The intimacy and theatre of family life and everyday events are at the core of James Drinkwater’s art practice. Inspiration might be found in the coastal life he shares with his partner and children in his hometown of Newcastle, or in something as obscure as the architecture of his son’s vintage Japanese cameras – Drinkwater […]
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Too often, when we think about gender diverse representation in the performing arts, the focus is confined to the need for more more trans actors, writers and directors. While it’s critical that we have a wide range of authentic voices shaping our narratives, little consideration has been given to the impact gender diverse perspectives can
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Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art (IMA) and the churchie emerging art prize announce the thirteen finalists in the churchie emerging art prize 2023. Established at Anglican Church Grammar School in 1987, the churchie is renowned for showcasing the next wave of early-career artists. Today, it is one of Australia’s leading awards for emerging artists. The
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You are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to exhibit a work in the 11th Palmer Sculpture Biennial. The requirement to express interest is to submit a concept outline with supporting drawing/documentation on an A4 page/s after a visit to the site. Interstate/overseas artists should discuss alternatives to this arrangement with Greg Johns.
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The Thinker Maker Space of CYENS, Nicosia (Cyprus), is calling for applications from artists, designers or creatives for their Artist-in-Residence Programme throughout 2023. Resident artists have full access to the makerspace facilities, allowing experimentation with advanced fabrication techniques. They will also have the opportunity to present and exhibit their work at the end of the residency. Additionally, artists
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Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to present Cut through the circle with Sydney-based artist Drew Connor Holland. Underpinning Holland’s work is an interest in how we catalogue memories: in digital archives, in junk drawers, in our heads. Using screenshots as the starting point, Holland corrodes each image with analogue reproduction processes; the finished pieces reading
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QCA Galleries are now accepting proposals to exhibit at POP Gallery. We accept proposals from Queensland College of Art students, staff, and external applicants. Please take the time to read through the information listed on the QCA Galleries website, including the Terms and Conditions prior to applying. All proposals must be submitted online via the application form.
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DongGang International Photo Festival (DIPF) calls for work from artists from around the world for their festival to be held in Yeongwol, Korea, 21 July to 24 September 2023. The theme this year is “The Magical Unknowns,” which explores curiosity and the desire to investigate the unknown as an inherent human need. The unknown may
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Malamegi Lab Art Prize, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allowed in the art competition are: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media and video. A great opportunity for the artists, which can win a cash prize, have the opportunity to exhibit their artworks, and much more. PRIZES: 5000,00€
Material Culture in a Material World is a temple-like conglomerate of recent workings of three Brisbane-based artists; Miguel Aquilizan, Jordan Azcune, and Jessica Dorizac. Their practices are deeply rooted in the act of creation as research, and they rely on fundamental principles of artistic production. Approaching the gallery as a studio, the studio as artwork,
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You’re invited to experience a demonstration by artist Elysha Rei in Gallery One at Metro Arts, sharing her hand-cut paper cutting arts practice. Using her matrilineal Japanese heritage as a point of inspiration for her work, gain a behind-the-scenes insight into this delicate artform. Visitors are welcome to converse and query Rei and her practice
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A special Sunday daytime cut and paste session for collage artists and the collage curious. Beginners will love this introduction to collage – no prior experience is required. Share conversation, dip into a treasure-trove of materials and make collages inspired by a monthly theme. All materials are provided but please remember to bring your favourite
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The gallery is pleased to present Angela Brennan’s debut exhibition New Paintings on display between 13 June – 1 July 2023. Brennan’s paintings lies predominantly with lively colour and abstraction, depicting elements of an inner world. The artists’ evolving practice consists of humming, floating forms and surfaces—a process which allows for dreamt imaginings to spill out and thrive. Essay writer Serena
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Unbecoming is Lincoln Austin’s first solo exhibition with Jan Murphy Gallery. Lincoln Austin’s sculptural works play across materials and scale, from intricate assemblages to expansive installations. Their artworks invite the viewer to engage and experience shifting fields of colour, movement and form. The works in Unbecoming span a variety of media including painting, sculpture and
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Precision: The Art of Cutting engages with the process of paper cutting as a medium, to transcend the folk tradition and aesthetically shift the practice into the realm of contemporary art. At a time when climate change and the environment are central, this approach to a traditional, recyclable and renewable art medium is in itself a
The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award was established in 2009 and 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. A
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Join Her beauty and her terror artist, Libby Harward, to make your own “deconstruction site” using recycled materials, printed roadwork sign and paints. Yarn about the importance of mangrove swamp country and our coastal tea tree wetland habitats which are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth. A descendant of the Ngugi people of Mulgumpin (Moreton Island)
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Anywhere Festival is a globally unique and local cultural experience where locals and visitors alike discover shows in nooks and crannies anywhere but a theatre: where local businesses and homes host performances so artists can creative incredible work without all the financial burdens that are often placed on them when presenting independently. Anywhere Festival began
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noun: sunk-cost fallacy the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. Keemon Williams (b.1999) is a queer Meanjin (Brisbane) based artist of Koa, Kuku Yalanji and Meriam Mir descent. He utilizes an
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STILL: National Still Life Award is a biennial, acquisitive award for an artwork in the still life genre. The award takes a fresh and contemporary approach to still life and its themes. • Entry is open to all Australian artists • Artworks of all mediums are accepted Still: National Still Life Award 2023 will be exhibited
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Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by awarding 1,000 euros in monetary prizes every year, organizing exhibition in a fine art gallery in the heart of Rome, publication in our partners’ magazines, and providing other opportunities for international exposure. What makes our contest unique is that
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Join Studio Maverik for a Sunday session of self-guided long pose life drawing, with plenty of time to capture the finer details of each pose. Long pose life drawing entails an experienced nude Life Model holding a single pose for an extended period of time. In this two-hour session, you will have lots of time
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My new series explores the beauty of solitude and connection, celebrating the diverse ways in which love takes shape. Solitude allows for self-discovery and personal growth, fostering a strong bond with oneself. Through my art, I depict the tranquillity and strength found in being alone. On the other hand, connection represents the magic of love
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For MONO 46 we delve into a triple bill of extended instrumental mastery. On their latest record World In World, Julia Reidy (DE/AU) crafts a work that is utterly unique, existing between the traditions of extended song form, just intonation composition, and exploratory guitar work. Merging hovering clouds of voice amidst clusters of open harmonic guitar flutters, their work is entirely its
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Join us for a sensory guided experience where you can engage in discussion and sensory exploration. These 30-minute sessions are designed to introduce visitors to new ways of experiencing and connecting with the artworks of the exhibition. Individuals, school students and groups of all ages and abilities are encouraged and welcomed. Dates Friday 30 June
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The JAA Australasian Jewellery Awards celebrate and recognise design, innovation, craftsmanship and marketability in the jewellery industry. They are the ultimate industry awards that reward creativity, skill and technique – the most distinguished program for the Australian and New Zealand jewellery community. This year we present the 27th instalment. The JAA Australasian Jewellery Awards are
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The Hawkesbury Art Prize is a biennial prize awarded to an Australian artist for a painting, drawing or work on paper with the theme of Contemporary Australian Identity. Open to Australian artists, the prize is awarded for the most outstanding work created in the past 12 months. The theme invites artists to respond to the
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Jasmine’s signature geometry-based paintings aid the artist’s exploration of “the beauty and poignancy of time and the bitter nature of love and loss”. Roaming Geometry is Jasmine’s second exhibition at Side Gallery, initially showing I AM THE MUSE in 2021. The exhibition was a resounding successful sell-out show, and it is clear that the audience resonates with
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This exhibition concerns collaboration, the politics of exchange and display between two artists and the championing of experimental and non-hierarchical points of connection that this creates. It is an exhibition which champions the interstice between space and the materiality of painting. Vox Pop is derived from the Latin ‘vox populi’ meaning voice of the people.
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Entries are open for WA’s premier portrait prize – The Lester Prize. Now in its seventeenth year, this award is one of the nation’s most recognised and prestigious art prizes. With a prize pool totalling over $105,000, the competition is open to artists of all experience levels – emerging, midcareer and professional. Last year The
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In the exhibition Her beauty and her terror, contemporary artists explore the Australian landscape in its extremities, subtleties and forms. You can explore your connection to it through the use of sound in a workshop with sound artist and musician Julia Anderson. A soundscape is a combination of individual sounds that together create a sensation or
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Open call to all photographers Anyone 18+ can apply – all genders and nationalities welcome Submit up to 15 images – this entitles you to be eligible for the long and shortlist and show your photographs at our exclusive exhibition in Berlin. No restrictions on experience or social / educational background. All themes welcome –
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These school holidays, to celebrate NAIDOC week, the Hub Gallery will showcase Jinibara elder and artist Uncle Noel Blair and his artworks from Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Art Collection. Join us in the Creative Play Space and make your own colourful story or create a 3D animal figure inspired by Uncle Noel’s fun characters. Caboolture
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Vivienne Binns is an important figure in the history of Australian visual art. Binns rose to prominence in the 1960s with her psychedelic depictions of sexual imagery, which anticipated the feminist art movement. Since that time, she has continued to shape some of the most significant developments in Australian visual culture, both within and beyond
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Philip Wolfhagen (b.1963, Launceston) is a leading Australian contemporary landscape painter who lives and works in Longford, Tasmania. He is inspired by the atmospheric landscape of northern Tasmania and the emotive qualities of light and weather. Wolfhagen’s paintings are unique in his use of beeswax mixed with oils. His work is physical, dense in its
Jessica Nothdurft’s latest exhibition Dreams and Nightmares uses her signature faux naïf styling to explore her evocative and raw life experiences. The show centres on hyper-restrained ink drawings, bronze sculptures and paintings; battered housewives, pregnant dogs, cages and crouched forms recur in the series. The poses and graphic depictions link the characters’ relationships, creating a solid
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