Yianni Maggacis creates a visual conflict between the familiar and the strange through his representation of the strangely familiar liminal space- that which we know and are comfortable with and that which is foreign and unfamiliar. This conflict causes the work to take on new contours, allowing the viewer to actively participate in a construction […]
The 2025 Milburn Art Prize for Landscape reflects the evolving nature and aims of BIA to honour Paul Milburn, a much loved and respected tutor who began teaching in 1989 at BIA until his death in 2011. With this in mind we offer a prize of $10,000, along with approximately 5 highly commended awards of
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The Georges River Art Prize is a biennial art prize that provides an opportunity for artists from all over Australia to display their best work. There are categories for painting and sculptural work, children and youth, and local artists. The Georges River Art Prize is hosted by Hurstville Museum & Gallery and the Clive James
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The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons is a tribute to survival and the enduring power of culture to heal both the land and its people. Colleen Sam, Kalkadoon (Kalkadunga) woman and visual artist, and her mother, Aunty Ena Sam, share the powerful story of the Kalkadoon people’s resilience, survival, and unwavering strength. Colleen’s artworks and animations,
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The FiKVA Award 2025 offers a €3,000 grand prize, along with art supplies, marketing support, and a 6-month online gallery representation. Open to all 2D representational and figurative painters worldwide, this is an opportunity to showcase your best work. Prizes Include: First Prize: €3,000 + art supplies + digital promotion + online exhibition + gallery
The Moreton Bay Art Prize and Outdoor Art Prize is an annual exhibition and prize that supports and celebrates our diverse local artists. Each year, the Moreton Bay Art Prize is awarded to an artist aged 18 years or over who currently resides in the City of Moreton Bay local government area or identifies as a Kabi
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Robert Brownhall (b.1968, Brisbane) is a realist painter, inspired by his local environment of South-East Queensland. Over nearly thirty years of painting, Brownhall has developed a unique style characterised by a strong connection to place with his moody nocturnes, broad sweeping panoramas and gritty vignettes of urban life. Brownhall’s realism is not slick. The humanity
Arabella Walker is from the maternal line of Wulli Wulli the Auburn Hawkwood people and an emerging female contemporary Aboriginal artist; her practice conveys significant topics of First Nations histories with a focus on the challenge of being an Aboriginal woman living in the Colony. Walker deals with this challenge by weaving Indigenous ways of
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ARCUS Project’s artist-in-residence program provides opportunities for artists in the field of contemporary art to cultivate their artistic creativity and vision. Located around an hour from Tokyo, a residency at ARCUS Studio allows participants in the program to come into contact with the contemporary art scene in Japan as well as devote themselves to their
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Redland City Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Redland and South East Queensland artists or artist collectives to deliver new public artworks for the Redlands Coast Eco Precinct: Phase 1 (Expression of Interest): Applications Open: Wednesday, 26 March, 2025 Application Close: Monday, 14 April, 2025 Phase 2 (Concept Development): Shortlisted Applicants Advised:
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The Malamegi Lab Art Award is an international competition for artists across disciplines, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, mixed media, digital art, and video. Key Opportunities for Artists: Artwork Acquisition Award: Inclusion in Malamegi Lab’s permanent collection. Group Exhibition: Showcase your work to an international audience of collectors, gallery owners, and art enthusiasts.
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‘Syzygy’ presents the works of Queensland artists Martina Clarke and Ella Senbruns. Spanning across oil painting, mixed media drawing and ceramics, this exhibition investigates the qualities of stone and flesh as a recurring motif. Referencing the union of opposing forces, ‘Syzygy’ is an investigation of metaphoric and visual contradiction. Historic sculptures, ceramic armatures and the
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Artists: Alicia Frankovich, Caitlin Franzmann, Norton Fredericks, John Gerrard, Simryn Gill, Gabriella Hirst, Angelica Mesiti, Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton, Open Spatial Workshop (Terri Bird, Bianca Hester, Scott Mitchell), Alexandra Pirici, Susan Schuppli, Yasmin Smith, James Tylor. Curator: Anna Briers Petroleum, chemicals, and bacteria have become agents of history. Humanity, or rather the settler-colonial project, has infiltrated every
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In 2005, aged thirty-four, Archie Moore undertook a residency for emerging First Nations artists organised by Campfire Group at FireWorks Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane. He produced seven large, unstretched canvases that turned on his sharing his first name with the famous American comicbook character. The paintings emphasise the difference of his childhood experiences—experiencing bullying and abuse; poverty,
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This is the second iteration of our annual Queensland new-artists project. It presents three artists. Shannon Toth’s assemblages combine timber, confectionary, and sound in sticky performances that evoke the body. Jarrod van der Ryken is known for his moody video installations, evoking spaces of illicit sexual encounter and discovery, dens and beats. Keemon Williams queers Australianness and Indigeneity through comic
One of Australia’s most respected landscape painters, Joe Furlonger came to prominence in the late 1980s with a series of large-scale figurative paintings. Employing a highly physical method, he applied swathes of colour with vigorous sweeps of the brush. With inspiration drawn from Matisse, Picasso, and Ian Fairweather, Furlonger has never attempted to disguise his
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Our screening room will host the first institutional display of Skibidi Toilet (2023–ongoing), the viral YouTube video series by Alexey Gerasimov, known as Boom, that has become a Gen Alpha cultural touchstone. Boom’s machinima series employs videogame violence and meme culture on an epic scale, where a race of toilet-bound heads clash with camera-headed men in an
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The Inaugural St Columba’s Art Prize is an annual event that aims to showcase Australian artists, celebrate creativity and provide an opportunity for people of the Blue Mountains to engage with and experience exceptional art. The exhibition will be held in the historic St Columba’s Brauer Hall, an impressive space within the College’s heritage-listed main
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Sculpture by the Sea will return to Bondi in 2025 as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition. The spectacular coastal walk has once again transformed into a 2km long sculpture park featuring 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world. Sculpture of all types, forms and sizes in all materials
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We are seeking innovative and engaging proposals from artists, curators and collectives who are eager to showcase their work in our historic and dynamic gallery spaces. Proposals may include exhibitions, creative research, interdisciplinary projects, site-specific works, or installations. About Montsalvat Montsalvat, located in Eltham on Wurundjeri-willam Country, is a historic arts village and creative community
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The Royal Queensland Art Society presents a 2-week workshop festival packed with creative sessions for all ages and skill levels — from drawing, watercolour, oil painting, and life drawing, to photography and sketchbooking. Open Day: Saturday 5 April, from 10:30amMeet tutors, enjoy demonstrations, view artworks, and enjoy Devonshire tea from $7.50 Workshops include: Kay Kane
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Land Street Gallery is a contemporary art space designed for artists and creatives. We welcome emerging, mid-career and established artists from all disciplines to work alongside each other from January 1st to April 27th. Land Street Gallery’s studio period offers a spacious, naturally lit workspace close to the city. Inclusions: A free 3 day exhibition
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Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant’s commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected
Onespace invites you to the opening of Tensile Connections, an exhibition showcasing a dynamic collection of works on paper by Sonja Carmichael, Elisa Jane Carmichael, Niloufar Lovegrove (Pishva), and Elysha Rei. This exhibition explores the tensile qualities and materiality of paper, while metaphorically highlighting the deep connections these artists maintain with their cultural identities. The exhibition features
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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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Sight Lines began with a stay on Bundjalung Country at Brays Creek in the Tweed Caldera, NSW, painting under the shelter of a horse stable as cloud and drizzle cycled through for days. This stay led to a studio in Murwillumbah and the paintings in Sight Lines were made in response to observations along the
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Looking to enhance your creative practice? Check out these upcoming events designed for artists to learn, explore, and expand their skills: Generative AI for Creative Professionals with Jessie Hughes27th February 202512:00-1:00pmOnline Webinar Join artist Jessie Hughes as she explores how generative AI is shaping the creative industries. Learn about the expanding capabilities of AI and
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Ceramic Arts Queensland (CAQ) is thrilled to unveil the finalists for the prestigious Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence. This highly anticipated exhibition is a premier showcase of contemporary Australian ceramics, highlighting innovation and artistic excellence. Since its inception in 2015, the Siliceous Award has gained national and international recognition, attracting an exceptional standard of entries
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Deborah Eddy is exploring the Venus of Willendorf as a trope for the body type of older women. The original Venus of Willendorf is approximately 25,000 years old. Carved from limestone, she is a round woman standing with her arms resting on her breasts and belly (hence why my Venuses do not have visible arms).
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This February in Galleries 1, 2, and 3 we are presenting new eyes – old Country by Robert Andrew. Four new works will be exhibited across the galleries including a major new kinetic video installation new eyes – old Country, yawuru which will combine aerial footage of the artist’s ancestral homelands to trace a monumental wall drawing over the
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As part of our multi-year research and programming arc Blue Assembly, please join us to hear from leading voices on current water research in the humanities, arts and social sciences. This event celebrates the launch of two books; Groundwater Politics: An Ethnography of Advanced Extractivism and Slow Resistance (2025) by Sally Babidge and Critical Approaches to the Australian Blue Humanities (2024) edited
The Institute of Modern Art is hosting the first institutional display of the viral YouTube series Skibidi Toilet. The serialised animated narrative has prompted critical discussion about brain rot, algorithms, and digital cultures since becoming a Gen Alpha cultural touchstone in 2024. Visual artist and curator Simone Hine is joined by University of Queensland’s Director of Digital Cultures &
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An exhibition of new paintings and works on paper, made in Barreiro (Portugal) and Meanjin. There used to be a ship sailing is a collection of compositions embedded with illusive landscapes, memories and imagined scenes.
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Undergrowth is an invitational exhibition dedicated to showcasing some of the most innovative and conceptually coherent work being produced at a second-year undergraduate level at the Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University. These artists and works have been nominated for invitation by Academic Staff as exemplary of the QCAD’s high standards of material inquiry
Featuring classical fragments of columns and capitals pulled from large copper-plate etchings, Woodrow references the agency and impact of these long-established and architectural orders not to advocate for a return to rules or codes, but to their scale, coloration, and muscular surface as a material metaphor and comparison to the human body. These columns and
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In his latest body of work, Rothel continues to explore fleeting moments of human experience. Paradoxically mundane and fantastical, the figures within each painting appear to be trapped within the worlds of Rothel’s creation. The works delve into the artist’s creative subconscious, negotiating the familiar and the surreal, and exploring the dexterity of the human
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