Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize is designed to attract some of Australia’s finest contemporary artists, awarding a generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. The Prize was initiated by Mr Allen Guy CBE (1917-2007) to honour his brother Arthur Guy (1914-1945) whose life was tragically cut short whilst in service in […]
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Noosa Regional Gallery invites contemporary Australian artists to submit works for entry into the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2021, dedicated to the memory of the late Lyn McCrea (1944 – 2015); contemporary visual artist, art educator and art collector. The Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize was established by John McCrea in 2015 to honour
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The Prize is open to all artists who reside in Australia, with the exception of employees of Central Coast Council. All artwork must have been produced within the last 12 months. The Aboriginal Artist Prize is only awarded to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entrants. Selected finalists must be able to deliver the selected artwork
PROJECT GALLERY | Play Ground: Charlotte Tegan, Christine Ko, Felix Merry, Isobel Hood, Joe Ruckli, Julia Scott Green, Louis Lim, Luke Thomasson, Marc Pricop, Mardi Reardon-Smith, Nina White, RIFFRAFF, Tara Fraser and Toby ScottPlay Ground: noun: Playground; (informal) (figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or group has free rein to do as
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SAAI Factory invites artists, designers, coders, technologists and creatives from all disciplines to explore artificial intelligence as a means and field of artistic practice. Our Open Call invites proposals that curiously, critically, and enthusiastically engage with the current possibilities of AI technology and propose alternatives to current developments such as style transfer. The project aims to
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Tim McMonagle has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize as well as the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales three times (2015/16/18) for his series of tree landscapes. A veteran of over forty solo and group exhibitions, McMonagle’s work is held in major public and private collections including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National
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The Photo Fair aims to bring together photographers to showcase and sell or swap their images and books in a community environment. All photographers welcome. Book a table for one or both days (each day requires a separate booking), to sell your printed photography-related items at the Centre’s inaugural PHOTO FAIR. A few tables still available
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After receiving almost 500 entries, 14 finalists have been selected for the churchie emerging art prize 2021. 2021 finalists are: Akil Ahamat, Tiyan Baker, Christopher Bassi, Leon Russell (Cameron) Black, Ohni Blu, Riana Head-Toussaint, Visaya Hoffie, Kait James, Alexa Malizon, Kyra Mancktelow, Ivy Minniecon, Nina Sanadze, Jayanto Tan, and Joanne Wheeler. Pre-selection was undertaken by this year’s curator Grace Herbert, representatives from the IMA and Churchie, and a guest artist. About
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Through movement, materiality, and a texturing of sensation, the artworks in Fleeting bring into sight the intensities of the ordinary in compositions of disparate scenes and transient fragments. Fleeting is things in motion. Things defined by their capacity to affect and can only be seen obtusely in the haptic space in the middle of things—a space that exists
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Born in 1970, Narrogin Western Australia, Lori spent her early adult life on her husbands family’s cattle station in the Pilbara Western Australia, but has now relocated her studio to their cattle property in Boyup Brook, Western Australia. After graduating from Narrogin High School 1987, she completed an Architectural Drafting Certificate, Perth, 1991, before refocusing her skills to fine arts and design 1992. She has
Learn electronics while you create an embroidery with embedded responsive lighting. In this workshop you will get an introduction into wearable technology (soft circuitry), electronics and some basic embroidery techniques. You will create a bacteria inspired character and embed some LED sequins and a light sensor to control them. You will: * Gain an understanding
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Dai’s artworks are drawn from everyday life and the art and culture of the world at large. Her work focuses on people’s emotional states, how these manifest externally, and the mystery of how they arrived at this point. It is this same quality of intrigue that she seeks to engender in the experience of her
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Gain first-hand experience in creating forms from plaster bandage with professional artist Simone Eisler and learn how to use this fast-drying material out in environments. This workshop connects with the Queensland Senior Visual Arts Curriculum Unit: Art as Knowledge. Educators will gain first hand experience in creating work to respond to a stimulus – forms
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Curated by Outer Space’s programming committee, ‘Snapshot’ brings together the work of four emerging artists – Holly Anderson, Madeline Bishop, Edwina Green, and Nicholas Tossmann. Holly Anderson works with painting to explore sensory experiences with light and landscape. In continual reference to the familiar bathers and sunlit subjects of romantic Australian landscape painting, various ways the
This exhibition takes tape (flagging tape, sticky tape, masking tape…) as a starting point, but presents an array of outcomes. The variation permits a reflection on where one material can lead to and how materials can unite us. Tape then becomes the thread that links all the artists in the exhibition even though each of
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Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present ‘New Ground’, the new solo exhibition from A.J. Taylor. At a distance, A.J. Taylor’s paintings offer convincing glimpses of the Australian landscape. Forests, rivers and beach scenes from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and Stradbroke Island are captured in gentle sun-soaked tones. Taylor’s distinctive surfaces are created through a time
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Cornelia Van Rijswijk is A Dutch/Welsh Artist & Designer based in Brisbane, Australia. Her work explores the world of online technology, digital landscapes and hyper realities. Her solo exhibition ‘HYPER REAL’ will showcase around twenty paintings and a number of fine art prints that were created in response to conversations and collaborations that were had
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Have you ever looked at an artwork and thought ‘I just don’t get it’? Or visited an exhibition that has left you wanting to dig deeper into the artwork? Come along to Caboolture Regional Art Gallery and DIG deeper into contemporary art. Facilitated by gallery staff, this immersive experience will engage participants with the themes
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Join members of the Redcliffe Art Society for artist demonstrations in the gallery. While observing the artists in action feel free to ask questions about their creative practices! This demonstration series is in conjunction with the exhibition Redcliffe Art Society Exhibition of Excellence, celebrating the rich artistic community that exists within the Redcliffe region.
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Jun Chen (b. 1960, Guangzhou, China) emigrated to Australia in 1990 and currently lives and works in Brisbane. Chen has become one of Australia’s most prominent impasto painters – working in both landscape and portraiture, his luscious oil renderings are admired for their exquisite execution and allure. Growing up during China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-76), Chen
The Space Between Us is a major mid-career survey of the past two decades of Lincoln Austin’s practice. Through artworks of varied scale, from delicate miniature assemblages to expansive installations, the artist’s work playfully captivates the viewer in an immersive experience of colour, design and whimsy. The exhibition draws together works from public institutions and private
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Across June and July, Onespace Gallery presents its second iteration of PIVOT – a group exhibition dedicated to the exploration of the ‘artist book’. PIVOT II sees a focus on the complexities surrounding where 2D works stops and 3D forms begin. Viewers will explore this oscilation across an array of practices and mediums as PIVOT aims to investigate this ‘hinge’, which shifts an
The art of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a modern vibrant expression of many Indigenous nations. Representation of Country is full of associative information connecting the past, present and future which always begins with Country in mind. Working primarily with the USC Art Collection, this exhibition focuses on work from the central desert,
Returning again in 2021 Brisbane: Landmarks, Landscapes & Personalities will include the Popular Paint–out as well as featuring southeast Queensland’s places and people. Artists are asked to engage with the unique heritage and characters of Brisbane, the surrounding cities and hinterland: from Noosa down to the border and out to the Great Dividing Range, show us what you love about
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The Weatherman is a new video work that takes an experimental approach to queer remembrance, ensuing processes of memorialisation. Developed in response to the historic murders of gay men in Sydney during the late 1980s and early 1990s, The Weatherman eschews systematic retelling of this history and instead draws on a vast archive of violence against queer
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Uncover and unpack artworks featured in ‘European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York’. Do you really have to suffer for your art? Or is the idea of the tortured artist not only an old cliché but a dangerous myth? Discover the origin of the tormented genius trope and discuss whether this romanticised
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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 from 5.30pm on Thursday, 5th August to celebrate the opening of
‘Drop of a Hat’ presents Miri Badger’s recent series of representational paintings depicting objects of adornment and decoration. Meticulously painted with an emphasis on colour composition, these collaged artworks speak to the ways in which we represent our interior selves through exterior expressions and symbols. In this way these works can be seen to serve
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Wun-ga-li Ngurrambaa Winanga-li utilises motifs based on Gamilaraay carved trees and incorporates weaving and embroidery techniques, drawing attention to the cultural practices of Taylor Worley’s female ancestors. Each work has been created in, and alongside significant waterways on country, reflecting Gamilaraay women’s responsibility to protect the waterways. Artist – Debbie Taylor-Worley As a Gamillaraay woman, who
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The third iteration of the Woolstores Project: Light Industrial focuses on the environment of the Woolstores. The Woolstores in Brisbane’s Teneriffe are renovated light industrial buildings that manifest a unique environment owing to their history. The conscious decision to preserve and embed this history is evident in the contemporary living spaces’ design. These spaces involve
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PROJECT CRESCENDO is bringing worlds of music exclusively to Meanjin/Brisbane on the cool evenings of July 24th and 25th. Inspired by the original works and lives of Frank Ocean, Lorde, FKA Twigs, MF DOOM, and the Gorillaz – the multidisciplinary art exhibition features photography, video concepts, sculptures, paintings, and much more. Created by a passionate
What the River Leaves Behind presents images taken during the devastating 2011 Brisbane floods. On show for the first time since they were taken, the exhibition includes floodscapes, events, people and portraits from over twenty suburbs and areas affected, from Corinda downstream to the river mouth. The photographs include scenes of devastation and loss, help
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Join Indigenous Art Program curators as they present an artist talk with a difference. View an Instagram feed of images, share food and conversations about their artworks. This is a unique opportunity to hear from an internationally acclaimed artist, ask questions and learn more about their practice. Blak Feeds -Bianca Beetson – 16th July, 3:00
Outer Space Contemporary Arts Organisation is pleased to announce the appointment of Hamish Sawyer as the organisation’s new Director, effective 8 July. Mr Sawyer is a Brisbane based independent curator and writer with more than fifteen years’ experience in programming and management across the commercial, government and not-for-profit sectors. His practice is informed by close
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The prestigious Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection. In 2019, Banyule Council acquired an additional ten artworks from the finalists’ exhibition, making a significant investment in the arts, supporting Australian artists and raising the profile
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CALL FOR PAPER ARTISTS for the 2021 Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale – titled, Feasts on Paper. The 2021 Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale is organized by Paper+ Studio and Fengxian Museum, and jointly hosted by Culture and Tourism Bureau of Fengxian District, Shanghai. The epidemic that began at the end of 2019 has sealed each
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