Thea Weiss has won more laurels for her short film My Two Lives, a Creative Response to the Holocaust, these from the Barcelona Short Film Festival and the Topaz Film Festival by Women in Film Dallas.
The film highlights her artwork, interpreting the story of her late mother-in-law, Lotte Weiss, as she describes her horrific experiences.
To watch the film please go to Thea’s website: www.theaweiss.com.au
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Calling for contemporary visual artwork – painting in any medium, drawing, printmaking, digital, photographic and video art, textile and fabric art, collage, multi-media and new media – no theme – emerging and established Australian artists.
Entry Fee: $30/entry, limit two – Commission: 25%
Key People:
Curator: Megan Monte, director, Ngununggula National Trust and State Gallery at Retford Park
Judges: Sophie O’Brien, curator, Bundanon Art Museum and Jane Watters, Director, SH Ervin Gallery
Special Advisor: Rex Irwin, international art dealer
ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Open 25 July
Close 19 August 5pm
Apply now!
Key Dates:
Entries open 25 July
Entries close 19 August 5pm
Finalists announced 5 September
Exhibition dates: 30 September – 3 October in Kangaroo Valley
This year’s North Sydney Art Prize is open from the 14th May until the 29th May, every day from 10am to 4pm. The opening and announcement of prize winners is at noon on Saturday the 14th. The works are spread across the extraordinary site, including the chambers and the tunnels.
With five members of Sydney Printmakers accepted as finalists in the North Sydney Art Prize there’s a variety of approaches on offer.
Gary Shinfield has large works on paper, The Burnt Series, in one of the chambers.
Lea Kannar Lichtenberger has an installation, Suffocation of Avarice, in another of the chambers.
Anthea Boesenberg, Anna Russell and non member Rhonda Nelson have a large collaborative work, Canaries in the Coal Mine, sited in the tunnel.
Laura Stark has a print work, Millstream Burning, in the Cottage.
And Seong Cho also has her work, Windy Hill 11, in the Cottage.
oare spread across the site, including the chambers and tunnels,
With a main prize of $15,000, the 2022 Waverley Art Prize is open to painting, drawing, print & mixed media. Entries open Saturday 19 February 2022 and close 5pm Friday 13 May 2022.
This year’s Judges are Daniel Mudie Cunnigham (Director Programs, Carriageworks) and Michelle Cawthorn (artist).
To enter the prize please see the link below:
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A number of members have been selected for the North Sydney Art Prize.
Gary Shinfield, Seong Cho, Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger, and Laura Stark have been accepted together with Anthea Boesenberg and Anna Russell (and non member Rhonda Nelson) in a collaborative work.
Call for Entries Opening Soon! Time to start preparing your entries now.
Remagine Art Prize has a focus on sustainability and the environment. This year’s theme ‘Planet Earth: The future is Circular’, relates to the reduction of earth’s raw materials and to the reuse of these finite and precious natural resources. The transition to a ‘circular economy’ will help to address biodiversity and habitat loss, pollution and greenhouse emissions.
There is $11,000 in total prizemoney to be won. Open to Digital Art – Stills, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Painting, Drawing and Printmaking.
Held in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society, this innovative art prize began in 2009 to showcase artworks made from reused materials. Remagine Art Prize has evolved, and is now an art prize where artists can respond to the environmental challenges we are facing today.
The Remagine Art Prize exhibition will be held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby, from 27 May to 12 June 2022.
Contact: Kathryn Beattie – Remagine@hornsby.nsw.gov.au
The Wyndham Art Prize returns in 2022, now in its eighth year. Entries will be opening on 1 Feb and closing on 1 April 2022!
As an annual contemporary art prize known for its scale and inclusivity, Wyndham Art Prize attracts entries from some of the best artists across Australia and offers opportunities for local and emerging artists as well.
The 2021 Wyndham Art Prize attracted the highest number entries, totalling over 300 works, of which 84 artists were selected as finalists, including 20 who are local to Wyndham. Mediums included sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, textiles, photography, installation, sound digital, video and more.
Cash prizes for 2022 include the Wyndham Art Prize of $15,000 (non-acquisitive) and the Local Emerging Art Prize of $5,000 (acquisitive). Finalists’ work will be on display at Wyndham Cultural Centre in June, July and August 2022.
Entries now open, click here to enter.
Entries are open 30 November 2021 – 5 January 2022.
Key Dates:
With the New Year approaching, it’s time to turn our minds to upcoming opportunities for 2022. There’s plenty of time to make work for the Swan Hill Print and Drawing Awards.
More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
The mission of the 2022 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards is to promote excellence in Australian prints and drawings; present an exhibition of contemporary Australian prints and drawings, and continue to build a high quality collection for Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.
| Entries open online | Monday, 3 January 2022 |
| Entries close | Midnight, 19 June 2022 |
| Announcement of finalists | 15 July 2022 |
| Launch | 2 September 2022 |
| Announcement of winners | 2 September 2022 |
| Entry fee | $45 |
Image: Carolyn Craig – Words between Bodies (swearing as a social capital), detail laser etched wood x 2, 3D printed objects – winner of print award 2020