Breakfast laced with art

Council is calling on the community to share their thoughts on the new Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan, and will host a breakfast to get the creative juices flowing.
Council has teamed up with Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance (SCCA) to host a creative breakfast with a number of special guests.
The breakfast, titled Art, Bed and Breakfast, will feature well-known Melbourne comedian Justin Heazlewood. Cathy Hunt of Positive Solutions and Peter Browning from the Hornery Institute will also be inspiring thought-provoking conversation about how to develop our local arts scene.
Immediately following the breakfast, there will be the chance for members of the community to have a say on what should be included in council’s new Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan in a workshop facilitated by Peter Browning.
Deputy mayor Frank Wilkie said this was a great chance to find out what the community really wanted to see happen with local arts and culture.
“We already have a thriving arts scene, and we really want to see it grow and prosper,” he said.
“Creative Industries are a priority sector identified in our Local Economic Plan. People come from far and wide to visit our galleries, theatres, markets, and cultural events, not to mention the studios that are dotted throughout the shire.
Councillor Wilkie said he hoped to hear from many practitioners as well as arts consumers.
The two events are to be held on Thursday 16 February at The J in Noosa Junction.
Art, Bed and Breakfast will begin at 7.30am and run until 9.30am. Tickets to the SCCA breakfast are $35 each or $30 for Creative Alliance Members. Discounts apply for local artists and community arts workers. RSVP to www.creativealliance.org.au.
Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan Workshop will begin at 10am and finish at 3.30pm. This is a free workshop with lunch included. RSVP to commdev@noosa.qld.gov.au.