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Gallipoli Art Prize

The Gallipoli Art Prize Competition commenced in 2006. The Gallipoli Art Prize will be awarded to the artist who best depicts the spirit of the Gallipoli Campaign as expressed in the Club’s “Creed“. The Club’s Creed is: We believe that within the community there exists an obligation for all to preserve the special qualities of loyalty, respect,

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Artists to watch

Lethbridge Gallery’s annual group exhibition of ‘artists to watch’. Featured are artists Kay Kane, Michael Simms, Louise Thomas and Jacqueline Butterworth. Jacqueline Butterworth Jacqueline’s Gate-crashing Wildlife series is, in some ways, intended to be a playful subversion of the human impact on natural habitats, wherein her carefully constructed still lifes might be overtaken and picked

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Jo Lankester Mind’s Eye: Mapping the Landscape

Onespace Gallery is pleased to invite you to Mind’s Eye: Mapping the Landscape, an exhibition of contemporary prints by Townsville-based artist Jo Lankester. The images in these prints are created from memories associated with the physicality of experiencing the landscape. They tell stories of the journey both in the landscape and through the act of printmaking in

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Margaret Olley

Margaret Olley is one of Australia’s most significant still-life and interior painters. She drew inspiration from her home and studio and the beauty of the everyday objects she gathered around her. Many of her paintings feature arrangements of fruits and flowers, set amid the pottery, art and exotica of her travels. A widely-recognised figure in

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Susan Lincoln: Listen

‘Listen’ is a short meditative performance developed from Untitled (Time 2011 –) a unique ongoing abstract drawing project by Susan Lincoln. This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments; and the Australian Government through the Australia Council,

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Brook Andrew: SMASH IT

Brook Andrew is one of Australia’s leading Indigenous artists and the Artistic Director of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN. His interdisciplinary practice frequently subverts dominant narratives through interventions into colonial archives and their embedded ideologies. Ethnographic photographs, newspaper excerpts, film footage and other cultural objects are often co-opted and reframed to dismantle racist stereotypes of

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Jason Fitzgerald

Nature’s apparent chaos is ultimately deceptive: oceanic tides are orchestrated by powerful astronomical helixes, and the bee-swarm returns to a hive of mathematical precision. Jason Fitzgerald works on similar principles, creating labyrinthine sculptural reliefs that resonate with the minutiae of nature whilst distilling a universal rhythm. A professional cabinet maker with a compulsive drawing habit,

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Natalya Hughes: Maybe I was painting the woman in me

In March we are presenting new paintings, sculptures, and cyanotypes by Natalya Hughes. The exhibition presents work made over the past three years exploring the representation of women in Modernist painting, in particular, Willem DeKooning’s Woman series. More information online Natalya Hughes acknowledges the support of Australia Council for this project. Image: Two Women IV,

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Gina Athena Ulysse: Performance Lecture

Join us for a performance lecture by 2020 Biennale of Sydney participating artist Gina Athena Ulysse, whose interdisciplinary practice integrates her interests in Black diasporic conditions, ethnography, pedagogy, performance, and representation. Ulysse will then be joined in discussion with Michael Aird – photographer, curator and Director of the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, to be hosted by Carol

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IMA School

IMA School is a new professional development series that seeks to help emerging artists navigate the world of contemporary art. In this hands-on workshop series key artists, academics, and artsworkers will share insights, resources, and offer practical advice on how to build a sustainable art practice. Enrol now for the first semester! IMA School Semester

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Queensland Memory Awards

Applications are now open for State Library of Queensland research fellowships and awards totaling $75,000 as part of the Queensland Memory Awards. Use State Library’s vast resources to uncover and share your stories. People from all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply now, visit slq.qld.gov.au

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Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants: Bushfire Renewal Round

The 2020 Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP): Bushfire Renewal Round will focus on supporting the building, rebuilding and promotion of the creative industries in bushfire-affected areas of Australia. The ACDGP: Bushfire Renewal Round opened for applications at 9am (AEST) on 10 February and closes 2pm (AEST) on 16 March 2020. Applications must be submitted online

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Gertrude Street Projection Festival

Are you an artist experimenting with the possibilities of projection? Curious to explore a challenging new medium with your existing or developing practice? Expressions of Interest for the year’s contemporary and cutting-edge light projection festival are now open! Our 2020 edition – PAST PRESENTs FUTUREs – will propel artists and audiences forward 500 years, asking artists across disciplines to

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Kate Barry: Source

In true Kate Barry style, the work emphasises free, spontaneous, and emotional expression with the mark-making techniques she uses, and a killer colour palette which nods to her background in design. The works in SOURCE are a refreshing reference to the source of inspiration, or the source of Kate’s personal expression, and emphasises the unstudied and intuitive

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Christus Nóbrega: Labirinto

Labirinto, is an exhibition by Brazilian artist and academic Christus Nóbrega, and refers to a technique of lace-making traditionally practiced by the women of Paraíba. The exhibition reflects Nóbrega’s heritage and the enduring role of cotton in an economy with roots in the 16th century. It is an exhibition that reveals the story of Ingá,

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New Woman

New Woman recognises the lives of Brisbane women artists over the past 100 years from the independent  and adventurous to the often overlooked, exploring the trailblazing women who have continued to take the lead in Brisbane art. The exhibition presents a snapshot of the art, personal stories and enduring legacies of Brisbane’s most significant and ground-breaking

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Conscious – Art Call

Murze is looking for artists creating artwork exploring our consciousness; the mind – mental health, and mental health activism or artwork created by artists living with mental health issues. Murze Issue Eleven will be looking at artists responses and experiences with mental health and wellbeing – we are looking for artists and creatives to help

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Michelle Hobbs & Dale Harding

gamu gulindubayi / deep water, deep time is a collaborative exhibition by Michelle Hobbs (Bidjara) and Dale Harding (Bidjara, Ghungalu, Garingbal) to share new water stories. Water drawings echo old forces of water, time and gravity, while incorporating new elements of contamination, climate change and loss, all of which leave an indelible record and legacy

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66th Blake Art & Poetry Prize

The Blake Prize is one of Australia’s longest-standing and most prestigious prizes which encourages conversation about religion and spirituality through art. Hosted by Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Liverpool City Council since 2016, The 66th Blake Prize will return in 2020. Entries for the 66th Blake Art & Poetry Prizes are now open. Submissions exploring

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Forecast Open Call

Forecast offers artists and creative thinkers from anywhere in the world the chance to work with accomplished mentors toward bringing their projects to fruition. Forecast transcends neatly defined disciplines and genres to provide insight into creative production processes, and carve out space for the questions on the minds of the next generation of trailblazers. Creative

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Milburn Art Prize

I see pictorial space as an inner landscape for the mind’s eye to roam; so it is not surprising if my paintings evoke the feeling of landscape. (I) know it is a mental projection but it is inherently delightful. While painting, I am issuing an open invitation for these illusions – or allusions – to

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John Leslie Art Prize

The John Leslie Art Prize is open to all artists living and working in Australia for landscape paintings that have been completed since 1 July 2018. Inaugurated in 2000, the Prize is named after John Leslie OBE (1919—2016), Patron of the Gippsland Art Gallery. The continuation of the Prize is made possible by the generous

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Articulate: Callout 2020

Articulate is calling for  proposals for projects and exhibitions for our 2020 program. Articulate is an artist-run initiative formed in 2010 to support experimental contemporary art that emphasises installation, performance and related spatial  and temporal practices. Articulate has two spaces, Articulate project space on the ground floor and ArticulateUpstairs on the mezzanine. These spaces are suited to different types of work—the

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Stanthorpe Art Prize

We are pleased invite you to enter the 2020 Stanthorpe Art Prize. Established in 1972, the biennial Stanthorpe Art Prize is the second oldest art competition in Queensland and is open to both emerging and professional artists and one of the top 10 art prizes in regional Australia. The Stanthorpe Art Prize is open to

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Adrienne Fleming: Landmarks

‘Landmarks’ stand as points of reference establishing a connection to place – locating us. Whether they are man-made or natural; iconic or arbitrary; ⁠repurposed, anonymous or unclaimed, these artworks present as an eclectic summation of a navigation through a localised urban environment. ⁠ ⁠ They serve as signifiers of a quasi-archaeological paradigm that fluctuates across

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LETHBRIDGE LANDSCAPE PRIZE

Lethbridge Gallery believes in the power of art to understand, interpret, and explore the place we live. We are proud to establish the Landscape Prize to celebrate and develop this important genre. We look forward to seeing the entries and to select an annual exhibition that displays the finest landscape artwork in the country. For more

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