Artist led initiative.
coming soon.
New North.
New North is aN interdisciplinary collective AND curatorial platform based on Kabi Kabi Country, noosa.
Launching Soon.
newness.
nowness.
Newness is the quality of being recent, unfamiliar, or not seen before—without necessarily implying improvement or value. It signals difference, disruption, or emergence in a given context.
Nowness is the quality of being present and immediate—rooted in the current moment, felt in real time, and unmediated by delay or distance.
for now, New north explores nowness and newness as a curatorial Proposition.
WHat are we up to?
shaped by instinct and a considered disregard for what comes next we are invested in contemporary arts practice and experience.
New North is an iterative model that gathers artists, culture-makers, communities of change, and curious publics through poetic, provocative, and live arts encounters. It privileges presence, liveness, and livedness at a time when these states are under threat—eroded by distraction, disconnection, and dullness.
New North is not about future-proofing. It is about now-making.
ARTS EXPERIENCES
: A curated selection of contemporary artists and thought leaders presented by the New North collective. We seek out new styles of work, experiences and ideas for Noosa audiences.
Musings
: When you have a thought you might like to share in writing. Wonders and wandering ideas captured in the moment and for no other reason than someone else might like to read them. If we get some good stuff we might publish it one day.
ART NERDS Community
: An irregular and intimate gathering of art nerds getting their nerd on in a friendly space. Bring your unique nerdery, seed collaboration and meet community. Prepare for this loosely facilitated session by thinking about ONE of these things, that you could share in a few minutes.
N: Need :: What do you need right now? Considering what you can give in the name of reciprocity.
E: Enquiry :: What worm hole are you down right now?
R: Revelling :: What are you revelling in? What has brought you recent joy and inspiration?
D: Download :: Just need an ear and not an answer, go on have a little winge.
NEW NORTH is driven and curated by an evolving collective of arts-engaged humans that convene to enrich the contemporary arts landscape in Noosa. We do it because we love making things happen, because it nourishes us and because we are creating the place we want to live.
OUR MANIFESTO
We resist traditional organisational models, yet we are collaborative and responsible, contributing generously what we can, when we can.
We encourage critique and robust conversation, seeking to expand our perspectives and stay curious.
We love this and have commit to having fun while we are working.
OUR CORE COLLECTIVE
To be revealed.
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NATIONAL ARTISTS WORKING WITH PROJECTION, SCREEN OR LIGHT TO SUBMIT WORK FOR APPARENT LIGHT.
“Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgment of the power of the mind to transform.”