The Brisbane Portrait Prize is all about celebrating Brisbane portrait artists and their sitters, while encouraging public engagement with the arts. Any artist with a connection to Brisbane is eligible to enter. The sitter must also have a connection with Brisbane. All entrants will be eligible for the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Award which is supported […]
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‘Fountain’ is a new series of works that further my exploration of colour and looping tubular forms across metal surfaces. These oscillating, orbiting trajectories have a relationship to the pathways of celestial bodies, tracing out gravitationally dictated pathways across the universe. The reduction of palette within individual works explores gentler and subtler shifts in light
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An art exhibition by Ray Coffey. Reflecting on his childhood growing up in the UK, Ray Coffey examines the glorification and vilification of male aggression. Juxtaposing hooligans in the guise of hero’s and rejecting societal forms of acceptable violence.
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As part of UQ Art Museum’s multi-year research and programming arc Blue Assembly, please join us for the final in person session of The Word for World is Ocean reading circle led by Dr Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris. The final in-person gathering will launch Dr Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris’s new book The Hydrocene: Eco-Aesthetics in the Age of Water (Routledge, 2024) which challenges conventional notions of the Anthropocene, instead championing
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The Farm Margaret River is a working rural property and a mecca for artistic practice, dedicated to exploring our connection to land through art. Each year, local, national and international artists and collaborators are invited to an ever-changing, ancient piece of land to create site-specific artwork informed by this unique place. The artist’s contributions continue
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The prestigious Stanthorpe Art Prize is back, and it’s time to showcase your talent to the world. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a budding newcomer, this is your chance to shine on the artistic stage. We are thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for this renowned competition. Entries close Friday 31 May
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Applications are now open for SAM’s Artist Community & Education; and Curatorial & Research residencies. The studio-based residencies will take place within a period of one to six months. We welcome applicants from around the world and across all mediums and disciplines. Cycle 3, which will take place from April 2025 – September 2026, focuses
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Brisbane Street Art Festival is back with its annual exhibition, ‘Within These Walls’, and we are looking for passionate artists to take part in a group showcase of works by local, interstate and international artists. ‘Within These Walls’ celebrates all works from paintings to sculptures to photographs – and we embrace creativity and artistic innovation.
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Forecast has announced the six new mentors and its call for project ideas for the ninth edition of Forecast Mentorships. Artistic practitioners and cultural producers working in all creative fields, anywhere in the world, are encouraged to apply to Forecast’s international mentorship program with projects that could benefit from the expertise of one of this
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Artists from across Australia are invited to submit entries for the 2024 JADA. Grafton Regional Gallery is pleased to announce that entries are open for the 2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA), artists from across Australia aged over 18 are invited to submit entries until midnight 30 June 2024. The JADA is Australia’s richest regional drawing award.
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The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for our Spring 2024 artist grants. We are offering $3,500 and $1,000 grants to artists & photographers around the world. For this open call, we will be providing 6 grants totaling $11,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. This is
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An online workshop series with Cut X paste’s Emma Anna @emma_anna_chatter exploring collage and colour. Join Emma for a 2-hour Zoom session kicking off at 9AM Brisbane time (we recommend checking https://www.timeanddate.com for time conversions if you’re joining from elsewhere). Celebrate the start of the weekend with this relaxing collage session, perfect for beginners and advanced cutters
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The Doyles is held annually in the historical village of Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The exhibition will run from the 27th June 2024 until 7th July 2024. Entries open 1 March and close 24 May 2024. The Doyles is a prestigious event on a nationally competitive art calendar. With a first prize of
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As a contemporary art space championing creative practices that demonstrate exceptional skill and craftsmanship, we pride ourselves on showcasing some of Australia’s most exciting emerging and established artists and craftspeople. Located in the heart of Fitzroy–one of Melbourne’s most creative suburbs–Brunswick Street Gallery has multiple exhibition spaces and two dedicated stockrooms. We have a large
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The Fondation Fiminco is launching a call for applications for international visual artists for a 11-month creative and production residency in Romainville (Seine-Saint-Denis). The call for applications is open until midnight on the 15th of April 2024. The Fondation Fiminco artist residency will last 11 months, from September 2024 to July 2025. WHO
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Idris Murphy returns to Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley with an exhibition of paintings that capture the essence of the Australian landscape. Sydney based artist Idris Murphy has been at the forefront of Australian landscape painting for over four decades. His artwork is characterized by a deep engagement with the Australian environment, filtered through a
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The 2024 BBA Photography Prize open call is searching for the best photographic talent from all around the world. Open to any theme or medium, the competition spotlights emerging photographers without restrictions on age, gender, or background. An international jury will select 50 photographers for the longlist and 20+ for the shortlist. Simply enter and
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Arte Laguna Prize 19, Contemporary Art Contest based in Venice, is open to artists and designers from all around the world. There are no restrictions of age, gender, nationality and artistic background, and the theme is free. The techniques admitted are: painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and short films, performances and acting
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We are thrilled to announce the return of the prestigious Brisbane Rotary Art Show, extending its artistic reach and vibrant offerings in 2024. Mark your calendars for a journey of creative exploration, as the Show unfolds for two weeks, from July 15th to 26th, 2024, at the esteemed Queen Plaza One in the heart of Brisbane CBD. For those unable
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The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize open to all artists and art forms. We celebrate our chosen artists across our media, exhibiting their art online where it is viewed by artists and collectors in the United States and throughout the world. Homiens sponsors a platform for artists to network and collaborate,
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After 35 years of providing tertiary student grants, the Foundation believes there is a need to provide a broader support for artists throughout the community. We now welcome applications from any artist who is an Australian resident, and who fulfils our selection criteria regarding the skills and aesthetic principles that we seek to encourage. In
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Join Tori-Jay Mordey at this beginner-friendly portrait workshop. Tori-Jay is a First Nations artist and illustrator. Her portraits are created using various mediums including digital illustrations and drawings, printmaking and mural painting. Tori-Jay will show her process of marking out faces and developing a portrait. Participants will practise using these techniques before diving into timed life drawings.
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Brunswick Street Gallery is excited to announce that entries are NOW OPEN for the 2024 Fifty Squared Art Prize, Australia’s largest open-call art prize for 2D artworks measuring 50x50cm or less. The Fifty Squared Art Prize welcomes artists at all stages of their career, from emerging to established, praciticing throughout Australia and beyond. All levels
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Scott McDougall’s career spans an impressive four decades. Since beginning his artist’s practice in Queensland, Scott has travelled extensively, capturing intimately observed moments across the globe. Employing highly refined painting techniques Scott’s paintings poetically describe places and people using beautifully controlled colour harmonies, carefully modulated tones and an exacting attention to detail.
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International and Australian artists from various fields – visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, curating – are invited to submit entries for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2024. The winning artists will have an opportunity to explore the Wollemi, the Blue Mountains and the Gardens of Stone National Parks on guided walks
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Jeremy Hynes was a much-loved figure in the Meanjin/Brisbane art scene. In the 1990s, he was known for his audacious, daredevil performance art (lighting fires, smashing mirrors, and confining his audience to taxis) and his experimental video work (with Georgie Pinn, he directed the animated music clip for Regurgitator’s Polyester Girl). In 2000, the IMA presented his
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The exhibition title comes from my habit of not regarding a painting as finished until it starts to tell a story or give a suggestion of a life outside of just paint, turpentine and mashed together pigments. Not being easily satisfied I like to rework paintings and drawings many times. Most of these paintings were
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The Floating Land Artist camp is a five-night creative and professional development program for artists interested in developing a project for consideration for the Floating Land 2025 artistic program. The camp will take place from Sunday 20 to Friday 24 October 2024 at Habitat Noosa Everglades Eco Camp on the edge of picturesque Lake Cootharaba.
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Black & White Photo Awards is a contest created with the intention of recognizing and rewarding talent in this discipline, with 5 Thematic category to show your creativity as a photographer: Architecture Street Fauna and Flora Portrait Landscape Black and White Photo Awards 2024 brings you the chance to win one of the almost 30
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Pine Rivers Art Gallery RECIPROCITY ART SWAP is the next in a series of ongoing initiatives aimed at creating opportunities for connection, generosity, and collaboration within the South East Queensland art community. This project is part of an ongoing series of exchanges connected to the visual practice of Magan-djin/Brisbane based artist Sally Molloy. Sally invites
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Running for 5-weeks, the residency program is designed to give an artist quality time to produce a body of work responding to the beautiful and unique features of Brisbane’s Paddington Through studio space, opportunities to run artist workshops, public events and an outcome exhibition, The Lethbridge Residency Program is a well-rounded art making experience. For
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In this webinar Assistant Curator, Tess Bakharia, will showcase a range of UAP’s public art projects and delve into how public artworks evolve from the initial concept stage to design fabrication and installation in the public realm. Participants will learn about: – The public art commissioning process – Translation of gallery practice to the
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Open to emerging artists around the world in the first five years of active practice, this year’s Art for Change Prize asks artists to creatively respond to the theme ‘Tomorrow’ing: Visions of a better future’. As part of a shared mission in making art, culture, and creativity accessible to everyone, this prize is a celebration
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Join the conversation: exploring colonial heritage through contemporary art. Embark on a transformative journey with Contested Desires: Constructive Dialogues (CDCD). Are you a visual artist based in The Netherlands passionate about unravelling the layers of our shared colonial past and its impact on contemporary culture? This is your chance to be part of a groundbreaking transnational initiative
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Join a panel discussion with leading academics in response to our current exhibition Taring Padi: Tanah Tumpah Darah. Panelists will explore the connections between art and human rights both broadly and specifically to Taring Padi and Indonesia, as well as issues of anti-colonial solidarity, reconfiguring the image of Captain Cook, and challenges to mainstream legal
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Photographers of all levels are invited to submit a black and white digital photograph inspired by Brisbane’s built environment. Museum of Brisbane will select a number of submissions to display in our upcoming exhibition, New Light: Photography Now + Then (opening August 2024). New Light draws on the Elliott Collection, one of the most significant photographic collections housed
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