Taking cues from traditional Dutch still life painting and ‘Tulip Mania’, #FLOWERS is a program that gathers images of flowers taken from Instagram and algorithmically collages them over hand-drawn still life imagery. These images are printed in the gallery space every 28 seconds, referencing the average viewing time of an artwork in a museum context; yet also […]
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Rae Saheli’s work is defined by a process in which she uses a 12-gauge shot gun aimed at various supports to create explosive and gestural 2-dimensional artworks. Of particular interest to Rae is the unique results that occur when she aims her shotgun at a surface, the hundreds of small pellets that constitute a shot
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The annual Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) run by not-for-profit Flying Arts Alliance return for 2022 offering over $40,000 in prizes and awards for artists in Queensland’s rural and remote communities. The Queensland Regional Art Awards has been a familiar highlight on the regional arts calendar for over ten years, offering a significant opportunity for
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An Alternative Economics brings together a group of Australian and international artists who each use their artmaking to explore and expand on the creation of value. Guided by the idea of the circular economy and its compelling counter-narrative to the untenable model of eternal growth, each work in this exhibition offers a provocation to make us
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This June across Galleries 1, 2 & 3 we are presenting an exhibition that considers recent and historical approaches to landscape in relation to the late works of Ian Burn. Artists: Richard Bell, Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman, Ian Burn, Megan Cope, D Harding with Hayley Matthew, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Djambawa Marawili, Otto Pareroultja
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The Solo Mum is an autobiographical painting exhibition based on Danielle’s experiences as a single mother. The Solo Mum breaks the negative stigma that is frequently attached to single mothers as “women with baggage” by showcasing a life with a child as being filled with opportunity and adventure, not burdensome encumbrances. “When I first fell
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The Hornsby Art Prize (HAP) returns in 2022 for its 11th edition. HAP is calling all artists living in Australia. There are 5 categories: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital art stills, 3D works. All art works must be original, have been produced within the last 2 years (2020 and 2022) and never been exhibited before. The
The Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive award of$30,000 is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, or
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Acknowledging our unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heroes, whose pride and dignity lift their community to their feet in a celebration of strength and determination, and a catalyst to not only stand tall, but rise. OUTstanding also speaks to unresolved issues, conciliation, and truth-telling in this country. Including artwork from twelve of Brisbane’s most
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Art Prize is a popular and esteemed regional art competition, attracting artists from far and wide. This annual event has been running for over 30 years and has become an important occasion in the Western Australian arts calendar. Art Prize provides a wonderful platform for artists to gain public exposure, and
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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 the annual catalogue as well as in our partners’ magazines, and providing other opportunities for international
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This online exhibition showcases the practices of Melissa Spratt, Nicholas Tossmann, Chris Howlett, Rachel King and Matthew Newkirk in an exploration of citizenry across digital and public spaces. This is the second exhibition in the SUPERCUT online series. Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation. We collaborate with artists and arts workers
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Entries are open to artists for the 2022 Whitsundays Art Prize Exhibition, a highlight of the Whitsundays Arts Festival. In its second year, the Art Prize Exhibition will be held at the Coral Sea Marina Resort, at the heart of Airlie Beach in September. The 2022 judging panel is led by Tracy Cooper Lavery, Director,
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The IMA is excited to present award-winning artist and director Jenn Nkiru’s first solo exhibition in Australia. REBIRTH IS NECESSARY explores the magic and dynamism of Blackness in a realm where time and space are altered. The now, the past, and the future are rethought and reordered to create something soulful and mind-bendingly visceral. Jenn Nkiru is an
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An exhibition of vibrant, colourful paintings by some of the foremost Aboriginal artists from the remote Northern Territory community of Ngukurr. Bursting onto the national art scene in 1987, their artwork was considered some of the most innovative and groundbreaking work to be produced in the history of Aboriginal art. The antithesis of what was
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Jan Murphy is proud to present Guido Maestri’s latest solo exhibition Middle Brother Mountain. ‘I plant beds of flowers, pave custom paths, carve out cliffs and shape the flow of rivers. Exercising total control of the landscape means I can believe this space is uncomplicated—I don’t need to look beyond the boundaries of my island’
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25 YEARS: The Ipswich Art Gallery Foundation celebrates the Foundation’s 25th anniversary with a large-scale exhibition that highlights its significant contribution to the Gallery’s collection. Founded in 1997, the Ipswich Arts Foundation, as it was known, managed the funds to refurbish the Ipswich town hall into a new gallery. Over the past 25 years the Foundation has raised
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Kahli Perkins skilfully creates luminous abstract paintings that reveal her commitment to materials, surface, light and colour. Evoking stillness, her works convey the beauty found in order, patterns and moments of quietude. Her meditative ethereal paintings on canvas are borne of a painstaking process that involves physically manipulating the canvas into geometric forms prior to
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To celebrate NAIDOC week and farewell Jenn Nkiru’s show REBIRTH IS NECESSARY join us for an evening of Hip Hop music, culture, party and performance by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, curated by Shannon Brett. SHOW UP and hit the dancefloor to classic 90s RnB and hip hop tunes spun by DJ Baddz, and enjoy performances by Meanjin-based
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As state borders reopened after their viral hiatus, artist Jane Guthleben found herself visiting two starkly different landscapes half a continent apart in a short period of time. One arid, the other lush, each salved the jaded eye after months of covid isolation and government travel restrictions. What followed is the series WOLLEMI TO WILPENA,
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Uncover the PRIDE in Queensland’s LGBTIQA+ histories and communities with State Library’s $15,000 inaugural Rainbow Research fellowship. Use the John Oxley Library and State Library collections and resources, to research, explore and create new knowledge about Queensland’s LGBTIQA+ history and communities. You’ll receive a stipend of $15,000, a personal workspace within the Neil Roberts Research Lounge for
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Join Queensland conceptual artist Sebastian Moody and compete in a fast-paced Fluxus style art making contest. Equal parts Squid Games, speed dating, Iron Chef, and Arte Povera, ‘Studio Stadium’ will test your lateral thinking as you battle for glory against your fellow participants. About the Artist: Sebastian Moody is an Australian artist living in Meanjin
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PhotoAccess and Plumwood Mountain are delighted to launch the Forest Stories artist residency program. This program supports one photographic artist, or artist duo, to explore possibilities for creating visual narratives that respond to Plumwood Mountain, a unique conservation property located in the dense temperate rainforest to the south-east of Braidwood, NSW. PhotoAccess is the ACT
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Sculpture on the Edge is Arts Connect Inc’s annual sculpture competition held in the stunning Sunshine Coast Hinterland. In 2022 the competition will be hosted at Flaxton Gardens, with views looking out over the Glasshouse mountains toward the coastline. The competition will include indoor and outdoor sculptures across a variety of media and the winner
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In this workshop, you will create your own textile work to take home using the punch needle tufting technique. Natalya will lead participants through some of the techniques and processes she has employed to create custom textile works in The Interior. Participants will design their own motif to tuft, extracting imagery from their experiences in conversation
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Artist Cost Contribution is available for Australian Artists exhibiting at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023. Australian artists at all career stages are encouraged to apply for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023. All types, forms and sizes of sculpture, in all materials, are eligible for entry. With thanks to the Federal Government RISE Fund, up to $4,500 as
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The Renshaws’ present THE BOWERMAN COLLECTION, Featuring 43 Australian and New Zealand Contemporary Artists. Featuring Artists: , Nick Mangan, Mark Hilton, Laith McGregor, Jon Campbell, Rebecca Baumann , James Barth, Sally Ross, Ryan Presley, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Justine Varga, Kate Tucker, Karen Black, Sam Cranstoun, Dale Harding, Riley Payne, Danie Mellor, Coen Young, Jake Walker, Susan
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Call for entries is now open for the Basil Sellers Art Prize, a biennial competition celebrating classic artistic excellence in 2D artworks and offers a prize pool of over $30,000. The art prize champions artists working in traditional mediums of painting, drawing or unique state printmaking. Housed in the Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre (the Bas)
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Ralph Wilson (b.1955, Brisbane) is a Brisbane based artist well recognised for his practice that focuses on depicting the coastal landscape and waters of south-east Queensland and northern NSW. Wilson’s practice begins with careful observation, often from the water, watching the way weather, tide and light can alter the landscape at the edge of the
Inaugurated in 2000, the Prize is named after John Leslie OBE (1919—2016), Patron of the Gippsland Art Gallery. The continuation of the Prize is made possible by the generous ongoing support of the John Leslie Foundation, and 2022 marks its 12th iteration. Prizes include the John Leslie $20,000 Acquisitive Prize as well as a $1,000
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The Perth Centre for Photography invites all photographic artists to enter the 2022 CLIP Award. The CLIP Award is the Perth Centre for Photography’s biennial award for contemporary urban, natural, and conceptual landscape photography. CLIP celebrates new international photography, that exemplifies excellence and intrigue. Selected works will be critically engaging, innovative, and reflective of global,
Join exhibiting artist Laith McGregor for a floor talk and collage workshop reflecting on his installation artwork Some Days, featured in the After Fairweather exhibition. Spend time making while you hear about the inspiration behind the creation of Laith’s artworks. Laith McGregor has explored both real and fictional identities throughout his two-decade practice, which encompasses drawing, painting,
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Join a live art experience with local artist Aaron Butt as he creates a new portrait artwork inspired by the famous Bribie Island artist, Ian Fairweather. Learn more from Aaron as he paints about the influence Ian Fairweather has had on his art practice. Aaron Butt is an exhibiting artist in the After Fairweather exhibition which is
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A group show by Thomas King and Olivia Chapman (bugdumb) in Practice Studio’s new exhibition space in Bowen Hills. Exhibition Opening: 22nd July, 6:00 – 9:00pm
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World Science Festival Brisbane (WSFB) invites expressions of interest to participate in Curiocity Brisbane 2023, an annual temporary public art event. Artists can submit ideas for artworks that celebrate the interconnectivity of art and science. The festival is seeking a diverse array of artworks varying in scale, budget and type of public engagement strategy from
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Clayton Utz is proud to support the Arts through the Clayton Utz Art Award. The Award offers a $20,000 winner’s prize and exhibition space for the finalists and is awarded to an outstanding artwork by a Queensland-based artist, or an artist with a strong connection to Queensland. We are looking forward to seeing the rich diversity
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