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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The Mosman Art Prize is an acquisitive award of $70,000 sponsored by Mosman Council. The it is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection that surveys Australian painting since 1947. Entries for the 2024 Mosman Art
Now in its third iteration, Weather Patterns III groups Melbourne based artist Matthew Johnson (also showing a survey of works on the ground floor) with Indigenous artists Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (Western Desert, NT) and Rosella Namok (Far North QLD) in the mezzanine gallery. All three artists work in the realm of nonfigurative abstraction, reflecting imagery and designs that say something about the climate of their surroundings in melodic patterns. Image: Matthew Johnson – Sun in Rain Cloud
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Deb Mostert has used sketchbooks over the decades as a scaffold for her contemporary art practice. A Sketchbook Practice shares pages from over ninety sketchbooks dating back twenty years to prompt: ‘What does it mean to keep a sketchbook?’ and ‘How does your perception of the world change through keeping one?’. In the words of the artist: “Sketchbooks serve as
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A fourth-generation Australian-South Sea Islander, Jasmine Togo-Brisby examines the Pacific slave trade and its impact on those who trace their roots to Australia through its practices. Her great-great-grandparents were forced into the slave trade as children, taken from Vanuatu to work as domestic servants, and later on a plantation. Togo-Brisby conjures with an iconography of tall ships,
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Archie Moore’s exhibition kith and kin at the Australia Pavilion has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation at La Biennale de Venezia 2024. This is the first time in history an Australian artist has received this accolade. In kith and kin, Moore transforms the Australia Pavilion with an expansive, genealogical chart spanning 65,000 years. kith
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Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to present Better a private dream world, a new solo exhibition by Robert Malherbe. For over 25 years Robert Malherbe has confidently explored and returned to the sensuality of the natural environment and the intimate landscape of the human form. His landscapes, nudes and still life’s all share a sense
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New mediums, fresh collabs and novel ideas shape inventive views of Brisbane Brisbane is the forever muse for Museum of Brisbane’s 2024 Program. From behind-the-scenes studio tours to interactive AI experiments, the newly launched Museum of Brisbane (MoB) 2024 Program takes art to new places in our always-evolving city where classic artforms meet cutting-edge technology
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This opportunity will profile the talents of a First Nations artist from the Moreton Bay Region (or with a strong connection to the region). The artwork will be positioned at the entrance to the Community Hub to enhance cultural safety and welcoming access to the space. The successful Artist will be asked to provide a
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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! Each year the Fifty Squared Art Prize showcases artists at all stages of their career, from emerging to established, practicing throughout Australia and beyond, with an exhibition of hundreds of artworks encompassing
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Drawing inspiration from weaving practices from Quandamooka Country, CREATE EXCHANGE: Ngumpi celebrates the resilience of tradition through intergenerational expressions of saltwater Country and identity over two venues in Cleveland: Redland Art Gallery, and RPAC Mezzanine (Redland Performing Arts Centre). This collaborative artist-led exhibition featuring Ngugi women Sonja Carmichael and Elisa Jane Carmichael showcases new and existing works
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Artists: Cora-Allan, Brook Garru Andrew, Atong Atem, Sonja Carmichael and Elisa Jane Carmichael, Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser, Latent Community, Shivanjani Lal, Napolean Oui, Lisa Reihana, Teho Ropeyarn, Katerina Teaiwa, Jasmine Togo-Brisby. Curators: Isabella Baker, Léuli Eshrāghi, Jocelyn Flynn, Peta Rake. How we remember tomorrow celebrates storytelling across generations, through oceans and waterways and transcending eras
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QUT graduate, emerging painter and jeweller Jessica Nothdurft works in a variety of media, including oil, ink, silver, gold, bronze, brass, copper and titanium. Her depictions of life experiences often include people, animals and objects. Her pared back aesthetic suggests narratives beyond the representation. Nothdurft’s art making practice is a visual autobiography, exploring multiple themes,
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Intimate Immensity is an exhibition of works by Australian artist, Ian Friend. Friend’s works are an exploration of materials, combining layers of ink, gouache, crayon, and pencil. They are both intimate and vast. They also reflect his passion for jazz, classical music, poetry, and architecture. Intimate Immensity will feature works on paper alongside new paintings and sculptures
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Daniel Agdag is a Melbourne based artist who has exhibited widely both within Australia and overseas. Using cardboard as his primary medium Daniel Agdag’s practice is situated in the intersection between modelmaking, sculpture and cinematography. He is inspired by the overlooked, concealed mechanisms and systems that enable the industrialised world to function, and often explores
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Taring Padi are a leading Indonesian art collective with a mission to understand the cultural and social history of Indonesia through a contemporary lens. Based in Yogyakarta, they use art as a tool to explore issues of sovereignty to overcome environmental destruction, violence, food shortages and unemployment. Taring Padi’s interdisciplinary practice spans art, music, and
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At a time when many are experiencing complex feelings about the frailty of life and future uncertainty, this exhibition explores the subject of mortality and the inseparable link between life and death. The exhibition presents paintings, sculptures, installations, and sound works, that challenge us to reckon with death and dying as an inherent part of
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‘Contaminated’ is an exploration between materials and processes responding to sites that are highly contaminated with the environmental toxins: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAFs), otherwise known as ‘Forever Chemicals’. Norton began by collecting water, soil, and plant samples from contaminated sites using the Australian Map of PFAS as a guide across Northern New South Wales
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Pilgrimage: Remote Animism & Ornamental Displacements forms part of a continuing series from the collaborative practice of husband and wife artists, Miguel Aquilizan & Jessica Dorizac. In their life and work they navigate through culture, colonization, history, geography, folklore and faith as contemporary Australian Filipinos. In the Pilgrimage series, they explore the interconnected themes of identity, globalisation, culture,
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“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” – Carl Sagan, Cosmos In Star Matter we witness the artist’s impressions of the surface of an imaginary sphere, the textures
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Eastablised in 2009, the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award is organised by the Art Collection and Galleries Unit at Deakin University, Victoria. The award celebrates contemporary sculptures from artists around Australia, culminating in an exhibition of finalists’ work held in August to October each year at the Deakin University Art Gallery. With a prize
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With a first prize of $20 000, the Lethbridge Art Award is open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit a 2D or 3D artwork up to 61cm (24 inches) in height, width, or depth.Judging is based on three equally evaluated criteria of creativity, originality, and skill. Our sponsors, Bienarté are sponsoring
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No landscape is neutral. Land holds stories and memories and bears human and environmental imprints emanating from deep time to the present day. Curated by Nina Shadforth (Senior Curator, Caloundra Regional Gallery), this exhibition presents works by artists Joanne Currie Nalingu, Joe Furlonger, Pat Hoffie, Peter Hudson, Euan Macleod and acclaimed songwriter/musician Kev Carmody, reflecting
WHERE DID THE LAST HOUR GO? features oversized facial and bodily elements, mirroring the zombie-like trance we fall into during our digital immersions. The exaggerated expressions act as visual metaphors, emphasising the desensitising effect of our digital consumption and highlighting the psychological toll of our constant engagement with algorithm-driven content. This series urges viewers to
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Sunshine Coast textile artist, sculptor, mixed media artist and art therapist Jean Bennett graduated with a degree in fine arts from Goldsmiths, London, and a Doctor of Practice in Arts Psychotherapy from the University of Derby, UK. Bennett invites audiences to engage with her work sensorily, through touch; enticing a sense of wonder and connectedness.
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If you have a passion for design and creativity, this workshop is perfect for you! Led by renowned artist and university lecturer Dr. Glen Skien, this masterclass will delve into the fascinating world of bricolage and assemblage design. You will learn new skills and take home a finished work of art. During the workshop, you’ll learn various
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The Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is calling for applications from international artists for the 9th edition of the festival, to be held in Singapore from 18 October to 24 November 2024. SIPF is an international platform which aims to promote the arts and the appreciation of photography arts, as well as critical thought and academic
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Singaporean artist Dawn Ng deals with time, memory, and the ephemeral. For Avalanche, the artist crafted pigmented blocks of ice, then filmed them slowly melting away. Shot against a blank background, the blocks could be tiny or massive—she offers us no sense of scale. Using time lapse, Ng compressed hours of real time into twenty-five minutes of screen time. But,
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Carlos Barrios, born in El Salvador Central America, now lives and works in Queensland. Carlos Barrios grew up exploring remnants of ancient cultures, surrounded by artifacts and art due to his father’s career as an archaeologist. Carlos Barrios began painting figures and creatures from his imagination at the age of six. However, when he was ten,
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Artists: Jorge M Brito, Matthew Hurdle, Melissa J Harvey Subverting Surface redefines the relationship between artist, material, and viewer. Within this exhibition, paper transforms into more than a passive backdrop; it becomes the very essence of the artworks themselves. The featured artists harness the inherent qualities of the materiality of paper, allowing it to transcend
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Situated at the Larapinta Valley Town Camp at the base of Mt Gillen in Alice Springs, the Art Room of the Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre has quickly become one of the most dynamic forces in contemporary Australian Indigenous art. Established in 2000 as an intergenerational education and community facility, Yarrenyty Arltere was introduced as a
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Monday morning is an abstract exploration between painting and sculpture. Objecthood and the expanded spatial quality of abstract painting bounces between the formal and sensual gauge of sight and surface. Material considerations are used to subvert the expectations related to texture, mass & scale. Vida Lahey’s painting Monday morning 1912 resonates with Kabi Kabi/Sunshine Coast based artist Pippa
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In 2024, Ipswich Art Gallery will mark 25 years since its launch in 1999. Rebranded as Global Arts Link, the gallery ushered in the 21st century with a strong focus on exploring culture and community, embracing the expanded role that technology could play in growing and enriching the cultural life of the region. 25 years
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Samstag Scholarships enable Australian artists to develop their artistic capacities and skills through a dedicated period of practice-based learning in an international learning institution. The scholarship provides each artist with institutional fees for one academic year of study and a $70,000 tax free allowance and covers travel expenses to a leading international art school of their
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