WHERE : The Edge Cosmology is a big word with deceptively simple meanings. On the surface, it is about the sky, stars, planets, dark matter and gravity; the duct tape that binds the universe together. Dig a little deeper and in cosmology hides philosophical thoughts about the universe and where…

WHEN : 3rd July, 6:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum Do you want to learn how to write about art? Join industry professionals Dr Anne Marsh (Monash University) and Sarah Follent (Eyeline Magazine) as they share their knowledge and experience of the contemporary art writing environment and how…

WHAT : Call For Artists DEADLINE : 2 July, 2012 The 4th Screengrab International New Media Arts Award and associated exhibition is looking for challenging creative works by media arts practitioners working in screen based media to submit works on the theme of CONTROL. 2012 Award Theme : CONTROL The…

WHAT : Artist Call Out WHEN : Submissions close Monday July 2nd Chimera [ki-meer-uh] n. A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication. A grotesque product of the imagination. A fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals. Illusion, dream, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination. We are calling for submissions…

WHAT : Applications Open DEADLINE: 30th June, 2012 Applications are invited for Samstag Scholarships, for study overseas in the visual arts from 2013.The University of South Australia offers the scholarships on behalf of the Trustee of the estate of Gordon Samstag, late of Naples, Florida USA. Each 2013 scholarship is…

WHAT : Artist Call Out DEADLINE : 29th June, 2012 PICA is a both a producing and presenting institution that runs a year round program of changing exhibitions, seasons in contemporary dance, experimental theatre, new music and live art as well as a range of interdisciplinary projects and creative development…

WHAT : CALL OUT DEADLINE : 30th June FELTspace ARI is pleased to invite applications from emerging artists, writers, designers and curators nationwide for The Writing Project, an exciting, collaborative, trans-disciplinary experimentation around arts writing. Running through 2012 and early 2013, this is a rare opportunity for emerging practitioners to…

WHAT : Call Out WHERE : LEVEL ARI DEADLINE : Thursday, 28 June Level are seeking proposals for the production of a new work that represents a major development in your artistic practice. This interstate project supports process-based productions across all art forms. The selected Queensland Artist will: • Participate…

WHAT : Artist Call Out DEADLINE : 25 June, 2012 Applications are for the exhibiting period: February–December 2013 ABOUT PLATFORM Founded in 1990 Platform is Melbourne’s longest-running Artist-Run Initiative and on-going public art project. Platformoffers an annual program of exhibitions at three sites in Campbell Arcade, linking Degraves Street to…

WHAT : Call for Proposals DEADLINE : Proposals due 23rd June 2012 to gccr@griffith.edu.au Griffith Centre for Cultural Research hosting the International Creative Communities 3 Conference ‘Creative communities’ is a well-worn phrase conventionally equated with notions of well-being, civic participation and social inclusion. Creativity in this sense is regarded as…

WHEN : 16th June, 10:30am WHERE : Ryan Renshaw Gallery Join Genevieve Staines as she discusses her practice and works from her current exhibition, Brisbane Synthetic Pomp Precinct at Ryan Renshaw Gallery, in conversation with Carmen Ansaldo. Thanks to Jocelyn’s Provisions, morning tea will be provided. RSVP essential to info@ryanrenshaw.com.au…

WHAT : Call for Applications DEADLINE : 15th June, 2012 The Artspace Studio Residency Program provides local, national and international contemporary visual arts practitioners, curators, theorists and writers with subsidised studio facilities for the development of new ideas and work. Artspace operates four residential and six non-residential studios on-site in…

WHAT: Applications Open DEADLINE : 9th July, 2012 The Queensland Regional Art Awards is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to highlight the wealth of creative talent located outside the capital city and provide a…

WHEN : 8 & 9th June, 2:00 – 5:00pm WHERE : The Hangar – Lower 151 Musgrave Road, Red Hill COST : $50/$30,(Cash only, includes materials ) Bookings essential, limited spaces. Email: info@levelari.org With readings, investigation and encounter, come join this ongoing experiment in collective consideration and social art making.…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 8th June The FAC Print Award, Australia’s leading printmaking award, is an annual feature of the curated exhibition program and promises a vital overview of contemporary printmaking. Established and emerging artists are presented in the Print Award exhibition, which attracts thousands of visitors each…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 8th June, 2012 ISEA2013 will consist of exhibitions, performances, symposium and public events to be held in Sydney from the Friday 7th of June until Sunday 16th of June 2013. It will also support residencies and associated events throughout regional NSW and across Australia…

WHEN : 7th June, 6:30pm WHERE : GOMA CINEMA A, GOMA Exploring the diverse cultural expressions of women in the context of contemporary debates about an ‘Australian’ national identity. View the live webcast of GOMA Talks on our website http://qagoma.qld.gov.au/webcast and tweet your comments, feedback and questions to the panel…

WHEN : 6th June, 6pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum Senior secondary students interested in a career in the visual arts are invited to come along to this free information session. Hear from four young QUT graduates, Sam Cranstoun, Rachael Parsons, Pia Robinson and Tess Maunder, as they chart the…

WHAT : Scholarship DEADLINE : 5th June, 2012 The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists provides assistance towards travel (for educational purposes) and/or tuition costs for young people building a career in the visual arts broadly in the areas of painting, photography or sculpture. Notification: Two months following the…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 1st June, 2012 The Arts Access Australia Art Prize is a new national art prize for artists with disability.The prize is non-acquisitive and will focus on a different art form each year. For the first prize in 2012, the focus will be on small…

WHAT : Call For Applications Memefest DEADLINE : May 31, 2012. Memefest, an international organization dedicated to promoting new, productive and relevant forms of cultural activism, together with the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, this year introduces the Memefest/Griffith-QCA award for ‘Imaginative Critical Intervention’. This award invites cultural activists,…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 30th May, 2012 Tin Sheds is pleased to announce the third round of the Curate/Innovate Grant, offered to help encourage curatorial practice in Australia. The emphasis is on innovative practice that challenges our perceptions of the gallery space. We therefore encourage applicants to think…

WHEN : 30th May,5.30 pm drinks for a 6 pm start WHERE : Griffith University Art Gallery, Queensland College of Art, 226 Grey St. South Bank Griffith University Art Gallery Public Programs presents:’The When and Where of Photography.’ An informal discussion on authenticity, representation, performativity and duplicability in contemporary photography…

WHEN : 23rd May, 2pm – 4pm WHERE : Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley Insurance for visual artists, crafts people and designers What is it? How does it work? Why should you have it? Greg Naulty of Local Community Insurance Services will explain the…

WHEN : 19th May, 9:00am – 1:00pm WHERE : Glass House – QUT GIRRL is an international organization supporting and encouraging new work by women who are working in the sonic and digital arts. On 19th May 2012 GIRRL in connection with Queensland University of Technology is hosting a symposium…

WHAT : Call For Applications DEADLINE : 14th May 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art is pleased to announce the introduction of its Emerging Curators’ Intensive, a new initiative developed by 4A to encourage professional advancement amongst emerging curators with an interest in curatorial practice within the Asian contemporary art…

WHEN : 11th May, 4.30 – 6.30pm WHERE : UQ Art Museum Before the opening of the exhibition ANIMAL/HUMAN, please join our seminar exploring how artists represent and question our relationship with animals in contemporary visual art and screen culture. Chaired by Professor Gay Hawkins, Centre for Critical and Cultural…

WHAT : Call For Entries DEADLINE : 11th May 2012 is a momentous year for ‘the churchie’. It marks 25 years of showcasing new and emerging artists from around Australia since the award was first held by the Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) in 1987 in Brisbane. Since then the…

WHAT : Call for Entries DEADLINE : 5pm Monday 4 June 2012. Entries are now open for the 2012 John Fries Memorial Prize for emerging visual artists – an annual non-aquisitive award of $10,000. If you are a practicing artist and a resident in Australia or New Zealand who is…

WHAT : Call For EOI DEADLINE : 11th May Online Interns ArtsHub is looking for interns interested in helping us publish major arts events on our website. If you are currently studying multimedia and plan to work in an online producing capacity, then this role would be a great experience.…

WHEN : 8th May, 7:30am – 9:30am WHERE : State Library Queensland The Queensland Design Council, the Integrated Design Commission of South Australia and the design sector, through the Australian Design Alliance, agree that it is critical to have a national response to design. This forum examines what a national…

WHEN : 5th May 2.30pm WHERE : Gallery 1.1 GOMA Judy Watson, Brisbane based artist,used the histories of Queensland frontier life from the point of view of five generations of Indigenous women in her family to create her installation In our Skin 2012, on display as part of ‘Contemporary Australia:…

WHAT : Call For Entries DEADLINE : 6th May, 2012 The Future Generation Art Prize established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation is a worldwide contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and give long-term support to a future generation of artists. The Prize will be a major contribution to the open…

WHEN : 3rd May, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : IMA Cheryl Thornton, from Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, talks about their collaborations with artists, including David Noonan, Yvonne Todd, and Jon Cattapan.

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : 4th May, 2012 Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) invites artists/designers to submit an Expression of Interest for the creation of a Landmark Entry Statement for Brisbane Airport. Respondents are asked to express their interest by submitting a portfolio and statement of approach according to the…

WHAT : Art Award DEADLINE : 4th May, 2012 Now in its third year, the Lethbridge 10 000 is an exciting art competition open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks. Entrants may submit 2D artworks up to 60cm in any direction. The judging is based on three equally…