Art News
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Full list of 2021 Footscray Art Prize winners
Lee Harrop was awarded the $10,000 Footscray Art Prize for her sculptural work 'And this, too, shall pass' – a hand-engraved core sample from WA. Read the full list of winners.
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Brisbane Art Design (BAD)
Exhibitions, open studios, outdoor interventions, music, projections, talks, tours and workshops unfold from 7 to 30 May 2021, as part of ‘Brisbane Art Design’ across 60 venues around Brisbane’s city and suburbs.
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Guy Warren, Making a mark
To mark Guy Warren's 100th birthday and to honour a lifetime of creativity, the National Art School (NAS) in Sydney presents an exhibition of 100 drawings by the esteemed artist and NAS alumnus and fellow.
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Prototype 2021 | 3-month program, 9 new short works
‘Our new program supports great artists and filmmakers to experiment, cross artistic borders and break creative boundaries while allowing audiences to access new, cutting-edge, well-curated art, anywhere, anytime,’ says curator Lauren Carroll Harris.
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Mervyn Bishop: The Exhibition
‘Mervyn Bishop’ features photographs of defining moments in Australia’s political and social history, alongside personal images of family and friends and intimate portraits of Aboriginal community members.
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Geoff Harvey wins the 2021 Gallipoli Art Prize
Sydney artist Geoff Harvey has won the $20,000 Gallipoli Art Prize with his painting 'Forgotten Heroes' depicting Australian ‘Waler’ horses used by Australian light horsemen during WWI.
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Mandorla 2021 People’s Choice winner announced
WA artist Desire Ferreira has won the 2021 Mandorla Art Award People's Choice Award for her painting titled 'Oremus' depicting a young woman focused in wordless prayer.
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Vincent Namatjira | P.P.F. (Past-Present-Future)
The hand-painted mural asserts identity, sovereignty, pride and resilience in its depiction of seven Aboriginal figures significant to the artist’s life and practice.
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The National 2021: New Australian Art
‘The National 2021: New Australian Art’ explores the latest ideas and forms in contemporary Australian art focusing on the environment, its destruction and our planetary responsibility; global uncertainty; and our relationship to Country, collaboration and inter-generational learning.
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Straight Outta Wilurarra
'Straight Outta Wilurarra' at Fremantle Arts Centre includes a photographic studio, selfie booth, hair salon and artworks which make a bold statement on the culture, style and unique voices of Western Desert people.
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TarraWarra Biennial 2021: Slow Moving Waters
‘TarraWarra Biennial’ in 2021 presents an exhibition of artworks and site-specific installations by 25 artists from across Australia, which respond to themes of duration, suspension, withdrawal, stillness and the elasticity of time.
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Sculpture at Scenic World 2021
The ancient rainforest situated at the base of Scenic World in the Blue Mountains provides a unique outdoor venue for the annual outdoor sculpture exhibition.
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