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 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 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.)
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
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 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
Cheryle Yin Lo is a participant in this group exhibition.
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.
Five Sydney Printmakers have been chosen as finalists in the Gosford Art Prize.
They are Rafael Butron, Seong Cho, Carolyn Craig, Gary Shinfield and Laura Stark.
Congratulations to all.
Artist in Residence // 2024 callout Applications close 31 August Applications are now open for Megalo’s 2024 Artist in Residence program. The annual residency program gives artists at all stages of their career access to our facilities and equipment, to make new work or experiment with ideas in the Megalo studios. Megalo is now calling for applications for 2024 residencies to artists currently resident in Australia, including one residency for artists of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. One international residency will also be offered to an artist outside Australia. Applications close 31 August. To learn more about the residency program and how to apply visit the Megalo website. Apply here |
Ros Kean has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 WAMA Art Prize from the National Centre of Environmental Art with this image.
She is also a finalist in the 5th International Printmaking Triennial in Serbia, 2023.
Congratulations to Roz!
