In 1938 the Australian artist Thea Proctor claimed that “it is well known that the majority of women art students have a good sense of colour” and conjectured that male-dominated art gallery boards might suffer from the absence of this gendered ‘colour sense’. Quaternary explores this enduring aesthetic relationship by surveying women graduates of QUT […]
The finalists for the 2015 Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award have now been selected and the artists are now preparing their artworks to send to the gallery for the exhibition. For a sixth year, Lethbridge Gallery has supported artists and held the Award offering $10 000 prize money to the winner. Lethbridge Gallery
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Louise Bennett’s exhibition All at Once explores screen-based mediation as an unstable fluid space of rainstorms and unpredictable futures. All at Once investigates the conditions of the present moment of experience by exploring the emotional, spiritual and technical properties of digital media. Bennett questions the shape of time, place and mood in our increasingly digitised
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The tedious old adage about art, about painting, being the marriage of form and content is just that old adage because it’s true. What is Tim’s content? All art, and painting too, is essentially autobiographical if it is to have any value, any meaning, any credibility, any authenticity. Art is the exploration and manipulation of
“Science underpins all my work,” says Ari Athans. Geography, geology, and topography combine in her paintings to resonate with a sense of the earth and its timeless processes, to explore the fuzzy boundary between organic and inorganic. The physicality of her creative process – building up and sanding back layers of enamel paint, oil pastel
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New in 2015, Access Arts presents Undercover Artist Festival at Queensland Theatre Company from Friday 26 – Saturday 27 June 2015. Artists from across Australia and New Zealand will showcase their work at a festival accessible to all artists and audiences. Undercover Artist Festival is led by founding Festival Director Belinda Locke, a theatre-maker and arts
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Rex Butler considers the history of artistic interaction between Australia and South America as part of his ‘UnAustralian’ project with A.D.S. Donaldson. This lecture concludes with a consideration of Chilean-Australian artist Juan Davila’s series Un-Australian (2014) and, in conversation with Gillian Whitlock, the ‘unAustralian’ art of the detention camp. Rex Butler is an Associate Professor
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Be transfixed by the beauty of illumination in this interactive display of specially commissioned light installations. A collaboration between Brisbane Powerhouse and The Edge has enabled a selection of visual artists to create an exhibition that explores interactivity, the heritage listed architecture of Brisbane Powerhouse and the alluring quality of light. Responding to the iconic architecture of Brisbane Powerhouse, and led by how far their
Bianca Beetson is a Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi (Sunshine Coast) Waradjuri (NSW) woman, Born in Roma Western Qld. She completed a Bachelor of Arts Visual arts at the Queensland University of Technology from 1993 – 95 and Completed her Honours in 1998. Bianca’s is a visual artist who works in a broad range of media including: painting,
Stone, water and living earth is a series of creative responses to the environment and its elements by artists Glenda Hobdell, Catherine Schoch, Virginia Jones and Craig Tapp. The theme offers the artists and audience an opportunity to consider both the creative and destructive cycles of elemental forces. Each of the works is presented as
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Belinda Sinclair & Clairy Laurence Ceramics. Through A Glass Darkly is an exhibition of new and recent works. Both artists are inspired by esoteric mythologies and folklore in developing their work. Opening Night: July 3rd – 6pm – 9pm
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Applications are now open to proposals for the 2016 UTS Gallery Exhibition Program. Our annual program incorporates curated, solo and collaborative projects across a broad range of media, with a focus on critical practices that reflect and engage with current dialogues surrounding cultural production. We’re seeking proposals from artists, curators, designers and other creative innovators
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Gain skills from three industry professionals who will guide you through drawing techniques for different lettering styles and the various effects that can be utilised in many beneficial uses for hand painted lettering. This workshop is exciting and friendly in an intimate and hands on setting and is designed for those who have the basics under control and want to learn
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As an amateur photographer, Elliott captured our city at the beginning of an exciting era – a time of population growth, advances in technology and significant global events and social change. Coupled with glimpses of his family life, this exhibition explores one man’s fascinating views of a forgotten Brisbane. The historic collection of glass plate
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when you walk into a gallery space there’s a hierarchy of how to behave, sometimes it feels like that turns into a trajectory of how we are supposed to experience art, you have to see it a certain way or you don’t get it, sometimes this imposes a logical structure on works that are more intuitive, it’s better
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This course offers intensive training to artists wanting to develop/improve their exhibition concept, planning, design and development skills to a professional level. Over five intensive workshops July – August, participants will learn about the essential the principles of exhibition planning, design and development. Participants will also gain valuable insight into the practicalities of how to
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Join the third iteration of the IMA Reading Group on Saturday, 13 June, at 3pm. The reading group is a monthly assembly in the Motto IMA bookstore designed to further activate local discussion surrounding contemporary art. The initiative is aimed at university students and recent graduates, and desires to provoke conversation in an open, participatory environment. Public Programs and
PhotoAccess is now calling for proposals for our 2016 exhibition program. The PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery is dedicated to the contemporary photo-based arts, and presents a dynamic program of exhibitions across three spaces. Artists, curators and community groups are invited to submit exhibition proposals. The Gallery Committee are particularly interested in exhibitions which: – present
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The Silk Cut Award was introduced in 1995 to promote the making, appreciation and understanding of contemporary linocut printmaking in Australia, supporting artists and students who work with this exciting medium. Sponsored by Duroloid, the national distributors of Silk Cut Linoleum, the award aims to provide creative opportunities for artists of all ages. It is
Designed to attract some of Australia’s finest contemporary artists and high calibre works, the inaugural Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize and exhibition was first held in 2003 at Bendigo Art Gallery. Every two years the Gallery invites artists to submit entries for the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize. The most outstanding work as judged by
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A $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture dedicated to the memory of Olive Cotton, one of Australia’s leading twentieth century photographers. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s Collection. The exhibition is selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for both emerging and established photographers. In 2005 Tweed
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Marie Corella Ellis OAM (1918-2003) was a long-term resident and dressmaker in Fortitude Valley for most of her life. Marie was named after the Victorian-period celebrity author Marie Corelli after being born in the Valley in February 1918. For 60 or more years she lived at the address 101-103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, where Jugglers
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The Lumen Prize Exhibition, the global award and tour for digitally created art, is delighted to announce that it is opening its fourth call for entries on 9th March 2015. This year, there will be a US$10,000 prize fund as well as a global tour to Asia, Europe and the US. There are eight prizes
Re-magine 2015 is an expansion of the Returned to Glory competition that Hornsby Shire Council has been running in partnership with Hornsby Art Society and sponsored by Cleanaway (our waste contractor) since 2009. There are new categories, added exhibition locations and more prize money! Exhibition will be held from 10 June – 28 June 2015.
Position Summary: AFTM is currently seeking a person experienced in Event Management to assist with our Brisbane Festival Exhibition. Wesley Mission Brisbane (WMB) is a large and dynamic organisation with more than 50 locations throughout South East Queensland supporting 100,000 Queenslanders every year. We are an activity of the Uniting Church in Australia and have proudly
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Channels Festival will be hosting a series of exhibitions, screenings, forums and events in September 2015. Submissions are now open to local and international artists who work with video. Selected works will be curated into our festival screening program in Melbourne and our International satellite events. Our first artist-led festival in 2013 was a great
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Please join Imaginary Accord artist Ross Manning for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to turn light into sound. The light-sensitive audio electronics you make will be performed in an improvised jam at the IMA. All materials provided, and no special skills required. Manning, aside from his visual art practice, is an instrument builder and
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Thanks to the generosity of the Siganto Foundation, the Australian Library of Art at SLQ is offering two Fellowships. The Fellowships offer a stipend of $9,000 each, priority access to the collections, and research support from specialist librarians. One Fellowship is available to artists’ books makers to create a new work based on SLQ collections.
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Arts Law is Australia’s independent national community legal centre for the arts, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. It provides free or low cost specialised legal advice, education and resources to Australian artists and arts organisations across all art forms, on a wide range of arts related legal and business matters. In 2015 they will
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TheGRID: Hybrid Arts Collective Inc., and Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery invite applications from artists for a fifteen week residency at theGRID. Artists must have more than five years’ professional practice and reside outside the Toowoomba region. ‘Off theGRID Too!’ builds on the 2013 pilot project and is a residency program offering a visiting artist a
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The Lethbridge Gallery has established a strong reputation for exhibiting works demonstrating exceptional detail and creativity. With the intention of fostering the next generation of artists, Lethbridge Gallery initiated the Lethbridge 10000. Now in its sixth year, this exciting art competition is open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit paintings,
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Flying Arts Alliance is looking to appoint a full time Education and Professional Development Program Coordinator (Visual Arts). This is a great job for a high calibre, highly motivated coordinator with experience in the visual arts, a background in training or education and a keen eye for detail. Under the direction of the Executive Officer, the
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How to – choose the right web and online tools for your arts business This workshop will introduce participants to the abundance of options available to establish an online presence and discuss the pros and cons of each – so that you can choose the right one/s for your business. Where: Judith Wright Centre of
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BLINDSIDE is calling for proposals from artists and curators—emerging and established—local, interstate and international—solo or collaborative. We welcome proposals by practitioners working in all fields of creative endeavour, from painting to sound to somewhere in between. BLINDSIDE welcomes proposals from artists, collectives and curators for solo and group exhibitions and performances across one or both
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the churchie national emerging art prize offers an inspiring glimpse into the future of the Australian contemporary art scene. It provides a forum for artists to compete for highly visible recognition and does not restrict entries by category. All mediums are welcome, including painting, works on paper (drawing, editions, artist books), photography, new media and
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The Sunshine Coast Art Prize celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2015. Council is partnering with visual art awards across the Sunshine Coast to promote a region-wide celebration of visual art with combined prizes valued at over $125,000 across a variety of mediums both traditional and contemporary. Mediums include painting, sculpture, public art, photography, new media
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