WHEN : 24th Oct, 2:00 – 4:00pm WHERE : Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts COST : Free Join Arts Law Senior solicitor Louise Buckingham live in Brisbane or online at your computer to hear about the latest information on copyright laws and other arts law issues. •Copyright – issues…

DEADLINE : 22nd Oct Underbelly Arts is dedicated to supporting artists to create innovative new works. They are currently inviting artists to participate in the 2013 Underbelly Arts Lab and Festival. This opportunity will provide successful applicants with a two week development residency at the Underbelly Arts Lab, a financial…

The Sketchbook Project is a global, crowd-sourced art project where participants from all walks of life are sent a sketchbook and have until January 15th to fill the pages and return it for inclusion in a traveling exhibition and permanent collection at The Brooklyn Art Library. Anyone – from anywhere…

DEADLINE : 2nd Nov, 2012 Kodak Salon, Australia’s largest open-entry photography and video competition. This year Kodak Salon poses the question “What makes a great photograph?” and invites participants to respond by entering their best work. The Centre for Contemporary Photography will dedicate all five exhibition spaces to the Kodak…

WHEN : 20th – 21st Oct WHERE : Impress Printmakers 73 Warilda Street, Camp Hill, Brisbane Discard those traditional lino tools to explore mark making with David on this two day workshop using a drill. Learn to integrate pattern & layers within a composition using geometry& nature as your inspiration.…

WHEN : 13th Oct, 2:00pm WHERE : GOMA Cinémathèque Gregory Crewdson is famous for his staged photographs that offer a surreal view of middle America. His work has been compared to the melancholic paintings of Edward Hopper and the American-gothic films of David Lynch. He is one of the most…

DEADLINE : 19th Oct, 2012 Brenda May Gallery is seeking proposals from professional practising artists in Australia and New Zealand for the curated group exhibition ‘Sculpture 2013′. This show continues the tradition of Brenda May Gallery opening their exhibition year with a showcase devoted to the best and most interesting…

DEADLINE : 12th Oct, 2012 SAWTOOTH is an Artist Run Initiative in Launceston, Tasmania committed to showcasing contemporary and experimental art by local, national and international artists at various stages of their professional career. Sawtooth ARI offers four separate exhibition spaces, a member’s hub and a multi-purpose project space. Group…

DEADLINE : 12th Oct, 2012 The development of Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) has seen changes take place within the Creative Arts in Australian tertiary institutions. Primary practice-based and practice-led research has been incorporated into universities research recognition and funding frameworks. Concurrently, craft practitioners and designer makers are embracing digital…

WHEN : 6th Oct, 4:00pm WHERE : Addition Gallery Addition will be having its second panel discussion, focusing on the work and ideas surrounding Addition 3. Hosted by Leena Riethmuller (Addition) the panel will include guest curator of Addition 3 Lisa Bryan-Brown and artists Dana Lawrie, Athena Thebus and Tyza…

WHEN : 6th Oct, 4:00pm WHERE : Boxcopy Brisbane artists Catherine or Kate discuss re-appraisals of the value and functions of collaboration in the visual arts, with exhibiting duo Clark Beaumont. The discussion is joined by video responses from Anna Clawson & Nicole Ward (UK), John Wood & Paul Harrison…

WHEN : 4th Oct, 6:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : QUT Creative Industries Precinct Brisbane-based stop motion filmmaker and animator Jason Lynch has wide experience in animation, ranging from feature film to short film, television commercials and TV series. Jason worked as Key Animator on the award-winning film Max and Mary…

DEADLINE : 2nd Oct, 2012 This year as part of BARI festival, Witch Meat ARI will inaugurate a new award: The Jason Russell Memorial Prize Artists are invited to respond to the following source material: KONY 2012 Tyra Banks – Vaseline Frenzy Image 12 artists will be shortlisted and exhibited…

WHEN : 30th Sep, 10:00am – 4:00pm WHERE : State Library of Queensland In conjunction with the opening of the touring exhibition ‘Connections’ at the State Library of Queensland, artist Glen Skien will conduct a Masterclass for practising artists. The workshop looks at the exhibition thematic ‘Connection’ and explores narratives…

WHEN : 29th Sep, 2:00 – 4:00pm WHERE : State Library QLD 2:00pm : Creativity and the Power to Connect (Auditorium 2) Yen Trinh: designer, writer, public artist Melissa Lucashenko: novelist, essayist Lenine Bourke: arts producer, director, manager Jay Younger: artist, curator, educator Robyn Daw: artist, writer, director,educator 3:30pm :…

DEADLINE : November 5th, 2012 Akbank Sanat announces the first edition of the International Curator Competition. Curators from around the world are encouraged to submit proposals by November 5, 2012. Akbank Sanat International Curator Competition is intended to provide support for emerging curators, reinforce interest in curatorial practices, and encourage…

WHEN : 15th Sep, 4:00pm WHERE : MAAP Space As a special closing event, MAAP is honoured to present Zhang Peili’s 30 x 30 (1988). Please join us for this special one-day only presentation of what is considered to be the first video artwork produced in China. Filmed over 180…

DEADLINE : 14th Sep, 5:00pm The Ian Potter Moving Image Commission will enable a mid-career artist to produce an ambitious new work which demonstrates a major development or shift in their practice. Projects may be developed by interdisciplinary teams working across art forms and must have a gallery-based outcome. Through…

WHEN : 13th Sep, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : UQ Art Museum, James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre SoFA, with the UQ Art Museum, present the first of SoFA’s Seminars titled “Oh the Placed You Will Go” It’s a casual, panel-discussion with members in the Visual Arts community to discuss…

DEADLINE : 14th Sep,2012 An opportunity for performance makers is now available through Metro Arts; who are seeking artists who are brave and curious, who aren’t asking ‘What now?’ but ‘What next?’’ In a landscape that is shifting day-to-day, there is an understanding that to stay still is to be…

WHAT : Art Prize DEADLINE: 1st Oct, 2012 The A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize is awarded to Australian artists who have demonstrated talent and achievement in traditional styles. The Art Prize is intended to encourage, support and advance classical training of emerging artists (in their early to mid-career)…

DEADLINE : 12th Sep, 5:00pm In 2012 the Music and Exhibitions Departments will collaborate with a new initiative called Program X. Program X showcases the cross-collaboration between music and visual art forms by providing visual accompaniments to live performances by bands at this year’s 2high Festival. Program X is seeking…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 1st Oct, 2012 Following the success of the inaugural Sculpture at Scenic World, Australia’s only rainforest exhibition returns for 2013.Between 23 April, and 19 May, 2013 this outdoor exhibition will provide local, national and international artists an exciting opportunity to exhibit their works within…

WHEN : 8 Sep, 1:00 – 2:00pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum Join Louise Denoon (Executive Manager, Queensland Memory, State Library of Queensland) in conversation with Polish-born artist, Beata Batorowicz, as they discuss the re-telling of history through fairytales and storytelling in relation to Beata’s exhibition Tales within historical spaces

WHEN : 6th Sep, 2:00 – 3:00pm WHERE : UQ Art Museum A panel discussion responding to the exhibition Polly Borland: Everything I want to be when I grow up, with curator Alison Kubler, Frances Bonner and Jay Younger. Polly Borland’s photographic practice has straddled commercial/photographic documentary, and fine art…

WHEN : 6th Sep, 6:00pm WHERE : Institute of Modern Art Geneticists Vincent Harley (Prince Henry’s Institute, Monash University, Melbourne) and Peter Koopman (Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane) and LGTBI community advocates Tony Briffa and Sally Goldner discuss the science and politics of sexual determination and differentiation;…

WHEN : 4th Sep, 6:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum Do you want to learn how to write about art? Join industry professionals Tess Maunder (The Maximilian) and Fiona Crawford (A Girl Called Fred) as they share their knowledge and experience of the use of blogging and social…

WHAT : Design Call Out DEADLINE : 23rd Sep, 2012 Suncorp Bank is giving young Australians the chance to flex their creative minds and win big with Blank to Bank, a promotion inviting young Australians to develop a bank account they would like to bank with – including the design…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 31st August Australia’s one-of-a-kind multi-arts Festival for young and emerging artists and cultural practitioners is on 10 November 2012 at Brisbane Powerhouse. All interested artists are asked to please fill in both the Artist Application Form and the Technical Specifications Form and send to…

WHEN : 1st Sep, 2:00pm WHERE QUT Art Museum Lincoln Austin, Sean Phillips and Arryn Snowball are three Queensland artists working in different media, but with a shared sensibility. Join the artists as they discuss their parallel concerns and inspirations. RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au

WHAT : Submissions Open DEADLINE : 31st August, 2012 Australia’s leading Realism art event has $52,000 in prizes and covers 7 genres. Now in its 7th year and touring to 11 venues throughout the Eastern states, the Mortimore this year will be bigger than ever. There is a pre-selection process…

WHAT : Artist in Residence Program DEADLINE : 31st August, 2012 Are you an academic, an artist, a performer or a professional working in the audiovisual area? The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) invites proposals from people who wish to conduct research into the national audiovisual collection.…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 31st August, 2012 The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world and is hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, an internationally recognised art and culture publication. Four shortlisted artists and four student artists will be selected for exhibition in…

WHAT : Call For Artists DEADLINE : Feb 1st, 2013 The Digital Associates Program provides independent artists, collectives and curators with opportunities to present quality and innovative new media and digital work. Applications to exhibit in 2013 are now open. The program provides subsidised access to a unique exhibition space…

WHAT : Drawing Prize DEADLINE : 24th August, 2012 Clayton Utz is proud to support the Arts through the Clayton Utz LAUNCH Art Award. The Award offers a $10,000 winner’s prize and exhibition space for the finalists and is awarded to Queensland-based artists or artists with a strong connection to…

WHEN : 23rd Sep, 4:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : D Block, QUT Gardens Point Campus Ever thought your idea or design would make a good business ? The QUT Innovation Space (QIS) teams up with The Dub, to bring together an inspiring event for anyone who’s ever considered turning an…