WORKSHOP / UnFinished Objects When: Wednesday 2nd June Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Cost: FREE / rsvp your spot Bring along your UnFinished Objects from home or the studio! If you have something new on the horizon, bring it along and make a start. If you’re keen to come but don’t have anything to bring, artisan will provide some yarn and needles. Book Now WORKSHOP / […]
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The 2021 IMA Gala and Benefit Auction honours two seminal Australian artists: the late trailblazing Indigenous artist Laurie Nilsen, and conceptual painter Jenny Watson. Born in Roma, Southwest Queensland and hailing from Mandandanji country, Laurie Nilsen‘s practice as both an influential artist and teacher spanned over forty years. He was one of the first Indigenous artists to have work acquired by
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Are we heading for a dystopian or utopian world in 2070? No doubt, given what we have been experiencing recently, whether it be cataclysmic natural events like bushfires or world-wide pandemics, most people would bet on a dystopian future. We have asked artists and writers to imagine possible future scenarios. Will the only place suitable
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IDEN-DEFY brings together a collection of portraits by First Nation artists that engage in the discourse around individual and communal identity. Portraits of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are inherently political, the act of identifying as such defies the last 200 years of forced assimilation and asserts the living continuum of blood lines of
Sweet Silent Thoughts, features the 2020 Queensland Outsider Emerging Art Awards recipients. Artists: Anna Jacobson, Liam Boswell, Sophie Callum, Rebecca King and Shirley Gibson collaborating alongside curator John Waldron to offer a collection of traditional and digitally made art, that together provides a path to talk and consider the importance of memory and of how
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$10K grants for Australian artists are now available for exciting projects that offer successful alternatives to in-person participation to communities living in Penrith’s priority neighbourhoods. The creative challenge of the Magnetic Places program is to deliver projects that enable meaningful access and participation for residents and uncover positive narratives of the places where they live
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‘Welcome to the Dreamhouse’ examines the American neoliberal dream’s influence on Australia and our increasing aspiration for homeownership and the commodified good life. The work employs the suburban gothic to interrogate the dream’s decaying and anachronistic facade as conveyed through the suburban fantasy. The suburbs are scrutinised by exploiting nostalgic commodified icons and intervening with
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Born out of a desire to extend tenderness, elevation and appreciation to culturally diverse voices, ANTHEM ARI aims to provide a dedicated platform to celebrate the practices of First Nations, diasporic, and LGBTQI+ identifying artists of colour in Australia. Co-founders Lucy Nguyên-Hunt, Reina Takeuchi, Rhanjell Villanueva, Ruaa Al-Rikabi and Keemon Williams will transform the gallery
Originally trained as an architect, Jane du Rand’s practice extends to large-scale mosaic murals, with her intricate designs incorporated into the architecture of civic and private buildings around the world. Made by hand in her Brisbane studio before being shipped overseas and assembled on site, these installations allow du Rand to fully reflect the environment in
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Want to be part of Metro Arts’ 2022 Program? CALL FOR PROPOSALS ARE NOW OPEN Meet the Metro Arts Team and find out more about the application process for our various annual programs. Metro Arts is developing the future of Australian contemporary arts practice, now. Championing all contemporary art forms, the two core activities of the
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The new HOTA Gallery’s first ever major exhibition premieres new works indoors and out, celebrating the diversity, richness and ambition of the Gold Coast. Established Australian artists including Hiromi Tango, Michael Candy, Samuel Leighton-Dore and Libby Harward will be exhibited alongside locally recognised artists and collectives. The exhibition features a variety of artforms including sculpture,
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Fred Williams (1927–1982) was a painter and printmaker whose distinctive vision of the Australian landscape fundamentally altered the way the Australian continent is viewed and depicted. One of Australia’s most eminent and influential landscape artists, Williams’ work can be seen as a modernist reinterpretation of the Heidelberg tradition, representing the most significant development in Australian
Iranian Australian photographer and video artist Katayoun Javan draws on personal and public stories to present notions of family, home, memory, displacement and the Iranian Diaspora. Subtitle Iran is a research-based photo series that explores the ways Western film and television has perceived Iran for the past several decades, mainly before and after the Iranian
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Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present our first exhibition of Pitjantjatjara artist, Iluwanti Ken. Iluwanti lives in Amata, and creates her extraordinary works at Tjala Arts, in the APY lands in South Australia. In 2020, Iluwanti won the 37th Telstra NATSIAA Works on Paper Award, and we are thrilled that this work is the
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Launching on Wednesday, 16 June as part of The Design Conference, MUTUAL INTENT is a powerful exhibition concept showcasing the unique talent and diversity of the Brisbane creative community in a series of works that celebrates cross-disciplinary talent. “Although this isn’t a unique model, the cross disciplinary approach to exhibition feels so authentic and charged
The Environmental Art & Design Prize is a new platform to share your creative views on our unique Australian landscape, issues impacting us and perhaps even your ideas to make the world a better place. Whether you’re a designer of objects, painter, photographer or, if you’re thinking about renewal, regeneration, or want to shine a
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With its annual New Settings programme, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès supports the creation and distribution of new performance works. The programme aims to support hybrid performances which have a leading visual dimension. The selected projects are unexpected, leaving room for daring and experimentation, still communicating with global contemporary trends. Through the annual New Settings programme, the
Call for entries from The Museum of Writing and Printing in Grębocin, Poland for the 1st International TYPO Mail Art Project. Free entry. Selected works will be exhibited at the museum in July 2021. The Museum invites all artists from around the world to participate in the first edition of the International TYPO Mail Art 2021 project. We
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The China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) announces that a new edition of its Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is open to entries from 25 March to 28 June 2021 from young illustrators and children’s book artists aged 16-39 years, from around the world. The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is an international illustration
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The Design Conference is an event for creatives. Each year we navigate the future of design, including how you can be an active participant. Attendees are offered an opportunity to evolve their practice through an elevated way of thinking. From professional insights and advice to anecdotes of self-care and growth, this experience is designed to
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For 160 years Sisters of Mercy Brisbane have initiated and influenced social reform in Queensland by challenging inequalities and social structures and championing society’s most vulnerable. Whilst they are best known for their ministries in education, healthcare and welfare, what is perhaps less widely understood, is their breadth of vision, and their daring and unconventional
Home Turf is an art exhibition featuring more than 20 artists that explores and celebrates the unique architecture, history, environment and community of Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood and surrounds. Home Turf, curated by long-time Sherwood local Leanne McIntyre, will be held over one weekend 10-11 July 2021. This local event will activate the Walter Taylor-designed local
The latest in our Portrait of an Artist series focuses on Vernon Ah Kee, one of Australia’s most well-known First Nations artists. Vernon Ah Kee, (Kuku Yalandji, Waanji, Yidinji, Koko Berrin and Gugu Yimithirr) was born in Innisfail and studied art at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. In 2004, he co-founded the now-legendary ProppaNow artists’
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QCA Thursdays are a series of QCA Galleries opening events that seek to broaden the art experience. QCA Thursdays are a space for the presentation and interpretation of contemporary visual arts and design practice, and a site for gathering, conversation and learning. Join us for the opening events of new exhibitions by Sophie Singer, Isabelle
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Jan Manton Gallery is excited to announce the recent representation of Karla Marchesi in her latest exhibition of select works. Brisbane-born and Berlin based, Marchesi has Bachelor of Fine Art (2004) and Honours in Fine Art (2007) degrees from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, where she received the University Medal for academic excellence and
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The Law of Superposition states that in any sequence of layered rocks, a given layer must be older than any layer on top of it. A basic law of geochronology, it is fundamental to the interpretation of Earth’s history and understanding the order of things. For Ari Athans, who studied Geology and worked in the
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A dual showcase across Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden and Side Gallery, Lesley Kendall’s new body of work, succulent. continues to explore the relationship between nature and the viewer. Delicate, hand made paper sculptures of succulents, insects and rocks are collected like specimens and placed beneath cloches, adorned on wall mounts and painted with ink and watercolour. The
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Toil, “hard work” from the 13th century, “turmoil, contention, dispute” from Anglo-French, toiler, “agitate, stir, entangle” from Old French, toeillier, “drag about, make dirty” from Latin tudiculare, “crush with a small hammer” an instrument for crushing? But also a net or snare, from French toile, “hunting net, cloth, web” to weave, to fabricate, and to
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“Crochet a pair of slow fashion, statement earrings with a touch of quirkiness that will outlast any fast fashion cycle with designer, Alice Nightingale. Sit, chat and crochet away the afternoon while Alice guides you in a simple crochet alphabet technique to plot your statement for change. Taking inspiration from the risk-taking change makers in’Women
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Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present the new exhibition from “2020 was a year of introspection, processing and regathering. Locked down in my Melbourne apartment, I turned to my balcony garden to busy my hands, quiet my mind and temper my heart. Walks to and through the carefully manicured park within the 5km radius
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Popoco ‘Little Memos’ is a debut exhibition by Yuiko Uto. Popoco was born in a memo. Her stories act as mementos in the life of Japanese-born Brisbane artist Yuiko Uto. Yuiko’s works of Popoco show that life is full of surprises, sadness, curiosity and joy. She takes inspiration from her anime character idols and life growing
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Find your editorial voice with writer and curator, Alex Holt. In this workshop we’ll provide techniques for analysing art and take you through the process of structuring an argument to communicate your perspectives in a critical review-style essay. With your new skills you will be equipped to write informative, art-criticism texts for a wide variety
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IN-FLIGHT is the debut solo exhibition by artist Claire Grant, presenting a series of abstract landscapes in cyanotype and encaustic wax. Claire takes inspiration from her work as a flight attendant, exploring the aerial perspectives from her ‘office window’. Exhibition Opening: Friday 25th June 5 – 8pm Exhibition Continues: Saturday 26th 9am – 4pm and Sunday 27th 10am – 2pm Vacant Assembly 266 Montague Road
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Primarily known as a kinetic artist, Ross Manning explores light, physics, sound and the elements in his work, repurposing disused and broken electronics to create dynamic sculptures and atmospheric installations. By bringing these components into conversation with utilitarian materials such as fluorescent tubing, fans, string and brown paper, he examines our ongoing and increasingly complex
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Since 2000, Smith’s work has featured in more than 100 exhibitions. Notable among them are: Know My Name, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2020; Rhythm Sequence, UNSW Galleries, Sydney, 2019; Superposition of three types, Artspace, Sydney, 2017; Painting. More Painting, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2016; Pittsburgh Biennial, Pittsburgh Centre for the Arts, Pittsburgh,
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Low Tide contemplates what is revealed when water ebbs – the residue of salt, the marking of time on sand, and organisms that thrive when both submerged and exposed. Through immersive artworks incorporating 16mm film, embroidery and works on paper, Low Tide invites visitors to move at a flowing pace and consider the moon’s influencing forces on the
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