Stretched out on a candy red and white pinstriped banana lounge, Tropical Blend tanning oil glistens upon your skin. No beach in sight, sand fails to find its way into unlikely parts and you’ve steered clear of Nippers mums armed with cooler bags of snacks and cordial. Your gin and tonic fizzes next to the […]
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We invite you to join us for QCA Thursdays, a series of QCA Galleries opening events that seek to broaden the art experience. This week, QCA Galleries are presenting the work of Kahli Perkins. QCA Thursdays are a space for the presentation and interpretation of contemporary visual arts and design practice, and a site for
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What do you see when you view others? View others more deeply through this video portrait series of seven individuals. Individuals who view the world in their own unique way and are often overlooked, underestimated and misunderstood. The work explores notions of visibility and invisibility (particularly for people living with visible and invisible disabilities), capacity
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The project ‘Performing the Transformative’ is an installation of studio outcomes completed in fulfilment of the requirements of Athene Currie’s degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The primary vehicle in the expression of this research is rites of passage as a means of transformation toward self-empowerment at menopause. Engagement with masque, masquerade, and performativity has informed
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Fabric celebrates the extraordinary talents of our region’s artists, designers and change-makers. We shine a light on ethically focussed practice, inspired design and resourceful living. The variety of events provide a wonderful opportunity for you to learn and feel inspired with new knowledge. Join us in 2021 for the final activities of the final fabric program.
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Drawings from Toowong Cemetery observing the natural world juxtaposed with the finite human concept of death. The artworks are both a celebration of nature and an exploration into how mankind processes death. Elspeth Merriman is a Brisbane based artist working predominantly in illustration. Born in 1990, Merriman studied design in 2009 with a focus on digital
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A week-long residency at Side Gallery is proposed to further explore components of the artist’s relational aesthetics practice. In previous work, the artist has created installations which were conducive to conversation, prompting dialogue exchange which was later removed from context and formed separate works. Documenting private conversations and removing context from isolated sentences has been
The Boynes Emerging Artist Award is an independent artist-run International 2D art competition dedicated to providing a platform for talented emerging artists worldwide, as well as building a community of artists supporting artists. For more information please visit the – Website
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From February 10 to April 9, 2021, Driving the Human invites designers, artists, scientists, initiatives, and agents from any fields of expertise from anywhere in the world, to join us in shaping sustainable and collective futures that combine science, technology, and the arts in a transdisciplinary and collaborative approach. Our Open Call invites proposals that
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Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation. We collaborate with artists and arts workers to develop, make, and present critically engaged creative practice in a supportive professional environment. Our exhibitions, events, and programs welcome those involved in, and curious about the arts. Outer Space is committed to fostering a sustainable creative community in Brisbane
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Naughty Crosses employs Camp’s exaggerated aesthetic to probe the night of Jesus Christ’s Memorial Passover. A vibrant arrangement of wax casts, flowers, and erotic carvings clash with a sweet scattering of petite crosses. In the work, material frivolity and humour are used to elaborate on Azcune’s contemporary religious and queer experience. These considerations are informed
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still water is a new body of work that explores effects on the natural environment due to global warming. The images are created by drawing with a knife and sandpaper onto an inkjet print. At times the nude figures will appear in the image questioning the survival of humanity in sometimes nightmarish landscapes, while other compositions
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Jan Murphy Gallery is delighted to present ‘Mind how you go’, Monica Rohan’s fifth solo exhibition at Jan Murphy Gallery. This collection of paintings is equally inspired by familiar interior spaces and the possibilities of the wide unknown. Embracing the traditional notion of negative space as a compositional device, like that found between the limbs
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Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present ‘Flowerings’ by Melbourne-based Protege artist Louise Tate. Personal and fictional histories layer the paintings that Louise Tate crafts from family photographs, public archives, and landscape imagery. In these vignettes, from different times and places, her paintings are built, in layers of textures and marks, to defeat the linearity
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Art is Predictive is a new monthly one-night showcase at House Conspiracy, in which Brisbane artists share the ways in which their practice intersects with the practices of divination and symbolism. On 27 March Seth Ellis will present a photocollage Tarot deck he designed over the course of the pandemic lockdown in 2020, and give
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Driven by a desire for peace and social justice, George Gittoes AM has created an exhibition that boldly confronts global environmental concerns, economies, and the implications of both for the future. Created during the period of a global pandemic the exhibition ‘Augustus Tower’ is about globalisation and the economic and environmental erosion of society and
What is it like to be an emerging artist in today’s arts industry? Asking this question often feels like a shout into the void, but from the 8-11 of April the Young Artist Forum shouts back. Across four days, young artists will have the opportunity to hear tips, tricks and advice from industry professionals with
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This year KEPK is hosting a satellite event from the Melbourne Art Book Fair (run via the National Gallery of Victoria). And we are excited to present The Best Antipodean Photobooks, as well as the finalists of the recent Australia & New Zealand Photobook Awards (presented by Momento Pro). The Best Antipodean Photobook list each
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this event may contain stories and images of deceased people and its content may cause sadness or distress. The first in our Portrait of an Artist series for 2021 we pay tribute to the late Laurie Nilsen – one of Queensland’s most well-loved artists. Laurie was
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We are really excited to announce the launch of our first pop-up exhibition, “in situ”! Showing from 10 – 25 April at 282 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley, we will have 2 events in order to spread out the number of people attending, flattening the curve, so to speak. • 17 April 2021, 2pm – 4pm
On the opening day of Khadim Ali: ‘Invisible Border’, you’re invited to join the artist and IMA Executive Director Liz Nowell in conversation, followed by opening celebrations from 4pm. ‘Invisible Border’ is Khadim Ali’s largest Australian solo exhibition to date, comprising sound installation, miniature painting, and intricately constructed textiles. Ali’s masterful works poetically explore the
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The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artists, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make YICCA a huge opportunity for the artists, which can: • Win a cash prize: – Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected – Euro 1000,00 money prize to the second
Local, national and international artists are invited to create revolutionary works of art on the body. Wearable Art Mandurah is Australia’s premiere wearable art event and is inclusive to artists of all skill levels, ages and design forms, offering many opportunities. The competition is designed to push the limits of the imagination and creativity and
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Nextdoor ARI are back from our hibernation and super excited to share our first event of the year with you – kicking it off with our new Backyard series. The backyard is where we like to hang out at the end of a long day, on the verandah, watching the sunset, chill vibes only. This series
Lacey – Law – Lobwein is an experimental art collaboration initiated by three emerging Brisbane-based artists who share a common practice of working with digital video and screen-based media. At Arm’s Length explores the nature of virtual and physical collaboration as a reaction to how their practices have changed as a result of the current pandemic.
Augmentation of a Public Artwork Celebrates Be[e]ing In the Twenty-First Century Being Bees is one of several augmented reality (AR) artworks installed in the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD), South Bank Parklands and the Queensland Cultural Centre for Curiocity Brisbane between the 12th and 28th of March 2021. A series of five bee animations by Queensland artist and
he second in our legacy series, Shaw & Shaw RADICAL LOCALISM Brings to light the individual and collective talents, passions and legacies of one family, deeply entrenched in the arts. Through their jewellery and ceramic work, Dr Elizabeth Shaw and her father Jeff Shaw have significantly contributed to the evolution, history and unique character of crafts and design in Queensland. Now Senior Lecturer in Fine Art and
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Repair Culture – Open Call Kick start a new wave of repair culture. This project is a chance to launch experimentation and exploration into the potential of embracing repair culture in artistic practice. We’ll be pushing the boundaries of material use, in the hope of sticking back together products and bonding disregarded items together to
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Outer Space is delighted to announce our 2021 exhibition program callout. From April 2021 to March 2022, Outer Space will present solo and group exhibitions at our new gallery in the Judith Wright Arts Centre via this callout, in addition to a program by invitation. We particularly encourage applications for group exhibitions, collaborations, or a
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Join Caitlin Franzmann for an afternoon of events delving into the stories of the plant-life. Taking pace within her exhibition ‘to the curve of you’, begin with a garden tour and immersive listening session, followed by a papermaking workshop using weeds. Join one or both events—registration for each is essential as places are limited. Read
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Michelle Caitens’ new collection of paintings celebrates the superheroes and universes first created in the pop culture phenomenon of comic books. Reflecting the spirit of the times, they provide an escape into alternate universes while still espousing such human traits as courage, integrity and protecting the innocent. ‘The images show a juxtaposition of comic art and
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Artists’ books are artworks that use the form or characteristics of a book. With both traditional and contemporary approaches, artists’ books happily unbridle themselves from the constraints of traditional publishing. State Library of Queensland holds one of the largest publicly available collections of artists’ books in Australia. New Acquisitions displays 17 artists’ books new to
SMACH is an international call for artists proposals for a land art biennale, taking place in the Dolomite mountains in Italy. SMACH – Constellation of art, culture & history in the Dolomites” is a land art project born in 2012. An outdoor biennial exhibition which supports the marriage of art and nature. Every edition features
Brisbane Square Library is Brisbane City Council’s flagship library located in the CBD (266 George Street). The library regularly hosts exhibitions and displays showcasing the work of local artists and creatives, using wall space on Levels 1 and 2 as well as glass display cabinets. Examples of previous displays include paintings, illustrations, documentary/historical photographs, architectural
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The Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship enables people from the creative community to experience Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic, and Australia’s activities in these locations, so that they may communicate this unique experience and understanding to others. The Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship is made possible by the Australian Antarctic Division in association with ANAT. Please note: The COVID-19
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The Alpine Fellowship 2021 is open for entries – a fellowship for writers, academics, visual artists and playwrights, with prizes awarded for Writing, Visual Arts, Academic Writing and Theatre/Playwriting. All four prizes invite submissions (with no restrictions of nationality) on the theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2021 – Untamed: On Wilderness and Civilization. Awards of cash prizes and invitations to international symposium in Fjällnäs, Sweden.
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