Matt James is a Brisbane–based artist primarily interested in landscape painting and drawing. His studio and en plein air work aim to capture the movement and energy of the environment. Having grown up in rural west Wales, his love of the outdoors drives his work. The work on show at Wild Canary in Brookfield will […]
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The spectacular ranges of Central Australia, known for their dramatic change in colour are the inspiration for the latest exhibition at Mitchell Fine Art in Brisbane, showing from July 22nd. ‘Napaltjarri Sisters’ is an exhibition of paintings by sister duet – Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri and Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri. Their paintings reveal the complex spiritual knowledge and
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Conflict in My Outlook_We Met Online, a major UQ Art Museum exhibition investigating how the internet shapes social relations and ideas, while also functioning as a surveillance device, will ‘go live’ on 21 August. In a UQ Art Museum first, the exhibition will be presented and experienced entirely via a dynamic online platform that features recent and newly
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The reimagined Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards Ceremony is set to be announced online for the first time in the Awards’ history at 6pm AEST on Friday 7 August. 65 Telstra NATSIAA artist finalists will discover if they are one of the coveted award winners of Australia’s most prestigious and longest
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In 1960 architect Robin Boyd wrote critically about the “satisfaction with veneer and cosmetic effects” he found in Australian suburbs. In Heretofore Christopher Zanko finds great value in the shifting textures and features of mid-20th century homes. Blond brick, aggregate, masonry veneer, stucco; his surfaces remind us about the facades applied during this period in Australian architecture.
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The Brisbane Portrait Prize is all about celebrating Brisbane portrait artists and their sitters, while encouraging public engagement with the arts. Any artist with a connection to Brisbane is eligible to enter. The sitter must also have a connection with Brisbane. Key dates for 2020 23 February >> Entries Open 16 August >> Entries Close 20 September >> Finalists Announced
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As part of the RQAS Biennial we are delighted to host The Fourth Queensland Figurative Award again in 2020. The QLD Figurative is a non-acquisitive Art Award open to Queensland Artists for 2D works in which the human figure is integrated in the composition. Please note exhibition information is subject to change. For more information please
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The Aesthetica Art Prize was launched in 2007, five years after the launch of Aesthetica Magazine, as a way to support the next generation of talent across new visual media. It welcomed both established and emerging practitioners to submit pieces on any theme, celebrating innovative works from a range of media. These works were published in the Creative
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Open to UK and International Artists, Open Call opportunity to join the Artists Evolve Programme with the Visual Artists Association (VAA). Learn essential skills to grow your arts business online. Artists will be given free essential social media and online training via zoom webinars. Programme Schedule: Session 1 – Monday 3rd August @ 7pm Core
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In 2020, the theme of the AFTM Queensland Outsider Art Awards is “belonging”. A simple word for a huge concept – whether it be the need to belong or finally having found a place where they do. This compelling exhibition provides the platform for these artists to bring valuable life experience and showcase what ‘belonging’
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Celia Gullett (born 1959) began her art studies at East Sydney Technical College in 1979, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984. At that stage she didn’t feel sufficiently “worldly” to become an exhibiting artist. In the years to follow she experienced many things, including marriage and children, with painting remaining a constant
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Uncover Brisbane’s histories, myths and tales as told by the storytellers of our city. Featuring new stories by Victoria Carless, Simon Cleary, Matthew Condon, Trent Dalton, Nick Earls, Benjamin Law, Hugh Lunn, Kate Morton and Ellen van Neerven, The Storytellers creates an immersive and interactive experience combining historical objects, artworks, and written and narrated histories to share Brisbane’s many identities.
Jan Manton Gallery is excited to announce that after ten years at our Fortescue Street Gallery in Spring Hill, we have relocated to the riverside enclave of Teneriffe. Since opening in 2004 it has been an absolute pleasure showing a range of diverse and talented artists as well as receiving consistent support from collectors, curators and engaged audience members. Jan Manton Gallery’s next iteration
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In 2020 the Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) celebrates 10 years, a decade of rewarding and celebrating Queensland regional arts and the wealth of creativity and imagination thriving in the regions. The QRAA is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims
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Established in 2001, the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is Australia’s pre-eminent award for small sculpture presented by Woollahra Council. In 2020 there will be an increased prize pool of $29,000 to mark its 20th anniversary. The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize attracts strong support from artists, collectors and critics and is the first national acquisitive prize
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The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting is a unique triennial art prize that aims to celebrate excellence and innovation in the watercolour medium. This non-acquisitive prize is open to all Australian artists over the age of 18 years. Selected finalists will be exhibited in the Grey Street Gallery, located within Griffith University’s
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The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s National Works on Paper was established in 1998 and incorporated the former Spring Festival of Drawing and the Prints Acquisitive which began in 1973. In 2020, as part of MPRG’s 50th anniversary celebrations, MPRG will hold the prestigious biennial National Works on Paper (NWOP) acquisitive exhibition. With a long and rich history,
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The Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize is a biennial prize open to artists Australia wide and is now in its 7th year, having started as The Northern Rivers Portrait Prize. This national portrait prize was originally open to paintings and drawings but has now expanded to include portraits of any subject in any medium (please see Terms and Conditions). Last years judge Dr Michael Brand selected
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Does your work belong next to great photographers such as Martin Parr, Steve McCurry and Sarah Maple? Submit your photos for the Open Call for Fotofestival Schiedam in the Netherlands. 2020 is a year with a lot of events, a year that new history is written. The theme of the festival this year is “transitions”, we
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Announcing the STARVD ART 2020 Art Prize, a new Emerging Artist award launched during the time of COVID-19, designed to create a platform of recognition and support to those working to establish or continue their artistic practice in these uncertain times. The Art Prize program is open to all Emerging Artists* globally (ages 18 and
Kūlī nām dharāyā / they’ve given you the name ‘coolie’ evokes the lived experiences of indentured labourers taken from India to Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) to work on sugar plantations during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Continuing to trace her familial history, Simpson creates a new archive that speaks to shared narratives of indentured
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Since launching the first round of Making Art Work commissions a month ago, we’ve seen Tony Albert topple statues, watched Hannah Gartside lovingly make furballs from her studio, we listened to Mariam Arcilla interview creatives in New York and South Korea, tinkered with homemade instruments with Susan Hawkins, and much more. The next round of new projects will be produced by: Hannah Brontë, Monika Noémi Correa, Merinda Davies, Julian Day, Ana Paula Estrada, Gordon Hookey, Chantal Fraser, Jenna Lee, Steven Oliver, Sarah
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Children’s Health Queensland, through the Arts in Health Program has engaged CREATIVEMOVE to commission a public mural for their new adolescent extended treatment centre, Jacaranda Place. This project will best suit an artist under the age of 25, based within South East Queensland. The commission aims to connect with a similar demographic to the Jacaranda
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Marina Strocchi studied art in Melbourne (1979-82). She had a two-year sojourn in Europe (mainly Paris), then returned to Melbourne and commenced her social practice as an artist. She found herself in central Australia in January 1992 where she began her first series of landscape paintings. She returned to live at Haasts Bluff in August
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Clayton Utz is proud to support the Arts through the Clayton Utz Art Award. The Award offers a $20000 winner’s prize and exhibition space for the finalists and is awarded to Queensland-based artists or artists with a strong connection to Queensland. We are looking forward to seeing the rich diversity and quality of this year’s
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In this new series, landscapes are modelled into the humanised space of the still life. Photographic images torn from their rectilinear boundaries are rephotographed on mountainous tabletops converging photography, sculpture and collage in the context of my own practice. The push-pull of still life and landscape, through conflated geometries, dissolves traditional boundaries. Alongside my photographic
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A group exhibition of painting and sculpture from the Fireworks Gallery collection. Artists in the exhibition: David Paulson Fiona Omeenyo Ian Waldron Itamar Freed Michael Eather Phil Gordon Rod Moss Scott Redford To view the video of work – please click HERE Image: Anatomy Lesson by Rod Moss
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Bundit Puangthong’s perceptive search through worldwide cultural imagery is grounded in traditional technique and the buzz of the street. His dreamlike compositions draw on childhood experience stenciling puppet theatre backdrops with his grandfather, as well as years of formal study in Thailand and Australia. Old and new systems of visual persuasion are his “found objects”
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An online exhibition showcasing a collection of significant artworks from Australian artists. Click here to explore the catalogue. Image: Margaret Olley, Sunday flowers, 1977, oil on board, 76 x 102 cm.
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Join Anna Thurgood, Twenty exhibition curator, as she chats to the extraordinary photographers who have captured pivotal moments in Queensland’s history and everyday life. Talk series Thu 25 Jun, 5pm | Behind the lens with Anna Thurgood Anna Thurgood is curator of Twenty and will provide an overview of the photographs and a behind-the-scenes glimpse
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We invite you to join us on Sunday 9 August between 12 – 1pm to listen to artist Natalie Lavelle discuss her current exhibition Deliberate Pictures as well as her broader practice. We will also be open for viewing sessions prior to the artist talk. In accordance with COVID-19 restrictions, we ask that you RSVP to secure a spot for
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With the easing of restrictions and galleries welcoming back art enthusiasts, Mitchell Fine Art presents a vibrant exhibition from an artist born in the remote centre of Australia in the late 1920’s – Kudditji Kame Kngwarreye. Originally a stockman and a miner, Kngwarreye did not start painting until the 1980’s. A natural colourist, Kngwarreye had an
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The Australian Government recently announced the Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Recovery Boost to provide one-off targeted investment to recover creative industries in regional Australia. The fund responds to the difficulties experienced by regional artists, arts organisations and communities who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19. The Recovery Boost will be delivered through the Regional Arts Fund in
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As a once-upon-a-time advertising art director and writer, Greville Patterson progressively became more and more educated in the art of photography, both commercial and otherwise. “While there is much to be appreciated in commercial photography, it was the ‘otherwise’ that I found the most compelling. Discoveries such as the Swiss magazine ‘Camera’ were a revelation
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artisan’s new online store meets the growing demand for quality, handmade Australian craft and design while promoting and generating much-needed income for Australian craftspeople. artisan, the not-for-profit home of craft and design in Queensland, known for showcasing handcrafted contemporary artisanal practice, recently launched a new Online Store. artisan’s Online Store has something for everyone who loves
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Marisa Veerman’s artworks are inspired by childhood innocence, fragility and emotion that draw the viewer inwards, making visible abstract human emotions. This vulnerability is juxtaposed against an abundant strength. Her gestural work communicates emotion to us with a raw honesty and quiet joy. Veerman’s background in textiles naturally leads to a process which channels her unique
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