The designers and creators of the world are being invited to let their imagination take flight and be seen in new light, with the launch of the 2025 World of WearableArt (WOW) Competition. The 2025 sections for the world’s most prestigious wearable art competition include Air, Neon and Myths & Legends, alongside the annual sections of Aotearoa, […]
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The 2025 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is now open for entries. The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest valued Art Prize for women in Australia and in 2025 will award artists with $58,000 in prize money across three categories – Professional, Indigenous and Emerging. There is also Highly Commended awards as well as a People’s Choice award.
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The annual Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition calls on photographers from around the world to celebrate the fauna, flora and natural formations of the Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the New Guinea region. Submitted entries capture incredible moments in time, bearing witness to the unique beauty of the world around us. The
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The World Illustration Awards (WIA) 2025 are here, and illustrators from around the globe are invited to showcase their creativity. Organized by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, this prestigious event celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Entries are open until February 11, 2025. Why Enter the World Illustration
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The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) is excited to announce a call for Expressions of Interest from Artists and Designers for our highly anticipated 2025 Fashion Performance and Art Fair Showcase. This prestigious event will take place on the beautiful lands of the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji peoples from July 11 to 13, 2025. CIAF is
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Calling all artists – SWELL’s indoor autumn exhibition is back! Local, national, and international artists working in 2D and 3D multidisciplinary mediums are invited to apply. The 10-day exhibition is an opportunity for artists to sell works and editions, connect with a lineup of emerging and established artists, and showcase art to SWELL’s national audience.
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Sydney has the King Cross Coca-Cola sign, New York has the lights of Times Square, and Brisbane has Stefan’s rainbow, which is one of 26 original neon signs you will see in Neon exhibition alongside photographs and original footage from State Library’s collection. Neon explores the history of neon across Queensland from the 1940s to today, including the
Dive into the sparkling waters of the Quandamooka this summer with mother-daughter artists Sonja and Elisa Jane Carmichael. Both are proud Ngugi women from Minjerribah on Quandamooka Country. Creating alongside one another and other family members, the Carmichaels have worked to revive Quandamooka cultural practices once thought lost, and in doing so, they’ve created a
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Amidst the hum of modern life, we are quietly navigating the sixth Great Extinction Event, a stark reality where nearly 150 species of plants and animals vanish each day. Yet, rather than focusing on loss, “Conversations with Nature” invites visitors to reflect on our shared existence through 150 miniature oil-on-timber artworks. Each piece answers a
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Museum of Brisbane is excited to welcome Sara Nejad as the Artist in Residence from January 2025. Sara’s residency will harness the mandala as a motif to explore themes of identity and belonging. Mandalas have a rich history in Persian art and architecture. Sara is drawn to the significance of these symbols in her own
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rhythm wRites is an immersive exhibition orchestrated by Bigambul artist Leah King-Smith, exploring simultaneity, interconnectivity, rhythm, ethereality, spatiality and sound. Rooted in a decolonising framework, the exhibition features new work produced in collaboration with leading First Nations practitioners from the fields of visual art, music and creative writing: Robert Andrew (Yawuru), Nici Cumpston (Barkindji), Keely
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A contemporary art exhibition exploring the depth and dynamism of the Gold Coast’s creative community. Be immersed in the ‘Here and Now’ with an extraordinary collection of works of art by 42 artists who are deeply connected to our city. Explore seven interconnected spaces featuring works ranging from medium scale installations, video and sculpture to
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As global unrest reaches unprecedented levels, the art world appears to be gravitating towards works that exude a profound sense of stillness and tranquillity—perhaps as a way to offer solace in these turbulent times. Arriving Slowly delves into a journey of connection with art on a deeper, emotional level while exploring aspirations towards the sublime
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Lionel Fogarty since the early 2000s has been creating ‘poem paintings’, where viewers are immersed in the language written by his own hand, rather than by the mechanical typeset of publishing. This exhibition Moiyum wungumbil mugerra bullonga features new paintings that connect to Lionel Fogarty’s longstanding commitment to the liberation of voice, fighting back against colonialism and
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In 余白の美: Yohaku no bi (the beauty of empty space) Japanese Australian artist, Elysha Rei uses hand cut paper and principles of Japanese garden design to explore transcultural identity, family history and the silent narratives of Japanese-Australian migration experience. Drawing upon ancestral connections to Tea Master Katagiri Sekishu, who used tea ceremony as a setting
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Connect with, and contemplate, artefacts from the local natural world in Brisbane, with Genevieve Staines’ current exhibition ‘Temporary Treasures’. Visual Artist and Environmental Educator Genevieve Staines extends on her work connecting with nature as meditation with this series of drawings and watercolours from 2024. Staines lives next to bushland and works closely with various bushland
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Noorderlicht invites image-makers, photographers, and artists working with all forms of lens-based media to participate in the 2025 Biennale: Machine Entanglements. The festival explores the relationship between technology, ecology, and heritage. Do you have work that critically reflects on these themes and examines the impact of technology such as AI on our society and environment?
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CULTURHUB, a project by Art House Turku (Finland) and funded by NextGeneration EU, is calling for applications from culture professionals, including organisation representatives, to co-create a major part of the ambitious global scale event EXTRA LIVE in Virtual Art House (and extending to related digital and physical venues), which will be ongoing from 1 June
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Christie-Lee Newsham is a dynamic artist using a range of mediums—including sound, installation, and casting—she invites audiences to confront the complexities of limitation in both personal and societal contexts. “Restriction,” is a thought-provoking installation that delves into the myriad limitations and restrictions we encounter in life, exploring their impact on our personal and collective experiences.
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Remembering the Future brings together four remarkable artists—Megan Cope, Judy Watson, Taloi Havini, and Ruha Fifita. Image: Kato Kakala 1, 2019-2021, Ivi (Ruha Fifita, Minaira Fifita, Sheida Vazir-Zadeh), konga ngatu (cut section of painted barkcloth),’umea (earth pigments), tongo (natural dyes) 536 x 203 cm
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Dylan’s artworks vary in subject matter and medium but regardless of what he chooses to depict there always remains an interest in colour, composition and the simplification of form. The imagery Dylan creates has a relationship to the history of art but more so to everyday life. Working from memory and with models in the
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Dylan Bolger is a proud Maiawali, Karuwali, Pitta-Pitta and Gomeroi artist. Over the past three years Dylan has been working on the Leaf SZN project; creating 100 works based on the macaranga leaf. The macaranga is a pioneer species, meaning it is one of the first to repopulate and breathe new life into areas that
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“Strange New Ways” invites exploration into the unexpected and uncharted territories of contemporary art, where the familiar is transformed into something strange and profound. Featuring a dynamic array of voices, this exhibition showcases the work of Andrew Arnaoutopoulos, Cheolyu Kim, Daryl Hewson, David Paulson, Dean Rusling, the Laurie Nilsen Estate, Margaret Loy Pula, Matthew Johnson,
Onespace is delighted to present The Sacred Shared Labour, the second iteration of Prita Tina Yeganeh’s ongoing series My Soil Farsh فرش. This iteration explores collective labour as a vessel for activating community kinship. In a deeply symbolic and physical act of cultural embodiment, women from Prita’s community came together over 145 hours to hand-grind 45 kilograms of discarded
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Peter Anderson (b.1956, Brisbane) is a mid-career Australian painter, who lives and works in his home town of Brisbane. Anderson completed a Diploma of Fine Art (Painting) at the College of Art, Brisbane between 1974-76, before completing a Graduate Diploma of Fine Art (Painting) at RMIT, Melbourne in 1977. Through his formative years Anderson held
CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary are calling for applications from artists and collectives from any country for a fully funded, two-month residency split between CERN in Geneva (May 2025) and Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen (June 2025). Collide is an annual residency programme for artists with a distinct interest in science and technology, who have a strong motivation
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TOTEMS is Benjamin Werner’s latest series of text-based works, humorously critiquing his experiences in the art world. As Director of All City Arts, Werner brings a nuanced perspective on both local and international art circles.In this exhibition, Werner explores rhyming and pun-laden references to well-known artists and arts workers, both international and Brisbane-based. The series
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As we move further into the age of AI and digital innovation, the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) invites artists to explore the theme Simulacra—a concept that questions the intersection of reality, representation, and hyperreality in the modern world. In an era dominated by digital technologies and artificial intelligence, we find ourselves questioning the very
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Curious about a career in the arts after school or wanting to immerse yourself in the world of contemporary art? The Visual Field is an immersive program for students in years 10 to 12 to explore career pathways in the arts. This program is a joint initiative between Flying Arts Alliance and the Institute of Modern
An after-hours group exhibition showcasing 45 high-calibre hybrid creatives. Opening event: Friday Novemeber 22, 6pm – late
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, this exhibition will examine the symbolic power of language, gesture, and visual markers like maps and borders. It will ask how these symbols shape our reality and how their complexities invite deeper interpretation. The exhibition will take place across various iconic locations in central Dandenong, including the Walker Street
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Dylan Bolger is a proud Maiawali, Karuwali, Pitta-Pitta and Gomeroi artist. Bold in his experimentation, he works across a variety of mediums and techniques. Most of his works are hand-drawn and exceptionally detailed, reflecting his background in architecture. As Artist in Residence, Dylan will spend over a month in the Museum creating a monumental ten-panel
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Quite Gently is a series of mixed media works featuring colourful rhinestones, as well as small watercolour paintings and unique silver charms. Carla Adams lives and works in Perth, graduating with first-class honours from Curtin University in 2014. She has exhibited locally and nationally, including in a joint exhibition with Albert Tucker, titled, sorry I was / am too much, at
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The annual Side Gallery end-of-year show is titled ‘Paradise Gloss — Next Edition’, which will run from December 12 — 22. The theme ‘Paradise Gloss’ is the exhibition title that curator Laura Brinin has explored this year with a project for the Outdoor Gallery, presented by Brisbane City Council. In this theme extension, Laura invites
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In this exhibition, Carolyn V. Watson delves into the complex interplay between risk and opportunity through a meticulously curated series of tactile forms and objects. Moving beyond traditional visual appreciation, Watson’s work now invites physical interaction, fostering a profound, unspoken dialogue between the viewer and the artwork. Crafted primarily in black, each piece is punctuated
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Join us to celebrate the opening of the our exhibition, 52 Actions from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM on Saturday, 30 November. Artspace’s acclaimed 52 ACTIONS continues its national tour at Redcliffe Art Gallery, featuring works from 52 Australian artists and collectives from each state and territory. As the title suggests, 52 ACTIONS is grounded in
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