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East Coast Encounter

Involving Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, writers and songwriters, East Coast Encounter re-imagines the 1770 encounter by James Cook and his crew with Aboriginal people. This project has been developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast and assisted by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Government through the Ministry for the

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WHO is LOOKING at YOU?

Artists are invited to submit works in the 2017 Cambridge Studio Gallery (CSGallery) WHO is LOOKING at YOU? Portrait Prize from August, 2016. WHO is LOOKING at YOU? is for works depicting the human face as its subject matter. All mediums accepted and unique approaches encouraged. Entries close midnight 31 January, 2017. For more information

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BP Portrait Award

The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world and represents the very best in contemporary portrait painting. With a first prize of £30,000, and a total prize fund of £61,000, the Award is aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in their work. The competition is

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Meet the Makers

Meet the Makers showcases what is unique to Artisan: Queensland makers and their stories. With a festive marketplace atmosphere and makers in residence throughout the exhibition, visitors will be able to witness makers at work and have the opportunity to hear about and buy their creations. The exhibition also launches the Meet the Makers page on

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petite pieces 2017

Every February, Aspire runs our favourite and most popular competition – ‘petite pieces’ –  to kick off another year of amazing exhibitions. ‘petite pieces’ is a 40 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm, open theme, open medium competition with numerous prizes to be won. For more information please visit the – Website

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88 Gallery: Artist Call Out

88 Gallery is a newly established contemporary art space – which is part of the Mindful Origins Hub, located in the Redcliffe Peninsula, Queensland.  The gallery is a unique arts platform focused on supporting local and emerging artists. Our exhibitions support an array of emerging talent from diverse creative disciplines including but not limited to –

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Jasper Knight: Little Wonder

Little Wonder is a body of ten works about the Karakoram Highway. The highway connects China to Pakistan and due to its high altitude, stunning natural surrounds and extreme construction, is often referred to as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World”. From jingle trucks (aptly named because the US troops thought they jingled due to the high level of

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The Art of Dr Seuss

‘Dr Seuss’ is the pseudonym name created by editorial cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel. Theodor began his career as a little-known editorial cartoonist in the 1920s, his artwork became the platform from which he delivered forty-four children’s books, more than 400 World War II political cartoons, hundreds of advertisements, and countless editorials filled with wonderfully inventive animals, characters,

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Miles Hall: Pigmentum MMXVI

At the height of the Italian quattrocento, the prosperity of Venice was considerably strengthened by the sale of oltremare de venecia (Venetian overseas goods). Imported products such as pepper, ginger, nutmeg and cloves found themselves combined with local ingredients that re-invigorated culinary and medical traditions. Importantly, the trade of spices provided an entry point for

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SHIFT

Four emerging curators and five Flying Arts Queensland artists have come together to present Shift, an exhibition that investigates the transience of change and its capacity to be both transformative and destructive. Featuring artists working in differing mediums, this exhibition is set to investigate and interpret the meaning of Shift through video installations, photography, works

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AWOL at Vung Tau Beach

AWOL at Vung Tau Beach is a project by Isaac Brown that aims to create new dialogue in the artist’s relationship with his father. The project explores the use (and limits) of contemporary documentary photography storytelling practices to construct visual letters. The first section, “sent letters”, contains letters that have been specifically made and delivered

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IMA Talk, Dieter Roelstraete

Turn! Turn! Turn! Reconsidering Art as Historiography In this lecture, co-presented with Monash University Museum of Art, international curator Dieter Roelstraete considers his past notions of art as an historical or historiographic tool using retrospective exercises. Reflecting on what was once a powerful trend in contemporary art during the first decade and a half of

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Online Art Competition

Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 1st Annual International “Open-No Theme” Online Art Competition for the month of November 2016.  Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at Contemporary Art

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Brian Robinson: Myth & Marvel

Onespace’s second exhibition profiles recent work by celebrated Torres Strait Islander artist Brian Robinson. It is also Robinson’s first ever solo show in Brisbane. Robinson’s exhibition, Myth & Marvel, a series of dramatic linocut prints, describes the unique cultural fusion in which he works. This lively and imaginative aesthetic has marked Robinson’s mature artistry, which

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MELT Portrait Prize

Created to celebrate the diversity of the LGBTIQ community, the MELT Portrait Prize returns in 2017 as an opportunity for visual artists to celebrate their heroes and document figures in the community. During MELT a selection of shortlisted artworks of the LGBTI+ community submitted by artists from Brisbane and beyond will be exhibited in the second

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Forecast International

An International Platform for Pioneering Ideas As an international platform for knowledge transfer, Forecast offers pioneers from anywhere in the world working in various disciplines the chance to work with accomplished mentors toward bringing their projects to fruition, and to present them to the public. Forecast transcends the boundaries of disciplines and genres to provide

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House of Mirrors

The House of Mirrors is a grotesquely fascinating walk-through installation composed of a labyrinth of seemingly endless mirrors.  Since the 19th Century, mirror mazes have been trapping and reflecting participants, challenging those that venture into them, both physically and psychologically, resulting in delight, amazement and sometimes, fear. The House of Mirrors includes Kaleidoscopic like chambers,

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BNE ART – Writers Call Out

With a focus on local artists, writers, artist-run initiatives and independent projects, BNE ART publishes essays, reviews and news associated with Brisbane’s visual arts sector. BNE ART  is opening applications for the following opportunities: BNE ART Writing Editor (Internship) Emerging Arts Writers (Reviews, Essays and News)   BNE ART Writing Editor In 2017, BNE ART

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Here I Am

Side Gallery is reflecting on the first year of exhibitions. We’ve gathered together a selection of artworks by artists who participated in our 2016 program. Some of these works may be familiar while many of them are new and all are small and intimate: affordable gifts for the festive season. Shown together they generate a

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Khadim Ali: The Arrivals

The Arrivals’ is an exhibition of new work by Sydney-based artist Khadim Ali and features sculptural installation, large-scale rugs and the artist’s distinctive paintings made in the miniaturist tradition. Opening Event: Friday 25 November, 6 – 8pm IMAGE: Khadim Ali, The Arrivals #6 2016, Gouache and goldleaf on wasli paper, 75 x 55 cm, Courtesy of the artist

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Teo Treloar: Black Geometry

“Black Geometry is produced as a primary investigation into drawing, done with the traditional approach of utilising graphite on paper. The act of drawing can represent a fluid and immediate articulation of thought and being in the world. My drawing practice explores a position where existential aesthetics, usually associated with literature, can be placed and

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Infinite Dawn

A live sonic-cinema event, fusing the surround sound atmospherica of HHAARRPP (Luke Jaaniste) with the stunning ambient landscapes of JNXYZ (Jona Nalder). A vast golden sky. A dazzling ocean shore. Music that drags your heart to the heavens. An infinite dawn. So much time to dissolve. Premiering the extended versions of two mesmerising music-films “Blood

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