A Narrow Strip Along a Steep Edge is a site-responsive contemporary art exhibition set within the historic grounds of Fort Lytton. Engaging with the fort’s unique legacy as an untested military defense structure, the exhibition explores broader themes of protection, exclusion, and transformation. Through installations, sculpture, and performance, participating artists examine the shifting nature of […]
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Transfer focuses on contemporary visual artists with connections to Southeast Asia who explore textiles as a medium. Spanning embroidery, stitching, sculptural installations, film, wall-based works, performance and participatory pieces, the exhibition showcases a proliferation of textiles and fibre art practices that aim to reinterpret cultural heritage through a contemporary lens at the intersection of art and
Images that exist on the internet are many times removed from their original context. At the click of a button or tap of a finger, we can utilise search engines to engage with a flourishing cross-pollination of images from every conceivable moment of history and culture. Cubomancy is an exhibition that uses game-like processes to recontextualise
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2025 marks the five-year anniversary of the Lethbridge Landscape Prize, and to celebrate, we are excited to increase the prize money to $30,000. This award invites all artistic interpretations of the Australian landscape—from the conventional to the unusual, and from the monumental to the intricate. The definition of ‘landscape’ has been extended to include urbanscapes
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Margaret Olley AC (1923 – 2011) is one of Australia’s most celebrated painters. Focussing largely on still life and interiors, Olley drew inspiration from her home studio and the beauty of the everyday objects she surrounded herself with. Olley was born on 24 June 1923 in Lismore, New South Wales. In 1925 the Olley family
The Condensery The exhibition presents drawing as a visual response to rapid technological advancement. We are moving quickly toward a world where corporations are given license to cannibalise artistic works of all kinds in service of Artificial Intelligence (AI) software, with no expectation of recompense, but rather, the expectation to be paid for the privilege
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Charlie Hillhouse is an Australian-based artist working across film, photography and printed media. His practice employs non-traditional documentation to explore the everyday, often highlighting intimate moments of resistance to daily life. Hillhouse also established Romantic Press (Tokyo, 2014) and Small House Books (Brisbane, 2010), producing limited edition publications and print-driven projects of independent artists. Hillhouse’s
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R|Short Program: K’gari Field Trip is an experiential program held on World Heritage listed K’gari across 4 days and 3 nights. It offers a unique opportunity for artists to explore the convergence of art, science, technology and the environment in place and discover the potential of creative technologies within their practice. The workshop program encourages
An unmissable one-day free festival celebrating drawing and creativity. Spark or rekindle your love of drawing through experiences designed to tap into the transformative benefits of drawing. From beginners to drawing enthusiasts — no matter your skill level, there’s something for everyone. Join in drawing workshops led by artists, immerse yourself in sketching at drop-in
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Established in 1987 the churchie emerging art prize is Australia’s longest running award for emerging artists. ‘the churchie’ is dedicated to promoting innovation and excellence across art encompassing all mediums and subjects. The annual non-acquisitive prize is an initiative of Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie). Artists from all Australian states and territories are selected as
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The national acquisitive Sunshine Coast National Art Prize is a dynamic visual arts award reflecting outstanding contemporary 2D and new media arts practice in Australia. Since 2006, the exhibition presents the remarkable finalist works by artists from across the country. The artwork awarded with the Major Prize will be acquired into the Sunshine Coast Art
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50 selected visual artists will be invited to a 2-week, all-expenses-covered residency in the South of France. This immersive opportunity is open to artists working in painting, drawing, graphics, illustration, printmaking, paper art, photography, sculpture, ceramics, and textile art. What’s Included: Creative Immersion – Two weeks to focus on your practice, collaborate with peers, and
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The Riḡorabana, The Balawaia is an immersive exhibition that explores Melanesian heritage, environmental processes, and the transmission of Indigenous knowledge through the lens of both ancestral and diasporic experiences. Weaving together familial storytelling, fieldwork, and cultural practices from Papua Niugini, the project interprets local mythologies surrounding the caves and boulders deep within the sacred mountain of
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Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize is an initiative of the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Fraser Coast Regional Council that seeks to explore our reciprocal, inextricable relationship with the environment through contemporary art. Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize invites entries from artists working in any visual art medium from across Australia, offering a
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Firstdraft supports and platforms early-career, risk-taking and experimental art practices through a diverse program of solo and group exhibitions. Successful applicants receive: $1,500 artist fee for solo projects $950 artist fee (each) for exhibitions of up to 2 artists $600 artist fee (each) for exhibitions of more than 2 artists, capped at $3,000 all of
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In conjunction with our current exhibition, Numinous: The Landscape Paintings of William Robinson QUT Collection artist and alumni Robert Brownhall will be offering a drawing workshop. Exploring the adjacent Botanical Gardens and the architecture of Old Government House join Robert for a workshop with a focus on scene selection, the drawing process and the essence of how
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POWER – The Future is Here is the result of a collaboration between artist Dennis Golding and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from Alexandria Park Community School. The superhero capes were created during a workshop in 2020, led by Golding who was an artist in residence at the school through Solid Ground. Students from kindergarten
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The Internship Program is offered to current and past Griffith University students. 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the Griffith University Art Museum Internship Program. Over the last decade we have mentored almost 60 Griffith University students and alumni, helping them to build exciting careers at leading institutions within Australia and overseas. Our graduates
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Remagine Art Prize is an environmental art prize which began in 2009, to promote awareness of environmental challenges such as waste and consumption. This year’s theme ‘RE: THINK TO RE: PURPOSE’ refers to the decisions we make each day about how much waste we create, and how this directly affects our environment. Artists are asked to
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The Lennox St. Gallery Art Award celebrates contemporary visual art, providing a platform for artists to showcase exceptional Paintings and works on paper. Open to artists under the age of 35 and living in Australia, the award invites submissions of original paintings and works on paper created within the last twelve months. The aim of the award is to
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The Doyles Art Award is an annual Australian representational fine art award and exhibition. Hundreds of original artworks are on display in Mudgeeraba, Queensland, for the duration of the exhibition. All adult artwork and some junior artwork is for sale. Categories include Landscape, Still Life, Figurative, All Ability and Juniors. The main category is Landscape
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The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton. In 2025 the Gallery will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the award. The finalist exhibition will be selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for established and emerging photographers. The winning
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The 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial will launch in 2026 at Tamworth Regional Gallery before embarking on a two-year tour across Australia. Curated by artist Blake Griffiths, this prestigious exhibition invites Expressions of Interest from both emerging and established artists looking to showcase their textile-based artworks. The 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial builds on the tradition of
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Cheongju International Craft Competition, Korea, is calling for submissions of craft artworks reflecting trends in contemporary arts and crafts and conveying values of the future from artists from all over the world. Eligibility Any individual aged 18 or older or a team of such individuals are welcome to participate (no nationality restrictions apply). Work of
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Kyber Theatre is accepting applications for the 12th edition of “The Wonders of Possible,” Italy’s premier International Festival of Art, Theatre and New Technologies taking place in Cagliari between October and November 2025. This prestigious festival, recipient of the “EFFE Label 2024-2025” from the European Festival Association, focuses on the interrelation between artistic and technological
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Miranda Skoczek’s newest body of work, Paradise Garden, is imbued with moments of peace, joy, and life in bloom. This exhibition reflects her deep contemplation on our connection to nature, with electric pinks layered against muted purples and greens — an evolution of her previous palettes. Abstract flowers and organic vessels grace the canvases, forming
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RAT BOY is an exhibition of new paintings by Spencer Harvie, created over the past year. Drawing from a collection of found online images—ranging from the absurd to the abject, the paranormal to the art historical—Harvie reconfigures these sources, incorporating his own likeness, imagined characters, and surreal constructs. Harvie paints and reimagines images that both
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In response to our post-digital world, Alethea Richter’s Pulse Systems extends her engagement with digital fluidity and fixed structures through screenprinting. By translating digital marks alongside hand-generated marks, Richter explores the ephemeral qualities of screens—fluctuating luminosity, transient colours, and movement to create a dynamic works of expansion and contraction, that resists static interpretation. Exhibition celebration: Saturday April
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‘Breathe’ is David Fenoglio’s second exhibition with Jan Manton Gallery. His previous exhibition, “Squaring the Circle” in 2023, spoke of elements, minerals, and transmutation through processes of observation. This new series of oil paintings includes plants and natural forms arranged into serene compositions painted from life. Transferred into these paintings is the experience of directly
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Please join us for the opening celebration of ‘Alana Hunt: Surveilling a Crime Scene (and other examinations)’ Open times: 6:00-8:00pm Film screening and Q&A from 6:30pm Image: Alana Hunt, Surveilling a Crime Scene, 2023 image still (detail), Super 8mm film transferred to digital file: 21:58 minutes, colour, sound, 4:3. Courtesy of the artist.
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‘tightly wound’ features textile works from Danish Quapoor’s recent good grief series, recontextualising them amongst related works. The title references both the laborious process of creating the works and the related personal memories, anxieties and catalytic concepts explored within. These include grief, memorialisation, prophesies, expectations, gender roles and sexuality. The works within ‘tightly wound’ were
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This April in galleries 1 and 2, we are presenting In ether, an exhibition of new paintings, drawings and objects by Rosslynd Piggott. In the words of the artist, this latest body of work explores themes of ‘grief, terror, and hope, the present fractured nature of the world, but also its potential for elevated connection.’ Many
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Wentworth Galleries is proud to present the evocative work of Reece George, whose art practice brings Martu cultural narratives to life through a masterful fusion of tradition and contemporary technique. His work celebrates connection and identity, with a profound sense of place, offering a unique perspective on Martu culture. Reece’s paintings are marked by rich
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Mitchell Fine Art in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley proudly presents ‘Works on Paper,’ a captivating group exhibition showcasing Aboriginal and Contemporary artworks, all unified by paper as their primary medium. The exhibition brings together an exceptional group of artists who push the boundaries of traditional paper-based art, incorporating mixed media, texture, and innovative techniques to transform
The Institute of Modern Art’s exhibition You Are Here Too is activated with an evening of performance. Tay Haggarty is a Magandjin (Brisbane) based artist making at the intersections of performance, video, and sculpture. Their practice is interested in queer abstraction and explores how reductive forms can be used as an open field to reflect upon personal and shared queer
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Stardust Residency, established in memory of the late Suzi Lyon—an artist, mentor, and educator whose poetic and inclusive practice deeply shaped the Mparntwe arts community. Hosted by Watch This Space (WTS), the residency offers up to 8 weeks of studio time during August/September, along with a $2000 artist
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