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Writing rap

Working with the MIDI files created from old music scores for Libraryhack, former Catalyst, Andrei, and Nick from Elements Hiphop Workshops, crowded into Lab 3 with a group of seven young MCs from QPASTT to lay down some beats. After a couple of hours of putting pen to paper with Nick, each of the crew [...]

Introducing The Room

When: Tue 26 July – Sat 30 July Performances: Tue – Fri: 4pm and 6pm; Sat: 2pm and 4pm showings Where: The Edge, meet at reception Cost: Free Bookings: Backbone Youth Arts on 07 3210 2666 What do you get when you put Arduinos and a large, empty space in the hands of artists, code [...]

Community Coding Workshop

Image courtesy of http://one.laptop.org/ The One Laptop per Child initiative has had a huge impact around the world. The project rolls out durable, low-cost, low-power XO laptops to kids and teachers in more than 30 countries, encouraging equitable access to technology for learning. The software used on these laptops is developed using a flexible, open [...]

fRETfEST brings the noise

Intro to music recording is the first of the Bread and Butter workshops to kick off at The Edge this week. Providing the sweet sounds for the L-plate audio engineers will be special guest Simon Thomas, part of the all Australian, all amazing acoustic music lineup at this year’s fRETfEST. At the tender young age [...]

Tinian’s Boy cut latest clip at The Edge

    You don’t have to look far to find new and interesting projects happening at the Edge. Our Screen and Sound Lab often has editors working on a variety of different things, including short films, documentaries and corporate work. Music clips are commonly being worked on as well, but not often do you see [...]

Upcoming Exhibition

It can sometimes be an uphill battle in terms of getting your artwork out there in the community and it has been a long road for Louis Leigh-Lucas, an artist who has been planning his solo exhibition since last year. Louis will drop into the Edge occasionally to say hello between working hard on getting [...]

Libraryhack winners announced

After more than 11 000 downloads of data made available by participating state and national libraries more than 150 entries were generated for the Libraryhack competition. Many of these entries will now be added to the collections of libraries across Australia and the National Library of New Zealand. Of these 150 entries, the following winners [...]

Design winners announced

A big congratulations to the winners of the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards, announced last night at an award ceremony hosted by Minister Nolan at The Edge. The 2011 Smart State Design Fellow Nicola Lloyd of Lloyd Grey Design, was awarded $40,000 in recognition for her work in developing the Queensland design culture through her business, [...]

The Sweet Sound of History:

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