Creative Tourism in Australia becomes the new reason for travel.Creative tourism is the new way for travellers to explore the world and its diverse cultures. Increasingly, travellers of all ages are no longer content with a superficial spectator view of the countries and regions that they visit. 
Sometimes they will enjoy wine tasting at boutique vineyards or participate in cooking classes which specialise in the cuisine of a region. In the tropical rainforest climate of Northern Australia dive boats run courses in underwater photography and aboriginal culture is shared through activities such as basket weaving or traditional ways of finding and using bush medicines. Outback experiences might include learning how to make damper, sleep in a swag and dig for water on a camping trip to the red centre. Involvement with regional culture Although sight-seeing is usually an integral part of the experience of holidaying it becomes secondary to it as visitors and locals alike develop new relationships based on mutual respect and skills development. This involvement in characteristics or traditions of an area also has the result of empowering residents so that they become teachers rather than mere producers of souvenirs or organisers of services. Nowhere is this creative tourism more alive than in the field of the arts, when visitors might learn to draw at artists’ studios or join special painting or photography tours to areas of beauty.
In Port Douglas we have developed our own Artquest series of workshops in glass artists’, painters’ and textile artists’ studios, most of which are not usually open to the public. In October 2009 Go Troppo Arts Festival held ten day-long workshops in such diverse subjects as life-sized portraits in clay, watercolours in the rainforest, etchings using perspex and making your own gorgeous glass paper-weight under the guidance of a master glass artist in his jungle hide-away. If you are an artist living in Australia and wish to present your work to a world-wide audience or if you run creative workshops that might interest visitors, Marcel has a special invitation for you. Check it out
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XXX Here's a great beginning with fabulous art glass workshops presented by well known North Queensland artist and designer, Judith Bohm Parr. XXX Experienced artist and teacher, Ruth Rich is ready to guide you on fabulous
Art Retreats
in Australia, Morocco, Italy and Japan. To top of Creative Tourism page
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