Megalo Artist in Residence Call for Applications

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Artist in Residence // 2024 applications now open!

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.
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Call for Entries: Gosford Art Prize

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Entries close Monday 24 July 2023, 4pm

The annual Gosford Art Prize has been a feature of the Gosford Regional Gallery program since the early 1970s and is a cultural highlight of our region. 

Open to practicing artists from across Australia, the prize presents the selected winner with a first prize of $15,000 with a second prize of $5,000. Other prizes include the Aboriginal Artist Prize, Gosford Ceramics Prize, Highly Commended and Viewer’s Choice Award, with a prize pool of over $26,500 to be won. 

All works can be for sale and show a breadth of excellence in practices over a range of artistic mediums.

For further information, go here:

https://www.judgify.me/gosfordartprize2023

Please enter here:

https://www.judgify.me/users/entrant_signin/11018

Sydney Printmakers is calling for new members!

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Join Sydney Printmakers: Enhance Your Professional Journey

Sydney Printmakers, a prestigious association capped at 60 members, is dedicated to the professional development of its members and the promotion and education of printmaking. Our primary focus is securing exhibition opportunities and organizing member exhibitions.

Expectations and Application Requirements:

  • Active Engagement: Attend quarterly meetings and contribute to organizational tasks.
  • Deadline: August 1, 2023.
  • Submission Materials:
  • 200 words on your interest in joining.
  • 200 words describing your work and professional practice.
  • 200 words on your potential contributions.
  • CV (up to two pages).
  • Five low-resolution images (max 1 MB each).
  • Website and Instagram details.

How to Apply:

Submit your application via the Sydney Printmakers Membership Application.

By joining Sydney Printmakers, you will be part of a dynamic, self-funded, and self-directed association where your engagement and contributions are vital to our collective success. We look forward to your application and the unique skills you will bring to our vibrant community.

Hornsby Art Prize Call for Entries Opening Soon

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Artists are invited to submit works in the following categories: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital Art Stills and Sculpture. This year, the competition has an overall prize pool valued of $23,000, with the major prize worth $10,000.

The non-acquisitive prize celebrates Australian Contemporary Art and is open to all Australian residents aged 18 years and over. It also celebrates Hornsby Shire residents with the Hornsby Shire Local Artist Award with a prize of $5,000.

The Hornsby Art Prize Finalists’ Exhibition will be held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby, from 20 October until 5 November 2023.

Key Dates

Entries Open5 June 2023 
Entries Close5pm, 5 September 2023 
Award Ceremony20 October 2023 
Exhibition20 October to 5 November 2023 

Blue Mountains Print Prize Call for Entries

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Important dates:
Entries Open: March 1st 2023
Entries Close: June 30th 2023
Delivery: July 1st 2023 10am – 2pm – No exceptions.
Pick Up: Not before Sunday 9th July from 5pm – 7pm.
Opening Night: Friday 7th July, 6:30pm – 8pm
Exhibition Open: Saturday & Sunday – 8 & 9th July 10:00 till 4:00.
Sizes below are the MAXIMUM whether the works are framed or unframed. (Unframed must be foam core backed)
2D: 45cm x 33cm
3D: 45cm x 35cm x 35cm
Works will be displayed at the discretion of the BMCAC Committee.
Works will be accepted by mail. Works must be flat packed and include a stamped self addressed envelope or label for return mail. Works must arrive before the closing date.
Mailing address:
BMCAC Print Prize
c/- K.Kennedy
11 Olivet St
Glenbrook
NSW 2773
NB: Third prize sponsor ‘Black Bird Paper’ will be present 9am – 2pm, Saturday 1 July 2023, for artists to meet during artwork drop off. Marguerite of Black Bird Paper will be showcasing and selling paper to printmakers on this day.
REGISTER HERE



2023 Banyule Award for Works on Paper Call for Entries

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The Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper. This is a prestigious national art prize, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection.

2023 theme

The theme for the 2023 is Nhalinggu Bagung, meaning come gather in the Woiwurrung language.

On 5 December 2022, we adopted the Uluru Statement from the Heart and have committed to taking practical action for a better future and reconciled Australia.

The 2023 theme recognises that Reconciliation requires all of us to come together and do our part to build a future for all Australians.

We invite entries from all Australian artists to show us what Reconciliation looks like from your individual perspective and lived experience through artistic response.

  • First Nations artists, share your culture and story with us and show us the way forward.
  • Non-Indigenous artists, show us how you would take part in Reconciliation, or what Reconciliation means to you.

Entries will be closely monitored for cultural appropriation. Non-Indigenous artists, if you are unsure if your artwork or idea is appropriate, please do contact us to discuss.

Prizes and dates

  • Main Acquisitive Prize: $10,000
  • Commendation Prize: $1000
  • People’s Choice Award (voted by public, announced at the end of the exhibition period): $1000

Entries open on 1 May and close at 11.59pm 14 July 2023. No late entries will be accepted.

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Andrew Totman in group show at Queenscliff Gallery, Victoria.

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Andrew Totman, One Hundred Nights, 2023, monotype.

DATES
Exhibition dates: Jun 1 – 18, 2023
Join Christine Gibson at Queenscliff Gallery Sunday 4 June, from 2 – 4pm

Through elaborate consideration of colour, texture, and form, Andrew Christofides, Christine Gibson, Lucinda Tanner, and Andrew Totman form the mesmerising exhibition Enchanting.

Christofides contributes geometric paintings with Renaissance influence, Tanner, multi-layered woodblocks of interwoven complex patterns. Totman presents layers of rich, yet delicate monotype tones and fluttering swirls and flames, and Gibson captivates with curvaceous bronzes that harmoniously blend into their surroundings.

Each artist’s unique creative vision presents a fascinating exploration of the intricacies of abstract art.

Andrew Totman, Dancing, 2023,Monotype with Chine Colle,20 x 16.

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.