Contemporaries: Summer marks PARKER Contemporary’s end-of-year exhibition and Christmas celebration, bringing together new works alongside a personally curated selection of favourite pieces from the gallery. Gallery Director and Founder Emily Parker presents a thoughtful moment to gather, reflect, and close out the year together — raising a glass while celebrating the depth and diversity of […]
Contemporaries: Summer Read More »
Step into Brisbane’s ever-evolving urban and cultural story with this expertly guided walking tour through the Queen’s Wharf Precinct — one of the city’s most historically and artistically significant sites. Led by a Museum of Brisbane guide, this 90-minute tour weaves together themes of art, landscape, history, and identity. Beginning at Lindy Lee’s monumental sculpture
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Precinct Public Art Tour Read More »
In The Shape of What’s True, Amanda van Gils presents a contemplative body of work exploring memory, perception, and the layering of lived experience. Through watercolour and graphite, van Gils constructs translucent surfaces where traces of text emerge, dissolve, and reappear, echoing the shifting nature of understanding and the quiet accumulation of thought over time.
Amanda van Gils: The Shape of What’s True Read More »
Vacant Assembly’s annual Xmas exhibition returns with a dynamic fundraising event featuring works by 60 artists. Each artist has created a piece responding to the iconic besser blocks that form the foundations of VA — measuring 400 × 200 × 200 mm. Opening EventFriday 12 December, from 6pm – late Exhibition Continues• Saturday: 11am –
Vacant Assembly: Xmas Exhibition Read More »
Our annual small works exhibition is almost here, bringing together a vibrant collection of tiny treasures to celebrate the end of the year. As we head into opening week, here’s everything you need to know. Opening Night Event Thursday 11 December, 5–8pm• DJ Set: Michelle Xen• Tarot Readings: Elaine Crow• Raffle launching soon — all
TENFOLD: Small Works Exhibition Read More »
Join us on Thursday 11 December as QCAD Galleries opens three new exhibitions and welcomes an evening of conversation, connection, and contemporary visual art. QCAD Thursdays are more than exhibition openings – they invite audiences to explore, question, and engage with new ideas in art and design. Featuring new work by Rose Alexander, Finnian Mullen,
Maggie Cheung is one of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic stars — celebrated for her expressive naturalism, grace, and genre-hopping versatility. From romantic comedies and martial arts epics to poignant arthouse dramas, Cheung’s screen presence defined an era. Her breakthrough in Police Story (1985) and collaborations with Wong Kar-wai — culminating in the timeless In
In the Mood for Maggie Cheung Read More »
Blak Creatives Exchange presents striking cultural artworks in bold colour, offering fresh perspectives on the City of Moreton Bay Art Collection. Developed in partnership with Munimba-ja’s Blak Creatives Program, the exhibition showcases the voices of emerging First Nations creatives who worked alongside the gallery team to learn the foundations of exhibition production from concept to
Blak Creatives Exchange Read More »
Mitchell Fine Art proudly presents Tjukurrpa, an exhibition honouring the extraordinary life and work of Shorty Jangala Robertson (c.1925–2014) — a senior Warlpiri man and one of Central Australia’s most respected artists. Born in the remote desert northwest of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory, Shorty spent his early years deeply immersed in traditional Warlpiri culture.
Shorty Jangala Robertson: Tjukurrpa Read More »
The BBA Artist Prize 2026 invites artists from around the world to apply for one of Europe’s leading contemporary art awards. Open to all mediums and themes, the competition welcomes submissions from artists aged 18 and over — regardless of experience, education, or background. Applicants can submit up to five artworks, and all entries will
BBA Artist Prize 2026 Read More »
Sydney-based artist Robby Bennett presents a new suite of paintings that probe the space between reality and imagination through layered symbols, abstract forms, and carefully balanced compositions. Rooted in Bennett’s rural upbringing and art-historical references, the works invite viewers to consider how memory, context, and culture shape what we see and how we understand it.
Robby Bennett: The Music They Played Was Flowers Read More »
FireWorks Gallery presents Evidence of Scale V and From the air, two concurrent exhibitions that explore scale, material, and perspective through sculpture, drawing, and painting. Evidence of Scale V, the gallery’s annual showcase of sculpture and works on paper, features Rod Moss, Phil Gordon, Christopher Hodges, Jennifer Herd, Paul Bong, Daryl Hewson, and Walala Tjapaltjarri
Evidence of Scale V & From the air Read More »
Sydney-based artist Steve Lopes returns to Mitchell Fine Art with his latest solo exhibition, Everyone’s Amazing — a body of work that visually weaves together past and future, memory and imagination. Lopes’ complex figurative compositions are charged with emotion and layered meaning, drawing viewers into a world of narrative tension and quiet revelation. Interspersed with
Steve Lopes: Everyone’s Amazing Read More »
The Ipswich Art Workshop has opened Expressions of Interest for its February–June 2026 program, inviting artists, makers, and creative thinkers to host workshops, residencies, and community meetups. A welcoming, hands-on, multi-use space, Ipswich Art Workshop is designed to support diverse arts-based initiatives and foster connections within the local creative community. As a Council-owned venue available
Ipswich Art Workshop: Expressions of Interest Read More »
Residue + Response: Tamworth Textile Triennial builds on the rich legacy of the Tamworth Fibre Textile Collection, which first began in 1973 and celebrates fifty years of Australian textile innovation and artistry. Curated by Dr Carol McGregor, this fifth iteration brings together artists from across the country to explore how the events of our shared
Residue + Response: Tamworth Textile Triennial Read More »
The cultural association THE DOCKS has announced the fourth edition of Raise Your Zine! 2025, an international photography competition dedicated to supporting and promoting emerging voices in photographic publishing. The initiative offers a unique opportunity for photographers worldwide: the winning project will be published as a fanzine by The Docks Publishing in 2026, accompanied by
Join Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD) as they celebrate the incredible talents of their graduating creatives. The 2025 Graduate Exhibition will showcase the innovation, skill, and imagination of emerging designers and artists as they unveil their final projects. From visual communication to product and spatial design, this annual showcase highlights the next generation
2025 Grad Show Opening: Gold Coast Read More »
Following an overwhelming response to the first sold-out event, artisan is hosting a second evening workshop with Brisbane-based creative Kimi Schieren — known for her playful, colourful, and character-filled designs. In this hands-on session, participants will create their own custom bag charm and earrings, drawing from a vibrant array of handmade components. Guided by Kimi,
Custom Bag Charm & Earrings Making Workshop with Kimi Schieren Read More »
Floralia is spring uncontained — a collision of colour, life, and renewal. Featuring Joan Harris, Juni Margrie, Cilla Russell, Aylee Kim, Stuart White, and Kelly Bonk, the exhibition bursts with unruly blooms, tangled gardens, drifting coral worlds, and creatures that crawl, fly, and swim through surreal landscapes. Alive with texture and transformation, Floralia celebrates flora
Jan Murphy Gallery presents Paintings, the second solo exhibition by Amber Wallis with the gallery. Moving fluidly between landscape, abstraction, and figuration, Wallis’s practice explores quiet interior and exterior spaces that speak to women’s experiences, time, and care. Her works—stained, blurred, and layered across both raw and primed linen—resist easy categorisation. “I intentionally do not
Amber Wallis: Paintings Read More »
Join Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art & Design as they celebrate the incredible talents of their graduating creatives. The 2025 Graduate Exhibitions will showcase the work of students from Visual Arts, Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, and Design, offering a glimpse into the future of contemporary art and design practice. This annual graduate showcase is
QCAD Graduate Exhibition 2025 Read More »
Celebrating excellence, cultural strength, and innovation, the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA) provide a nationally significant platform for sharing powerful stories and unique artistic practices from across the continent. Proudly presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and principal partner Telstra, the awards are
2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards Read More »
The Mandorla Art Award is Australia’s most significant thematic Christian art prize, attracting some of the nation’s finest artists since its inception in 1985. Held every two years, the award invites artists to create contemporary fine art in conversation with a Biblical text — contributing to the cultural and spiritual life of Australia. With a
Mandorla Art Award 2026 Read More »
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize is one of regional Queensland’s leading visual arts awards, celebrating creative excellence and artistic responses to the distinctive spirit, people, and landscape of the Australian Outback. Hosted by the Outback Regional Gallery at the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, the prize welcomes artists from across Australia to submit up
John Villiers Outback Art Prize Read More »
Creative Brimbank and Brimbank City Council invite artists and collectives to apply for the In-site: Brimbank Environmental Art Residency — a six-month residency program supporting environmentally engaged creative practice grounded in place. Running from 1 February to 1 August 2026, the residency provides $5,000 in financial support, access to a dedicated studio or office space,
In-site: Brimbank Environmental Art Residency Read More »
Calling all artists! Entries are now open for the Small Works Art Prize 2026, Australia’s largest exhibition dedicated to small-scale works — each measuring no more than 35 × 35 × 35 cm. Celebrating creativity in all its forms, this open-entry prize welcomes artists of every background, from emerging to established, across all mediums including
Small Works Art Prize 2026 Read More »
The Backbone Festival returns this October with Look Up — a bold, three-week program of performance, sound, and visual art transforming Seven Hills Hub into a thriving site of curiosity, resistance, and imagination. Brisbane’s leading youth arts organisation, Backbone Youth Arts, invites audiences to “look up from the noise” and engage with a generation of
Backbone Festival: Look Up Read More »
Something Wild brings together Clare Purser and Jude Taggart Roberts, two leading Brisbane-based contemporary artists, in a joint exhibition that explores the physical and emotional terrain of the landscape. For both artists, the ‘wilds’ of nature become a mirror for feeling—spaces of untamed reverie and deep observation. Jude Taggart Roberts’s gestural works on paper evoke
Something Wild: Clare Purser and Jude Taggart Roberts Read More »
The Homiens Art Prize is an internationally recognised award celebrating creativity across all art forms and disciplines. With over $12,000 USD awarded annually, the prize supports emerging and established artists worldwide, providing global exposure and professional development opportunities. Open to artists of all backgrounds, the Homiens Art Prize welcomes entries in any medium, size, or
The Homiens Art Prize Read More »
Edwina Corlette Gallery presents Omnivorous Cast, a new exhibition by regional Victorian-based artist Pia Murphy. The title reflects Murphy’s approach to painting as a gathering of experiences, inspired by her residency at The Barn in Montauk, New York. There, she embraced an “omnivorous cast” of observation, experimentation, and engagement with the natural environment. Working directly
Pia Murphy: Omnivorous Cast Read More »
Adelaide-based artist Tim Edwards returns to Jan Murphy Gallery with his second solo exhibition, In between space. With a practice spanning over four decades, Edwards continues to refine his bold and distinctive glass vessels that blur the boundaries between drawing and sculpture. The exhibition explores the optical and conceptual space between two and three dimensions,
Tim Edwards: In between space Read More »
Celebrating creative excellence across Australia’s contemporary art landscape, the Clayton Utz Art Award showcases an exceptional selection of national finalists whose works explore the richness, diversity, and imagination of Australian visual art. The 2025 winner, Francesca Owen, received the major award for her work The Banya (Fine Art Print, 125 × 85 cm), praised by
Clayton Utz Art Award 2025–2026 Read More »
Michael Zavros (b.1974) is one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists, known for his hyper-realist depictions of beauty, luxury, and the often-unsettling allure of perfection. Working across painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography, Zavros constructs meticulously detailed images that are both visually sumptuous and deeply reflective. Raised on the Gold Coast, Zavros graduated from the Queensland
Are you a maker looking to turn your craft into a sustainable business? Brisbane City Council’s Maker Entrepreneurship Program is a free initiative tailored to local artists, designers, and makers in Brisbane. The 2026 program offers a series of expert-led workshops designed to build practical business skills in planning, finance, marketing, and product storytelling. Running
2026 Maker Entrepreneurship Program Read More »
Media artists worldwide are invited to submit work for the 39th European Media Art Festival (EMAF) in Osnabrück, Germany. The festival features film, media, installations, performances, hybrid and experimental works. Key Info Submission Deadline: 22 December 2025 Accepted categories: • Film (experimental shorts & features) • Installation (interactive, spatial, sculptural, etc.) • Expanded (performances, live events, workshops) Entry
The world is full of contrasts, contradictions and ironical phenomena. The physical, spiritual and intellectual aspects of existence are continually throwing perceptual “curve balls” at us to influence and enhance our experience of “this life”. Since moving to Brisbane in the late 80s its landscape and architecture has dominated my painting and the subjects of
Sandy Herberte: World By Night Read More »