By Glenda Brown, President, Creative Connections Whitsundays Recent media coverage surrounding the Doyles Art Award has sparked an important conversation across Australia's arts community. An award-winning landscape painting has been identified as closely resembling an earlier work by another artist, prompting an investigation into how the work was accepted and whether the prize money can be recovered. Whatever the outcome of that investigation, it serves as a timely reminder

By Glenda Brown, President, Creative Connections Whitsundays Creativity is often misunderstood. Many people hear the word and think paintings, poetry, galleries or performance. But creativity is much bigger than that. It's how we solve problems, share ideas, connect with others and makes sense of the world around us. In a time when so much of our lives is becoming faster, more digital and, in many ways, more isolated, creativity matters because it brings us together. When som