James Drinkwater: Kick hard off the ocean floor
How many summers do we get? how many cats eyes will pierce our feet,? How many freckles will I have? how many wild yellow flowers will sweep and carpet the…
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Art: EOI
Call for Expressions of Interest: Public Art on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Somerset Regional Council is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from artists in Somerset and South East Queensland…
Siliceous Award Winner Announced
A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Ceramics Ceramic Arts Queensland (CAQ) is delighted to announce the winners of the Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence and the Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Wood Fired Ceramics Award. The…
Danie Mellor: marru (the unseen visible)
Danie Mellor’s multidisciplinary art practice explores Australia’s shared history through the lens of his Ngadjon-jii, Mamu and Anglo-Celtic ancestry and ongoing connection to Country in the Atherton Tablelands and rainforests…
Group Exhibition
Jan Murphy Gallery presents a compelling group exhibition featuring a diverse selection of artists whose practices span painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography. Each artist brings a distinct perspective, engaging with…
Felting with Norton Fredericks
Join Norton Fredericks for this workshop where participants will be guided how to mindfully create humanity’s oldest fabric, wool felt. Felt is an ancient craft practice that combines soapy water…
The Ancient PRESENT
The Ancient PRESENT brings together two remarkable Aboriginal artists, Tommy Yannimar Pikarli Watson (c1935-2017) and Joanne Currie Nalingu (b 1964), whose works highlight their unique journeys and shared connection to…
Monochrome
Mitchell Fine Art presents Monochrome, an exhibition showcasing a striking collection of Aboriginal and contemporary artworks that forgo colour in favour of a bold black and white narrative. Monochrome explores…
BBA One Shot Award 2025
Are you a seasoned photographer or a casual snap-shooter? Everyone has a unique creative vision, and the BBA One Shot Award 2025 is your chance to showcase yours. Open to…
Mark Making with Textiles
Known for their distinctive mark-making and textile backgrounds, contemporary artists Kitty Horton & Claudia Mazzotta have teamed up to lead this exploratory and engaging workshop, offering insight into their creative…
QCAD Galleries: Call Out
Applications to exhibit at QCAD Galleries are now open. You can apply to exhibit from July 2025 – March 2026 across our three South Bank spaces. We accept proposals from…
Don’t get too comfortable
Don’t get too comfortable escapes into a realm of imagination. There are recurring motifs: volcanoes, tents, rodeo bulls, zoos, wild animals, nature – cultured and wild, the topsy-turvy space of the…
QAGOMA's 2025 Program
Experience an extraordinary year of art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). The 2025 program presents major solo exhibitions, immersive experiences, and powerful contemporary works,…
Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints
Emerging from the depths of nature, Tamara Dean’s practice examines the human condition. Leave only footprints is the first survey of the critically acclaimed photomedia artist and traverses more than 20…
Edwina McLennan: The Enigma Of The Day
Edwina McLennan’s work is positioned at the intersection of textiles, painting, consumerism, and digital culture. Originally trained in fashion design at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, McLennan deconstructs imagery of…
Yianni Maggacis
Yianni Maggacis creates a visual conflict between the familiar and the strange through his representation of the strangely familiar liminal space- that which we know and are comfortable with and…
The 2025 Milburn Art Prize
The 2025 Milburn Art Prize for Landscape reflects the evolving nature and aims of BIA to honour Paul Milburn, a much loved and respected tutor who began teaching in 1989…
Children of Independence: The Rise of Central Asian Cinema
Offering audiences a chance to see acclaimed films rarely screened in Australia, ‘Children of Independence’ charts the recent development of filmmaking from the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,…
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums:…
The Lester Prize
The Lester Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious portraiture prizes—an award that places artists and the community proudly front and centre. Established in 2007, we provide an avenue for…
Olive Cotton Award 2025
The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton. In 2025 the Gallery will celebrate the 20-year anniversary…
Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2025
The national acquisitive Sunshine Coast National Art Prize is a dynamic visual arts award reflecting outstanding contemporary 2D and new media arts practice in Australia. Since 2006, the exhibition presents…
Georges River Art Prize
The Georges River Art Prize is a biennial art prize that provides an opportunity for artists from all over Australia to display their best work. There are categories for painting…
The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons
The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons is a tribute to survival and the enduring power of culture to heal both the land and its people. Colleen Sam, Kalkadoon (Kalkadunga) woman and…
FiKVA Award
The FiKVA Award 2025 offers a €3,000 grand prize, along with art supplies, marketing support, and a 6-month online gallery representation. Open to all 2D representational and figurative painters worldwide,…
The William Fletcher Travelling Fellowship
The residency awards are the biennial Rome Residency, and an annual two-week residency at Bundanon. These are offered in alternate years, so that both residencies for Bundanon will be offered…
The Doyles Art Award
The Doyles Art Award is an annual Australian representational fine art award and exhibition. Hundreds of original artworks are on display in Mudgeeraba, Queensland, for the duration of the exhibition.…
Lennox St. Gallery Art Award
The Lennox St. Gallery Art Award celebrates contemporary visual art, providing a platform for artists to showcase exceptional Paintings and works on paper. Open to artists under the age of 35 and…
Moreton Bay Art Prize 2025
The Moreton Bay Art Prize and Outdoor Art Prize is an annual exhibition and prize that supports and celebrates our diverse local artists. Each year, the Moreton Bay Art Prize is awarded…
Robert Brownhall
Robert Brownhall (b.1968, Brisbane) is a realist painter, inspired by his local environment of South-East Queensland. Over nearly thirty years of painting, Brownhall has developed a unique style characterised by…
Chris Neild: Taking A Line For A Walk
Chris Neild’s latest exhibition, Taking a Line for a Walk, marks a striking evolution in his artistic journey. Once rooted in landscapes, Neild’s work has become increasingly abstract, culminating in…
See The Sun
See The Sun’ Curated by Bridie Gillman featuring Jordan Azcune, Amelia Carroll, Nancy Constandelia, Nicolette Johnson, Lauren O’Connor, Cosima Scales See the sun takes a specific experience as its starting…
Arabella Walker: Gentle Shift
Arabella Walker is from the maternal line of Wulli Wulli the Auburn Hawkwood people and an emerging female contemporary Aboriginal artist; her practice conveys significant topics of First Nations histories…
Tamworth Textile Triennial
The 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial will launch in 2026 at Tamworth Regional Gallery before embarking on a two-year tour across Australia. Curated by artist Blake Griffiths, this prestigious exhibition invites…
WHATS ON
EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS & MORE
James Drinkwater: Kick hard off the ocean floor
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20250408
Edwina Corlette Gallery
Precious
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20260901
Museum of Brisbane
Danie Mellor: marru (the unseen visible)
20250315
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Queensland Art Gallery
Group Exhibition
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20250405
Jan Murphy Gallery
The Ancient PRESENT
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Fireworks Gallery
Monochrome
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20250417
Mitchell Fine Art
TEXTILE
20250313
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Side Gallery
Don’t get too comfortable
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Ipswich Art Gallery
Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints
20250320
20250607
Caboolture Regional Art Gallery
Edwina McLennan: The Enigma Of The Day
20250321
20250423
The Renshaws
Yianni Maggacis
20250321
20250408
Lethbridge Gallery
Children of Independence: The Rise of Central Asian Cinema
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20250319
Gallery of Modern Art
BNE ART – Brisbane Art Guide is dedicated to the celebration and promotion of visual art from Brisbane and its surrounding areas.
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OPPORTUNITIES
CALLOUTS, WORKSHOPS, PRIZES & MORE
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Art: EOI
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Felting with Norton Fredericks
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20250322
BBA One Shot Award 2025
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20250421
Mark Making with Textiles
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20250322
QCAD Galleries: Call Out
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20250401
The 2025 Milburn Art Prize
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20250331
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
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20250717
The Lester Prize
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20250619
Olive Cotton Award 2025
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20250513
Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2025
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20250511
Georges River Art Prize
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20250404
FiKVA Award
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20250415
NEWS
MEDIA RELEASES, ARTICLES & MORE
Siliceous Award Winner Announced
A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Ceramics Ceramic Arts Queensland (CAQ) is delighted to announce the winners of the Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence and the Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Wood Fired Ceramics Award. The…
QAGOMA's 2025 Program
Experience an extraordinary year of art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). The 2025 program presents major solo exhibitions, immersive experiences, and powerful contemporary works,…
Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry
Richard Bell, Megan Cope and Sancintya Mohini Simpson are exhibiting work in the 16th Sharjah Biennial. The Sharjah Biennial 16 title, to carry, is a multi-vocal and open-ended proposition. The…
Australia’s artist and curator for the 2026 Venice Biennale
Khaled Sabsabi & Michael Dagostino to Represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale Creative Australia has announced award-winning multidisciplinary artist Khaled Sabsabi and esteemed curator Michael Dagostino as the artistic…
Discover Queensland Legends and Treasures
For artists seeking inspiration rooted in the heart of Queensland, the State Library’s annual Highlights magazine is a must-read in 2025. This year’s edition celebrates iconic Queensland stories, from Stefan’s…
Outer Space 2025 Artistic Program
The Outer Space 2025 program promises a vibrant showcase of contemporary art from across Australia. Following an impressive response to last year’s open call, with over 120 submissions, eight outstanding…
Archie Moore: New Moving Image Commission
In his first exhibition since winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist, Archie Moore, presents an ambitious new moving image work at the University of…
Onespace Representation: Prita Tina Yeganeh
Onespace is proud to announce the representation of Prita Tina Yeganeh, a multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, and educator of Iranian descent, based in Magandjin (Brisbane), Queensland. Growing up in India and…
Museum of Brisbane x UAP
Museum of Brisbane and UAP (Urban Art Projects) have announced a dynamic new collaboration designed to provide professional development and global networking for local Brisbane artists and creatives. With mutual…
Ephemeral Mural by @MCRT.Studio
An ephemeral 400sqm mural by local artists @MCRT.Studio has emerged in South Brisbane, adding a vibrant touch to the urban landscape. The artwork, visible from both 14 Edmondstone St and…
ATTACHMENT: A new public art installation by Paula Dunlop
Paula Dunlop’s Attachment is a permanent public artwork for Metro Arts and the West Village precinct, located on the Factory Lane brick wall, just outside of Metro Arts. Thousands of reflective glass…
Archie Moore Wins Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion
Archie Moore’s exhibition kith and kin at the Australia Pavilion has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation at La Biennale de Venezia 2024. This is the first time…
Museum of Brisbane 2024 Program
New mediums, fresh collabs and novel ideas shape inventive views of Brisbane Brisbane is the forever muse for Museum of Brisbane’s 2024 Program. From behind-the-scenes studio tours to interactive AI…
2024 Artisan Residents
artisan is announcing the selected artists for our new Artisan Residency Program, supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. These residencies have been developed by artisan to elevate careers and offer opportunities for…
OUTER SPACE 2024 EXHIBITION PROGRAM
We were honoured by the sheer volume and calibre of responses to our exhibition call out late last year. With over 120 submissions from artists across the country, selecting just…
METRO ARTS 2024: A CELEBRATION OF GROUNDBREAKING NEW ART, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY
With a profound 43-year legacy, Metro Arts’ 2024 Program places Australian artists and experimentation at its core. Showcasing a vibrant tapestry of contemporary art, the program features 13 art exhibitions,…
IMA 2024 Artistic Program and Curatorium
As we approach the end of another year, we’re delighted to share what’s in store for the year ahead. For the first time in our history, we are thrilled to announce the…
Monica Rohan Wins Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize
Congratulations to Monica Rohan on winning the 2023 Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting for her work Crossing. Judge Sam Cranston aptly remarked, “Monica Rohan’s exquisitely executed…
BRISBANE PORTRAIT PRIZE FINDS NEW HOME AT STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND
After five years of telling Brisbane stories and celebrating artists at Brisbane Powerhouse, the Brisbane Portrait Prize is moving to the home of storytelling in Queensland, State Library of Queensland.…
QAGOMA’s 2024 Program
QAGOMA’s 2024 program will include ‘mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson‘ a career survey of work by the leading contemporary Australian artist; the Australian exclusive ‘Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the…
Brisbane Portrait Prize 2023: Dylan Mooney
Redlands local Dylan Mooney, 27, has won this year’s Brisbane Portrait Prize taking home the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Prize for his artwork Still Thriving. The artwork is a double portrait…
James Barth Awarded Copyright Agency Partnerships Commission
The Institute of Modern Art and the Copyright Agency are pleased to announce that Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist James Barth is the third recipient of the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) commission. The $80,000 contemporary art commission is the…
BRISBANE FESTIVAL UNVEILS A WORLD-CLASS 2023 PROGRAM
Brisbane Festival returns in 2023 with a program that promises connection, community, complexity, and joy in a city-wide celebration of arts, culture, and live performance from 1 – 23 September. The…
Winner of the churchie 2023: Joel Sherwood Spring
Joel Sherwood Spring was announced as the winner of the churchie emerging art prize 2023 at the Institute of Modern Art (IMA) on Friday night. The Sydney-based Wiradjuri artist took home the $15,000 non-acquisitive cash…
Museum of Brisbane new Director: Zoe Graham
Museum of Brisbane (MoB) has appointed Zoe Graham as Director/Chief Executive Officer of the city’s leading history and art museum after an extensive nationwide search. Ms Graham will officially commence…
churchie emerging art prize: 2023 finalists
Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art (IMA) and the churchie emerging art prize announce the thirteen finalists in the churchie emerging art prize 2023. Established at Anglican Church Grammar School in…
Wukun Wanambi
The last powerful artworks by esteemed indigenous artist Wukun Wanambi will be prominently featured at Queen’s Wharf Brisbane as an enduring public legacy. The Yolngu artist from Eastern Arnhem Land,…
Brisbane Street Art Festival 2023
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST STREET ART FESTIVAL RETURNS TO BRISBANE FOR 2023 WITH AN EPIC LINE-UP OF LIVE MURALS, ART EVENTS & WORKSHOPS. Now in its 8th year, Brisbane Street Art Festival…
IMA Annual Gala: Honouring Megan Cope
The IMA is thrilled to announce that the IMA Annual Gala and Benefit Auction 2023 will be held in honour of artist Megan Cope. Cope is a Quandamooka artist from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke…
BRISBANE ART DESIGN 2023
BOLD, ARTISTIC, DARING and always tonnes of FUN , BRISBANE ART DESIGN (BAD) 2023 is set to highlight local art design luminaries with a program of hands-on workshops, open studios, design talks and arty parties activating three…
Curator Ellie Buttrose and artist Archie Moore: Venice Biennale
Archie Moore and Ellie Buttrose are the artist and curator commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts to exhibit at the Australia Pavilion for the 60th International Art Exhibition of…
IMA Appoints Robert Leonard as Director
One of the Asia Pacific region’s most respected and experienced curators, Robert Leonard, is returning to head up Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art (IMA). The IMA is Australia’s oldest independent contemporary…
The Sunshine Coast Art Collection
The Sunshine Coast Art Collection is a growing collection of artworks developed to encourage enjoyment and awareness of the visual arts, contributing to the cultural development and engagement of the…
Meet The Artists
Hear their words; see their work. We invite you to engage with the James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews, a series of in-depth and intimate video interviews where you…
BrisAsia Festival 2023
BrisAsia Festival returns from 1-19 February with a stellar line-up of events to celebrate Lunar New Year and Brisbane’s rich Asian cultural heritage. Featuring 27 unique experiences across 12 suburbs,…
2023 Exhibition Program at the IMA
Art is a space that allows us to reflect on our place in the world and re-enchant, reimagine, or even revolutionise the way we exist in it. The exhibitions in…
GALLERIES
A LIST OF LOCAL GALLERIES AND ART SPACES
BNE ART – Brisbane Art Guide respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Brisbane and surrounding areas, the Yaggera, Turrabul, Yuggarrapul, Jinabara, Quandamooka and neighbouring clan groups. Always was, Always will be.