Jugglers Art Space Inc. in partnership with Economic Development Queensland will be curating three shipping containers as part of the Containerval Festival from 1st to 17th November 2013. Expressions of Interest are sought from artists, performers, musicians and workshop facilitators for artwork display/sale, performances, workshops, temporary exhibitions and installations etc.…

WHEN : 15th September, 10am – 4pm WHERE : The Judith Wright Centre, 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley Flying Arts will be hosting a live workshop at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts on how to set up your website and connect with social media. This workshop will be…

DEADLINE : 29th September, 2013 The ArtStart program has been created to give financial assistance to recent arts graduates, helping you make the challenging transition from studying to having a professional career in the arts. If you’ve completed an accredited Certificate IV arts course or higher in the past three…

WHEN : 28th September, 11:00am – 12:00pm WHERE : Gradydon Gallery 29 Merthyr Rd, New Farm Join Cachinero for a casual meet and morning tea. Her exhibition ‘Consuming, Laughing, Forgetting’ is a multidisciplinary solo exhibition about memory and living in the digital age. It features paintings, drawings, video art, installation…

WHEN : 27th September, 11:00am WHERE : Arts Queensland Website Arts Queensland invites the public to participate in a discussion around funding for the arts. Join the online chat: Time: 11am – 12noon Date: Friday 27 September 2013 With: Linda Dreghorn, Grant Support Officer, Arts Queensland Topics to think about:…

DEADLINE : 25th September 2013 Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery’s 3rd Annual “Animals” Juried Art Competition for the month of September 2013. The gallery invites all 2D artists (including photography) from around the world to make online submissions for inclusion in…

WHEN : 25th September, 2:00 – 3:30pm WHERE : Online Youth Arts Queensland The drivers of public art are changing. No longer about soulless, developer-inspired sculptures, public art has been reclaimed as a participative way to strengthen communities and bring meaning to shared spaces. This webinar will explore the evolving…

WHEN : 21st September, 11:00am – 1:30pm WHERE : Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Translating the visual for today’s audiences – with John Stafford, Bruce McLean, Laura Brown, Phil Browne, Courtney Pederson. Free event – for more information please visit the website. WRITING ABOUT ART WORKSHOP Writing about Art…

WHEN : 17th September, 5:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Fish Lane Studios Kevin Wilson has over 25 years’ curatorial experience running public art galleries and artists’ support organizations. He has previously managed Linden Gallery in Melbourne and a range of regional galleries in Queensland and New South Wales. He was…

WHEN : 13th September, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Bird Gallery and Studio Grace Art Events is about bringing together creative people to collaborate and learn from each other. We think of our life models as artists in their own right and as well as life models, we collaborate with…

DEADLINE : 13th September, 2013 Openly Sourced focuses on variance in the interpratation of light, and is one in a series of exhibitions throughout 2013 exploring the use of crowd sourcing within moving image; including Visual Art, Film, Music Videos, and Animations. Throughout the year we have been researching the…

WHEN : 12th September, 5:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : Bird Studios ​LANEWAY 181 George St, Brisbane Ever wanted to learn how to paste up your artwork on a wall or other object? (legally of course!) Come along to our two hour workshop run by street artist Barek to learn the…

SEPTEMBER SHORT COURSES Intro, intermediate and advanced workshops are available as part of each short course, as well as personalised support in one-on-one sessions. WordPress 29 August – 29 September WordPress is an open source content management system (CMS) which powers over 60 million websites worldwide. This free, out-of-the-box solution…

DEADLINE : 9th September Applications for JUMP Mentoring have opened, giving artists the opportunity to receive grants of up to $10,000 for individuals and up to $20,000 for groups, providing funds to work on their mentorship, to support additional professional development and for costs towards a creative project developed with…

Volunteering is a great way to enjoy Brisbane Writers Festival from the inside, learn new skills and be involved in making it all happen. BWF would be impossible to run without the energy and contribution of our wonderful volunteers. Volunteer roles are offered year round in a variety of fields…

DEADLINE : 2nd September, 2013 RELATED FIELDS/DISCIPLINES All styles and genres welcome. Painting. Mixed Media. Sculpture. Ceramics. Conceptual or Performance Art. MENTOR Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE SOYA VISUAL ARTS AWARD The Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards offers visual artists aged 30 and under the chance to accelerate their creative careers…

WHEN : 2nd September, 7:30 – 8:30pm WHERE : IMA screening room, 420 Brunswick Street, Judith Wright Centre Flying Arts in collaboration with The Arts Law Centre Australia are holding a free seminar on Monday 2 September 2013 at 7pm. Director Robyn Ayres will be presenting an update on contemporary…

The Performance Frontiers studio is an open plan office space and is often used for creative workshops for corporate companies. As a company of passionate facilitators and designers, we are dedicated to fostering local artists and connecting them with the corporate community. The studio also offers plenty of street frontage…

DEADLINE : 30th August Artists, filmmakers, performers, critical thinkers, philosophers, postgraduate students, educators, emerging career researchers and creative people are invited to submit presentations at a 3-day conference held at the Whitlam Studio, Metro Arts, Brisbane from 22-24 November, 2013. This year’s Positive Feedback Loop Conference theme, Expanded and Experimental…

DEADLINE : 30th August, 2013 The 2 Danks Street Award for Contemporary Art Criticism has been established by the permanent galleries of 2 Danks Street Waterloo in conjunction with Artist Profile magazine and online art journal Art for All: All for Art, to foster new writing on, and extend discussion…

DEADLINE : 29th August 2013 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 Queensland. This year’s judge…

DEADLINE : 26th August La Luna Youth Arts in Townsville is looking for emerging digital projection artists. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to present works during projection festival on 3,4,5, October 2014. Young artists who have skills in making digital works for projection on public sights as well as…

DEADLINE : 16th August Musicians, performance artists, visual artists, installation artists and everyone in between, are invited to ravage Brisbane’s perspective of reality, steal their breath and make their hearts beat faster. Artists from all around Australia are being called to be part of the annual arts event, 2high Festival,…

DEADLINE : 31st July, 2013 Centrehouse/Gallery Lane Cove invites artists to submit entries to the Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Awards and exhibition.This years exhibition will be held in the architect designed Gallery Lane Cove. The award is open to Australian artists between the ages of 18 and 30 years…

DEADLINE : 26th July, 2013 The faculties of art and science are inextricably connected. Images are used to illustrate experiments and discoveries, and scientific ideas have influenced artistic movements, such as Impressionism and the Renaissance. Photography’s original scientific categorisation is another example of this relationship involving inspiration, cross-pollination and the…

DEADLINE : 19th July, 5:00pm Metro Arts is now receiving applications for the 2014 Visual Arts exhibitions program. Applications should be emailed in PDF form to: submissions@metroarts.com.au All support material should be online and linked to from the PDF Application. For more information please visit the website

WHEN : 16th July, 6:00pm WHERE : Metro Arts 109 Edward Street, Brisbane With a number of funding round deadlines approaching, Metro Arts is hosting an information session for Brisbane’s independent artists. Join Linda Dreghorn, Grant Support Officer, Arts Policy and Programs (Arts Queensland); Lyn Wallis, Director, Theatre (Australia Council)…

DEADLINE : 15th July, 2013 The Clayfield College P&F Association are seeking submissions to the annual CLAYFIELD COLLEGE ART SHOW (2013) As inspiration, our theme this year is “street2studio”. It will showcase two contrasting artistic styles – art of the street and art from the studio. Funds raised from the…

DEADLINE : Open 2013 We are looking for visual artists to exhibit their work in 2014 at the Gallery of the Alliance Francaise de Brisbane. The Alliance Francaise de Brisbane is the French language school and Cultural Centre in Brisbane. The mission is not only to promote French culture but…

DEADLINE : 12th July, 2013 The Digital Associates Program provides independent artists, collectives and curators with opportunities to present quality and innovative new media and digital work. The program provides subsidised access to a unique exhibition space with infrastructure designed to facilitate the display of creative digital and new media…

WHEN : 10th July, 6:00pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum ART/WORK is a program for senior high school students interested in a career in the visual arts. They will hear from young QUT graduates, who will chart the path that led to their exciting careers. We also welcome teachers and…

DEADLINE : 30th September 2013 The Szpilman Award is awarded to works that exist only for a moment or a short period of time. The purpose of the award is to promote such works whose forms consist of ephemeral situations. Applications are open worldwide. For more information please visit the…

WHEN : 25th June, 6:30pm WHERE : Archive Next Door Cellars, 100 Boundary St, West End Adelaide Fringe is one of the biggest and most popular arts events in Australia featuring over 900 events, 4000 artists and audiences of over 1.8 million. Meet with the Fringe team, other artists and…

DEADLINE : 24th June, 2013 Fish Lane Studios is an exciting new space located within a unique venue in the centre of Brisbane’s South Bank cultural precinct. The venue will be launched in August 2013. We are calling for expressions of interest from Artist Run Initiatives to be considered for…

DEADLINE : 21st June, 2013 The Wilson Visual Arts Award is an acquisitive art prize and exhibition in its second year. It is open to Australian artists over 16 and to all forms of visual arts media. The Wilson is organised under a committee composed of working artists and art…

DEADLINE : 21st June, 2013 Port Augusta City Council offers one artist each year with a unique experience to live and work in an environment of extraordinary natural beauty and historic significance that has long been a source of inspiration for many significant artists. For three weeks in late October/early…