New Light 2022 will showcase experimental and diverse moving image works by First Nations artists. Through a national call out, New Light will feature selected work by First Nations artists, exploring compelling and complex concepts. The commissioned artworks will be displayed on the media screens at the entrance to the Adelaide Festival Centre in July […]
‘My Hands’ presents recent works from the Artel Studio, tracing the unique qualities of each artist’s authentic mark. The exhibition title is drawn from Artel artist Nathan Langdown’s description of his making process as coming “from my hands to the page.” Each artist’s individual style will be explored from early preparatory pieces through to finished
A gathering of women’s work celebrating the power of First Nations art as a continuing presence of culture. carriers of memory presents new acquisitions from the Museum of Brisbane Collection by First Nations artists: Kim Ah Sam, Kuku Yalanji people and Kalkadoon people; Sonja Carmichael and her daughter Elisa Jane Carmichael, both Ngugi people of Quandamooka;
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Brisbane’s subtropical climate and laid-back lifestyle is the focus of Museum of Brisbane’s upcoming major exhibition, City in the Sun, welcoming locals and interstate visitors from Saturday 19 June to look back at how Brisbane saw itself. Have we moved beyond bikini-clad, pineapple loving images to a contemporary and cosmopolitan city? Brisbane has long defined
We warmly invite you to the opening of two new exhibitions from students and alumni of the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University on Thursday, 7th April from 5.30pm. There will be free food from i heart calamari, live music by Harry Morris and jewellery stall from J&SO Collective. Webb Gallery | 50 Shades of
Leonie Rhodes is an established, acquired and award-winning sculptor from South London, now working in Brisbane on unceded Jagera and Turrbal land. Leonie studied Fine Art Sculpture at Chelsea School of Art London and Figurative sculpture at the New York Studio School, NY. Influenced by the figurative history of art, architecture, and urban counter-cultures, Leonie
In partnership with World Science Festival Brisbane, the film program ‘Humans, Animals and the Natural World’ considers humanity’s relationship with plants and animals, in stories of ground-breaking scientific discoveries, connection, and hope. From woolly mammoths to farmyard pigs to the soil beneath our feet, these documentaries raise questions of our responsibility to the animal world,
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Susan Frost is a ceramic artist living and working in Adelaide, South Australia, who uses the evocative properties of colour and decoration to highlight the sculptural qualities of form within her wheel thrown porcelain vessels. On saturday 12th march, susan will be in the gallery sharing her techniques and talking of her inspiration. More Information
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The fourth in a series of triennial alumni exhibitions, Thinking into Being explores QUT’s unique cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach to teaching and learning. The exhibition brings together work by QUT graduates from the Schools of Architecture and Built Environment, Creative Practice, and Design, who have become leading creative practitioners both nationally and internationally. Thinking into Being is a
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Moreton Bay Regional Council has a significant collection of works by local and nationally recognised artists. Our annual acquisition program endeavours to share important works of art from emerging and established artists. This exhibition will examine Council’s recent acquisitions through the themes of culture, identity, spirit and sense of place. Exhibition developed by Moreton Bay
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The symbiotic relationships between tradition, culture, family, and connection to country feature in the opening exhibition at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley. Showing from February 1st, Mother Country Tjukurrpa is an exhibition of paintings and sculpture illustrating the connections in Aboriginal society between the land, tradition, and their defining dreaming stories or ‘Tjukurrpa’. Tjukurrpa
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Curated by Outer Space’s programming committee, Snapshot – Take 2 brings together the work of seven emerging artists. Artists: Charlie Donaldson, Ursula Larin, Tim Meakins, Tara Pattenden, David Spooner, Emily Galicek and Kieran Bryant. Charlie Donaldson is a Meanjin-based multidisciplinary artist. In 2021, Donaldson completed a Master of Visual Arts at the Queensland College of
An exhibition of works from the Philip Bacon Galleries artist collection. More Information Image: Jeffrey Smart, Study for ‘Listening to Bach’, 2004, oil on canvas, 36 x 32.5 cm
ICON-ISH is not an exhibition of Christian Icons. It is not an exhibition containing images with any innate or imbued sacramental quality. It is not an attempt at hagiography, or a visual prayer for the meritorious intercession of the Saints in Heaven. If it were, Will Langridge might have to hand in his Protestant card
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Propagate examines the everydayness, the labour and social relationships of gardens, through small objects and drawings relating to the body. Nellie & Sharon Peoples begin with an individual dialogue between landscapes and their practices as makers. These conversations evolve within their own work, as well as with one another. They exchange ideas as they would
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Dylan Mooney’s artworks tell stories of survival, pride and power. “Blak Superheroes addresses and amplifies stories of representation, creating change that uplifts ourselves and mob. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have had important roles through history to present day. Blak characters’ representation in history has always been in the background, never the focal point,
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Jan Manton Gallery is proud to show Natalie Lavelle in her latest solo exhibition Ways of Being on display from 9 – 27 March, 2022. Lavelle’s recent work shifts its gaze to the natural world by evoking both curiosity and nostalgia in layers, bleeds and sweeps of white, brown and blue. Each work expands beyond the canvas to
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The disparate textural layers of Aggregates in Construct blend the myriad forms and patterns of nature marked by the boundaries of human action. Ari Athans’ stacked sculptural arrangements flow between the handmade, organic and industrial, marking the liminal points in which the landscape rests upon and collides with the built world. These impressions of the landscape and
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In this exhibition, Carla Adams takes us on a journey into the magical and mystical. Raised by her Romani Gypsy grandmother, Carla’s upbringing was shaped by Romani cultural practices and folklore. Chovihani is a gypsy term for those possessed of great power through their knowledge of magic. It is also the name for the many charms and
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Let your imagination roam free. Curiocity Brisbane is a 12-day celebration of science, art and tech, where new possibilities play and big ideas collide. From 9 to 20 March 2022, explore a packed program of interactive installations and events. Watch as the city around you is transformed into a world of discovery. More Information
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Chaar Rastha is a bi-lingual experimental theatre work by MoB Artist In Residence, theatre producer and Goddess, Naavikaran. The work embeds spoken word, DJing, vocals, music and theatre centring around themes of love, joy and a celebration of the writer’s personal creations, journeys, trauma and triumphs. The work is conveyed in Hindi and English and is a
Returning in February 2022 for its 10th year, BrisAsia Festival brings together a program that celebrates a dynamic fusion of Asian art, culture and cuisine across more than 50 events. The program will feature live performances by internationally acclaimed artists, outdoor festivities and intimate cultural encounters across traditional and contemporary art forms. The theme for
Undergrowth is an invitational exhibition dedicated to showcasing some of the most innovative and conceptually coherent work being produced by undergraduate students at the Queensland College of Art. These artists and works have been nominated for invitation by Academic Staff as exemplary of the Queensland College of Art’s high standards of material inquiry and disciplinary
When Paul Ryan paints the landscape, it’s not the scenery so much as the forgotten histories of his local area that he seeks to explore. Never straying far from his home base in Thirroul, a suburb of Wollongong noted for post-colonial industries including whaling, logging, and mining, Ryan repeatedly finds himself searching for the footprints
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nothing, everything is an exploration of paper and clay to consider ideas of boundaries and relations, negotiating surface, substance, presence, and absence. In contouring form through the body, Sharna explores ideas of proprioception — the felt sense of the body and spatial relation through movement —questioning the location and limits of the body’s borders and
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Myles Young’s landscapes are purposefully artificial. Drawn directly from his imagination, they are fusions of reality and fantasy that synthesise distinct views from various standpoints; contemplations on the elements you can’t see – air, vibrations, sensations; and anecdotes from his childhood spent between the ocean and lush rainforest of northern New South Wales. Beginning life
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Be/Longing Babaylan transforms the Outer Space gallery as a safe space for queer bodies and identities to exist and be celebrated. Utilising a lens-based medium, Rhanjell Villanueva present visually powerful portraits centred around modern day Babaylans. Each portrait depicts a queer member of the community from the House of Alexander, utilising ancestral lineage and the
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cuttings from a homecoming’ by Carolyn V Watson is a refreshing exploration into the artist’s historical practice, reconstituting materials and revisiting previously resolved pieces. The result is a fresh, unburdened take on recurrent themes, including extensions of self, personal reflection, the hope of repair and renewal, and the pure delight of chance and studio accidents.
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Wikimedia’s gender disparity is well-documented, from the gendered imbalance of editing participants to the under-representation of articles on women/non-binary and trans folk. Let’s change that. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate. Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. More Information Image: Still from
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Explore three new exhibitions from students and alumni of the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University on , . . | , : flesh, crush is a collection of works that explores the role of self- rejection and discomfort in one’s experiences of catharsis. Through the embodiment of physical and emotional anxieties, Alexandra seeks to
Are we heading for a dystopian or utopian world in 2070? In Dystopia/Utopia: 2070, artists and writers respond to speculative fiction and imagine possible future scenarios. This exhibition is designed to stimulate discussion about our future, to emphasise that the arts in conjunction with science are at the forefront of our survival, and to question what
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A group exhibition featuring Peter Berner, Brittany Jones, Isabelle Devos, Angie de Latour, Robert Riggs. Lethbridge Gallery, 136 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington. More Information Image: Isabelle Devos – Suburban Corner with Pink Trees, 61 x 76cm | Acrylic on canvas.
artisan welcomes PechaKucha back to join with Brisbane’s vibrant craft, design and architecture community for a night of ideas and stories. Meet the best and brightest creative thinkers as they discuss their work, ideas and processes. PechaKucha gives a stage to artists, architects and other designers to present their stories in a unique and accessible way. The patented format (20 slides,
Material Sound is a multi-form exhibition that draws together six art practitioners, each creating an experience of sound within installations constructed from everyday materials. Handmade instruments and electronics, recycled components, outmoded technologies, fake technologies, imagined sounds, and silences form a series of dynamic installations that challenge the way we think about materiality in a cumulative
Onespace Gallery is pleased to launch our 2022 program with a solo exhibition of recent works by Daniel Sherington. Utilising drawing as a traditional framework for his practice to operate within, Sherington often uses the medium as a means of facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to making. His work considers how historical conventions of production can
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Natasha Lawrence and From Where She Dreams presents Prisoner of the Mind, an exhibition at the Vacant Assembly in West End on the 24th-27th of February 2022. All profits from the weekend will be donated to Sisters Inside, an independent community organisation advocating for the collective human rights of women and girls in prison. The
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