One Arts Gold Coast is a non-profit organisation developed to assist artists of all ages to embrace their creativity.
We are an advocacy group created to advance and promote local creative talent for projects and policy by business and government. Mentors assisting local, creative people to improve their art by extending it into viable arts based business’ or careers.
One Arts Gold Coast developed out of the original Burleigh Arts Group Inc which was set up in February 2004 in Burleigh to promote and support creative people and activities through our original Art in the Park events which were held all over the Gold Coast primarily in Burleigh but at other venues such as Hope Island Marine Precinct ( Art on the Boardwalk), Royal Pines, Southbank Markets, Chevron Renaissance to name a few.
BAG also coordinated many mural projects such as Australand ,Clover Hill Primary and Main Roads. Other projects included workshop and exhibitions programs.
One Arts Gold Coast is situated in Roma parklands opposite the Capri Via Roma shopping centre on the Isle of Capri originally a hockey club in 2015 we have transformed the building into a workable gallery space, where we host a monthly Artist in Residence program and conduct all types of creative workshops and host events relating to cultural activities.
“Through our community of creative people, we will promote the Gold Coast as a focal point for the arts, generating sustainable opportunities for artists, whilst achieving cultural and creative awareness through the arts.”
One Arts Committee
Carol Collins
Carol has been involved in the local arts scene for over 12 years primarily as the Co-ordinator and driver of the Burleigh Arts Group Inc and later as the director of ONE Arts Gold Coast, she holds a degree in Arts and Entertainment from Deakin Uni. her expertise is largely gained from her extensive career in retail merchandising and management. As director of ONE Arts Carol brings a wealth of experience, local cultural knowledge and a considerable network of creative contacts.
Helen Holmes
Helen is a contemporary abstract artist who has called the Gold Coast home for over 20 years. Her paintings are vibrant acrylics and charcoal on board or canvas. Her work is sassy and fun with lots of energy. Helen was recently awarded first prize at The Trinity Lutheran College Annual Art and Craft Awards and her artwork can be found featured online at Bluethumb and Art Lovers websites.
Treasurer
Chad Stevens
Chad Stevens is an award winning Australian figurative artist whose paintings are inspired by an escape from reality. Chad reminds us of how interesting life can be in a person, animal or place, capturing the form as technically accurately as possible, but in a dream of colours and textures so the viewer can experience how he feels and views his subjects through a multitude of mediums.
“I’m a big people watcher, I like to paint people how I see them in their day to day and take away the negative in what they see in themselves. Honesty and integrity is what I try to capture the most”.
Mainly painting animals and people, he also dabbles in large scale abstracts inspired by his travels around the world.
Chad runs an artistic business platform that offers painting classes and other artistic events at venues around the Gold Coast bringing the community together through creativity. He was also last years winner of the Darcy Doyle’s figurative Art prize
Jo Ellings
As a graduate from Art School in Hobart, Tasmania, majoring in painting, drawing and ceramics, Jo commenced a career in teaching which led her to the Gold Coast, where she lived and worked for the past 30 years. Before children, she worked in acrylic painting, lino printing and mixed media, and was a regular entrant in the Tweed Valley Art Award, gaining success in an acquisitive award. Jo took part in a Masters unit at Griffith University with a focus on printmaking, and have exhibited in group exhibitions in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. In 2017, she commenced studying contemporary fresco painting at the iGuarnieri Studio in Florence, Italy, and was fortunate to assist the Italian fresco masters, the Guarnieri brothers, with their commissioned fresco “Poppies” mural on the Chapel at All Saints Anglican School, as a part of their Australian painting tour.
Peter Swaddle
One Arts Creative Consultants
Lalania Tusa
Growing up on Kuku Yalanji country Lalania has always felt a strong connection to the land and enjoys translating traditional customs and knowledge through a variety of techniques and art mediums Lalania’s intention is to immerse herself and other souls in the sensitive space of cultural knowledge, awareness, appreciation and connection to land and sea in order create a better understanding of First Nations cultural practices.
Diana Peñaloza
Diana is an artist and educator with a primary focus towards working with people with disabilities. Diana believes that art is a therapeutic way for people to express themselves and encourages inclusion within the community. Diana holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Art Education from the National School of Fine Arts of Peru (Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Perú). Diana is an active artist who regularly participates in local art competitions, with a preference in landscape paintings using oils, acrylics and other mediums. She holds regular all abilities workshops and exhibitions at One Arts