Featuring ROSS MANNING (SOLAR SOUNDS) (BRISBANE) CHERIE NOBLE (PROJECTED ENVIRONMENTS) (PALM BEACH) ALICIA HARVIE (PERFORMANCE ART) (BROADBEACH WATERS) UNWAR (EARTH-FRIENDLY AMBIENT DRONE NARRATIVES) (NORTHERN NSW) + RE-CYCLED, UP-CYCLED, BI-CYCLED BEATS + PEDAL-POWERED LIGHTING & PEOPLE-POWERED BRILLIANCE + SOLAR POWERED DISCO INFERNO SUNNY GOOD TIMES BANANA SUNDAYs are The Walls’ social sound series where we present […]
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Urban Strolling presents new work stemming from a recent one-month residency in Cadiz, Spain. In Cadiz, Courtney explored the possibility of walking as a strategy for unlearning, where unlearning involves the process of moving forward and backward to find a new center. The resulting works are but a small offering from this new line of
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As Brisbane establishes itself as an important city in the Asia-Pacific, what do our buildings say about life here? Living in the city will explore nine new architectural projects in Brisbane currently under construction alongside one project from each of our nine Sister Cities in the Asia-Pacific: Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Auckland (New Zealand), Chongqing and Shenzhen (China), Daejeon (South Korea), Hyderabad (India), Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Kobe (Japan) and
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Heiser Gallery presents a group exhibition of Naïve artists. Featuring Sam Byrnes, Charles Callins, Lorna Chick, Stephen Corti-Griffiths, Roy Huff, Martin Edge, Majory Dennis, Gunther Deix, Edith R. Dunstan, Dick Roughsey and Bill Yaxley. Image: Bill Yaxley Last flight of the little bentwing bats, Mt Etna caves, Rockhampton 1980 Oil on canvas 65.5×101.2cm
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Immerse yourself in Friday Night Laneways, Organic Data unfolding in Fish Lane, South Brisbane on Friday 11 March during the World Science Festival. From 6-10pm experience light projections, interactivity and sampled sounds that fuse art and science. Participate in the data flow with works that splice and mix the analogue and digital. The event will
Dear Diary, Jordan Azcune’s object relations are familiarly uncommon. They negotiate actions of strapping, balancing, leaning, extending, buggering, blending, bending, shrouding, hanging, twisting, puncturing, spilling, stretching, strapping and tying. His assemblages emit and scramble the physical networks of bodies and lived experience and act as barometers and mirrors that question their processes and place. When
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Dress Up, Play Games, Draw Artworks, Be Artworks, Be Seen. A night to sample the process of an artist, dressed in nonsensical costume and headdress. Hosted by Martin’s Fierce collective, we have a series of activities designed to assemble your dada creativity in the most surprising ways. Address: Warehouse Space (Metro Arts) 109 Edward St For more
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Three early or mid-career artists will embark on a month-long intensive studio program in September 2016 (exact dates to be announced) at the studios of internationally renowned Chinese-Australian artist Shen Shaomin, located in Huairou District on the outskirts of Beijing. The 4A Beijing Studio Program provides a unique opportunity for artists to research new projects
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Cut Thumb ARI is seeking proposals for the May- December 2016 program and 2017 Program. We are looking for experimental artists at any stage in their careers for solo and group exhibitions. Cut Thumb wants to hear your ideas for projects that are ambitious and respond to our unique space. Cut Thumb ARI is located
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The Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris is a non-profit international art centre which provides studio accommodation for artists and scholars from around the world. The Art Gallery of NSW awards artists or scholars in the visual arts a two-month or three-month tenancy in either the Moya Dyring Studio or the Dr Denise Hickey Memorial Studio
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The Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC), Aomori Public University is an artistic institution in Japan centered on an ‘Artist in Residence’ (AIR) program. Artists are invited who play an active part in the field of contemporary art. Call for applications for the 3-month autumn residency programme, themed ‘Time for A Change’. During the residency period at
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The call for the Artists-in-Residence Program of ARCUS Project 2016 IBARAKI is opened to applications from artists from outside Japan. The programme runs for 110 days from mid-August 2016 (artists must be available for the full period to participate in the programme). Artist-in-Residence Program of ARCUS Project which aims to support the artistic activities of
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History One of Australia’s most loved and richest portrait awards, the biennial Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award celebrates realistic portraiture in memory of our eponymous patron. Hannan, a gifted portraitist, was well known in the Bega Valley as a staunch supporter and generous patron of the arts, funded the John Balmain National Award for Portraits
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Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 4th Annual International “Figurative / Portrait” Online Art Competition for the month of April 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
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The size of a credit card, Raspberry Pi has become an increasingly popular tool for artists due to its low cost and flexibility of use, including connecting to any monitor to play high-definition video. Join this hands-on workshop with Melbourne based artist and QUT alumnus Antoinette J. Citizen to learn how to run your own
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HIDDEN is an outdoor sculpture exhibition that provides artists with the opportunity to showcase their work in Australia’s most historic and culturally significant cemetery. Rookwood Cemetery is interested in exhibiting works that respond to the themes surrounding the Rookwood site, such as history, culture, remembrance and love. AWARDS: Valued at over $12,000 Awards and Honorariums
The Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation announce the 15th annual Inge Morath Award. The Award of $5,000 is given to a female photographer under the age of 30, to support the completion of a long-term documentary project. One Award winner and up to two finalists are selected by a jury composed of Magnum
The Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA) in Japan invites all young photographers to send us their finest images for the Kiyosato Young Portfolio 2016. Works by photographers under 35 years will be selected and purchased to become part of the museum’s permanent collection. Eligibility Applicants must have been born after January 1, 1981 (i.e.,
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Leap into the unknown with us at Metro Arts. We are now calling for proposals to be a part of our 2017 Performance and Exhibition Program, developing and presenting new work. Metro Arts welcomes proposals from early career through to mid and long term practitioners – Brisbane-based, interstate and around the world – ready to
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The first international Alps Art Academy is open for applications from artists, theorists and curators interested in working with nature, society and land art. It will take place in Tenna, Switzerland, with workshops, lectures and artworks produced in the landscape of the Safiental valley. In summer 2016 (June 26 – July 2), the first international
The second Australia-ASEAN Council Grant Round is now open, with a call to Australian applicants for projects supporting awareness, understanding, exchanges between people and institutions in Australia and 10 ASEAN countries of Southeast Asia. Arts and culture are part of the programme. The Australia-ASEAN Council (AAC), launched by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on 8 September
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The Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2016 offers a major prize of $25,000 cash plus a residency at Montville Country Cabins. The winning work is added to the Sunshine Coast Art Collection. A non-acquisitive Highly Commended $5,000 prize sponsored by the Proost-De Deyne family and People’s Choice $2,500 prize are also on offer. The award is open to any Australian
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The City of Melbourne invites early mid-career artists to imagine and develop new encounters within the City of Melbourne through our inaugural Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab, led by Chief Curator Natalie King. The 2016 Biennial Lab, titled What Happens Now?, is an opportunity for artists to explore bold, creative ideas in an aesthetically and intellectually rigorous
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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS: CROSSROADS IN CULTURAL STUDIES, 2016. For the first time in its history,Crossroads in Cultural Studies is coming to the southern hemisphere. Hosted by the University of Sydney and Western Sydney University, the 11th International Conference Crossroads in Cultural Studies will be held in Sydney, Australia, from December 14-17 2016. Crossroads in Cultural
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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. National Works on Paper is one of Australia’s most prestigious awards and acquisitive exhibitions. A biennial exhibition, its role is to support and promote contemporary Australian
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During AnywhereTheatre Festival, Reverse Garbage Qld is embracing the theatrical by presenting a steampunk costume jewellery workshop. Inspired by fantasy and sci-fi genres set during the 19th century when technology ran on steam power, Steampunk has become a popular medium for fashion and accessories. Steampunk enables you to re-imagine the past to create a futuristic
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Australian and International Artists from various fields – visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, curating – are invited to submit entries for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2016. The two winning artists will each receive 4 free weeks of BigCi residency and AUD$2,000 spending money. In addition to that, up to AUD$2,000
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The opportunity to forge new connections is running again in 2017. Postcard Co-Lab is a postcard exchange project open to all Australian residents aspiring to initiate experimentation, share art with new audiences and build connections with other like-minded people that may not have otherwise been formed. Founded by South East Queensland artist Chantel Schott brought
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Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS) announces the OPEN SITE open call for original art projects – these can be time-based (e.g. performance) or space-based (exhibition). Projects to be realised between October 2016 and March 2017 at the TWS Hongo space, Tokyo. Residency accommodation is offered to those from overseas as well as other subsidy. OPEN SITE further develops
The goal of the NEXT THINGS challenge from LABORAL in Spain is to bring together art and technology, artists with technologies, and to unleash the huge potential of mixing the creativity and perspective of artists with the nowadays powerful open hardware technologies. NEXT THINGS 2016 – VISIBLE pursues innovative and breakthrough ideas on the Internet of
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CALL OUT FOR PROPOSALS – JULY – DEC 2016 Exhibit with us this year and be part of the exciting 2016 program at Rubicon ARI. All types of applications are welcome from artists and curators for solo or group shows. The deadline is 25 March 5pm. More info here – http://www.rubiconari.com.au/proposals
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The COLLIDE International Award is a major international residency programme and a new collaboration between CERN, Geneva and FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool). Proposals reflecting on encounters between art and science are invited. COLLIDE International Award is a unique opportunity for artists to spend dedicated time in one of the most important laboratories
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Find inspiration in the timeless Tuscan countryside! Live and work in the shadow of the oldest church in all of Chianti, built in the 10th century, painstakingly restored by two lifelong art lovers skilled in design and architecture. La Macina di San Cresci overlooks the classic Tuscan town of Greve in Chianti and is located
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Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery An Open Access community Printmaking Studio and Gallery managed by an Artist Collective in a voluntary capacity. It is a not-for-profit Incorporated Cultural Organisation. At an Impress workshop you will learn new skills or enhance old ones with enthusiastic professional tutors. Participation in workshops is a great way to meet other members
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“Exhibit X” is a mobile, purpose built professional art studio/gallery available to artists for “pop-up” exhibitions in and around Brisbane. For more information please contact Danny Guinsberg via email or through Facebook. Email: exhibitx@outlook.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Exhibit-X-240389686335980
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BVAC is an umbrella organisation with around 20 member groups under our banner. We were born as a result of the individual member groups who were struggling financially and the decision was made to form a separate body who would provide a physical home and pay for all expenses to allow the art groups to carry on
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