The Tokyo Biennale 2027 Social Dive Open Call invites artists, curators, researchers, collectives and practitioners from Japan and around the world to propose projects responding to the theme “From ‘Me’ to ‘Us’.” Proposals should engage directly with Tokyo through research, residency-based production and collaboration with local communities. Projects may take the form of exhibitions, performances, […]
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Free Range returns to the Institute of Modern Art for an evening of experimental sound, live performance and underground music culture. The program features three distinct performances exploring improvisation, electronics, magnetic tape and sonic experimentation: Botborg – A transcontinental project spanning Berlin and Meanjin/Brisbane, featuring an electronic performance by Joe Musgrove that transforms electronic signals
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US artist and technologist Mindy Seu brings her acclaimed participatory lecture-performance A Sexual History of the Internet to Brisbane following presentations across North America, Asia and Europe. Described by the LA Times as “the internet’s sexual historian”, Seu explores the intertwined histories of digital technology and sexuality through a curated collection of internet lore, historical
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Victorian artist Huiyi Xiao has been awarded the $40,000 Major Prize at the 2026 Churchie Emerging Art Prize, announced at Metro Arts in Brisbane on Friday 24 July. Xiao, who was born in China and is now based in Victoria, works across performance, video and photography, exploring themes surrounding diasporic identity and the Chinese Australian
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Grid Photo Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit work for TRAVEL: Around the World 2026, an international open call exploring contemporary photography and the experience of place. The call welcomes photographs depicting landscapes, cities, streets, cultural spaces, routes, borders, interiors and environments shaped by movement or belonging. The theme is not limited to travel itself,
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Who Are These People? brings together photography students from four leading Australian art schools: the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Australian National University (ANU), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD). Each institution has selected four students from across its photography program, spanning undergraduate through to doctoral
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Convergent Bodies, First Leap is a solo exhibition by Bianca Tainsh, presenting the initial manifestation of new experimental work developed during her 11-week OCCUPY Residency. The exhibition explores self-identification with other interspecies bodies and imagines a speculative posthuman future in which technology acts as an ecological steward and interlocutor for entanglement with the more-than-human. During
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The IMA presents the third and final On Rafman lecture, a series of short presentations by academics, artists, curators and writers examining the central themes of Jon Rafman’s Memento Hikikomori. Audrey Jo Pfister presents ‘Notice me senpai, notice me!’ Simps, -cels, larp and Jon Rafman, exploring fandom, in-group signalling, memetic warfare and parasocial relationships surrounding
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Time Honoured explores how homes and architecture in Brisbane’s local suburbs hold collective memories and nostalgia. Alexandra Matthews considers the relationship between human memory and place, with heritage homes, timber walls and corrugated iron roofs becoming repositories for the city’s stories. The exhibition focuses particularly on the suburbs of Paddington and Red Hill, featuring recognisable
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White Flag is a solo exhibition by Brisbane-based artist Bruce Reynolds, whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, photography, inter-media and sculpture. Reynolds responds to the urban environment through its materiality, creating a dialogue between recent histories and the archaic. His practice is informed by research into the historic migration of ideas and forms between Europe and
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Abandoned and Renewed is a new body of work by Sybil Curtis examining energy, fire and the industrial systems that have transformed the Australian landscape. The exhibition considers the relationship between fire and energy, from the direct use of fire through the burning of wood and fossil fuels to the generation and distribution of electricity
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Atelier Artist in Residence is a curated international residency offering artists uninterrupted time, dedicated studio spaces and a community of fellow creatives in remarkable private estates. The 2026–2027 programs take place at Château de Cerisay in France and Westcove Estate in Ireland. The residencies are self-directed, allowing artists to focus on their own practice while
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Ecstatic Threads brings together a dynamic new series of paintings by Rae Haynes that continue their ongoing investigation into the rich intersections of textiles and painting, and the historically gendered ways these practices have been interpreted. This body of work marks a return to painterly ideas that have occupied the artist since the early stages of
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As part of winning the Young Artist Award at the 2025 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA), emerging Ipswich artist Kathryn Neilsen presents Natured & Nurtured, a solo exhibition at Land Street Gallery. Working across photography and painting, Neilsen explores relationships between the human body and the natural landscape. Her practice is informed by a deep
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FORM ~ Movement is an exhibition curated by Studio Maverik exploring the human form in movement. Bringing together a collection of artists working across drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and other visual practices, the exhibition considers movement as both physical action and expressive language. The exhibition explores how movement shapes the way we engage with one
For several years, my practice has explored the relationship between opposing forces—hard and soft, masculine and feminine, and ideas of self and other. Rather than treating these as fixed opposites, I am interested in the spaces where they overlap and create something new. The paintings in Holding the Centre continue this investigation through assembled forms
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Australian Coin Review is inviting artists and designers from across Australia to enter its 2027 Coin Design Competition, offering a AUD $50,000 first prize for a new Australian coin design. Celebrating the magazine’s historic 1966 competition that produced the iconic Swan Dollar, entrants are invited to create both the obverse and reverse of a coin
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Entries are now open for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026, a biennial $50,000 non-acquisitive award celebrating excellence in realistic portrait painting. Presented by the South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA), the award is one of Australia’s major portrait prizes and is distinguished by its commitment to realism. Eligible works must depict a
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Entries are now open for the Kilgour Prize 2027, one of Australia’s leading annual awards for figurative and portrait painting. Presented by Newcastle Art Gallery, the non-acquisitive prize awards AUD $50,000 for the most outstanding work selected by the judging panel, with an additional AUD $5,000 People’s Choice Award presented during the finalists’ exhibition. Celebrating
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The Straddie Arts Trail returns for its fifth year, transforming Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) into a vibrant celebration of contemporary art, culture and creativity across four days. Presented as a free, community-driven event, the trail features 70+ artists and makers across 33 creative stops spanning the island’s three townships. Visitors can explore open studios, exhibitions,
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Lethbridge Gallery presents Green Leaves, a solo exhibition of new watercolour works by Queensland artist Jane Grealy. Drawing on a career spanning decades as an architectural illustrator, Grealy brings a refined understanding of precision, perspective and observation to her contemporary art practice. Her delicate watercolours explore the relationship between natural environments and the built landscape,
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Entries are now open for the M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026, a national award celebrating the diversity and innovation of contemporary drawing practice. Established in 2006, the annual prize welcomes submissions ranging from traditional drawing techniques to expanded and experimental approaches that challenge conventional definitions of drawing. The exhibition has become a significant fixture in
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Applications are now open for the 2027 ANAT Synapse Residency Program, supporting Australian artists to undertake a creative research residency in partnership with a leading Australian research organisation. The program brings together artists and researchers to explore the intersections of art, science and technology through collaborative experimentation. Rather than focusing on a predetermined outcome, the
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Created specifically for Night Feast, Total Vibration is a major new site-specific installation by Sydney artist Jonny Niesche, presented by Brisbane Powerhouse in partnership with the Institute of Modern Art. Transforming the Stores Studio into an immersive environment of reflection, movement and sound, the installation features two monumental flexible mirrors that ripple, shimmer and vibrate
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PARKER Contemporary presents Filtered Light, a solo exhibition of new work by Brisbane-based artist Alethea Richter. Blurring the boundaries between digital imagery and handcrafted process, Richter transforms pixel-like forms into intricately woven silkscreen works. Built through meticulous layers of hand-pulled print, cut paper and woven surfaces, the works explore how light, technology and materiality shape
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Entries are now open for the Evelyn Chapman Art Award 2026, a prestigious biennial award supporting the professional development of emerging Australian painters. Presented by the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the award provides $60,000 to assist an Australian painter working in oil or tempera to undertake further study over a two-year period at a recognised art
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The Earth Partner Prize 2026 is now open for submissions, inviting artists and creatives aged 14–30 from around the world to respond to the urgent challenges of climate change, ecological justice and environmental action. Open to all nationalities, backgrounds and creative disciplines, the prize welcomes submissions across a broad range of mediums including photography, film,
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The Redland Art Awards is a biennial contemporary painting competition open to Australian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 and over. The award celebrates innovation and excellence in painting, with selected finalists exhibited at Redland Art Gallery later in the year. Prizes include: Major Acquisitive Prize: $20,000 Second Prize: $6,000 Third Prize: $3,000 Meredith Foxton
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artisan invites expressions of interest from creatives, makers, and facilitators interested in delivering workshops and talks as part of its 2026 program. Whether you are an experienced educator, an emerging practitioner with an idea to share, or someone looking to develop their confidence in workshop facilitation, this opportunity provides a supported platform to connect with
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Applications are open for the L’AiR Arts International Arts Research Residency, offering artists and cultural practitioners the opportunity to live and work in the historic Atelier 11 Cité Falguière in Montparnasse, Paris. Situated within one of Paris’ most significant historic artist communities, the residency continues the legacy of the École de Paris, supporting intercultural exchange,
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As part of the Creative Together: Grow 2022–2026 action plan, Arts Queensland offers a dynamic range of funding opportunities to support artists, venues, and organisations across the state. These grants aim to boost creative employment, inspire new work, and bring Queensland stories to life. From live music and touring initiatives to First Nations-led programs and
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The churchie 2026 Finalists Exhibition brings together 17 emerging artists selected from more than 550 submissions from across Australia. Established in 1987, the churchie is one of Australia’s longest-running prizes dedicated to supporting and promoting emerging contemporary artists. Presented at Metro Arts, the exhibition offers a snapshot of contemporary artistic practice from across the country,
The Joy Generator returns for its second chapter as an immersive sculptural installation by Australian artist Nixi Killick. Presented in the Fairfax Studio as part of Night Feast, the vibrant installation invites visitors to step inside a colourful environment designed to inspire connection, curiosity and shared moments of joy. Through bold form, light and interactive
Jorge Mariño Brito was born in Cuba and lives and works in Brisbane. He graduated from the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane in 2024. Mariño Brito’s artistic practice encompasses painting, papermaking and printmaking. With a background in psychiatry, his artwork combines sensitive depiction of human relationships with a love for painterly materials. His incomplete
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Absence is a new exhibition by Gureng Gureng/Gangulu and Kanak South Sea Islander artist Darren Blackman, presenting neon, print and digital works that confront systemic inequality, cultural memory and First Nations histories. Building on his previous exhibition Post Truth, Blackman’s latest works examine the erasure of Aboriginal histories through deeply personal connections to the Somerset
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The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After The Rain brings together ten newly commissioned multidisciplinary installations by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia. Led by Artistic Director Tony Albert (Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples), the exhibition explores themes of rebirth, renewal and cycles of cleansing while celebrating intergenerational legacies and cultural warriors of the past,
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