Colina Wymarra unveils two solo exhibitions this month!
Bloodlines at Judith Wright Art Centre from 6th to 20th September, offers a profound exploration of Wymarra's cultural identity, delving into her rich heritage as both a Gudang/Yadhaykenu Woman from Cape York and a Dauareb/Komet Woman from Mer Island in the Torres Strait, while Seasonal Bloodlines, at The Atrium, University of Queensland, from 9th to 16th September offers a unique perspective through the lens of seasonal changes in her cultural heritage.
Wymarra's work is a powerful ...
The Cracked Actor – Bowie on Screen is now screening at GOMA!
Spanning early on-stage performances to major feature film appearances, this collection of David Bowie’s on-screen roles honours the star’s eclectic career in cinema. The films in the program offer a rare opportunity to see the many facets of Bowie’s on-screen persona, including an enigmatic vampire in Tony Scott’s The Hunger 1983, the mysterious inventor Nikola Tesla in Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige 2006 and the infamous alter-ego that started it all, Ziggy Stardust, explosi...
Lightscape returns to illuminate Brisbane with a Dazzling all new experience!
Reimagined for 2024, the globally renowned Lightscape phenomenon of light, colour and sound returns during Brisbane Festival to dazzle visitors with all-new lightworks and installations by local and international artists.
Direct from New York, Chicago and London, tickets are now on sale for internationally renowned Lightscape in Brisbane.
Two exclusive sculptural installations created by Queensland First Nations artists Paul Bong (aka Bindur Bullin) and Michelle Yeatman will take ...
World Press Photo Exhibition 2024 has returned to the Brisbane Powerhouse!
World Press Photo was founded in 1955 when a group of Dutch photographers organized a contest (“World Press Photo”) to expose their work to an international audience. Since then, the World Press Photo Contest has grown into one of the world’s most prestigious competitions, rewarding the best in photojournalism and documentary photography from around the world. Through a successful worldwide exhibition program, the World Press Photo Foundation presents to millions of people the stories ...
Necessary Images The Films of Robert Bresson is coming to GOMA!
This program presents a rare comprehensive retrospective of Bresson’s films, from his early comedy short Public Affairs 1934 to his haunting final treatise L’Argent 1983. It features the first Australian screening of the new digital restoration of the long-unavailable Four Nights of a Dreamer 1971, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Bresson eschewed many of the medium’s traditional emotional signifiers. Early in his career, he began working exclusively with non-pro...
Noosa Concours D’Elegance is returning this July!
A prestige manufacturers display featuring some of the world’s most iconic marques will be a highlight of the event, as will the Max Hoffman exhibit, which will celebrate the famed entrepreneur and the pivotal role he played in shaping America’s automotive culture. Cars on display this year include a collection of iconic Porsche Speedsters, celebrating their 70th anniversary together with the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300SL (all part of the Hoffman display), as well as a Ferrari LM250 - ...
Titanic. The Human Story Exhibition is coming to Brisbane this July!
Travel back to 1912 through photographs, handwritten letters, wayward keepsakes, and other personal belongings telling countless stories about the fates and heroic deeds on board.
Created by the Spanish company Musealia and with the contribution of Titanic historian and expert Claes-Göran Wetterholm, this experience separates fact from fiction like never before.
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An audio guide in multiple languages will serve as your narrator, bringing every historical account ...
Iris van Herpen – Sculpting the Senses Exhibition is coming to GOMA this month!
Exclusive to Brisbane, this exhibition is an immersive sensory exploration of her practice with close to 100 garments in conversation with contemporary artworks, natural history specimens and cultural artefacts from which the designer draws inspiration.
Created for the likes of Beyonce, Björk, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga and Tilda Swinton, van Herpen’s sculptural silhouettes stem from a deep curiosity about the universe and a highly collaborative approach to haute couture. Her unconve...
Fibres and Vessels – A Solo Exhibition by Clare Jaque Vasquez is coming to JWAC!
Vazquez grew up in both an urban environment in her younger years, and then on her Grandmother’s Country in north-west New South Wales near the mission and station where her family lived. Vasquez's work showcases unique memories and moments from being raised with three generations of Gomeroi/Kamilaroi women under one roof navigating the aftereffects of change.
The 2024 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards finalist said, “Each artwork in Fibres and Vessels ...
Alphonse Mucha – Spirit of Art Nouveau is coming to the Art Gallery of NSW this June!
Realised in close cooperation with the Mucha Foundation, Prague, Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau is drawn from the Mucha Family Collection. Bringing together Mucha’s illustrations, jewellery, interior decoration, photographs and more, the exhibition reveals an artist and designer whose powerful influence remains with us today.
Once hailed as ‘the greatest decorative artist in the world’, Mucha rocketed to fame with the posters he created for legendary actor and international ...
