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 […]
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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WHEN : 10th – 17th Nov / Opening 14th Nov, 6:00pm WHERE : Metro Arts This exhibition brings together works constructed over the last five years of my practice. I build dwellings, spaces for artworks to reside in, to make work in, for viewers to visit. They become portable studios, solitary spaces for contemplative drawing;
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WHEN : Nov 10, 6:00pm WHERE : Love Love Studios Love Love Studio is proud to present ‘Little Story Big Heart’; a multidisciplinary exhibition, showcasing recent works by Matt Johnson and hosting a live performance by Hap Hathaway, celebrating his first solo album.
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WHEN : Until 1st Dec WHERE : Andrew Baker Art Dealer New works by artists Pamela See. Click to view exhibition catalogue
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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
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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WHEN : 10th Nov, 1:30pm WHERE : Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland COST : Free In these times of extraordinary economic and technological flux, what is the future of writing about art? Join us in discussing the importance and value of critical discourse about art in the light of the changing times we live
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WHEN : 10th Nov, 2:00pm WHERE : Art Shed Brisbane Watch acclaimed artist and teacher Noel Miller create a work of art in ENCAUSTIC (pigments in heated wax)
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WHEN : Nov 9, 6:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : The Glasshouse, QUT Creative Industries Precinct Every five years, the city of Kassel in Germany is transformed into a museum of contemporary art for 100 days. Since it was established in 1955, Documenta has come to be regarded critically as the most important exhibition of contemporary
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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
WHEN : 6th Nov – 1st Dec WHERE : Heiser Gallery Celeste Chandler was born in Hobart in 1977. In 1998 Chandler graduated from the University of Tasmania, Tasmanian School of Painting, with a Bachelor in Fine Art (majoring in painting). In 2003 she obtained her Masters in Fine Art from the same institution. Chandler’s
WHEN : Nov 8, 7:00pm WHERE : Lust for Life The Very Big Small Print Show will feature works by 80 artists from print groups Impress Printmakers and Griffith University Printmaker’s Club, with each artist submitting up to 10 pieces. All works are no larger than 30cm x 30cm. . Acoustic duo SHIFTING SANDS, Geoff
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WHEN : 7th Nov, 6:30pm WHERE : The Block, QUT Creative Industries Precinct 2012 BFA (Visual Arts) Honours Graduate Exhibition. To be officially opened by Professor Rod Wissler, Executive Dean, Creative Industries Faculty. If you are unable to attend opening night, the exhibition is open at the following times: Wednesday 7 November, 2pm – 5pm
WHEN : 7th Nov, 2:30pm WHERE : Lecture Theatre, QAG Angela Goddard, Curator, Australian Art to 1975, shares insights into the late works of Ian Fairweather. Image : Ian Fairweather, Scotland/Australia 1891–1974 | Pumicestone Passage 1957
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WHEN : 7th Nov – 3rd Dec WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse This documentary photographic exhibition presents historical photographic overview of the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. The Bangladesh war of independence was one of the bloodiest conflicts in living memory. An incredible list of talented and deeply dedicated photographers from all across the globe
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WHEN : 3rd Nov, 1:00 – 3:00pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum, 2 George Street (QUT Gardens Point campus) In conjunction with the exhibition Ex post, join graduates of QUT along with their ex-lecturers now peers, in a series of in-conversations and a panel discussion on QUT Visual Arts’ approach to contemporary art education. Beer
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WHEN : 3rd Nov – 24th Nov WHERE : Jan Manton Art Michael Doolan lives in Melbourne and works in Sydney where he is a Lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney. In 1981, he completed a Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design) at Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne, and in 2001, graduated
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WHEN : 3rd Nov, 4:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane Points on a Line, 2010, directed by artist Sarah Morris (*1967) documents a shared desire to build structures that might change the way we think about a house, a form and a context. These two buildings were the result of shared ideas
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WHEN : 3rd – 10th Nov WHERE : Art Factory Gallery. 84 Merivale Street, South Brisbane.
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WHEN : Until 16th Nov WHERE : MAAP SPACE, 111 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane In gallery 2, MAAP presents a selection of highlights from the 6th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF6). The festival, titled Raiding the Archives, was first screened in Bangkok in January 2012. The program responds to Walter Benjamin’s idea that “articulating
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WHEN : Until 11th Nov WHERE : Lethbridge Gallery John Brigden was born in Brisbane in 1949. His interest in art began at a very early age and by Secondary School was being tutored by Rex Backhaus-Smith, who once stated that John ‘’….has shown that he has exceptional ability in art…’’. Brigden took advice from
WHEN : 2nd – 25th Nov WHERE : Doggett St Studios Jun Chen was born in China in 1960 and migrated to Australia in 1990. He trained in painting at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and later the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. In China, Chen was a brush and ink painter; in Australia
WHEN : Until 3rd Nov WHERE : POP Gallery An investigation into post-industrial landscapes exploring edgelands; liminal zones at the fringes of urban habitations.
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WHEN : Until 10th Nov WHERE : Fireworks Gallery The geometrics of line and circle are blurred and dissipated in Johnson’s colourful large-scale oil pieces as he explores space, light, speed and tactility. Johnson investigates the subtleties and complexities of the play of light in the natural world through form: “Everything we see is conditioned
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WHEN : 2nd November, 6.00pm for 6.30pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum, 2 George Street, Brisbane The inaugural showcase of established QUT Visual Arts graduates. Click here to RSVP by 26 October
WHEN : 1st Nov, 7:00pm WHERE : QUT Creative Industries The much-anticipated launch of Brisbane Media Map 2012 is just around the corner.Created and presented by Media and Communication students from QUT’s Creative Industries Faculty, Brisbane Media Map is the city’s ultimate online guide to media and communication industries.
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WHEN : 30th Oct – 27th Nov / Opening 30th Oct, 6:30pm WHERE : BREW – Lower Burnett Lane, Brisbane A playful exhibition of new works by Sirmano. Sirmano is the alias of Anna Manolatos an Australian graphic designer and illustrator based in Barcelona, Spain.
WHEN : 29th Oct, 6:00pm WHERE : Jam Jar, 182 Boundary Street, WestEnd A exhibition of new works by local artists Barek.
WHEN : 29th Oct, 6:00 – 7:30pm WHERE : The Glasshouse, QUT Adverse Collaborations by Brisbane-based artist-run initiative inbetweenspaces, explores how intimate relationships are built, challenged and sustained, reflecting on the creative, political and professional ramifications of compromise, control and trust in relationships. Join Danielle Clej and Ruth McConchie (inbetweenspaces) in conversation with Jennifer Felton,
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WHEN : 27th Oct, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Boxcopy The Holy Trinity (THT) comprises the fictional egos of Alicia King, Mish Meijers, and Tricky Walsh. THT explores experiential installation that engages cross-media to construct an interconnected circularity of disparate components exploring parallel worlds, bodily metamorphosis and ritual within hallucinatronic-fetishistic escapisms. Concentrating conceptual thematics around
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WHEN : 26th Oct, 6:00pm WHERE : The Box, 29 Vulture Street West End Supporter features works by Peter Bruce Booth, Joseph Briekers, Helen Rogers, Nick Drake, Kylie Spears, David Creed, Angela Rossitto and Sarah Werkmeister. This exhibition acknowledges the various types of ‘support’ that exist within the arts community and in galleries. Supporter literally
WHEN : 26th Oct, 6:00pm WHERE : Jugglers Art Space A display of work by QUT Visual Arts students, including 2 dimensional work, live art and street art. Co-curated by this year’s Post Datum executive and some of the 2013 cohort. Featuring: Holly Gardiner, Aaron Butt, Kendall Coffin-Grey, David Turner, Caitlin Royal, Tahlia Geiger, Miriam
