WHERE: Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Judith Wright Centre WHEN : 6pm, Thursday February 9th 2012 SPEAKER: Sascha Bru (Leuven University, Belgium) TOPIC: “Art in States of Exception: Notes on the Avant-Gardes and the Modern Democratic Polis”. Sascha Bru is a founder of The European Network for Avant-Garde and Modernism…

WHEN : Deadline 1st February WHERE : Jugglers Art Space In the coming months the second exhibition in The Word Conterminous series will be taking place at Jugglers Artspace. This is a call out to artists that are interested in taking part in the second installment. A number of nouns…

WHAT : CALL OUT FOR ALL ARTISTS WHEN : Ongoing Australian creatives and artists aged 18 – 30 are invited to enter original creative work in the 2012 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA365) for a chance to win an overseas trip including 8 nights accommodation, airfare, $5,000 in cash…

WHAT : Call Out DEADLINE : Mid January OPEN TO ALL Fashion Designers Stylists Photographers (NB: limit of only TWO photographers per issue) Artists Illustrators Bands/Musicians or ANYTHING combination of above All submissions to be sent to submissions@pitchzine.com with 7 to 9 low-res images of your work with details and…

WHEN : 10th Jan, 7:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : The Stitchery Collective You are invited to come and explore the intricate forms of the clothed body, learn how to comunicate the texture, drape and weight of cloth through illustration. Life Drawing with clothes on, The Stitchery’s new weekly workshop. Cost:…

WHAT : Open Call for Artists WHERE : Green Door Cafe/Gallery Stones Corner Inner City Location – street parking and bus statio Approximately 50 metres of wall hanging space No commission on your sales Great atmosphere High exposure due to combined cafe and gallery Exhibition opening night is included Weekly…

WHEN : 20th Dec, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Boxcopy, 129 Margaret St, Brisbane Please join us for a discussion with art critic and curator Vivian Ziherl. Originally from Brisbane, Vivian is currently based in Amsterdam where she is Assistant Curator / Head of Publications at Kunstverein, and Assistant Curator…

DEADLINE : Ongoing How to apply 3 x digital images of previous work Brief outline of the idea Selection criteria The molle street billboard project will evaluate all applications or may seek a more detailed proposal. Successful applicants will be chosen on the strength of their proposal. All artworks must…

WHAT : Call For artists, graphic designers, photographers. DEADLINE : 3pm, 7th December Nine Lives and No Years are putting a call out for submissions from Brisbane’s best artists, graphic designers, photographers to show alongside established creative such as Beastman, Numskull, Leif Podhajsky and WeBuyYourKids. Deadlines for submissions is December…

WHAT : Artist Call Out WHERE : made. Creative Space, 174 Margaret Street Toowoomba QLD DEADLINE : 2nd December, 2011 Made Creative Space is a new art gallery which aims to create a dialogue between artists of various forms. From the visual to the performer, the writer to the designer,…

DEADLINE : 30 November · 5:00pm WHERE : Ground Zero Gallery – Old Ambulance Station Arts Centre, 80 Howard St. Nambour, Australia. WEBSITE Applications are now being accepted for the Ground Zero Gallery exhibition program. SCAIP is looking for artists inclusive of all forms of creativity to exhibit in the…

WHAT : Group Show Artist Call Out DEADLINE: 30 November, 2011 Invitations are being sought for collaborative group shows in 2012 of groups of more than 5 artists. They will be included in our program for 2012 and will be exhibited in the four Brunswick Street spaces: Red, Blue, Level…

WHEN : 21 Nov – 25 Nov WHERE : Department of Primary Industries The Australian Copyright Council will be holding copyright seminars throughout 2011.Issues of copyright affect nearly every individual, professional and business in Australia today. Designed for both creators and users of copyright works, the Copyright Council’s user-friendly seminars…

WHAT : Call for Artists : “The Back Room” Monthly Art Event WHERE : Fortitude Valley Brisbane QLD “The Back Room” is an art based evening where the visual, audio and verbal arts come together. Hosted by Confit Bistro in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane QLD), the night acts as a platform…

WHAT : Call for Visual Artist WHERE : Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery DEADLINE : Open Call. Artists interested in exhibiting at Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery may obtain an Exhibition Pack by contacting the gallery. The gallery, based in Toowoomba QLD, aims to support and nurture local talent by…

DEADLINE : Monday 21st Nov, 5pm Calling all artists to enter this annual award exhibition that attracts entries from artists all over Australia. The Linden Postcard Show is one of the only open entry award exhibitions left in Australia. If you enter you are guaranteed a spot on the gallery…

WHEN : 20th Nov, 2:00 – 4:00pm WHERE : Gallery Store GoMA & Bodhi Terrace, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane Speakers: Maura Reilly & Judy Watson. RSVP: (07) 3842 9900 | gallery.store@qag.qld.gov.au

WHEN : 10am, Saturday 19 Nov WHERE : UQ Art Museum COST : Free event RSVP: Tuesday 15 November to artmuseum@uq.edu.au or 07 3365 3046 In 1961 the great Australian art historian Bernard Smith gave two lectures at The University of Queensland, in memory of the prominent Queensland politician John…

WHEN : 17th Nov, 6-8pm WHERE : IMA Sociologists Airi-Alina Allaste (Tallinn University, Estonia) and Andy Bennett, anthropologist Graham St John, and social worker Cameron Francis discuss pop culture and drugs, chaired by Jodie Taylor. A joint project with Griffith Centre for Cultural Research. WEBSITE

DEADLINE : Nov 14th Our Catalysts represent the best local, regional, national and international creative practitioners across sound, screen, words, multi-media, journalism, visual arts, craft, fashion, architecture, urban design, science, engineering, sustainability and more. As a Catalyst you join The Edge team for six months to work on engaging projects…

DEADLINE : November 4th In Curate This! The Edge is your canvas. It’s a designable, constructable, and destructable space. Available to you is the physical space; the walls, the windows, floor and the digital screens, as well as the virtual real estate; there’s wifi, a web platform and other digital…

Submission Deadline : 18th November We are looking for PHOTOGRAPHERS ARTISTS ILLUSTRATORS DESIGNERS STYLISTS MUSICIANS/BANDS and any variation of the above. Please send your submissions to submissions@pitchzine.com and you will be sent with the guidelines accordingly. For more information or any queries send us an email to contact@pitchzine.com

WHEN :Deadline for entries is 5pm on 31 October 2011. artscareer.com.au is calling for entries to its annual photography competition. ArtsCareer is looking for original photographs that show the process of art-making in all art forms, including dance, drama, inter arts, literature, media, music and visual arts. Images could show…

WHAT : Grant Funding. Amount: $60,000 ($30,000 per annum over 2 years) WHEN : Applications close: 31 January 2012. Decisions advised: April 2012 These Fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. Over five years between 2011/12…

WHAT : Arts Business Training WHERE : Youth Arts Queensland The Navigation Arts Business Training program is a one week, accredited training course in arts business management for artists, which has been developed by artists who understand the demands of the industry. In 2011, YAQ lead a complete overhaul of…

WHEN : Tuesday 25 October 6.00pm WHERE : UQ Art Museum WHAT : Public Lecture. In this lecture, Duncan Robinson traces the evolution of museums in Britain by examining their architecture and methods of display. By doing so, he aims to show how attitudes towards museums, and the expectations of…

WHEN : The next round closes on 24 October for insurance cover from 1 November. Flying Arts is now pleased to offer practicing visual, crafts and design artists access to very cost effective insurance cover. This insurance (underwritten by QBE) is only available to Flying Arts Accredited Members and covers:…

WHEN : 20th October – 6:00- 8:00pm WHERE : IMA Los Angeles novelist and art critic Chris Kraus will be giving a lecture here, on Thursday 20 October at 6pm. Kraus is known for scrambling the modes of fiction and non-fiction, taking an experimental approach to writing art criticism and…

WHEN : 19 October – 2nd November WHERE : The Old Museum, Sherwood Neighborhood Centre, Zillmere PCYC Queensland Arts Council’s Creative Generator SEQ and Brisbane City Council will present a series of ‘Creative Spotlight’ networking events to take place in 3 locations across Brisbane on Wednesday the 19th October, Wednesday…

WHEN : 13 October · 5:30 – 6:30pm WHERE : Queensland Centre for Photography You are warmly invited to the upcoming QCP public program ‘How to Collect Photography’.Join Dr Daryl Hewson (the foremost collector of Queensland Photography) and Maurice Ortega (QCP director) in a conversation about the facts and joys…

WHAT : Mentorship, Exchange and Fellowship Program. WHEN : Applicants must contact M&GSQ before 14 October 2011 (Applications close 9 December 2011.) With the financial support of Arts Queensland through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), this is the second year that M&GSQ has been able to offer this exciting…

WHAT : Life Drawing WHERE : Jugglers Art Space every Wednesday evening 7pm – 9pm COST : $10 for students & $12 for others BYO materials. WEBSITE

WHEN : 12th October, 6 – 8pm WHERE : The University of Queensland Art Museum WHO : Lead by Dr Charles Green Contemporary art has boomed since the late 1980s. The period’s key art productions have clustered around spectacular, expensive new art such as video installation and large colour photography,…

WHAT: live art, performance art, action art – 2 day mini residencies WHEN: negotiable – 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BETWEEN 24th September – October 15. And it’s never too late to approach us to join in. WHERE: Studio 3.10, Level 3, Metro Art s, 109 Edward St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000 HOW…

DEADLINE : 23 September, 2011 WHERE : The Arts Centre Gold Coast, 135 Bundall Road Surfers Paradise An acquisitive art prize and exhibition run by Gold Coast City Gallery since 1968. $30,000 total prize and acquisitions, $10,000 prize winner (non acquisitive), up to $20,000 in acquisitions, $5,000 Peoples Choice award.…

WHEN : Sunday 18 September WHERE : Circle Gallery, 274 Montague Rd West En COST : $40 / $50 non-members Artists who want to be successful in business have the opportunity to participate in a series of business development workshops over the next few months to be run by Flying…