Take a Part CIC and Plymouth University are delivering an international symposium on socially engaged practice. The symposium seeks to look at two aspects of socially engaged practice: methodologies to approaching socially engaged work and the impacts on audiences and communities it engages with. Take a Part works with communities in Plymouth to make contemporary […]
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The Institute for Advanced Study at CEU (IAS CEU) in Budapest invites applications for its Artist in Residence Program for the academic year 2016/2017 under the annual theme of ”Space and Place”. Two residential fellowships are offered, one for a visual artist and one for a writer. Annual Theme: Space and Place Space, as trope,
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CLUTCH Collective is now accepting proposals for our 2016 exhibition program that will consist of one-night events. We are looking for individual and collaborative visual, sound, and performance artists as well as writers who are interested in contributing to our exhibition catalogue. Our collective is interested in showing new site-specific works from emerging artists for
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WORKSHOPS AT CABOOLTURE REGIONAL ART GALLERY Micro-Gravity: Physics and abstraction 7, 8, 9 & 10 March ● 10am – 4pm ● $60 per person ● 10 places available Four – day workshop on innovative processes of abstraction in contemporary art. The project will focus on painting in relationship to concepts from developments in science, and
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Join Brisbane artist Elizabeth Willing for a special hands-on workshop featuring experimental, fun, and participatory culinary exercises, drawing on the artist’s ongoing Dessert performances. Willing reimagines customary engagements with food, creating a number of multisensory experiences that play with the choreography of dining. In 2009 Willing completed her honours in Fine Arts (Visual Arts) at
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The Moreton Bay Region Art Awards is an annual acquisitive art prize and exhibition proudly supported by the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The Art Awards offers two acquisitive prizes of $7,500 and two supplementary $1,000 prizes for a Local Artists and a People’s Choice Award. The Moreton Bay Region Art Awards is an important feature
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The ‘Body Information Workshops’ are an ongoing study that involves gallery visitors completing tasks that document their body experience. At previous workshops, participants have completed actions with Leena including: brushing each other’s teeth, gesturing their heartbeat and using a neti pot. All of the sessions are documented, allowing audiences to access the workshops afterwards, without
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Arts Queensland, part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, is dedicated to growing a vibrant and sustainable arts and cultural sector in Queensland. Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) Supporting vibrant and accessible arts and cultural experiences for Queensland by individuals, organisations or collectives. QASP replaced the Projects and Programs (PAP) fund in September 2015.
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Local, national and international artists are invited to submit entries until March 7, with organisers welcoming the opportunity to work with artists who would like to explore the liminal boundary of the coastal landscape and those who are keen to break new ground in sculpture presentation. SWELL is set to once again showcase a
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Benjamin Crowley is a contemporary visual artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Crowley’s practice is primarily concerned with questions of existentialism and identity. He engages viewers through moments of ambivalence and uncertainty, often presenting work that is dichotomous or with ambiguous intentions in order to provoke an element of doubt. Through this provocation he aims to
Elizabeth Willing’s Between Courses Eat to live, or live to eat? On one hand sustenance, and on the other pleasure. Food is undeniably necessary, located right at the very bottom of Maslow’s pyramid1 , but it has the potential to be so much more than necessary – to excite, entice, enrapture. Food can be decadent,
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Chris Bennie is an artist living in Mermaid Beach, Queensland, Australia. His work has been included in national and international group exhibitions including Innerspace, Canberra Contemporary Artspace (2015); The National Artists Self Portrait Prize, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane (2013); New Psychedelia, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane (2011); Photo LA, Los Angeles (2010); Biennale of Sydney: Revolutions – Forms
Holly Bates and Tayla Haggarty explore themes of gender, sexuality and representation in their respective practices. When working together as Parallel Park these concerns are amplified. Romantically involved, the collaboration combines their individual interests in materiality, recontexualised found objects, humour, metaphor, gender and sexuality, and merges them with questions pertaining to pairing, love and relationships.
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Facilitated by Stephen Clark Are you an artist? Are you in business? Artists sometimes have difficulty thinking of themselves as a business. However, if you want to make money from your work and see your career grow, it is important to give some thought to basic business principles. This workshop is about taking more of
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My paintings never come easily and always have autobiographical significance. I mine my subconscious and the natural world for subject matter to create images which express an emotion or experience. My technique is painstaking and exacting making every painting a big commitment so I must be sure of the image and believe in it. For
There are a number of themes, which are central within the greater body of my work. The predominant subject matter is quintessentially Australian and it reveals the ways in which Australian myths are deeply ingrained and yet constantly changing, signifying the cultural diversity that we, as a country, continue to experience. The deeply ingrained, sardonic,
Future and Emerging Art Technologies (FEAT) push the boundaries of human knowledge. Unconventional ways of thinking and creativity open novel and visionary fields of research that radically shift. Call for six leading international artists. Our project aims to bring together artists and FEAT projects using best practice methods to create high-impact collaborative outcomes including the production
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everyoneisugly proudly announces their first annual virtual residency, artcrush2016. This call is open to all interested persons worldwide, though preference will be given to applicants demonstrating previous work relating to social media as performance. This residency is virtual and can be completed remotely. This piece will be collaborative- effectively, the selected applicant will be a
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Open call for Singapore Fringe Festival 2017 – on the theme of ‘Art and Skin‘. The theme for M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2017 is Art and Skin. We are looking for works in all disciplines that will fall within that theme. Applications accepted from professional Singapore and international artists/ companies. The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is
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Contemporary Art Gallery Online Announces an International Call for Artists to Participate in the “ALL Paintings” Art Competition & Exhibition Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 4th Annual International “ALL Paintings” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2016. Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of their experience or
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The Laundry Artspace are now accepting applications for the 2016 exhibition program. Application information and the application form can be found on our website at www.thelaundryartspace.com/applications-open-2016
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See the work of major Australian artist Charles Blackman and explore his important connections with Queensland artists and writers. On display will be the ‘Schoolgirl’ and ‘Flower’ series, which were influenced by his Brisbane experiences. Image: Charles Blackman, Australia b.1928 / The Blue Alice / 1956-57 / Tempera, oil and household enamel on composition board
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Eyeline #84 is out now. Featuring: Zombie Formalism, Song Ling, Louise Haselton, Ian Fairweather, Fiona Macdonald, Robert MacPherson, Anne Ferran, Judith Wright, Lindy Lee, Brook Andrew, Walid Raad, Adam Boyd, Alex Martinis Roe, Nina Canell, Drew Bickford, Peter Hennessey and so much more! Print version with free postage click here to purchase. Download on the App Store
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BLUE NOISE 2016 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER + PROGRAM LAUNCH Saturday 23 January 5 – 9pm *SAPPHIRE SOUNDS *AZURE VISIONS *DEEP BLUE BEATS *PRIZE POOL *PERFORMANCES *PROGRAM PEAKS *EATS & TREATS Special guests SCRAPS (DIY AURAL OZMOSIS) SCALE FREE NETWORK X MARLY LUSKE (LOCAL ELECTRO-ACQUATIC SOUNDS + VISUALS) DJ CKDB X VJ JASON HAGGERTY (DEEP BLUE SET)
Jugglers Art Space Inc presents a solo exhibition of selected works by Jessica Row – “memento/momentum”. Capturing poignant moments from the past five years, the artist uses printmaking, photography, video and sculpture to exhibit joy, adventure, heartbreak, loss and self-discovery. Row’s work explores themes of identity, memory, mortality & belonging. She seeks to celebrate ordinary
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TANDEM is a series of new site specific and performance works by Brisbane based collaboration Parallel Park. TANDEM looks at how humor can be utilised as a means of exploring same sex relationships, social stigmas, stereotypes and beyond… Parallel Park is the collaborative art practice of Brisbane-based artists Holly Bates and Tayla Haggarty. The collaboration
A drawing conversation By Piyali Ghosh (India) and Kellie O’Dempsey (Australia) Sound Michael Dick (Australia) An improvised drawing performance for one night only. Presented by Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research & Woollongabba Art Gallery Photo of Piyali Ghosh by John Elliot Photo of Kellie O’Dempsey by Laura Seeds Address: 27 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
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Jordan Azcune/ Raw Prawn Essay by Erika Scott ‘Raw Prawn’ looks at new sculptural and installation works by Brisbane based artist Jordan Azcune. With an artistic process obsessed with play, Azcune is able to create visually jarring assemblages and lop sided landmarks. Influenced by German romanticism and expressionist theory, Azcune explores symbology, narrative, colour theory
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Indo Pop showcases works from QAGOMA 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) and will run concurrently with APT8. A focus area of APT7 was works from Indonesia, and a coherent group has been selected from the 2012−13 exhibition which was the largest ever inclusion in an APT. The selection highlights the importance of
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Brisbane Collage Club is excited to invite you to its first exhibition. Featuring artists include: Felix Clifford James Hornsby Justin Stenton-Dozey Kat Elizabeth Donald Katy Mchugh Kurt Whittington Laura Richter Lizzie Riek Rachael Bartram Warren Handley and Harley & Händen The opening night is Friday the 29th of January with viewing hours from Wednesday 3rd
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Reminiscence pays tribute to Judith Wright and her life. On reflection Judith was a fiercely intelligent, strong and passionate woman who cared deeply about the land of her birth and the first people of her beloved country, Australia. Artist, Fiona Rafferty and Ceramicist, Frances Smith have worked collaboratively to produce a body of work that
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Gold Coast City Gallery is pleased to host the Gold Coast Art Prize 2015. Now in its 47th year, the popular award provides an opportunity to showcase excellent contemporary art practice from across Australia. The prize is open to all Australian artists working in any art media except photography. There is a total of $30,000 for acquisitions. 2015
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Artists of Ampilatwatja return to Brisbane with their distinctive paintings of Central Australia. These artists combine fine dot paintings with a figurative style featuring flowers and bush medicine flora from their surrounding landscape.
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The world’s leading and largest festival of contemporary character culture Pictoplasmais back with a dense program of inspiring artist presentations, conference lectures, animation screenings, workshops, installations, numerous character walk exhibitions and performances. The unique mix of screenings, exhibitions, and personal artist presentations delivers tons of inspiring input, while the lively exchange between the various disciplines
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CURRENT CALL-OUT FOR SUBMISSION TO ISSUE THREE OF REPURPOSED: Issue Three of Repurposed will be themed around engagements with spatial appropriation. I think about how we perceive ownership of space, personal, civic, etc. and then am confronted, almost daily, with ways in which that ownership or even the notion of ownership has been challenged, confronted
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Holly Bates is a Brisbane-based artist, working individually and as one half of the collaboration Parallel Park with artist Tayla Haggarty. Working across a range of mediums such as painting, installation, performance and video, her practice currently seeks to challenge pre-conceived notions of female sexuality depicted by patriarchal culture. Using feminist approaches to art