Anna Russell and others at The Shop Gallery, Glebe: Another Language

by Leave a Comment

Another Language is an exhibition by former TAFE teachers working in language and literacy, which opens on Thursday 28th September 2023 at The Shop Gallery, Glebe.
Seven colleagues have moved from the classroom to the studio and produced a stunning range of works in ceramics, collage, paint, resin, mixed media and prints.
Colour, line, shape and texture feature in their beautiful works ranging from the realistic to the abstract by Anna Russell, Genevieve Bessell-Browne, Jackie Cipollone, Jan Spencer, Janene Porter, Pam Smith and Ursula Burgoyne.
Open Thursday 28th September to Wednesday 4th October 11 am to 6pm daily, with drinks Saturday 30th September 2pm, The Shop Gallery, 112 Glebe Point Road Glebe

Call for Entries: Darebin Art Prize

by Leave a Comment

Applications closing Friday 15 September 2023, 1pm
Calling visual artists across Australia! The Dare-bin Art Prize is back in 2024 celebrating the outstanding work of contemporary Australian artists. The Darebin Art Prize is a national multi-medium acquisitive art prize awarding excellence in contemporary visual art.This leading exhibition brings contemporary artwork together across all media, from painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and craft, through to video art and more. 

The Darebin Art Prize will be exhibited at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre 10 January to 23 March 2024. 

PRIZES
Participating artists are eligible to win the following prizes:
First Prize (Acquisitive) $10,000
People’s Choice Award (Non-acquisitive) $1000
JUDGES:
Dr Shelley McSpedden | Senior Curator at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
Moorina Bonini | Artist, PhD candidate with Wominjeka Djeembana Research Lab at Monash University.
Sarah Werkmeister | Curator at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre. 

 For more details and to apply, visit our website HERE

Big Ci Environmental Art Award

by Leave a Comment


International and Australian artists from various fields – visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, curating – are invited to submit entries for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2023. The winning artists will have an opportunity to explore the Wollemi, the Blue Mountains and the Gardens of Stone National Parks on guided walks and will be given research assistance relevant to their projects. At the end of their residencies, they will present their work at a BigCi Open Day event.

11th International Printmaking Biennial, Douro, Portugal, 2023

by Leave a Comment

    Neilton Clarke, Mountain Shift #2, woodblock print & chine-collé, 2023

Sydney Printmakers Neilton Clarke, Evan Pank, and Anne Starling are exhibiting in the current 11th International Printmaking Biennial, Douro, Portugal, running until October 31 across multiple venues in the Douro region of Portugal, also well known for its winemaking culture.

For more information :  https://bienaldouro.com

Vibrations in Australian Drawing Exhibition

by Leave a Comment


Ken Unsworth, Untitled, 1978
Charcoal on paper
Collection Paul McGillick
Photograph by Effy Alexakis, Photowrite
Vibrations in Australian Drawing is an exhibition demonstrating the essence of the practice and the importance of drawing underlying a range of disciplines, and will exhibit at the Macquarie University Art Gallery until 13 September 2023.

Gary Shinfield and Nathalie Hartog Gautier are in this exhibition.

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with theCreative Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University and the Cowra Regional Art Gallery.
We are honoured to have Professor Tom Murray, Director of the Creative Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University, officially open the exhibition. 

Curators: Rhonda Davis, Kon Gouriotis, Leonard Janiszewksi, Tom Murray

Where
Macquarie University Art Gallery, The Chancellery, 19 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
Download the campus map (reference: H20) 

Any questions about the event, please email us at events@mq.edu.au.

Sydney Printmakers at Sydney Contemporary – please visit us

by Leave a Comment

Sydney Printmakers members representing us at the Art Fair this time are Anthea Boesenberg, Angela Hayson, Anna Russell, Andrew Totman and Thea Weiss. Visit us at Bo4, Paper.

Other members represented at the Fair are Roslyn Kean and Seraphina Martin, who have a table, Michael Kempson (as Cicada Press) and Wendy Stokes (with Michelle Perry Fine Arts in the main section rather than Paper.)

International Mokuhanga Conference Call for Entries

by Leave a Comment

CALL FOR ENTRIES

木版画と和紙　ー継承と革新
Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga & Washi
2024 Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition
Echizen City, Japan

Exhibition Dates: April 4 to 8, 2024 

Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga Artists Explore Japanese Paper
As one of its central events, the Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference is pleased to announce a call for entries for an exhibition of mokuhanga prints which will take place from April 4 to 8, 2024, at Imadate Art Hall, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

The conference will focus on Japanese traditional papermaking and the innovative use of washi by contemporary mokuhanga artists. The exhibition will highlight new approaches to this historic art within the wider world of hand papermaking and contemporary art. 

Application timeline

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE Extended: September 30, 2023 (closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time)
  • RESULTS: November 1, 2023
  • RECEIPT OF SELECTED WORKS TO JAPAN: by January 20, 2024

Judges
Nicholas Cladis, an interdisciplinary artist and papermaker in Iowa City, IA
Keiko Hara, Artist, Founder and Co-Director of Mokuhanga Project Space, Walla Walla, WA
Allison Tolman, The Tolman Collection Tokyo/New York
Annu Vertanen, Artist/ Professor, Academy of Fine Arts / Finland

Application Requirements

Application guidelines

This exhibition is open to artists worldwide. We invite applicants to submit up to three prints created within the last three years. All works must be water-based woodblock (mokuhanga) printed on Japanese paper (washi). Mixed media works are eligible but must have water-based woodcut as a major component of the work. Prints can be on machine made or handmade washi. Applicants should include the name of the washi in their application.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES:
1 – 3 works per artist, from which 1 work may be selected.
 
CONDITION:Mokuhanga prints on Japanese washi, created in the last three years
MAXIMUM PAPER SIZES:Maximum size is Masaban: 55 x 44 centimeters (21 x 17 inches)
SCREENING:By jpeg. Max size 2 MB.
 
ENTRY FEE:US $35 via PayPal or credit card. The fee is nonrefundable.*
 
SHIPPING & RETURN OF PRINTS:ACCEPTED ARTWORKS:  Ship by Tube or Flat (no mat or frame)

ARTWORK RETURN OPTIONS: :

1) Pick up work at the Conference

2) For return shipping the fee is JP¥2000 ($15.00), payable to IMA through Paypal upon receiving acceptance letter.

3) Option to donate your print to the International Mokuhanga Association, supporting IMA’s mission and programs through their fundraising efforts.
 

A list of artists selected for the Juried Exhibition 2024 in Japan will be posted on the IMA website: http://2024.mokuhanga.org.
* This is an opportunity to participate in a highly regarded international exhibition that will be attended by many serious professionals. The fee will be used to cover the costs of jurying online, professional installation, and documentation that will be available on the conference website

ENTER HERE

Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Call for Entries

by Leave a Comment

Entries Now open!

Entries Close 4pm, Friday 1 September 2023

The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums. Now in its 61st year, across the categories there is over $60,000 in prize money to be won. In 2023, the celebrated Open Award, which is acquisitive to Campbelltown City Council collection, is valued at $50,000.

Up to two artworks can be entered in the different categories with exhibition finalists selected by a panel and judged by three industry professionals who will collectively choose the winners for each category and award. All Primary and Secondary students may enter one artwork and will be automatic finalists for exhibition. 

Over the years, the Open Award has been awarded to some of Australia’s most respected contemporary artists including Elisabeth Cummings, Khaled Sabsabi, Justene Williams, David Bromley, Marion Borgelt, Raquel Ormella, Tina Havelock Stevens, Kuba Dorabialski, Robert Fielding and most recently, Michael Cook.

ENTER HERE