SUPERCUT – Project 3 brings together the practices of Bella Deary, Tiana Jefferies, Daniel Sherington, Emma Wilson and Marilena Hewitt, in an urgent exploration of climate across our current environmental and social crisis. Bella Deary is a Meanjin (Brisbane) based visual artist whose practice gathers influence from ecological philosophy and eco-science to promote the equality […]
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Jan Manton Gallery is proud to present Just Light by Robyn Stacey. In this new series, Robyn continues to experiment with photography, focusing on its elemental qualities – light, colour and shadow. Producing images of reflection rather than inspection, the photographs in Just Light reject the memorial function of photography of capturing an image in
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For 50 years, artisan has been enriching lives through their core activities of exhibitions, workshops, public programs, and events. Now we have an even greater opportunity to connect craft and design skills to the Brisbane community, taught by some of Queensland’s best artists. artisan‘s Programs, Access & Engagement Manager, Simone Linssen said “Brisbane is an hub for creative
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Presented as part of the Platform LAB program, our Professional Development series delivers monthly, online lectures led by guest practitioners working across Australia and internationally. Curated by Bureau of Works, these seminars are designed to build artists’ professional capacity in curatorial practice, arts project management, community engagement and marketing. Professional Development is open to artists of all career stages, and particularly well-suited to
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The A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize is intended to encourage, support and advance classical training of emerging artists (in their early to mid-career) at any stage of life, who are pursuing the study and practice of traditional art and who desire to study the works of old masters. There are three categories for
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Celebrating a growing community of Australia’s strongest emerging and established artists, Bluethumb is proud to present its annual Bluethumb Art Prize for 2022. This year will mark the Bluethumb Art Prize as the largest and richest art prize in Australian history, with a total prize pool of $250,000. Free to enter and open to all,
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The new residency awards will involve the biennial Rome Residency, which will be reinstated in 2024, as well as an annual two-week residency at Bundanon, commencing in 2023. The residencies for Bundanon will be made biennially, with set dates for each annual placement. 5–18 June 2023 3–16 June 2024 Accommodation is provided and we will provide a $2000 stipend
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The Paddington Art Prize is a $30,000 National acquisitive prize, awarded annually for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape. Established in 2004 by Arts Patron, Marlene Antico OAM, this National prize takes its place among the country’s most lucrative and highly coveted painting prizes. Image: Sophie Cape, Songs Of Shrieking Bones, 100 x 150
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Wreckers Art Space is looking for new, enthusiastic ARI organisers to join our existing team. We are seeking individuals committed to support emerging art and artists in Meanjin. Wreckers Art Space is an artist-run-initiative dedicated to innovative art practices. Wreckers Art Space is situated in the former Brisbane Bike Wreckers building that is also home
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The Dobell Drawing Prize is an unparalleled celebration of drawing technique and innovation. Presented by the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the biennial prize explores the enduring importance of drawing within contemporary art practice. Image: 2021 Winner Euan Macleod with his work, ‘Borderlands – Between NSW and QLD’
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Three related Aboriginal painters Charmaine Pwerle (daughter), Barbara Weir (mother) & Minnie Pwerle (grandmother) are exhibited in Motherline. Though FireWorks has consistently shown the work of Barbara Wier & Minnie Pwerle, the gallery is excited to present Charmaine for the first time. This new body of paintings by Barbara & Charmaine has been recently created
The Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA provides an ongoing program of film and video that you’re unlikely to see elsewhere. Screenings take place Wednesday and Friday nights and Saturday and Sundays matinees. We offer a rich and diverse experience of the moving image, showcasing the work of influential filmmakers and international cinema, rare 35mm prints, recent
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Draw along with artist Dr Bill Platz in this evening of life drawing held in the heart of ‘The Soul Trembles’. Enjoy a drink upon arrival and exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition, followed by a guided life drawing workshop featuring dynamic Zen Zen Zo movement models. In this workshop you’ll learn techniques using vivid red carbon
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The Moreton Bay Region Youth Art Awards are open to residents of the Moreton Bay Region who are of school age or children attending schools in the region but live outside the region. The competition is divided into two categories, 2D and 3D works, and entries are grouped by school grade level. The awards are
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We are excited to announce our newest project – Online Workshops. For the last few months artisan has been working on a suite of online based workshops to add to our offering. This project means we can further connect audiences with craft and design with beautifully filmed and produced educational resources, which are accessible anywhere
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Redland Art Awards is a biennial contemporary painting competition open to all Australian artists, presented by Redland Art Gallery. Redland Art Awards 2022 features four prizes, totalling $22,000. The primary award is an acquisitive prize of $15,000 with runner up awards of $4,000 and $2,500 as well as The Meredith Foxton People’s Choice Award of
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Mestiza/Mestizo is an exhibition by Mark Kleine that acknowledges, interrogates, and celebrates the multifaceted nature of identity. Drawing from key components of Kleine’s practice, the exhibition speaks to their lived experience as a ‘mestizo’ – a person of ‘mixed’ Filipino descent. This is expressed through photographic narratives that depict Kleine performing in a variety of
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Ian Fairweather is acknowledged as one of the greatest artists to have worked in Australia during the twentieth century. ‘After Fairweather’ engages with aspects of the artist’s extraordinary life, including his infamous 1952 raft voyage from Darwin to Indonesia; and his subsequent years on Bribie Island, where he painted his most important works. This exhibition
Welcome to BLEACH* 2022. We’ve been busy weaving together stories that traverse the coastline; stories that invite us into our neighbours’ lives; and stories that celebrate our place, the Gold Coast, with grand spectacle and intimate moments that underscore our global connectedness. BLEACH* has always championed investment in new work, and this year is no
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Sophie La Maitre presents a new series of paintings in her exhibition, With no discernible pause. She has long been interested in the minutiae of life, particularly those found in the domestic sphere and natural world. For this body of work, Sophie has pulled inspiration from her home in Perth’s northern suburbs. A ramshackle house with
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Artists, students, researchers and academics throughout Australasia are invited to attend and contribute to a dynamic dialogue on photographic art. Photographic disciplines have undergone successive changes in the past 20 years, heightened with mainstream use of smartphones and social media cultures. Across a one-day event, join respected speakers from across the continent who are working
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Light, Blue, Disco is an exhibition of works on paper that explore the limits of watercolour painting. Each work carefully considers the pushes and pulls of watery bleeds, hues and the subtle textures that arise as part of the drying process. They were painted by using a super-wet process to create numerous layers of washes, colour
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‘there is me somewhere’ is a collection of works that explore the relationship between the self as subject and object, and how this tension can be manipulated by the artist themselves in order to challenge the notions of autonomy. Intrigued by the distance that exists following processes of self-imposed objectification, Sloane reconsiders the body divided.
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Seinileva Huakau is a ceramicist and a weaver of Tongan descent, who grew up in Western Sydney and is based in regional Queensland. Her practice is driven by strong connections with traditional materials, stories and customs. Huakau started to work with textiles through WeAve Parramatta, an intercultural group that connects diverse individuals through textile art.
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Meanjin Boogie-Woogie utilises the prominent location of Brunswick and Berwick streets in Fortitude Valley to highlight the art galleries of Meanjin/Brisbane to anybody who passes. Referencing the classic Piet Mondrian painting Broadway Boogie-Woogie (1942), the work utilises the same colour scheme to represent each gallery on the map depending on the type of gallery; red
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The most comprehensive survey of Mick Richards’ work to date, ‘Above and below’ traces nearly four decades of Richards’ photography and media practice. This exhibition is a culmination of Richards’ lifelong role as an observer of social codes, rituals and traditions, largely based on conventions and unspoken power. Co-Curators Megan Cope, Warraba Weatherall and Kon
In her upcoming exhibition, The Bowing Rose, Jacqueline Larcombe pays homage to the decorative impulse of dwellers in urban spaces, those who inscribe marks and traces upon their homes and gardens through everyday practices. During her walks through Inner West neighbourhoods on Gadigal and Wangal Lands – both in the necessity of the commute as well
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Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present Leaving Northcote our first solo exhibition with Melbourne-based artist Richard Lewer. This new collection of paintings by Lewer was made after two years of being confined to his Northcote studio during Melbourne’s COVID lockdown; when he travelled North for a residency at Tweed Regional Gallery, in the rainforest
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Impressions is the annual member’s showcase. The exhibition includes fine art prints, artist books, drawings and sculptures. Exhibition Opening: 23rd July, 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Open call for artists from all arts disciplines to apply for the Art Futures Fellowship Programme, a two-month residency in Athens in a fully equipped studio-apartment in the city centre. Organised by [sic] Space for International Cooperation, the Fellowship prioritises proposals with a clear view on how the fellowship is embedded in the overall artistic practice and discourse of the applicant.
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Join Brisbane based dancers Isabella Hood and Jag Popham for a movement exploration of Natalya Hughes exhibition ‘The Interior’. In this twenty minute performance the dancers will use their bodies and their relationship with each other to weave their way through the terrain of ‘The Interior’. Using the sculptural seating, soft furnishings, and wall painting
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See the newly redeveloped Kingston Butter Factory (KBF) for a vibrant community event at Living Museum of Logan. View colourful displays and artworks, hear stories and enjoy talks throughout the day where the artists will bring their work to life. The displays acknowledge our city’s past, illuminate the present, and help us imagine our future.
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This August we are exhibiting Speak the Wind by Hoda Afshar across Galleries 1, 2 & 3. The exhibition presents video, photography and drawings made on the islands in the Strait of Hormuz. Situated off the southern coast of Iran, on these islands there is a common belief that the winds can possess a person, bringing illness and disease.
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SUMMER 2022 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (4) honorable mentions (2 in art and 2 in photo), will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant’s commitment extends beyond the
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In celebration of Legacy: Reflections on Mabo exhibition, we invite you to join us for a conversation that celebrates the man behind the game-changing Native Title Act, Eddie Koiki Mabo, and the ongoing influence and impact he has had on Australian society and culture. This travelling exhibition brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in the spirit of reconciliation,
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Exhibiting Artists: Katie Bourchier, Rebekah Walkharden, Joseph Camara, Lorissa Toweel, Catherine Henley, Kitten Xaos, Isabelle Cowan, Sophie McIntyre, Richelle Rubio, Megan Gould, Onellia Slijderink ‘Home’ had us yearning to escape. Moving through unsure times navigating the surreal landscapes.. or hellscapes. Artists have come together to create their own worlds of escape and what it means