Sam Cranstoun’s multidisciplinary practice combines various forms of research with a wide array of media to create work that investigates different systems of representation. His work regularly focuses on historical figures and events as a way of exploring how history is shaped, how it functions and how we as spectators rely on different visual systems […]
Born 1982, Moranbah, Queensland. Lives and works Brisbane, Queensland. Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples. D Harding identifies as a descendant of the Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples of central Queensland and their work is informed by this heritage, in terms of both an oral history tradition and the artistic techniques they have inherited. Stencilling, for
The hopeful/hopeless. Investigating expanded notions of self-portraiture, using experimental and naïve approaches to materials in order to negotiate a relationship between permanence and impermanence. Repetitive, transformative and often redundant processes used in the creation of each work function as a way to concentrate on, or examine how one might hold the unremarkable, or insignificant, as
In 2021 we launched the first iteration of the Digital Diasporas, a distributed, remote residency which gave artists the space to research, cultivate their practice, and convene across borders. Last year’s residents Tian Zhang, Amy Lam, and Casey Tang inspired many generative conversations and long-lasting connections about colonialisms in multiple contexts, sustainability and equity in arts practices, and
New and recent works by WAG artists. Featuring Artists: Bianca Beetson, Christina Lowry, Clare Purser, David Jones, David Nixon, Domenica Hoare, Ian Howard, Ian Smith, Jack Rodgers, John Hockings, Jonathan McBurnie, Maureen Hansen, Michael Barnett, Mitch Donaldson, Mornington Island Arts, Robert Mercer, Robert Moore, Sam Bullock, Sandy Herberte, Stephen Nothling & Susie Hansen. Image: Ian
Heat is the transference of thermal energy from one object to another. Using these scientific principles, artists have been manipulating heat and its by-products for millennia. Harnessing this element provides a multitude of possibilities to express ideas and viewpoints. Heat shares the works of contemporary artists who utilise air, sun and fire to create. Gallery is open Tues–Sat 10am–4pm
Fusing the principles of art, architecture, language and textile design come and learn how to make striking tape art works with Artist in Residence Vanghoua Anthony Vue. Inspired by his Hmong heritage, you will explore the artist’s vibrant signature style in this 90-minute hands on workshop that will teach you how to make linear artworks
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QCA Thursdays are a space for the presentation and interpretation of contemporary visual arts and design practice, and a site for gathering, conversation and learning. Embodied Memory: Sean Williams – Webb Gallery This body of work examines the role that unarchived records, in the form of discarded objects, can play in reshaping those narratives, and
We take photographs to capture objective reality, though the world looks different through the lens of a camera than through the lens of the eye. Our perceptions are influenced by factors like feelings, thoughts, past experiences, illnesses, drugs and the limitations of our vision. Augmented Reality is a debut showcase of An Kzvna’s work, featuring
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Bringing together painterly accomplishments with the legacy of Conceptual Art, Ryan Presley’s Blood Money Currency Exchange Terminal 2018–ongoing delivers concrete outcomes for First Nations people. Mimicking a currency exchange booth, the performative installation invites gallery visitors to purchase Blood Money Dollars (BMD) with Australian currency. In return, participants receive notes featuring watercolours depicting Aboriginal freedom fighters, innovators and artists. Currently,
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A group exhibition from Edwina Corlette Gallery featuring: Judith Sinnamon’s bio James Drinkwater’s bio Stefan Dunlop’s bio Belem Lett’s bio Ari Athans’s bio Vipoo Srivilasa’s bio Wayne Magrin’s bio Candy Nelson Nakamarra’s bio Bridie Gillman’s bio Image: CANDY NELSON NAKAMARRA, Kalipinypa2021, acrylic on linen, 122 x 152 cm
Remember those summers at the beach? Drifting between the hot sand and cool water…collecting shells… balmy nights at the caravan park. The sun, sand and surf are intrinsic to Australian culture and the beach evokes different memories for all of us. Like yesterday examines our relationship with the beach through the lens of nostalgia, questioning the sense of loss and longing that accompanies our seaside memories. Are we
Art is a space that allows us to reflect on our place in the world and re-enchant, reimagine, or even revolutionise the way we exist in it. The exhibitions in the IMA’s 2023 program each offer us an opportunity to examine the systems we live in, assess what is not serving our community, and to
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Applications are now open. The BBA Artist Prize 2023 awards international artists irrespective of their background with several Prizes incl. a solo show, cash prizes and much more. The competition includes a group exhibition of the shortlisted artists at the iconic Kühlhaus Berlin, one of the city’s most favoured venues for arts and culture events
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In 2012 co-directors John Stafford and Jodie Cox established the dynamic public art consultancy CREATIVEMOVE, delivering public art services and commissions for a broad range of partners and artists. In 2016 they launched Onespace Gallery, presenting the work of an exciting group of contemporary visual artists. We are proud to be seen as a trusted
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Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts (Umbrella) and James Cook University (JCU) have partnered to support one contemporary Australian visual artist with accommodation, a $2,500 artist fee and a travel fee for a one-month residency at JCU’s Special Collections at the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library and The Studio at Umbrella. Research themes for the residency could include
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Entries are now open for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023. One of our most popular annual events, the prize promotes the best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers. The winner will nab a $30,000 cash prize from us AND photographic equipment courtesy of our Imaging Partner, Canon Australia. There
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Rotterdam Photo, part of Rotterdam Art Week, is calling for submissions of one photo (series of 5 images) from professional and amateur photographers on the theme “Freedom Redefined”. The theme was inspired by the COVID-19 crisis and the drastic events of recent times. The message Rotterdam Photo wants to convey is one of resilience and authenticity. Freedom Redefined shows
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Museum of Brisbane is seeking submissions for an upcoming exhibition in 2023. Artists working in ceramics in the Greater Brisbane Region are invited to submit their own original “memory vessel”. Right now, the medium of ceramics is experiencing a cultural renaissance across the globe and we want to celebrate its impact in Brisbane. Let your
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Our Artist Residency Expressions of Interest submissions close on the 31st of January, 2023. If you wish to participate and learn more, please email residency@uapcompany.com. Our program provides access to workspace, limited tools, and equipment for artist exploration. In addition, we offer the opportunity to engage with our consultancy, design, and fabrication departments to review
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You’re Invited: Lemonade virtual discussion forums To open up Lemonade: Letters to Art to all of your wonderful advice, thoughts, energy, support and feedback, Founding Editor, Louise Mayhew, is hosting a series of virtual discussion forums. Each forum will be small (approx. 10 participants x 50 minutes each) and semi-structured. Join fellow artists, writers, and
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We are excited to announce the expressions of interest for the 2023 Exhibition Program are now open. Montsalvat is now seeking expressions of interest from artists, curators and organisations wishing to exhibit work as part of the Exhibition Program for consideration in our 2023 program. We support ideas that are traditional, ambitious and experimental. Montsalvat encourages applications from
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Launching on Sunday December 4, Waiting Room is excited to welcome the Brisbane community to a showcase of global music and local, cross-disciplinary creative talent. Drawing on co-owner Jordan Rogers-Smith’s background as a hospitality specialist and DJ, and co-owner Emily’s Devers’s background as a practicing artist, curator and arts facilitator, the pair have brought together
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Artists of all abilities are invited to submit textile works that respond to the theme “ENTWINE” to be exhibited in the Ipswich Community Gallery. The exhibition will present a curated selection of artists working across textile mediums which may include soft sculpture, contemporary soft installation, tapestry, wall hangings, quilts, crochet, felt and lacework. Artists
Submissions are invited from emerging, mid-career and established artists and photographers worldwide to participate in PHOTO 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Following the success of PHOTO 2021 (originally PHOTO 2020), and PHOTO 2022, Photo Australia will deliver the third edition of the biennial – PHOTO 2024 International Festival of Photography – in collaboration with over 50
Outer Space is delighted to announce its 2023 Window Gallery callout. From February to December 2023, Outer Space will present 8 exhibitions by emerging artists in our Window Gallery at the Judith Wright Arts Centre. Successful applicants receive: $500 artist fee per exhibition Consultation and feedback on work in development Installation support and AV equipment
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Video Art Miden invites all video artists and video creators from all over the world to submit their videos for the next events & collaborations of Miden, which include screening events and video art exhibitions in Greece and internationally. The call is open to every creator (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality and background. There
Metro Arts is calling for applications for a moving-image program in February 2023. Metro Arts invites artists to submit recent or new moving-image work to form a group exhibition in the Metro Arts Galleries at West Village from 11 February – 4 March 2023. Up to four artists will be selected, each receiving an artist
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Do you have a professional development program, project or event that needs quick turnaround funding? Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants aim to support small arts or cultural projects that cannot be funded by other means because of their nature or timing. For example, you may wish to attend a workshop or complete a project
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Proposals for our 2023 exhibition program are now open Wreckers Artspace is currently seeking exhibition proposals for our downstairs space for 2023. Solo artists, groups, collectives, and curators are invited to submit. Wreckers focuses on experimental contemporary art and seeks to offer opportunities to artists at a turning point of their career and ready to
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As part of the Festival’s Homegrown program, organisers are now calling for submissions from established Sunshine Coast based artists to present new or existing works to participate in the 2023 Homegrown program, ‘The Forgotten Coast’. Sunshine Coast Council’s Horizon Festival Director Hannah Clissold said the festival was seeking projects that uncovered forgotten or invisible places on the Sunshine Coast and
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The APA Art Prize showcases the work of hundreds of artists to raise awareness for the irreplaceable Park Lands, which garland Adelaide city. All artists, nationally and internationally, are invited to be inspired to make a statement on or capture the essence of your Park Lands. Entries open to artists of all ages and stages
This summer, we are turning up the heat with a multi-arts festival in Moreton Bay that will delight and inspire you. Hot Hot Hot Festival will run from sun-up to sun-down from 8 December 2022 to 28 February 2022. Discover visual arts, performances, history, after-dark events, art installations and creative workshops. Celebrating all the incredible
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A love of process and insatiable curiosity for life’s contradictions are the hallmarks of Sally Anderson’s painterly style. Abstracted and instinctual, her compositions are intangible landscapes of vaguely constructivist forms, reactionary mark-making and opaque references to past experiences. Comprised of layers, both physical and metaphorical, they catalogue a practice of meditation and technical application that
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The gallery welcomes applications from established and emerging artists and curators. Proposed exhibitions may utilise single or multiple exhibition spaces. Applications assessed upon receipt by our curatorial team, so don’t delay your submission. The gallery is currently accepting proposals for March – October 2023 Please be aware we only have a couple of exhibition spaces
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A monthly meet up of Brisbane collage artists, and the collage curious. We share real-world space, conversation and materials and create collages related to a different theme each month. Some materials are provided, but please feel free to bring along your own paper resources, and your favourite scissors / blades. January’s theme : ANATOMY Cut