NAB hosts historic Apology photographic exhibition

To mark the second anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous people, National Australia Bank (NAB) together with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is giving Melbournians a chance to see the event through the eyes of one of Australia’s top Indigenous photographers.
Wayne Quilliam, recognised as National NAIDOC Artist of the Year [...]

Wollongong Launch of Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss

SCWC Director Ali Smith will launch Manhattan Dreaming, the new book from Anita Heiss. One of the smartest, funniest and most entertaining writers and speakers you will ever see.
Dr Anita Heiss is a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central New South Wales and is one of Australia’s most prolific and well-known authors of [...]

John Witzig’s surfing photography at Shoalhaven Arts Centre

In 1967 surfing was about to undergo a shift – to smaller boards with developed rails and fin areas – that would affect every surfer in the world. The era of a surfing culture was burgeoning throughout the world and one young 23-year-old Australian surfer, photographer and freelance writer, John Witzig, was capturing the moments.

An [...]

Newport Beach man, Chip Fesko’s first exhibition

It’s been said that somewhere between John James Audubon, Henri Rousseau and the folk art style of Grandma Moses lies the watercolor artwork of Chip Fesko.
Finding inspiration in the Back Bay in Newport Beach, California, Fesko’s bird watercolours were featured in his first show recently held at the Newport Beach City Hall, located [...]

Bundanon 2010 Artist in Residence program open for applications

For professional artists at any stage in their career across all disciplines of the arts.
Bundanon’s sought-after Artist in Residence Program for 2010 is open for applications from Friday 1 May to Friday 31 July 2009.
The Bundanon Trust offers an inspirational setting for creative thinkers, professional artists and groups, from all disciplines of the arts, to [...]

HATCHED, PICA’s 18th National Graduate Show

Now in its 18th year Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’ HATCHED National Graduate Show is an established highlight on the Australian cultural calendar. An annual exhibition of work by the best of this country’s art school graduates, HATCHED is the most prestigious and comprehensive survey of new emerging artists in Australia today.
This is a great [...]

Phibs’ solo exhibition at Oh Really Gallery

ICONIC GRAFFITI ARTIST ‘PHIBS’ SOLO EXHIBITION
23 - 29 April, 2009
Oh Really Gallery (Newtown)
Phibs will launch his solo exhibition of mixed media artworks at Oh Really Gallery in Newtown on 23 April - 29 April. The exhibition will include a mix of media including aerosol, acrylic, watercolour, paint, canvas, board, steel and masonite boxes.
To help promote [...]

SLICE: Greer Taylor at Project, Wollongong.

SLICE: an Art Event in the Making
Artist Greer Taylor
Project Contemporary Art Space, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Artist Greer Taylor’s close relationship to plastic tube is crucial to her solo show SLICE, which will run to 26 April at Project Contemporary Artspace in Wollongong. Taylor will not only stretch 800 metres of red tube from wall to ceiling [...]

Miss Link at Art Melbourne

MISS LINK AT ART MELBOURNE. Along with other pop and street artists, the art of Sydney’s Miss Link will be featured at the Doug Bartlett Art stand (B13) at The Weekend Australian’s Art Melbourne Affordable and Collectable, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, 15 to 19 April.
The Doug Bartlett stand along with Dave Bowers and Nick Morris [...]

Dobell Festival of Arts and Crafts 32nd year

Set on the shores of beautiful Lake Macquarie, the Dobell Art Festival, (named in honour of Wangi Wangi’s most famous resident – William Dobell), has earned itself recognition as the area’s premier arts and crafts festival. The festival has been promoting local art and craft for many years and this year will be displaying a [...]