Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award

No Vacancy Gallery is pleased to present the

Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award

Official opening 28 January from 6 to 8 pm

Since its inauguration in 2016 the Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award has established itself as an important award in the arts. Finalists selected from across the country present a survey of outstanding queer artists reflecting their personal and political perspectives on the world.

With a prize pool valued at $10,000 in 2020, the art award is open nation-wide to artists in any medium.

Judges of the Major Award of $6000 include Hannah Presley (ACCA) and an Executive of Australia Post. Finalists will also be eligible for a $1000 People’s Choice Award provided by Australia Post.

2020 finalists include Daley King (WA), EO Gill (NSW), Dan Molloy (QLD), Zoë Bastin (VIC), Chelle Destefano (VIC), Wet and Free Collective (VIC), Mark du Potiers (QLD), TomboyBill and Matthew Schiavello (VIC), Darcy Williams (QLD), Samuele Tomasulo (VIC), Paul Piccione (VIC), and Wesley Dowling (VIC)

Exhibition continues until 9 February

No Vacancy Gallery
34-40 Jane Bell Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000

'PINK' at Tacit Galleries

Tacit Galleries is pleased to present

PINK
part of Midsumma 2020

Opening night Wednesday 22 January  630 to 8 pm

With solo exhibitions from TJ Bateson, Eureka (Michael James O’Hanlon), Brad Gunn, Shane McGowan, John Pastoriza-Pinol, David Lee Pereira plus PINK group exhibition featuring Aaron Billings, Tim Craker, Ren Gregorcic, Maylei Hunt, Ayman Kaake, Damon Kowarsky, KyleKM, Nathan Milner, Pansy Ass Ceramics, Alun Rhys Jones, Alastair Richards, Matthew Schiavello, Ross Spirou, Sebastian Steensen, and Kiarash Zanganeh.

Exhibition continues until 2 February

Tacit Galleries
123a Gipps St
Collingwood, Vic 3066
0423 323 188

Midsumma Australia Post Art Award

Now in its fifth year Australia's leading queer visual arts award presents a selection of queer artists from across the country showcasing their personal and political perspectives of the world. Open to early career and established artists working in any medium, the finalists' artwork are available to the public for viewing and voting during Midsumma for the People's Choice award.

No Vacancy Gallery Melbourne
29 January to 9 February
Monday to Friday 12 to 6pm
Saturday and Sunday 12 to 5pm
Opening Tuesday 28 January 6 to 8pm (Auslan interpreted)

The finalists’ artworks will be available to the public for viewing and voting from 29 January to 9 February at No Vacancy Gallery.

2020 finalists include Chelle Destefano (VIC), Daley King (VIC), Dan Molloy (QLD), Darcy Williams (QLD), EO Gill (NSW), Mark du Potiers (QLD), Paul Piccione (VIC), Samuele Tomasulo (VIC), TomboyBill / Matthew Schiavello (VIC), Wesley Dowling (VIC), Wet and Free Collective (VIC).

Exhibition - Focus on the Flatfiles: Home

Kentler International Drawing Space is please to present a selection of ten works from the Kentler Flatfiles curated by Sallie Mize.

Artists include LUCE, Orlando Richards, Josette Urso, Leslie Kerby, Lucile Bertrand, Sascha Mallon, Nina Buxenbaum, Damon Kowarsky, Joan Snyder, and Karni Dorell.

Opening Reception 12 January

Exhibition continues until 9 February

For more information click here

353 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Opening hours Thursday to Sunday 12 to 5

Editions 2020 at Tacit Galleries Melbourne

Thrilled to be part of Editions 2020 at Tacit Galleries opening in February 2020

Artists including Abir Arafeh*, Manjula Atukorala*, TJ Bateson, Wendy Black*, Nellie Brown, Peter Brown, Jennifer Buntine, Loris Button, Hannah Caprice*, Di Colk*, Lana de Jager, Louise Donovan, Kevin Foley, Silvi Glattauer, Jackie Gorring, Gina Grant, Robert Hague, Jennifer Halliday*, Jo Harris*, Jodi Heffernan, Jasmin Isobe*, Myra Kaufman, Angela Kelly*, Marketa Kemp, Hyun Ju Kim, Helen Kocis-Edwards, Damon Kowarsky, Minela Krupic*, Chris Lawry, Beverley Lewis*, Robyn Mackay, Priscilla Manthey*, Victoria McCaffrey*, Paula McLoughlin, Karen Neal, James Pasakos, Gaye Paterson, Bronwyn Rees, Trudy Rice, Gwen Scott, Lisa Sewards, Jennifer Smyth, Kerry Spokes, Lisa Stebbing, Jan Stickland, Ali Stoner*, Annemarie Szeleczky, Jenny Tarry-Smith*, Susan Wald, Andrew Weatherill, Joel Wolter (*denotes new to Editions)

'Off the Wall' at Peisley Street Gallery

Peisley Street Gallery is pleased to present

Off the Wall

Christmas Party and Official opening Thursday 5 December 2019 from 6 to 8pm

Artists include Blake, Blake, Campbell, Chapman, Coady-Jiear, Coe, Cohen, Date, Donnelly, Engelman, Gordon, Jaffray, Jagger-Manners, Kowarsky, Lowe, Rane, Nielsen, Percival, Sangster, Shearer, Stone, Vallance, Wagner, Winch, and Winters.

Exhibition continues 1 December 2019 to 25 January 2020

54 Peisley St
Orange NSW 2800

30th Annual International Small Print Exhibition

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative begins its 30th year with its annual Small Print Show

Artists include Grazvyda Andrijauskaite (Lithuania), Joanna Anos, Hiroshi Ariyama, Colleen Aufderheide, Anoush Bargamian, Michael Barnes, Victoria Marie Barquin, Wes Beeler, John Bergmeier, Coco Berkman, Alexandra Blom, George Bodmer, Liz Born, Deirdre Britt, Margaret Buchen, Corinna Button (UK), Yue Chen, Jill Chittenden, Jeanine Coupe-Ryding, Cathie Crawford, Melanie Dorson, LJ Douglas, David Driesbach, Casey Engel, Tony Fitzpatrick, Lee Ann Frame, Christine Gendre-Bergere (France), Ashley Gies, Bryn Gleason, Karinna Gomez, Don Krumpos, Dan Grzeca, Susan Hall, Anna Hasseltine, Susannah Hera, Megan Hinds, Eric Hoffman, Mirka Hokkanen, Teresa James, Eric Johnson, Raeleen Kao, Ryan Kapp, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., Scott Kiefer, Damon Kowarsky (Australia), Jill Kramer, Karen Kunc, Ammarin Kuntawong (Thailand), Carol Lader, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Andrea Lauren, Carrie Lingscheit, Bart Longacre, Amornthep Mahamaet (Thailand), Dinara Mirtalipova (Uzbekistan), Michelle McCoy, Bert Menco, Andrew Mullally, Maria Mungai, Novak Nastasic, Jillian Nickell, Ali Norman, Kumi Obata (Japan), Duffy O'Connor, Dennis O'Malley, Painted Tongue Press, Sage Perrott, Jaco Putker (Netherlands), Debra Riffe, Artemio Rodriguez (Mexico), Jay Ryan, Justin Santora, Bob Scheffler, Jeff Sippel, Yuttana Sittikat (Thailand), Sarah Smelser, Meghann Sottile, Starshaped Press, Raychel Steinbach, Megan Sterling, Graham Stephens, Jerawit Surtsit (Thailand), Kitikong Tilokwattanotai (Thailand), Kouki Tsuritani (Japan), Melody Vaughan, Nicola Villa (Italy), Sudtipong Vongsorn (Thailand), Carl Voss, Art Werger, Scott Westgard, Stephen Wiggins, Cleo Wilkinson (Australia), and Catherine Winings.

Opening Party Saturday and Sunday 7 and 8 December from 11 to 7pm 

Exhibition continues until 15 February 2020

Extended holiday hours Tuesday to Sunday 12 to 5pm from 10 to 22 December

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