WHEN : 26th Jul – Sun 23rd Sep WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse Comissioned by FotoFreo: The City of Fremantle Festival of Photography in 2011, Martin Parr documents the work and leisure of people in Western Australian port towns and coastal cities, revealing something unique about the coastal dwelling population and Australian life in general. In […]
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WHEN : Until 28th July WHERE : Edwina Corlette Gallery My current paintings explore the subtle beauty of colours present in the remnant native flora of the coastal areas of southeast Queensland. I have long been moved by the delicate muted tones of coastal wallum scrub and the dark luminosity of forest floors in our
WHEN : Until 11th August WHERE : Wooloongabba Art Gallery ‘Silence’ an exhibition by Henri van Noordenburg and Eryn Begley. This exhibition includes solo and collaborated works concentrating on the theme of silence created around religion, family dispute, and migration. Henri’s work is created by hand carving into a photographic print, with these one off
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WHEN : July 25th, 6:00pm WHERE : Current Projects Current Projects presents recent video work by Brisbane emerging artist duo Clark Beaumont, in which the artists unpack the ‘Aussie’ identity and construct new narratives for both themselves and the audience. Originally created for SafARI 2012 in Sydney, ‘So where the bloody hell are you?’ ‘premieres’
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WHEN : Until 4th August WHERE : Jan Murphy Gallery Abject waste or nature’s jewels, each are treated to the same forensic reckoning at the hands of Beijing based photographer Huang Xu. His lavish, closely cropped imagery transforms arbitrary objects into sensual chiaroscuro studies by a process of 3-D scanning, photography and digital manipulation. Image
WHEN : Until 12th August WHERE : Queensland Centre of Photography This exhibition explores landscape at night in Peru and Australia. Jorge Deustua and Marian Drew began this project in 2010 after a chance meeting in Australia, 2009. This collaborative dialogue between two people with different histories, cultures and languages led to relatively exotic landscapes.
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WHEN : Until 22nd July WHERE : Gallery of Modern Art Carl McConnell (1926–2003) was the most important potter in the post-World War Two generation in Queensland, introducing stoneware and porcelain firing to the state. His superb craftsmanship has been showcased in numerous exhibitions, which established his nationwide profile. Phillip McConnell (b.1947), Carl’s eldest son,
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WHEN : 20th July 5:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : The Art Factory Gallery, 84 Merivale St., South Brisbane A unique exhibition (20-25 July 2012) inspired by St. Wilgefortis, featuring the diverse creative approaches of 10 Brisbane-based artists. Artists: Kareen Adam, Salome Cardenas, Vanessa Cox, Travis D. Hendrix, Suzie O’Neill, Quentin Purdie, Timotheos Roussos, Ann Roworth,
WHAT : Call For Artists DEADLINE : 20th July Established in 2001, the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize attracts strong support from artists, collectors and critics and is the only national acquisitive prize that showcases the quality and diversity of sculptures of smaller dimensions. Over 500 entries from national and international artists are received annually and
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WHEN : 10th July – 4th August WHERE : Phillip Bacon Galleries “Since graduating from art school, I have been primarily concerned with the painting of the human figure in a narrative context and the depiction of the human presence – tht is the Portrait. This focus all stems from my devotion to the great
WHEN : 19th July, 6:30pm WHERE : Gallery Of Modern Art Reviewing the world of contemporary art and design through the contributions of contemporary women artists, curators, architects and designers. Fenella Kernebone is the presenter of ABC Radio National’s By Design program, and a television presenter and producer, MC, interviewer and writer. Julie Ewington is
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WHEN : 19th July, 7:00pm WHERE : Institute of Modern Art American analog-synthesiser guru Keith Whitman. Plus Dean Roberts and Timothy Tate. A joint project with Room 40.
WHEN : 20th July, 6:00pm WHERE : Jugglers Art Space 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley A number of nouns are drawn out of a proverbial hat and arranged into combinations of two. These combinations are then designated to the artists involved who interpret those words in any way they see fit. This incantation of The
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WHEN : 19th July, 5:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Bleeding Heart Gallery Lowbrow Art can be many things, drawing, painting, sculpture, digital or street art. 13 Brisbane-based emerging artists working in the Lowbrow sphere and come together for this exhibition. Artists : Georg, Nick Drake, Brent Wilson, Travis D Hendrix, Nathan Smith, John Patterson, Tamara
New Art Creative Development grants are for artists wishing to explore innovative ideas and collaborations to make major new art work. In 2012, you can apply for $30,000 to develop your art project. This might include honing your plans and concepts, developing a model or prototype, finding partners, and securing other sources of funding. The
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WHAT : Call For Artists WHERE : Blindside DEADLINE : 27th of July 2012 BLINDSIDE is calling for postal works from contemporary visual artists to be presented for inclusion in ‘RETURN TO SENDER’ — an exhibition in our inaugural festival in August 2012 themed around the open concept of travel, transitions and place. Is there
WHEN : 6th – 28th July WHERE : Milani Gallery Image : JUDY WATSON AND ALAN MICHELSON : rainbow tea, pigment, pencil, and acrylic on canvas, 2012
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WHAT : Call For Artists DEADLINE : 16th July, 2012 The Ursa Prize an acquisitive award of $2000 AUD to support young and emerging artists from Australia and New Zealand. Eligible artistic practices include photography, painting, illustration, graphic design, digital art, sculpture, jewellery design, textile design, fashion design, pottery, glassblowing, and printmaking. You are eligible
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Joachim Froese was born in 1963 Montreal, Cananda and arrived in Australia in 1991. He completed his BA Fine Arts at the Tasmanian School of Art, Launceston in 1995 and later his Master of Visual Arts at the Queensland College of Art, Brisbane in 2001. Inspired by art history Froese’s work re-evaluates the inherent
WHAT : Call for artists DEADLINE : 10th Aug The inaugural Gainsborough Greens Art Awards and Exhibition held in August 2012 proved a major success. This year’s awards, now known as ‘The Gainsboroughs’, are open to artists Australia-wide, there’s a first prize of $10,000, two runners-up prizes of $2,000 each, and a $1,000 People’s Choice
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WHEN : Until 14th July WHERE : Metro Arts Gallery Phoebe McDonald’s practice is concerned with interconnectedness and impermanence, and she has an ongoing interest in light, time, space and perception. She is also interested in cyclic events that occur in the natural environment over time. The balsa wood constructions in Rise and fall, again
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WHAT : Call For Artists DEADLINE : 14th July 2012 More than 400 artists participated in the 2011 Harvest arts programme across the three cities, over four dedicated stages, 50 installations, and 2 virtual experiences. This year, the arts programming team are seeking stage performance, live art happenings, site installations, roaming performance, spoken word, theatre,
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WHAT : Artist Call Out DEADLINE : 30th July, 2012 The International Brain Art Award aims to make neuroscience available to everyone in a practical, fun and interesting way by joining forces with people from different disciplines and applying these findings to our daily life. This is not just a competition, but an opportunity for
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WHEN : 13th July, 6:00 – 10:00pm WHERE : Level Two – 51 Mollison Street, Brisbane Level II is hosting an exhibition featuring local artists : koren wheatley – scuba d kate jolly – justin kelly lohmann – timmothy woods black & light – jen danier resonate design – arte + luz steven bowerman –
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WHEN : 12th July, 6:00pm WHERE : IMA Live criticism Curator Kyla McFarlane (Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne) and video-performance artist Justene Williams dissect our Queensland new-artist show, Fresh Cut 2012. Hear what they have to say about the works of Sean Barrett, Antoinette J. Citizen, Yavuz Erkan, and David Nixon.
WHEN : 13th – 15th July WHERE : Brisbane Convention Centre Providing an opportunity for art-minded people to get together in a friendly creative atmosphere, the Brisbane Art Expo is an exciting brand-new event to foster continued growth of all facets of the arts and the public’s interest in them. This event has been created
WHEN : 12th July 6pm-9pm WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse Liquid Architecture, DNA and the Antarctic foundation presents – White Heat: Sur Polar. Curated by Andrea Juan and Room40 White Heat:Sur Polar is an exhibition of media artworks stemming from the activities of the Argentinean Antarctic Division, DNA. Featuring sound installations from UK based artist Chris
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WHEN : 11th July WHERE : Bleeding Heart Gallery Colourise Festival joins a showcase of Brisbane Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual artists with a screening of short works by Brisbane Indigenous media artists: Jenny Fraser, Archie Moore, Rebecca Pitt, John Graham, Christine Peacock, Tamara Whyte, Leah King-Smith, Ross Watson, Shane Togo. ALL EVENTS
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WHAT : Call For Artists DEADLINE: 23 July, 2012 SINV is a flagship event now in its tenth year and is the largest annual art event in the Lower Hunter attracting over 5000 visitors each event. Held during the month of November, artists are invited to submit large scale works (over 1m in any direction)
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WHEN : 7th July, 6:00pm WHERE : Boxcopy New work by David M. Thomas With Joseph Breikers and Stephen Russell Exhibition Dates : 7 – 28 July 2012 Opening Saturday 7 July 6pm, Artist talk 5:30 pm Performance by Eggvein Saturday 28 July 7pm My studio is like Rupert Pupkin’s basement; Pupkin is the chief
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WHEN : 7th Aug – 1 Sep WHERE : Edwina Corlette Gallery Claire Stening makes art to enrich our lives. On one hand her paintings offer perfect illusions of reality, rendered out of the play of dark and light, with extraordinary attention to detail and colour and an exactness that seduces our eye to believe
WHEN : 6th July, 6:00 – 8:30pm WHERE : POP Gallery Exhibition Dates : Wednesday 4th July til Saturday 14th On Saturday 7th July starting at 2pm there will be a panel discussion involving some of the artists from the exhibition. On Thursday 12th July starting at 3 pm there will be a curator talk
WHAT : Call for artists DEADLINE : 6th July, 2012 24HR Art, Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art accepts exhibition proposals from local, national and international emerging and established artists (individuals and groups), curators and organisations for the annual exhibition program. Applications for exhibiting in Gallery 1, Gallery 2 and the Screening Room should be
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WHEN : 6th July, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Spiro Grace Art Rooms Keith Burt – ‘Repose’ Keith Burt’s exhibition ‘Repose’ is a collection of studio paintings observed from life. Burt poses everything in the same place and arranges the lighting to suit. At length, he contemplates the folds and creases of a sheet laid
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