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Sarah Mitchell: Rococo Erotica

WHEN : 22nd Nov, 5:30 – 8:30pm WHERE : Fireworks Gallery An exhibition from the new printmaking collection by artist Sarah Mitchell. Sarah Mitchell grew up in Ireland, always drawing. Her imagination was fueled by the illustrations of Aubrey Beardsley, the poetry of Hillaire Belloc and Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense. Combining words and images […]

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The Art and Science of Synthetic Biology: Critical and Creative Perspectives on 'New Life'

WHEN : 22nd Nov, 9:00am – 4:30pm WHERE : University of Queensland,Molecular Biosciences Building, Room 228 This symposium has two aims. The first is philosophical and historical: to examine the impact of synthetic biology on existing concepts of the biological through consideration of the historical emergence and philosophical implications. The second is to consider how

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Dan McCabe – On the edge

WHEN : 24th, 10:00am – 1:00pm WHERE : A-CH Gallery, 75 Vulture St, Brisbane On the edge is the first solo exhibition from Brisbane based artist, Dan McCabe. Recently finishing a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at Queensland College of Art, the exhibition presents a selection of work from his ongoing series Photo-drawings. Dan

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BUNDIT PUANGTHONG

WHEN : 20th Nov – 14th Dec WHERE : Edwina Corlette Gallery The art of Bundit Puangthong typifies a phenomenon of our times. This art emerges from ‘in-between’ cultures, and dramatizes the burgeoning sense of possibilities developing in our increasingly interconnected world. Before coming to Australia, Bundit initially completed formal training in traditional Thai art,

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Shahidul Alam: Crossfire

WHEN : 7th Nov – 3rd Dec WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse Photographer, journalist, and human rights activist Shahidul Alam examines the issue of the increasing number of extra-judicial killings in Bangladesh. In 2004 the Bangladesh government created a new armed enforcement agency, The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in response to a perceived law and order

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DIMANCHE ROUGE #21

WHEN : 18th Nov, 6:00 – 10:00pm WHERE : Metro Arts Basement For the first time, exist will work with Paris based ARI Dimanche Rouge to present an exchange of live streamed performance from !Metro Arts, Brisbane direct to Paris, Sydney and Melbourne. On November 18, 2012 from 6pm, the Brisbane program features experimental performances

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Peter Anderson

WHEN : Until 24th Nov WHERE : Phillip Bacon Galleries An exhibition of new works by artist Peter Anderson. “It’s a mixture of fascination, loathing and fear that I’m trying to distil. Painting is my way of accelerating those feelings, allowing them to come to the surface. My hope is that people will see the

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Intersection Australia: a large-scale video collage of New York street life

WHEN : 16th – 18th Nov WHERE : Brisbane Institute of Art, 41 Grafton St, Windsor On tour for the first time outside New York, Project Intersection will hit the big screen in Brisbane in November. A video collage of New York street life, Intersection aims to overwhelm the physical distinctions of place, culture and

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Experimental Film : Talk

WHEN : 16th Nov,5.30pm – 8:00pm WHERE : MAAP SPACE, 111 Constance St, Fortitude Valley Viewed together, Patty Chang & David Kelley’s video installation and the BEFF 6 program make a perfect study of the complicated position of experimental film and video art in 2012. Presenting a cross-section of expanded cinema, video art and hand-made

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Superflex

WHEN : 16th Nov,5:30 – 8:00pm WHERE : MAAP SPACE MAAP presents FADE IN: EXT. STORAGE – CU CHI – DAY (2010), a video installation by Superflex with The Propeller Group (as part of BEFF 6). When Danish collective Superflex attempted to ship an assortment of historic art objects from the Zeeuws Museum in Holland

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The Bendy Palm – QUT BFA Graduate Exhibition

WHEN : 15th Nov, 6:00pm WHERE : QUT Kelvin Grove, H Block Gallery Queensland University of Technology – Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) Graduate Exhibition. Graduating Artists: ALICE BIANCHI, AMY LONGWORTH, BRAYDON GOULD, CARISSA WHITE, CLINTON CUNNINGHAM, COLLEEN KENNEDY, EMMA BOARDMAN, ERIN GROENENBOOM, FELICITY MASON, GRACE KEVILL–DAVIES, JACLYN BATES, JAMIE BEHRENDORFF, KAT CLAYTON, LAURA

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ZINC

WHEN : 15th Nov, 6:00pm WHERE : South Bank Institute of Technology, Ground Floor, E Block Zinc is an collection of work from over thirty artists who have explored many mediums and visual interpretations over the past two years. Zinc distills their eclectic work and takes you on a journey into the creative mind… The

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James Cousins + Michael Candy

WHEN : 14th Nov – 8th Dec WHERE : Ryan Renshaw Gallery New Zealand painter James Cousins has exhibited extensively since the mid 1990s. His work has featured in international and local group exhibitions and in solo exhibitions in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Last year Cousins’ work was selected for group shows Afterimage (Two Rooms

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Restless

WHEN : 8th – 17th Nov WHERE : A-CH Gallery, 75 Vulture Street, West End An exhibition of current and past Queensland College of Arts students. Featuring work from Archer Davies, Freda Davies, Nat Koyama and Haruka Sawa

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Ian Burns

Image : Sign” 2012, Standard fluorescent lights, plasterboard, stereo, contact microphone, randomized timing system. ” This work explores the politicization of fluorescent text art through rudimentary construction from found materials, departing from the more common specially produced approaches. The sign switches on and off, controlled by a randomized timing system. A contact microphone picks up

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Alison Stone

  Alison Stone deals with the concept of domesticity. It is perceived as a private space for comfort, nurture and security, however it can also have connotations of great terror and anxiety. Venturing from the secure environment of the home, anxiety is evoked in the viewer through the tiny worlds of the miniature, both familiar

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BOXCOPY GALLERY MANAGERS – EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

DEADLINE : 16th Nov, 2012 Boxcopy is seeking expressions of interest for two volunteer gallery manager positions, to commence from January 2013. Boxcopy is an artist-run initiative dedicated to supporting the experimental and innovative practices of early and mid-career Australian artists. Boxcopy embraces risk-taking, experimentation, collaborative processes and a d.i.y. approach to contemporary art practice.

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Vernon Ah Kee

WHEN : 8th Nov – 24th Nov WHERE : Milani Gallery Vernon Ah Kee was born in North Queensland and has been living in Brisbane for eleven years. With a BVA in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, Vernon undertook a year of Honours in Fine Art before beginning a Doctorate of Visual Art in 2001. Vernon’s

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2high Festival 2012

WHEN : 10th Nov, 12:00 – 11:00pm WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse MUSIC The Belligerents | Argentina | Fairchild Republic | arundel | Bec Laughton | Astrid & the Asteroids | The Mouldy Lovers | Little Casino | Kurt Sines | Vincent Kemp & the Dead Lovers | Babushka | Brother Fox | Arab Israeli Crisis

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Deck the Walls

WHEN : 9th Nov, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Bleeding Heart Gallery Bleeding Heart has come together with some of Brisbane’s finest artists to produce a unique exhibition to celebrate the end of our exhibition calendar for 2012. Bleeding Heart will provide participating artists with two canvas’ (30x 35cm) for them to create work of

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