SPRING 2026: Innovate Grant

SPRING 2026: Innovate Grant

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The SPRING 2026 Innovate Grant cycle is now open, offering increased award amounts of $1,800…
Heidi Yardley: Trick of the Light

Heidi Yardley: Trick of the Light

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Trick of the Light presents a new body of work by Brisbane artist Heidi Yardley,…
Earthen Form

Earthen Form

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Earthen form profiles the works of contemporary Somerset ceramicists who have responded to natural colours and…
Du Rietz Art Awards 2026

Du Rietz Art Awards 2026

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Entries are now open for the Du Rietz Art Awards 2026, the premier art competition…
Phil Stallard: Ambient River

Phil Stallard: Ambient River

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Wentworth Galleries Brisbane presents Ambient River, a new solo exhibition by Australian artist Phil Stallard,…
Caroline Gasteen: Cut the Line

Caroline Gasteen: Cut the Line

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Cut the Line sees Brisbane artist Caroline Gasteen transform provisional maquettes into a series of…
Like Yesterday

Like Yesterday

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Sun, sand and surf are deeply woven into Australian culture, shaping memories of family holidays,…
Lethbridge Small-Scale Art Award 2026

Lethbridge Small-Scale Art Award 2026

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Australia’s largest small-scale art award returns for 2026, offering a major acquisitive prize of $20,000…
Peter Hudson: Not Dark Yet

Peter Hudson: Not Dark Yet

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Sunshine Coast–based artist Peter Hudson returns to Mitchell Fine Art for his fourth solo exhibition,…
Jonathon Westacott: Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Solo Exhibition

Jonathon Westacott: Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Solo Exhibition

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As part of the prize for winning the Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award at the 2025…
Brisbane Portrait Prize 2026

Brisbane Portrait Prize 2026

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The Brisbane Portrait Prize returns in 2026, inviting artists with a connection to Brisbane to…
Talk: Daria de Beauvais - The Artist as Historian

Talk: Daria de Beauvais - The Artist as Historian

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The Institute of Modern Art welcomes acclaimed curator and art historian Daria de Beauvais for…
Long Pose Life Drawing with Studio Maverik at Side Gallery

Long Pose Life Drawing with Studio Maverik at Side Gallery

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Spend a relaxed Sunday afternoon drawing from life with Studio Maverik at Side Gallery in…
Miranda Skoczek: Mother Bloom

Miranda Skoczek: Mother Bloom

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Mother Bloom moves between the intimate and the monumental, exploring the shifting boundaries between interior…
Zaachariaha Fielding: Nintirigu

Zaachariaha Fielding: Nintirigu

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Nintirigu (“I learnt”) is a powerful new exhibition by Zaachariaha Fielding, reflecting deep connections to…
Autumn Salon

Autumn Salon

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Autumn Salon brings together a rich selection of Indigenous and contemporary artworks, reflecting the seasonal…
Stephen Inglis: New Works

Stephen Inglis: New Works

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Now showing at Latrobe Art Space, this presentation of new works by Stephen Inglis brings…
Year of the Horse: Artist Call Out

Year of the Horse: Artist Call Out

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Artists living in the Somerset region are invited to submit Expressions of Interest for Year…
Australian Parliament House Artist-in-Residence

Australian Parliament House Artist-in-Residence

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Australian Parliament House is inviting visual artists from across Australia to apply for the 2026…
Ben Quilty: The River

Ben Quilty: The River

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In The River, acclaimed Australian artist Ben Quilty turns his attention to a deeply personal…
David Paulson: Artist Portraits

David Paulson: Artist Portraits

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David Paulson: Artist Portraits surveys the artist’s longstanding engagement with portraiture, the human figure and…
Samantha Hobson: Wuntalpa Time

Samantha Hobson: Wuntalpa Time

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Samantha Hobson: Wuntalpa Time explores the macro and micro ecology of ocean and creek sites…
Artists Exchange: Making Work

Artists Exchange: Making Work

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Artists Exchange: Making Work is a month-long online professional development program designed for emerging and…
Metro Arts: Visual Artists in Residence 2026 — Open Call

Metro Arts: Visual Artists in Residence 2026 — Open Call

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Metro Arts invites applications for its 2026 Visual Artists in Residence Program, offering artists dedicated…
OPEN STUDIO: Alycia Bennett & Tara Pattenden

OPEN STUDIO: Alycia Bennett & Tara Pattenden

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A charged, live showing of new works-in-progress by Alycia Bennett and Tara Pattenden, this open…
Deep Marks (Paper)

Deep Marks (Paper)

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Deep Marks (Paper) brings together a diverse group of contemporary artists exploring the limitless possibilities…
TALL GRASS

TALL GRASS

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TALL GRASS is a curated group exhibition presented by Field Trip Gallery featuring artists Gemma…
Undergrowth

Undergrowth

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Undergrowth is an invitational exhibition showcasing some of the most innovative and conceptually coherent work…
Artbank Prize 2026

Artbank Prize 2026

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The inaugural Artbank Prize is a national open call for Australian artists who are not…
Ryan Presley

Ryan Presley

Dr. Ryan Presley was born in 1987 in Alice Springs, and currently lives and works…
Mia Boe

Mia Boe

Mia Boe is a painter from Brisbane with Butchulla and Burmese ancestry. The inheritance and…
Robert Brownhall

Robert Brownhall

Robert Brownhall (b.1968, Brisbane) is a realist painter, inspired by his local environment of South-East…
Bridie Gillman

Bridie Gillman

Bridie Gillman is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is informed by ideas of place, and…
Sam Cranstoun

Sam Cranstoun

Sam Cranstoun’s multidisciplinary practice combines various forms of research with a wide array of media…
D Harding

D Harding

Born 1982, Moranbah, Queensland. Lives and works Brisbane, Queensland. Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples. D…
Dana Lawrie

Dana Lawrie

The hopeful/hopeless.   Investigating expanded notions of self-portraiture, using experimental and naïve approaches to materials…