TRAFFIC JAM GALLERIES SEPTEMBER 2021 : SIMONE READ and REBECCA PIERCE
SIMONE READ: REMEMBER THE WILD Simone Read’s REMEMBER THE WILD is one of two exhibitions currently online to view at the Traffic Jam Galleries. In her work Read celebrates the glory of Australian...
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PNG ARTEFACT TRADERS AND COLLECTORS
Papuans have been selling their arts since the 1850s. The villagers are the skilled creators of the artefacts and experienced business people working in harmony with Australian traders. They have a...
View ArticleFRANCES KEEVIL GALLERY : NEW PAINTINGS BY GATYA KELLY
Gatya Kelly has been in what you could almost call a COVID-imposed ‘exile’ in Europe. Following her sold-out 2019 exhibition at the Frances Keevil Gallery in Double Bay, Gatya and her partner flew to...
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JORDAN AZUNE : POST CHRISTIAN CAMP @ N.SMITH GALLERY
Through solo and collaborative practices, Jordan Azcune explores abstraction, camp aesthetics, and the ineffable. Post-Christian Camp is a playful queer celebration re-claiming religious aesthetics....
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PNG ARTFACTS, WHERE TO FIND THEM? : WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS
Interest in PNG artefacts is increasing. We love that each artefact has significance to the creator, representing the heritage of millenia, identifying a specific tribe and place. We admire the...
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HONOUR HER : ONLINE ART AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Australians will have the chance to purchase a powerful work of art from acclaimed artists to help fund life-saving gynaecological cancer research in the very first Honour Her art auction and virtual...
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BELVOIR STREET THEATRE PRESENTS ART FOR AFGHANISTAN AUCTION
In collaboration with PYT Fairfield and the Afghan artistic community, we present Art for Afghanistan, a series of short video reflections that celebrate 5 Afghan artists, their art and their stories....
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TRAFFIC JAM GALLERIES : WORKS BY J VALENZUELA DIDI AND SAM HOPKINS
The current exciting exhibition at Traffic Jam Galleries highlights two artists : works by J VALENZUELA DIDI entitled The Quiet Life, and pieces by SAM HOPKINS . J VALENZUELA DIDI J Valenzuela Didi...
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NATASHA WALSH JOINS N. SMITH GALLERY
‘My practice thrives on experimentation… I actually don’t enjoy confronting my reflection. At times the vulnerability of this can be very disheartening and unpleasant.’ N.Smith Gallery is delighted...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA POST MARKS ARCHIBALD PRIZE CENTENARY WITH THREE NEW STAMPS
Australia Post is commemorating the centenary of the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, with the release of three stamps featuring unforgettable prize-winning portraits from across...
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2022 ANNOUNCES GALLERY LIST AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Melbourne Art Fair is owned and produced by the Melbourne Art Foundation, a systemically significant non-profit Australian arts organisation that leads the way in building audiences and markets for...
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CALLING YOUNG ARTISTS : A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR WORK DISPLAYED
Calling all young artists! As part of the 2021 Archibald Prize exhibition coming to the Penrith Regional Gallery 20 November 2021 to 9 January 2022, the Gallery will be hosting the Young Archie...
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THE SPIRIT OF ’21 : HOW ART CAN SHAPE OUR REGIONAL FUTURE
Like so many Festivals, COVID has meant that Cementa had to postpone until May 19-22, 2022, but that won’t keep us from gathering to celebrate our community online! To mark the passing of our...
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MATISSE : LIFE & SPIRIT, THE AGNSW’S FIRST MAJOR MATISSE EXHIBITION
As part of the Sydney International Art Series 2021–22, the major exhibition Matisse: Life & Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris at the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents the...
View ArticleSYDNEY CONTEMPORARY RESCHEDULES TO 2022 AND INTRODUCES DIGITAL FAIR
Australasia’s premier art fair, Sydney Contemporary, has announced it will present a digital edition of 2021 Fair from 11 – 21 November due to the ongoing uncertainty in regards to the Covid – 19...
View ArticleJAMES TYLOR : UNTOUCHED LANDCAPES @ N.SMITH GALLERY
Untouched Landscapes highlights the contemporary absence of Aboriginal cultures within the Australian landscape, and how this phenomenon is a direct result of the impact of European colonisation. The...
View ArticleTHE PURPLE HOUSE OPEN @ ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is pleased to present The Purple House, a new exhibition celebrating leading Pintupi artists and their enduring legacy. The exhibition brings together a group of...
View ArticleSHAN TURNER – CARROLL : EDGE OF THE GARDEN @ COMA GALLERY
COMA is pleased to present Edge Of The Garden, a solo presentation by photographer and multimedia artist Shan Turner-Carroll, on view 23 October – 13 November in the gallery. This exhibition is...
View ArticleVALERIE MARSHALL STRONG OLSEN : A RARE SENSIBILITY
As is often the case a great male artist will often overshadow the talents of his wife or partner. Indeed, John Olsen is still pouring out works well into his eighties. In an ABC’s ‘Australian Story’...
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ART, LIFE AND THE OTHER THING : A PODCAST SERIES ON BRETT WHITELEY
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has launched its first podcast series ‘Art, life and the other thing’, an original podcast exploring the life and influence of one of Australia’s most celebrated...
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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD
A list of 57 finalists has been announced today for the country’s most distinguished portrait prize for female artists, the Portia Geach Memorial Award. The $30,000 annual prize is administered by the...
View ArticleCASULA POWERHOUSE OPENS ENTRIES FOR 67TH BLAKE PRIZE
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre’s (CPAC) longest-standing arts prize, the 67th Blake Prize, a bi-annual event held at CPAC showcasing some of the most thought-provoking art pieces of the 21st Century....
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AGNSW : FAMILY VISIONS OF A SHARED HUMANITY : UNMISSABLE VIDEO WORKS
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has announced that it will shortly be presenting Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity, an important exhibition of unmissable video works for unsettled times, by some...
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