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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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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Artists to Watch introduces four exciting new talents to our gallery. Showcasing landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works, these artists bring distinctive voices and remarkable potential, offering fresh perspectives across diverse styles. Featuring: Nick Offer, Sachi Oizumi, Natasha Ruschka and Andrew Bennett. Image: Figure As Still Life, By Andrew Bennett, Acrylic on canvas, 84cm by
Judith Wright lives and works in Brisbane. She came to her work as an installation artist with a background in dance having performed with the Australian Ballet. Recipient of a fellowship from Arts Queensland in 1993 and awarded a professional development grant from the Queensland Government in 1998, Judith has taught at the Queensland University of
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Elevate your craft and design career with artisan’s exciting new residency program, offering fully funded opportunities for two outstanding Queensland craft and design practitioners. With support from Arts Queensland, this transformative residency provides selected makers with the resources to create new works, develop skills, and reach new audiences. Regional Artisan Residency A regional Queensland maker
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Richard Bell, Megan Cope and Sancintya Mohini Simpson are exhibiting work in the 16th Sharjah Biennial. The Sharjah Biennial 16 title, to carry, is a multi-vocal and open-ended proposition. The ever-expanding list of what to carry, and how to carry it, is an invitation to encounter the different formations and positions of the five curators
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Step into a world of monochrome mastery with Essays in Light, an exhibition featuring ten talented photographers from the Fine Monochrome Print Group. Each artist presents a thematic portfolio that explores diverse subjects, from architecture and landscapes to figure studies, portraits, flora, and still life. This exhibition highlights photography as a fine art form, blending
Join for an evening of insight and exploration as we launch the 2025 ‘Making of’ series with Ellie Buttrose, one of Australia’s leading curators of visual art. This series invites celebrated arts professionals and artists to share their early career journeys, significant opportunities, and the decisions that have shaped their path in the industry. Ellie
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Khaled Sabsabi & Michael Dagostino to Represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale Creative Australia has announced award-winning multidisciplinary artist Khaled Sabsabi and esteemed curator Michael Dagostino as the artistic team set to represent Australia at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026. Their exhibition at the Australia Pavilion will
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Climate of Violence: Lamentum is the latest exploration in sound and vision by Arianna Nixon & Amy Sargeant. The dust has barely settled. A sacred tether becomes strained and defiled. Screams become whispers in the fog of war & the breath of a coming storm runs down your neck. Arianna Nixon (she/her) employs a
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Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to present ‘Individuation’ the new exhibition by Michael Cook. Michael Cook’s images have, for over ten years, considered Australian history and its intersection with his own biography, tracing the culture of pre-colonial times imbued with the promise of a different future. With Individuation (named for the term coined by psychologist
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Using bespoke instruments and experimental vocals to push at the nexus of improvisation and composition, Indonesia’s Senyawa (Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi) create a unique sound world. Their work is visceral and physical, and incorporates elements of traditional Indonesian music, free jazz, noise, and heavy metal. Over a decade, they have developed a music entirely their own.
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Celebrating its five-year anniversary, the Lethbridge Landscape Prize is raising the stakes with a $30,000 grand prize for 2025! This prestigious award invites all artistic interpretations of the Australian landscape, from traditional to experimental, and from monumental to intricate. The definition of ‘landscape’ has expanded to include urbanscapes and interiors, encouraging artists to explore diverse
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Join artist Danie Mellor for a talk on the opening day of his exhibition, marru | the unseen visible which brings together works examining memory and remembrance; the relationship between First Nations people, culture and Country, and the environmental and social impact of colonial history. Hosted by Sophia Sambono, Associate Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, QAGOMA. Artist
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A new exhibition, Napurrula, opens at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley on 18th February, with a special focus on celebrating International Women’s Day. Curated by Director Mike Mitchell, the exhibition brings together a powerful collection of paintings from female artists hailing from remote Central Australian Aboriginal communities. The exhibition highlights the artists’ connection to
Crit Sessions are a unique opportunity to develop your emerging, early or mid-career visual arts or curatorial practice with constructive feedback and discussions on your works or works-in-progress from some of australia’s leading artists, curators and industry professionals. This professional development series provides artists with valuable insights which are often hard to find outside of
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Etymology: the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning A series of paintings using the metaphor of histories, evolutions and meanings. Words are spoken and sometimes written. These painted forms consist of delineating blocks of colour and their repetitions within. Moving left to right through chronological time, highs and lows of
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Artists: Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy & Marisa Culpo. Join us for an exciting and dynamic group exhibition featuring the textile-based works of artists Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy, and Marisa Culpo. This showcase highlights the diverse and innovative ways these artists engage with textiles—not just as a traditional medium, but as a
Unleash Your Creativity with Your Smartphone. Join our exciting 4-week photography course with internationally renowned artist Joachim Froese and learn to capture breathtaking images using just your smartphone. Held in our workshop space near the river in Teneriffe, this hands-on course takes you through the art of mobile photography and creative collage-making. In Week 1,
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Chris Neild’s latest exhibition, Taking a Line for a Walk, marks a striking evolution in his artistic journey. Once rooted in landscapes, Neild’s work has become increasingly abstract, culminating in a series of free-flowing geometric compositions inspired by Swiss artist Paul Klee’s notion that “a drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” Using
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See The Sun’ Curated by Bridie Gillman featuring Jordan Azcune, Amelia Carroll, Nancy Constandelia, Nicolette Johnson, Lauren O’Connor, Cosima Scales See the sun takes a specific experience as its starting point. Driving out of Murwillumbah I was overcome with awe at the intense, fiery sun late in the day and close to descending behind the
Offering audiences a chance to see acclaimed films rarely screened in Australia, ‘Children of Independence’ charts the recent development of filmmaking from the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Emerging from years of Soviet Union rule, which heavily restricted what stories could be told, a new wave of filmmakers born after the
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The Bayside Painting Prize is nationally recognised as Melbourne’s premier painting prize. Open to Australian painters, the prize includes a $25,000 non-acquisitive major prize, a $10,000 acquisitive local prize, and a People’s Choice Award. Finalists will be exhibited at Bayside Gallery.
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The St Columba’s Art Prize invites Australian artists to submit works across a wide range of mediums. With over $16,000 in prizes, the exhibition will be held in the historic Brauer Hall at St Columba’s Catholic College in the Blue Mountains. Photography, digital, and AI-generated works are not accepted. Image: Open Prize Winner James Blackwell
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Awarded biennially, the A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize supports Australian artists working in traditional styles. There are three categories: a $50,000 Travelling Scholarship, a $5,000 Art Prize in oils and/or acrylics, and a $5,000 Art Prize for works on paper. Image: Edward Essing | Still life with paired objects | Oil on
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Dane Mitchell’s exhibition ‘The Imponderables’ explores loss, containment, and future-contingent propositions by way of an island that is not, and a place that does not. Continuing Mitchell’s long-standing interest in the evanescent nature of loss, absence, and the porous boundaries between natural and artificial worlds, The Imponderables offers a perspective on our relationship with matter and the environment
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For artists seeking inspiration rooted in the heart of Queensland, the State Library’s annual Highlights magazine is a must-read in 2025. This year’s edition celebrates iconic Queensland stories, from Stefan’s legendary rainbow to other unexpected treasures within the library’s vast collections, exhibitions, and programs. Whether you’re diving into historical archives or seeking fresh creative sparks,
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