Afghanistan is a powerful photographic exhibition by award-winning photojournalist and author Andrew Quilty, presenting images captured during his time living and working in Kabul between 2013 and 2022. Curated by Ellie Waterhouse, the exhibition offers an intimate and reflective portrait of Afghanistan during a period of profound political and social upheaval. Quilty describes the work […]
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Platform 2026 is the Institute of Modern Art’s annual exhibition supporting emerging Queensland artists through the development of ambitious new projects. The exhibition presents new works by Dean Ansell, Spencer Harvie, and Seren Wagstaff, showcasing diverse contemporary practices across installation, performance, sound, and painting. Dean Ansell’s practice draws on Melanesian mythologies and rituals, exploring cultural
Odessa Mahony-de Vries unveils a new sculptural installation exploring the racially ambiguous body developed during her IN | SITE Residency. One night inside The Old Lock-Up, Cotton Tree. Odessa Mahony-de Vries unveils a new sculptural installation spread through the cells and corridors of the building. Her work explores the racially ambiguous body – how bodies
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The Emerging Curator Program (ECP) supports an early-career curator to develop and deliver a funded group exhibition at Curl Curl Creative Space, with mentorship from the curatorial team at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. Designed for curators ready to take the next step, the program offers hands-on, real-world experience across all stages of exhibition development.
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This fully funded international residency invites 40 visual artists to take part in a two-week immersive program in Georgia, a region positioned at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Surrounded by a rich cultural and artistic legacy—from the folk art of Niko Pirosmani to the cinematic influence of Sergei Parajanov—participants will engage with a landscape
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Art Guide Australia, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), announces the inaugural Art Guide New Writers’ Program—a year-long opportunity designed to support and elevate early-career art and culture writers across Australia. Recognising the vital role writers and critics play in shaping cultural conversations, the program responds to a growing need for thoughtful, sustained
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Art & Wellbeing Workshops: Presence in Practice offers a series of evening sessions exploring presence through spirituality, neuroscience, and therapeutic strategies. Across three workshops, expert facilitators guide participants to deepen focus, connection, and awareness through reflective engagement with art. Each session begins with an exclusive, crowd-free viewing of Olafur Eliasson: Presence, followed by a guided
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Next Wave has expanded its Around the Block program, now offering nine opportunities for emerging and early-career artists across Australia to present moving image works in a six-week public screening series. Unfolding across Brunswick’s arts precinct, the program transforms building facades, windows, and public projection sites into a dynamic trail of artworks encountered in everyday
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The Golden Light presents a body of work by Johnny K, whose practice is deeply rooted in a lifelong connection to the Australian landscape. Drawing inspiration from early experiences of vast horizons and shifting light, his paintings reflect both memory and direct observation. With formal training at the National Art School and further study at
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Applications are now open for the Stardust Residency 2026, a studio residency program hosted by Watch This Space in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). The Stardust Residency was established in honour of artist and educator Suzi Lyon, whose practice explored the connections between everyday life, community and broader social and ecological systems. The residency reflects Lyon’s inclusive
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The Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026 is now open to Australian residents working in any 2D medium and new media. This national acquisitive prize recognises outstanding contemporary visual arts practice across Australia. Since 2006, the exhibition has presented finalist works from artists nationwide, celebrating innovation and excellence in 2D and new media artforms. The
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Hollywoodridge is Jake Moss’ debut solo exhibition at Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, presented as a film production timeline spanning painting, sculpture, installation, video and sound. The exhibition unfolds as an autobiographical narrative shaped by Moss’ childhood experience of scarcity, homelessness and fracture while growing up in public housing in Woodridge, Brisbane. At first glance, the
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Entries are now open for the Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize 2026, a leading national award celebrating creative responses to environmental issues. Now in its sixth year, the prize invites artists and designers from across Australia—including young people aged 7–18—to submit work engaging with themes of the environment, sustainability, and our relationship to
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The Macquarie Group Collection invites entries for the 2026 Emerging Artist Prize, continuing over 35 years of supporting emerging Australian artists. Open to artists across Australia, including Brisbane-based practitioners, the prize offers a significant platform for exposure and career development. Finalists will be exhibited at The Art Space at 1 Elizabeth, Sydney, with the exhibition
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The Brisbane / Meanjin Paste Up Festival (BMPUF) returns for its second edition in May 2026 as part of BSAF and Meeting of Styles. Inspired by similar events in Argentina and London, BMPUF invites artists from around the world to participate in Brisbane’s street art scene — travelling here vicariously through their art. Paste-up is
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Join Studio Maverik for a relaxed and social life drawing session in the intimate studio space of Side Gallery. These pop-up sessions offer a welcoming environment for both beginners and experienced artists to sketch, connect, and unwind. Set within a private gallery surrounded by rotating exhibitions from local artists, the evening blends creative practice with
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Expressions of interest are now open for artists and curators to present exhibitions at Redcliffe Art Gallery in 2027. As City of Moreton Bay’s second-largest exhibition venue, Redcliffe Art Gallery offers the opportunity to exhibit in Gallery 3, Gallery 4, or across both spaces. Applications are open to professional artists, curators and artist collectives living
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Changemakers: Crafting a Difference presents eight textile banners by Australian craftivist Tal Fitzpatrick, exploring the power of making as a tool for activism and social change. Drawing on the history of textile banners used in movements such as women’s suffrage, the exhibition highlights both historical and contemporary struggles for equality. Themes include equal pay, sexual
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Time & Tide is a series of abstract paintings by Mary-Paula Ibrahim shaped by impermanence—not as loss, but as transformation. The works explore how memory rewrites place, carrying remnants of what has passed while energy continually reshapes what appears fixed. Situated in the threshold between erosion and emergence, permanence and change, the paintings draw on
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The Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards is a biennial national award celebrating excellence in contemporary Australian printmaking and drawing. Open to artists across Australia, the prize showcases a diverse selection of works and contributes to building the Art Gallery of Swan Hill’s permanent collection. Two acquisitive awards are presented—one for print and one
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Artists are invited to enter the inaugural Hill Painting Prize, a new national award celebrating landscape painting within the unique context of the Blue Mountains. Open to Australian residents, the prize calls for works depicting urban, man-made, and natural landscapes of the Blue Mountains region. Artists are encouraged to respond to the environment through contemporary
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The COAL Prize 2026 invites artists worldwide to respond to the theme of ‘night’, exploring ecological, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of darkness. The prize recognises projects that engage with environmental issues and aims to support artists contributing to ecological awareness and dialogue through creative practice. Ten finalists are selected, with winners receiving financial support and
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Now in its 36th year, the Linden Postcard Show is a much-loved, open-access exhibition inviting artists of all backgrounds to participate. With no selection process, once your entry is submitted and paid, your work is included—making this one of Australia’s most inclusive and accessible exhibition opportunities. The exhibition showcases hundreds of artists and up to
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The Doyles Art Award is a major annual not-for-profit exhibition celebrating excellence in representational fine art. Held in Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast, the award has built a strong reputation for showcasing highly skilled contemporary artists and attracting enthusiastic collectors. With a total prize pool of $33,000, the award includes a $20,000 acquisitive prize. The
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Part of the Off Grid series, this informal lecture explores the ongoing fascination with mannerism in contemporary architecture. While rooted in art history, mannerism has been repeatedly revisited by architects since the mid-twentieth century—raising questions about style, theory, and architectural recovery in a post-crisis context. The discussion will consider influential figures such as Denise Scott
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Join the Institute of Modern Art for the launch of the latest issue of Town Hall, alongside a thought-provoking panel discussion asking a critical question: Are the arts for everyone? Following an earlier session with major institutional leaders, this second panel brings together leading thinkers in art history and cultural studies, including Susan Best (Griffith
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Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery invites submissions for Curiouser and Curiouser, its 2026 Artists’ Book exhibition. Taking inspiration from curiosity, imagination, and the unexpected, this exhibition encourages artists to explore the boundless possibilities of the artist book form. Whether conceptual, sculptural, narrative, or experimental, artists are invited to respond freely—embracing storytelling, material exploration, and inventive
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The Naomi Milgrom Foundation invites expressions of interest for The Flush Project, a bold and playful design call-out transforming toilet cubicles into immersive creative spaces. Part of the redevelopment of the Richmond Power Station in Melbourne, this initiative asks artists, designers, and creatives of all levels to reimagine one of the most intimate and overlooked
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The Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio is a live-in, on-site residency program designed for visual artists living and working in Australia. Set within the grounds of Tweed Regional Gallery, the residency supports creative development while fostering meaningful engagement between artist, community, and place. The program offers a unique opportunity to work in a purpose-built
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Metro Arts invites audiences into the studio for a live showing of new works-in-progress by Alycia Bennett and Tara Pattenden, developed during their SEED FUND creative residency. Working across DIY strategies, interactive media, instrument-making, sound, and performance, Bennett and Pattenden come together for the first time—not to present finished outcomes, but to test, provoke, and
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FORM is a community-minded exhibition curated by Studio Maverik, bringing together a diverse group of emerging and established artists to explore the enduring theme of the human figure. Spanning a range of visual mediums, the exhibition invites artists to interpret form in their own way—examining the body as a vessel for humanity, beauty, intimacy, discomfort,
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After nearly seven years of experimentation, House Conspiracy presents Artists in Residence, a special 38-minute experimental documentary premiering just in time for the organisation’s 10th anniversary. Created by filmmakers Joseph Lynch, Charlton Lansley, and Ethan Bourke, the film offers a visually immersive journey through the house—moving in and out of projections that form a patchwork
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A charged, live showing of new works-in-progress by Alycia Bennett and Tara Pattenden, this open studio invites audiences into an unfolding creative process shaped by experimentation, collaboration, and risk. Working across DIY strategies, interactive media, instrument-making, sound, and performance, Bennett and Pattenden come together for the first time—not to present resolved outcomes, but to test,
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Pseudoplicity marks Dita Angeles’ debut exhibition, presenting a striking series of 12 anonymous portrait paintings. In these works, figures operate less as individual subjects and more as aesthetic motifs, contributing to a broader visual system of repetition and form. Through the concept of “Pseudoplicity,” simulated reproductions are meticulously hand-painted within each work. These layered images
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Silver Heads (1999), directed by Yevgeny Yufit and Vladimir Maslov, is a striking example of Necrorealism—a movement in Soviet and Russian nonconformist cinema exploring the aesthetics of death, decay, and the grotesque. The film follows a group of scientists who retreat into the forest to conduct a radical experiment: attempting to merge human and tree
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YICCA 2026 is an international contemporary art competition open to artists and groups from around the world, spanning a wide range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, performance, and mixed media. Designed as a global platform, the contest aims to elevate artists’ visibility and support their entry into the international art market. Selected
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