Roslyn Kean Survey Exhibition at GCS Gallery, Wahroonga

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Grace Cossington Smith Gallery is hosting a major survey exhibition of the work of Roz Kean. Roz will be showing work from her entire career.


The exhibition will be officially opened on Saturday 24 June, 2 – 4 pm by Akky van Ogtrop, President Print Council of Australia
To RSVP email gcsgallery@abbotsleigh.nsw.edu.au 

Conversation with Sasha Grishin AM, art historian, art critic and curator, and Rhonda Davis, Senior Curator Macquarie University Art Gallery. 
Saturday 1 July 2.30 pm (book here)

Along the Way offers a unique opportunity to experience five decades of the remarkable career of Roslyn Kean. Commencing her practice in the 1970s with a love of design and calligraphy, Kean developed techniques as a screen printer, but it was after 1985 that her expertise in the Japanese Mokuhanga technique led to her to primarily work in the traditional woodblock method.

Sydney Printmakers Shortlisted for the Burnie Print Prize

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The following members of Sydney Printmakers are finalists in the Burnie Print Prize.

Seong Cho, Neilton Clarke, Danielle Creenaune (image detail above), Jacqui Driver, Max Gosling, Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger, Ros Kean, Ben Rak, and Anne Starling.

Congratulations to all!

The exhibition opens on the 21st of July and continues to the 8th of September at Burnie Regional Art Gallery.

Fraser Coast National Art Prize Call for Entries.

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Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize is an initiative of the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Fraser Coast Regional Council that seeks to explore our reciprocal, inextricable relationship with the environment through contemporary art.

Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize invites entries from artists working in any visual art medium from across Australia, offering a $25,000 major acquisitive prize. Entrants are invited to submit works that demonstrate a conceptual engagement with the intersection of people, place and the environment. Entrants are encouraged to consider an expanded approach to this theme—Girra is not another landscape prize.

Girra was borne out of the enduring social and cultural importance of the natural environment in the Fraser Coast region, encompassing land, sea and sky. Home of the Butchulla people, the region’s unique natural features include the world’s largest sand island K’Gari and its surrounding waters, recognised as the world’s first Whale Heritage Site.

Entries for the inaugural prize open from 1 May 2023 and close 5pm AEST 21 June 2023. The Major Prize winner will be awarded a $25,000 acquisitive prize. Their work will become a significant early acquisition for the newly focused art collection of the Fraser Coast.

Key Dates

Call for entries: 1 May-21 June 2023
Finalists advised of inclusion: 12 July 2023
Exhibition: 23 September-12 November 2023
Opening and Prize Announcement: Friday 22 September 2023

ENTER HERE

https://herveybayregionalgallery.snapforms.com.au/form/girra-fraser-coast-national-art-prize

Waverley Art Prize 2023 Call for Entries

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Call for Entries

The Waverley Art Prize 2023 is open to painting, drawing, print and mixed media. 

Entries open 17 February 2023 and close at 11:59pm on 14 May 2023. 

This year’s Judges are Peter Sharp (Artist) and Katrina Cashman (Curator and Gallery Manager, National Art School). 

Key Dates

  • Entries Open: 17 February 2023
  • Entries Close: 14 May 2023
  • Finalists Announcement: 6 June 2023
  • Prize announcements: 30 June 2023
  • Exhibition: 1 July – 13 August 2023 at Bondi Pavilion Gallery

Terms and Conditions are HERE.

Entry Form HERE.

Grace Cossington Smith Art Award 2024: Call for Entries

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​​​​2024​ SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN

The Grace Cossington Smith Gallery and Abbotsleigh invite submissions from Australian artists for the Grace Cossington Smith biennial art award for work in any two-dimensional media in response to the theme Making Connections. 

The award theme is inspired by the work of Abbotsleigh Old Girl and artist Grace Cossington Smith who made connections with her changing world through her drawing and painting.

The Awards:
$15,000 awarded to the winner (acquisitive).
$2,500 awarded to an early-career artist.
$2,500 awarded to a local artist from Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai area.

For more information and Entry Form Go HERE

Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize: Call for Entries

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Artists and designers are agents of change, often taking the lead in responding to environmental or societal challenges. The Environmental art and design prize brings together a dynamic community of artists, designers and audiences who care deeply about our future.  

Each year, we invite audiences to explore the diverse ways artists and designers Australia-wide have interpreted our unique Australian landscape, responded to our climate emergency and advocated for our planet through their creative practices.

Prize pool of $42,000 includes:

  • $5,000 for each of the Open categories
  • $2,000 for each of the Young Artists & Designers categories
  • $3,000 for the People’s Choice Awards.

Call-out open:            17 Mar – 14 May 2023

Exhibition dates:        4 – 27 August 2023

The Prize categories are:

  • Ceramics & small sculpture
  • Film
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Painting & mixed media
  • Works on paper & photography
  • Wearable design
  • Functional design
  • Young artists and designers 7-12 years and 13 – 18 years.

Winners from each category are awarded by an expert panel of judges.

Entries are open until 12pm (AEST) Sunday 14 May 2023.

Enter HERE