Raja Kirik are an Indonesian duo—Yennu Ariendra and J. Mo’ong Santoso Pribadi—two radical artists who draw on Java’s rich cultural traditions. Their works together explore the sound worlds expanding outward, drawn from their interest in the shamanistic dance traditions associated with Jaranan, an 11th Century Hindu-Buddhist tradition. They are joined by vocalist, musician, and ethereal […]
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The Lester Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious art prizes which puts both artists and the community front-and-centre. We’re on the hunt once again for the country’s most talented portrait painters. Help us celebrate the art of portraiture – submit your work for the chance to win a share in over $100,000 worth of
Between November and December 2022, Kyber Theatre organises in Cagliari (Italy) the 9th Edition of theInternational Theatre, Art and New Technologies Festival called “The Wonders of Possible” LMDP Festival is the first of this kind in the whole Italy. Its aim is to promote the interrelation between artistic and technological languages. Kyber Teatro – spin off
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Entries are now open for the 20th anniversary of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, presenting the best of contemporary Australian photography at HOTA, Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast. As the richest prize for photography in Queensland, the $25,000 acquisitive award is open to artists working in the broad medium
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Rupert is calling for local and international cultural practitioners and thinkers (artists, writers, curators, researchers, managers and academics) for their 2023 residency programme in Vilnius, Lithuania. A residency can run from 1 to 3 months (between January and December 2023) and is intended to develop individual or collaborative projects, reflections and research while practitioners immerse themselves in
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The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM) is calling for contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals to apply for the travel grant to attend CIMAM’s 2022 Annual Conference. The conferences is titled The Attentive Museum Permeable Practices for a Common Ground and it takes place in Mallorca, the Balearic Islands, Spain from 11
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The Tamworth Textile Triennial showcases the best of textile art from across the country, attracting wide audiences and critical review. Tamworth Regional Gallery is seeking artists to work with curator Dr Carol McGregor to respond to this moment in time and bring the fifth Triennial to life. The 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial will open in
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Join artist Mick Richards for a masterclass on portrait photography. Drawing on his extensive experience in portraiture through his art practice and commercial work, Richards will guide you through the steps of a professional portrait photoshoot. Learn budget hacks to create your own DIY photo studio on the job and experience a live portrait photoshoot
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Grafton Regional Gallery is delighted to announce that entries are now open to all artists residing in Australia aged 16 years and over for the 2022 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) Commencing in 1988, this historical, biennial art prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious regional drawing awards, which seeks to encourage and promote innovation
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Verge Gallery is currently seeking expressions of interest to participate in our 2023/24 artistic program. The call-out for EOIs is for applicants who wish to participate in our exhibition program and/or public programs at Verge Gallery. Verge warmly accepts applications from all artists, curators, writers and creative producers. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals relevant
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A mainstay on the Brisbane art calendar and major Queensland Mental Health Week event, the Recovered Futures Art Exhibition showcases the talents of artists with a lived experience of mental illness while raising awareness of mental health, recovery and wellbeing. Artists with a lived experience of mental illness interested in selling their work are invited
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SUPERCUT – Project 1 brings together the practices of Jacinta Giles, Warwick Gow, CJ Anderson, Kirsty Lee, Kailum Graves and Kitten Xaos in an exploration of representation and introspective reflection. Jacinta Giles is a photographic artist based in Meanjin (Brisbane). In finding new ways to compose, inhabit, and create encounters with the televisual, Giles’s experimental
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Jan Murphy is excited to present James Guppy’s forthcoming solo exhibition ‘The Consolations’. Having exhibited with the gallery for almost 20 years, James is well known for his exquisitely executed, evocative paintings that have a surreal edge. “Living on the North Coast of NSW, friends and family are continually swapping anecdotes with me along the
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Bundanon’s multi-disciplinary residency program is the largest in Australia, offering a unique location in which artists can conceive and develop new work and ideas. Each year, hundreds of artists travel to the Shoalhaven to participate in Bundanon’s annual Artist in Residence program. Supporting contemporary arts practice was central to Arthur and Yvonne Boyd’s plans when
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Attracting thousands of visitors to its showcase exhibition and featuring hundreds of artworks from artists from all across Australia and beyond, the Fifty Squared Art Prize is Australia’s largest open call art prize for 2D artworks measuring 50x50cm or less. All levels of experience welcome, all themes, styles and 2D mediums accepted – with ALL
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Join artist and naturopath Dhana Merritt for a special scent making workshop to make your own personalised scented body cream using essential oils. The Brisbane-based multidisciplinary artist was engaged to create the scent embedded in Jenn Nkiru’s installation ‘REBIRTH IS NECESSARY’. Hear from Merritt about the process of making this component of the work, explore
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Vera Möller (b.1955, Bremen, Germany) is a Melbourne based artist whose keen interest in the natural world, science, and art converges in the images and objects produced and examined within her art practice. Möller’s original studies included biology (Universität Wurzburg, Wurzburg and Technische Universität, München, Germany 1976-79); theology and microbiology (1979-83 Ludwig Maximilians-Universität and Technische
Join QCA’s Professor Ross Woodrow, master printer David Jones and Gwenn Tasker for a unique opportunity to view original etchings by Rembrandt and a discussion about Rembrandt’s etching techniques. A demonstration of etching will follow in the QCA Print Studio with Turnbull Fellow David Jones. Printmaking at QCA is grounded in studio practice and the
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Aster + Asha Gallery will present a pop-up exhibition on the Gold Coast from 14 – 15 May 2022. Mellow Thoughts will bring together eleven emerging artists from across Australia, each presenting small works on paper using a range of materials. “Drifting recollections and future reveries softly ebb and flow through our mind when we
This collection of studio still life photography by Brisbane based artist Christina Lowry, was created in response to Australia’s evolving experience of the Covid-19 pandemic. The works were shot amidst border closures, lock downs, the vaccination roll out, and re-opening of the borders (2020 – 2021). The exhibition draws on the imagery and symbolism of
Ian worked in various industries before studying Visual Arts at the Northern Territory University in the mid 1990s. Throughout his art practice he pays tribute to the story of the Kurtjar people in his homeland of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Ian has worked prolifically in his studio in Far North Queensland over the last years
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Girt By Sea is an ongoing collection of map-logos of Australia. The collection is composed of objects and photographs, and is displayed as a digital archive and in other formats including collages or assemblages. The Girt by Sea collection was created out of a fascination with the shape of Australia, the ubiquity of this shape
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Mutualisms (2022) collates beeswax sculpture, ink drawings, video, and soundscapes with a strong focus on the mutualistic phenomena of pollination. The exhibition presents various visual depictions of mapping practices, emphasising topographical terrain and pollination tracking/mapping. As the title suggests, the theme of Mutualism is intrinsic, where the relationship of a hive to its environmental surroundings
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Unbroken Connections reflects on Megan Cope’s family stories of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) and the wider Quandamooka Country (Moreton Bay) over thousands of years, and the unbroken connections between family, in an ever-changing world. Cope gives new life to important historical narratives by casting bones of her peoples’ old ancestor Yungun (Dugong) in recycled television glass,
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An exhibition of Contemporary and Aboriginal artworks highlighting the classic palette of black and white is showing at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley from May 3rd. Showcasing visually striking monochromatic themed paintings, drawings and artefacts, the exhibition celebrates artworks where the spectrum of colour is reduced to a minimum. Aboriginal artists featured, such as Lily Kelly Napangardi and Kay Rubuntja Napurrula,
Since 2017, David Spooner has set himself an annual drawing challenge, beginning with a drawing a week, and since 2018, completing a drawing a day, using permanent markers to produce a series of same-sized works. They are vignettes into a psychedelic subconscious populated by salivating T-Rexes, fluro-patterned aliens, smirking dogs, and smiling daisies whose pearly
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Drawing from the traditions of 19th century Realism and its direct observation of the modern world, DIS/CONNECTED translates our obsessive behaviours with mobile phones into the analogue medium of paint. With our devices becoming increasingly advanced at keeping us engaged for longer periods of time, through their use of colours, sounds and vibrations, it can
The Paul Guest Prize is an award and exhibition held biennially that highlights contemporary drawing practice in Australia. The Prize was initiated by former Family Court Judge and Olympic rower, The Honourable Paul Guest OAM QC and encourages artists from across Australia to engage with the important medium of drawing in contemporary art practice. The
K-Lab calls for applications from professional, international artists to make site-specific land art projects in Kjerringøy, Northern Norway. The six to eight artists will be selected to plan and develop a site-specific work of art to be presented as part of the 9th Kjerringøy Land Art Biennale, during the European Capital of Culture 2024 in Bodø. For
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Drawing on the methods of remix and sampling culture, filmmaker Jenn Nkiru creates soulful and mind bendingly visceral works reflecting the dynamism of Blackness. The Grammy Award-winning artist and director’s first solo exhibition in Australia, REBIRTH IS NECESSARY, opens at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art 14 May, on view until 9 July 2022. The exhibition
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The Boynes Emerging Artist Award is an international, independent artist run online award. We provide a platform for talented artists worldwide to showcase and get rewarded for their incredible works. Emerging artists worldwide are welcome to submit all visual 2D & 3D mediums ie Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media and Sculpture. There is no set
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Remagine Art Prize has a focus on sustainability and the environment. There is $11,000 in total prize money to be won and is open to digital art – stills, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, painting, drawing and printmaking. This year’s theme ‘Planet Earth: The future is Circular’ relates to the reduction of Earth’s raw materials and
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Looking Back, Looking Forward, examines the past, present and future through the eyes and hands of 15 Australian artists who are respectfully navigating their way through the politics and sociologies of the culturally diverse society in which they live. Featuring: Ruth Cho, Casey Coolwell, Paula Cordoba, Mark du Potiers, Madison Hargraves, Leigh Lynam, Sally Malloy,
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A supersized wall mural depicting Australian lungfish swimming into a vibrant sunrise has been unveiled as one of the feature installations in the multi-million-dollar public art roll out for the transformational Queen’s Wharf Brisbane urban renewal project. Titled ‘Lungfish Dreamz’ the 16m x 2m panoramic mural, comprising pixilated squares of blue, violet, orange and yellow
For this landmark tenth edition, QAGOMA’s Asia Pacific Triennial looks to the future of art and the world we inhabit together. It’s rich with stories of how to navigate through time and space, reimagine histories and explore connections to culture and place. ‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT10) will include 69 projects
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This April we are presenting new and recent works by Raquel Ormella across Galleries 1 & 2. Recent experimental abstract textiles will be shown alongside the Blockade in the Studio series. Image: Raquel Ormella, Installation view: Craftivism, 2019. Photo by Christian Capurro.
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