Sneakers embody the tensions of the contemporary moment, where the immaterial (the brand) surpasses the material (the shoe), and where the seduction of consumerism sits uneasily alongside resistance to capitalism. Torsion includes new and existing work by local and international artists – the figure of the sneaker acts as a symbol for contemporary capitalism, where even […]
Of Late brings together selected artworks from the University of the Sunshine Coast Art Collection acquired over the last five years (2018-2023). Although collected independently of one another, throughout the work of the 18 artists represented in the exhibition interconnecting themes emerge. Many of the artists foreground their working processes to explore their chosen medium’s material
With its unparalleled reach, the Sony World Photography Awards elevate the careers of photographers to the next level. Since the beginning, the Awards have championed inclusivity and access by being free to enter. Acting as an insight into photography today in all its diversity, the Awards spotlights photographers telling the stories of our time. Image:Dennis
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The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting Finalists Exhibition will open to the public next Thursday, 30th November. We welcome you to join us to view the exceptional work of the 43 artists who were selected as finalists in this unique triennial art prize that aims to celebrate excellence and innovation in the
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I, Object considers the many complex relationships Indigenous Australian artists continue to have with objects – from the histories informing their creation to the social and cultural consequences of their collection. The exhibition demonstrates the great pride and inspiration of inherited cultural practices and historical Indigenous objects, and reveals the difficulties posed by their collection and
After five years of telling Brisbane stories and celebrating artists at Brisbane Powerhouse, the Brisbane Portrait Prize is moving to the home of storytelling in Queensland, State Library of Queensland. This decision comes as the Brisbane Portrait Prize continues to grow, both in size and in status. The Finalists Exhibition will be held in the
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Growing up in Tarntanya/Adelaide in the 1950s and 60s, Helen Fuller would fossick in the backyard for broken ceramics and shards of glass and reconfigure them into beautiful objects. This process of aesthetic reinvention that began in her youth became a vital means of self-expression, forming an artistic practice that spans six decades. Like the
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Healing Garden at The Condensery is a site-responsive project created with, for and by the Somerset community, in collaboration with internationally renowned Japanese-Australian artist Hiromi Tango. Through a series of workshops, Tango, her artist educators and participants of all ages will co-create an immersive, sensory garden installation inspired by the healing properties of plants endemic to
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Bringing together works in photography by Pixy Liao and Lin Zhipeng (aka No.223) Each, Other articulates the ways that people are fragile, finite. Their bodies, their subjectivities, are composed of pathways that need careful guarding and constant negotiation, just as feelings, memories and emotions pour out from each of us and complicate all kinds of encounters. It
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CIAF presents a range of opportunities for First Nations creative practitioners to participate in CIAF 2024 while developing your skills and career along the way. From fashion design development programs to art fair and art market stall inquiries and many more opportunities, click on the information tiles below to find out more. Check out
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Flowers Look Back at Me brings together my two most favoured pursuits – painting and gardening. The parallels between the two require devotion, attention, time and both practices allow me to achieve a stillness within the chaos. This new body of work has enabled me to explore the realm between my everyday, and the space
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To celebrate the centenary of the 16mm gauge film format and in response to the QAG exhibition ‘Living Patterns: Contemporary Australian Abstraction’, ‘Colour Box’ brings together a selection of contemporary and archival 16mm experimental films to highlight the format’s long-standing relationship with abstract cinema. The program is presented across eight interconnected strands – Early Abstractions;
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Spectra celebrates the diversity of furniture design styles in Southeast Queensland. From established craftsmen to emerging talents, this showcase highlights the diverse range of styles, materials, and artistic expressions that define Queensland’s furniture design industry. Designers: Fearon Brothers | Mast Furniture | CJ Anderson | Studio Flek | Ross Annels | Isaac Chatterton | Jay Jermyn |
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Born and raised on the Sunshine Coast, Lyndon Davis is an internationally acclaimed Kabi Kabi artist, educator and cultural performer. Djagan Yaman translates as ‘Country calling’. This exhibition presents paintings, objects, moving image and sound to consider the way Davis’ practice is grounded in listening to Country and communicating the importance of custodianship and caring for the land.
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Aboriginal people are the unsung heroes of the pastoral industry. Their labour, knowledge and know-how made its early success possible. Join a guided tour of Working Country: Aboriginal stockmen and stockwomen. Take a walk through kuril dhagun and explore State Library’s collection; stories of Aboriginal stockmen and stockwomen, the role of Aboriginal trade routes in establishing Queensland’s stock routes,
This Mess We’re In explores the chaos and catastrophes that have become white noise in our everyday lives. Through a visual anthology of failures, propositions and imagined futures, Brisbane-based artist Pat Hoffie presents us with a series of mise en scènes where the borderlines between the factual and the fantastic disintegrate. Across three distinct bodies of
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Fondation Fiminco is inviting curators to apply for a 3-month research, creation and production residency in Romainville (Seine-Saint-Denis). The residency program is open to curators from France and abroad, with no age limit, who can demonstrate an emerging or significant professional career. This residency is part of the dynamic artist residency program, which jointly hosts 12
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Stephen Nothling was born in 1962. He completed a Diploma of art in 1984 at Queensland College of Art and a Master of Arts in Visual Arts at Queensland University in 1994. Nothling has suffered problems with his eyesight since birth but since his early 20s has been committed to making art. From 1995-2005 he
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Numbuh is a series of wearable artworks by Bindimu Currie. Numbuh is a fusion of ancient stories and Blak futurism, an ongoing collection of wearable artworks reconnecting Indigenous artists to Country, culture and kin and traditional methods of storytelling. Numbuh is a series of performance attire made largely from sustainable/ethically sourced natural materials and fiber
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In Latticework Liam Bryan-Brown presents new ceramic sculpture that pushes the boundaries of handbuilt pottery. Furthering his recent experimentation with grid based forms, Latticework is a continuation of Liam’s persistent exploration of the relationships between tonal, geometric, and dimensional continuums. Considering mathematical or spatial contemplations through repetition and variation, Liam’s ambitious new works subvert expectations
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William Mackinnon (b. 1978, Melbourne) lives and works between Ibiza, the UK, and Australia. Mackinnon’s landscape paintings are what the artist calls ‘psychological landscapes’, drawing on personal experience of the world he inhabits. They are works of memory and discovery, of the familiar and the unknown – combining the real and the imaginary to transform
QAGOMA’s 2024 program will include ‘mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson‘ a career survey of work by the leading contemporary Australian artist; the Australian exclusive ‘Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses‘, an immersive multidisciplinary blockbuster showcasing the innovative practice of the Dutch fashion designer; and the opening of ‘The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary
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The Creative Sparks Grants Program is an arts and cultural grants program that assists artists and not-for-profit community arts, historical and cultural organisations to create and present work. The purpose of the program is to create jobs, aid economic growth, attract tourism and improve social cohesion by supporting the creative and cultural sector in Brisbane.
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Take your cyanotype skills to the next level in this Advanced Cyanotype Workshop In a relaxed atmosphere, and a small group of participants, learn several advanced techniques to apply to your cyanotype printing. Receive expert guidance and knowledge that will empower you to continue exploring cyanotype prints at home. In this workshop you will: create
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European Geosciences Union is calling for applications from science-artists for the Artist in Residence programme, which provides artists and scientists with opportunities to exchange ideas at EGU24, taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 14 to 19 April 2024. EGU’s annual General Assembly brings together geoscientists from all over the world for a meeting that covers all
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The Japan Foundation invites individuals and organisations that are planning international exchange projects and activities to participate in programmes of the Japan Foundation. The Japan Foundation organises programmes to introduce various aspects of Japanese arts and culture all over the world. In addition, it promotes networking and human resources development in the arts and cultural fields
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Still life takes on new life in this celebration of the art of the flower. Brisbane has a strong culture of artists using floral imagery to tell stories of this place. In a space reminiscent of a quintessential Queenslander house, Rearranged: Art of the Flower invites visitors to stroll through a lush collection of paintings, textiles, sculptures,
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Mitchell Fine Art’s final exhibition for 2023 is a group exhibition showcasing contemporary and first nations artworks by Gallery represented and stockroom artists, featuring works from invited artists. ‘Through My Eyes’ is an exhibition of works that portray the artist’s idea of place through their own lens. It may be a country landscape, scenes from
Littoralis is the Latin term for the seashore and half the scientific name of the endemic native Australian Sheoak tree: Allocasurina Littoralis. Filmed on the unceded lands of the Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal and Koombumerri people, Littoralis merges analogue 16mm moving image film with digital technology to create an expanded view of the landscape that is at once both
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FireWorks Gallery’s third annual showcase of drawing and sculpture brings together artists from across Australia for Evidence of Scale III. Gallery Director (and fellow artist) Michael Eather remarks, “Over the years FireWorks has become a sculptural destination. We are adept with working with our artists, clients and fabricators to create commissions for curators and architectural application.
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A series of experimental video works exploring how language connects us across oceans, rivers, lands, imposed borders, and time. Now You’re Speakin’ My Language is a new digital commissioning partnership between the Institute of Modern Art and NOWNESS ASIA. It presents five new films by artists that consider memory, language, and place through their work. Taungurung artist and curator Kate
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Mare Amoris | Sea of Love gathers creative and intellectual practices that dissolve the colonial boundaries of oceans and their connected waters. Artists and their kin give language, voice, and form to these watery spaces, passed down through matrilineal storytelling, bodily memory, and land-based knowledge systems. Through artworks that confront the complexities of love, rage,
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In recent decades there has been increasing awareness and alarm about the consequences of human actions on our collective future. Human-caused extinctions, sea-level rise and habitat fragmentation threatens countless species and critical ecosystems that support all human societies. The scale of these transformations has led some to refer to this era as the Anthropocene, the
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Laresa Kosloff makes videos using stock footage she sourced on the internet. Originally designed for corporates, for training and promotional purposes, this footage was made to be malleable, with the potential to help tell different stories. Kosloff edits it to her own professional-voiceover narratives—fanciful accounts of corporate duplicity, neoliberal collapse, and climate crisis—imbuing it with new, unsettling
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mind, matter, thoughts on form traverses the field between didactic text-based art and formally driven abstraction. Each of the fourteen artists is situated between these traditionally opposite poles, on a spectrum of visual languages that the exhibition celebrates. Here, a diversity of scale, gesture, form, and sequence is privileged as a strategy of visual communication.
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“As the force of Gravity pulls all animate and inanimate beings towards the earth it perhaps, inversely and paradoxically, that which connects us to something beyond. These recent paintings have been created working under the direct inspiration of the Mediterranean light and the warmth that falls directly into the studio from above. I have tried
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