Artists: Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Isha Ram Das, Elise Rasmussen, Izabela Pluta, Monira Al Qadiri, Tabita Rezaire, Stephanie Comilang, Alicia Mersy, Birrmuyingathi Maali Netta Loogatha, Kuruwarriyingathi Bijarrb Paula Paul, Salote Tawale, Benjamin Armstrong, Charles Callins, Andreas Angelidakis and SUPERFLEX. Oceanic Thinking presents new ways of understanding the ocean and the adjacent blue spaces of our planet. It invites […]
This is a reciprocal partnership program supporting regional NSW and regional QLD artists to exhibit at both Firstdraft (Sydney) and Metro Arts (Brisbane). Across two years, this program supports two projects, one by regional NSW artists and one by regional QLD artists to be presented at both Firstdraft and Metro Arts. The program will feature
Firstdraft x Metro Arts Exhibition Program Read More »
Brisbane-based artist Rachael Wellisch unifies different techniques with shades of natural indigo dye. Wellisch uses discarded, threadbare clothes and worn out bedsheets that undergo alchemical altercations to refabricate into sculptures, hand-made paper and installations. While the works may suggest abstractions of nature, such as rock sediment or vistas of water, the materials offer a view
Rachael Wellisch: Polymorphic Magic – Textiles Transformed Read More »
The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the city of Brisbane and its people. We are inviting all artists with a connection to Brisbane to join us and be a part of this unique cultural prize. All entrants will be eligible for the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Award which is supported by Brisbane City Council. A further $37,000
Brisbane Portrait Prize 2022 Read More »
FREE ∑GGVEIN Pop up show at QCA Thursdays with special guests emmaserenjoeworld. Emmaserenjoeworld is a collaborative performance project between Emma Gow, Seren Wagstaff and Joseph Botica. The group explores the idea of a “band” through a contemporary art lense. Pulling from rock, electronica and other Brisbane scene “gigging“ conventions, the group parody and ponder upon
Phoebe Paradise’s sense of place is in lockstep with Brisbane’s newfound sense of confidence that it is, in fact, a city worthy of three-dimensional identity. Fiercely local and running independently as a brand since 2014, Phoebe has stuck loyally to the illustrious 4000 postcode, holding up a sort of mirror to Brisbane’s many faces and
Phoebe Paradise: Mallrats Read More »
Pat Hall floods her stretched paper canvases with colour before sealing them in a UV stabilised and waterproof coating. The images remain vibrant and accessible without being hidden behind glass; breathing new life into the medium. Pat was born in Kent, England. After immigrating to Australia in 1991 she worked as an illustrator for many
Pat Hall: How My Garden Grows Read More »
Mel Brady is a painter and installation artist living on Gubbi Gubbi land, who paints her love of colour and pattern, and works with fabric and paint to create site-specific, immersive installations and paintings. Mel’s deep interest in vintage art and fashion has been integral to the foundation of this body of work and is
Melanie Brady: The pattern is the pattern Read More »
How can circular design interrupt and divert the systems of production and use that dominate how we consume? How much scope does ethical and sustainable design have for change in a society that still operates under capitalist systems? Join us for a panel discussion featuring hyperlocal designers and makers as they share their approaches to
Design with Intention: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Circular Design Read More »
Belem Lett graduated from the College of Fine Arts in Sydney in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours Class 1) and a Master of Fine Art in 2012. In 2010 he was the recipient of the prestigious Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, the highest award for an Australian artist under the age of
My grandfather loved to take photographs. He was an amateur photographer and built his own darkroom in an old storeroom under the house. Through the photographs he took across many decades, he chronicled periods of his life and those of his family. As a result, there is a rich vein of archival family photographs which
Domenica Hoare: Quiet Conversation Read More »
Please join us for the launch of un Magazine issue 16.1, edited by D Harding and Hilary Thurlow. D and Hilary will introduce the volume and the methodologies explored around the format of annotations. Hilary states, “We initially conceived this issue with a static notion of what an annotated bibliography is and the role they
un Magazine: Publication Launch Read More »
Side Gallery invited a small group of artists to visit Armidale across a weekend. The aim was to explore how the artist’s work/process may evolve when taken from the usual surroundings and studio environment. The artists were encouraged to make work, explore, mingle, reflect on working differently, and respond authentically to Armidale’s township and environment.
From Side Gallery to NERAM Read More »
Paired is a group exhibition exploring our affinity to collect items and/or aesthetic objects to create our own still life joy at home with painting, sculpture and interior forms. Paired has a mix of sculpture and paintings; 3D work will be loosely “paired” with 2D work to create thoughtful interior collections. Artists: Peta Berghofer ,
In The Revolution Will Not Be Aestheticised, artist Warraba Weatherall considers the way that scientific and cultural perspectives inform contemporary cultural knowledge systems and forms of representation. Researched through archival materials, Australian politics, and Indigenous knowledges, the exhibition encourages a deeper insight into the construction and transmission of Indigenous knowledge systems and their direct influence in shaping
Warraba Weatherall: The Revolution Will Not Be Aestheticised Read More »
MONO 44 welcomes two international sound artists to the IMA. Eiko Ishibashi is a Japanese composer and musician whose work sprawls across divergent sonic fields. Deeply rooted in a sense of melody and harmony, her solo works are a mesh of textured layers that intertwine to create unexpected and constantly deepening states. Her most recent
MONO 44: Eiko Ishibashi and Joe Talia Read More »
Join Outer Space studio artist Holly Anderson for a 1.5 hour drawing workshop hosted in the Outer Space Gallery. In this session, you’ll learn techniques for capturing light, reflections and movement in your drawings and observe the surprising ways these phenomena flatten and skew our perceptual worlds. Before the large glass windows of the OS
Holly Anderson: Drawing with Light Workshop Read More »
Join our online workshop with award-winning artist Samantha Messias and VAA artist mentor Karen van Hoey Smith. This session is for artists of all levels who would like to understand how to find their ideal art buyer to create multiple streams of income. Once artists start to understand who is their ideal customer or audience, everything else will
How to Find Your Ideal Art Buyer Read More »
Townships change. Places we call home can become virtually unrecognisable overnight as populations shift and new industries take hold. Landmarks disappear, and a district’s charm is changed forever due to redevelopment and urban renewal. Bearing witness to this loss of character is artist Christopher Zanko, who sees firsthand these changes in his hometown of Wollongong,
Christopher Zanko: Lost Between Read More »
The BBA Photography Prize awards international photographers irrespective of their background with several Prizes incl. a solo show, cash prizes & more. The competition includes two exhibitions – one at Berlin Photo Week in September and one at Kühlhaus Berlin in October. Berlin Photo Week is a prestigious community event and industry fair. Kühlhaus Berlin is
BBA Photography Prize 2022 Read More »
Spanning all four QCA Galleries spaces, this exhibition is an exploration of half a century of photographic teaching and learning at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. Persona: 50 Years of Photography at QCA explores the territory of the self, alter ego, disguise or alias. This exhibition features the work of over twenty-five QCA
Persona: 50 Years of Photography at QCA Read More »
In this session, Outer Space studio artist Dhana Merritt will present you with an introduction to naturopathy practice, the benefits of naturopathy, and how tea drinking can influence your well-being. Dhana’s project DM Teahouse is an ongoing marrying of her artistic practice and work as a healthcare practitioner. After learning the basics in this workshop,
Dhana Merritt: Naturopathy 101 Read More »
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is calling for applications from artists and researchers from all around the world for their residency programme. The Singapore-based, fully funded studio residencies will take place within a period of one to six months, between July 2023 and December 2024. SAM Residencies is a museum-run programme committed to supporting the development of innovative artistic
Two new exhibitions by QCA HDR candidate Joe Ruckli. Webb Gallery: The Shadow’s Edge The Shadow’s Edge is the outcome of an extended collaboration with generous participants/patients in institutional and community palliative care. The exhibition seeks to privilege the lived experiences of each participant/patient in distinctly aesthetic and affective terms. Understood through the agency of
Joe Ruckli: The Shadow’s Edge & Twilight Read More »
Scrying, taken from the English word descry, means to catch sight of something that is difficult to discern. Scrying mirrors are considered a form of divination and have been used throughout the ages and in countless cultures. Their dark reflective surface reveals messages or signs from the past, the spirit world, and the unknown future.
Amy Carkeek: Unseen Read More »
PhotoAccess now invites artists and curators at all stages of their careers to propose exhibitions of contemporary photo-based art for the 2023 Huw Davies Gallery season. This is an opportunity to showcase your work in a professional gallery with an established local and national profile, engaged audiences and a dynamic network of artists, curators and
PhotoAccess: 2023 Exhibition Program Read More »
The aim of the prize is to celebrate the amazing world of printmaking by showcasing traditional and digital techniques from established and emerging printmakers as well as cross-disciplinary artists exploring print media. 30 Finalists will be selected (15 works from each of two categories: Traditional Print and Digital Print) for an online exhibition. Two winners
WWAS Printmaking Prize Read More »
Mosman Art Gallery is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2022 Mosman Art Prize. Established in 1947 it is the oldest Municipal Art Prize in Australia. This national acquisitive painting prize is valued at $50,000 with an additional four awards on offer, including an Emerging Artists’ Award. Prizes on offer are:
2022 Mosman Art Prize Read More »
HYPERSPECTRAL is the inaugural contemporary arts and music event by PhotoAccess! This immersive showcase will feature the convergence of local and emerging contemporary digital media, video, music and sound artists responding to the themes of Hauntology, Trans/Post Humanism, Otherworldly Events, and more than Human Occurrences. HYPERSPECTRAL calls attention to current questions about the ontological and epistemological
Wendy Sharpe (b.1960, Sydney) is a major Australian figurative artist who divides her time between living and working in her two studios in Sydney and Paris. Sharpe is known for her confident, exuberant figurative and narrative style paintings which depict love, passion and daily life. Sharpe draws with paint – her sensuous use of the
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€
Lab Art Prize ROME’22 Read More »
Grab a cup of tea and join us in the Museum of Brisbane for an opportunity to explore the generative art of Ekphrastic writing. Ekphrasis has long been a vital craft tool used by poets, fiction writers, dramatists and essayists as a springboard for creative imaginings. It is the process of employing a slow and
Ekphrastic Writing Club Read More »
MOYA MOYA meaning foggy thoughts. It’s one of Yuiko’s ways to organise her mind. Hundreds of things that she has been trying to catch from her mind are now revealing on her canvases in a series of new works. Tuesday – Saturday – 9am-4pm
Yuiko Uto: MOYA MOYA Read More »
Please join us for the opening of Duality, Sureen and Thomas Gouw’s first exhibition with Markian, commencing at 6 pm on Thursday, June 2nd, in the Markian showroom There’s something strange, almost unreal, about the current state of the world. Homogenous, polarizing, oppressively divisive. It feels unnatural because it is. Human nature, and life for
Sureen and Thomas Gouws: Duality Read More »
Support Meanjin’s emerging zine makers for our Courtyard Zine Fair, presented in collaboration with NEXTDOOR ARI. There will be zines, prints, stickers, small artworks, recycled tote bags and much more available to purchase throughout the evening! All artists receive 100% of their earnings, so show your support of our local community and come ready to
Courtyard: Zine Fair Read More »
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Postgraduate Visual Arts students come together to share their responses to the current and pressing climate emergency. We are experiencing more climate catastrophes now than since records began. Severe floods and fires have ravished our nation in the last two years alone, each disaster on a larger scale than