and replacing its chief technology officer as it restructures to invest further in #ArtificialIntelligence.

More than 900 affected positions were involved in #SoftwareResearch and development, a spokesperson said. Most of Atlassian’s #employees work in #SoftwareEngineering and #design, accounting for over 50% of its 13,813 full-time workforce in June 2025.

About 640 affected employees are in #NorthAmerica, 480 in #Australia and 250 in #india with the remainder spread across #Japan, the #Philippines, #Europe, the #MiddleEast and #Africa, according to the spokesperson.”

A reminder this companynwas created in #java25 by a bunch of “Blub programmers” 🤪😣🤣

#WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork / #Entrepreneurs / #Straya / #AI / #SaaS / #software <https://theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/atlassian-layoffs-software-technology-ai-push-mike-cannon-brookes-asx>

Please share: I'm currently looking for an artist to create some illustrations for Keila. I'm looking for a cute, minimal style of vector illustrations. Not looking for AI-generated stuff 🙏

Attached picture is an example of the style I'm looking for.
#art #design #illustration #commission

(And just to be clear, I'm willing to pay; I'm not looking for free illustrations.)