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Australian National Maritime Museum announces world premiere ocean photography exhibition to open in November

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MEDIA RELEASE 14 September 2023 Embargoed 10pm AEST (1pm London) Australian National Maritime Museum announces world premiere ocean photography exhibition to open in November Sydney audiences to be the first to see the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition. In conjunction with the announcement of the 2023 winners of Oceanographic Magazine’s Ocean Photographer of … Continued

Life caught on camera takes top award

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The Australian Life photography competition crown has gone to photographer Samuel Ferris for their image ‘On The Way To Inspections’.   The image of Ferris’ family rushing between rental inspections in Sydney last year was picked from 28 finalists, a mix of amateurs and professionals, to win the $10,000 cash prize.   The winner was … Continued

Art Improves Mental Health at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre

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Dandenong’s Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre is offering a free three-day art program to promote positive mental health and wellbeing next month. Mother Tongue Community Spheres is a unique program bringing diverse people together to creatively express themselves.Lead by renowned dancemaker Annalouise Paul, through Annalouise Paul Dance Theatre, the workshop has been a huge … Continued

Monash honoured with multiple accolades at the 2023 Good Design Awards

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Monash University received honourable recognition at the 2023 Good Design Awards, winning a total of 11 awards, the highest number achieved for the university. Now in its 65th year, the Australian Good Design Awards has a legacy of recognising, rewarding, and celebrating groundbreaking design and innovation, acknowledged as one of the most respected honours in … Continued

Solid Lines wins Indigenous design accolade at Australia’s top design awards

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Solid Lines, Australia’s first illustration agency dedicated to representing First Nations creatives, has won the Indigenous Design Award at this year’s Good Design Awards. Developed by RMIT researcher Dr Nicola St John and Emrhan Tjapanangka Sultan (Western Arrarnta, Luritja and Kokatha) alongside the Jacky Winter Group, Solid Lines consulted with many First Nations creatives to … Continued

Queensland students wow judges at art awards

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Artistically talented students have impressed the judges at last night’s (6 September) Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Excellence in Art Design Awards. The awards held at the Queensland Multicultural Centre in Brisbane attracted over 600 entries from students and teachers across the Queensland and Northern Territory independent education sector, with entrants … Continued

Brisbane students take top prizes in Art Awards

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Students from schools across Brisbane were honoured at last night’s Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Excellence in Art and Design Awards.   Over 600 entries including sculpture, painting, embroidery and photography were submitted into the 2023 Awards, in response to the theme of ‘Colours of Life’. The annual Art Awards were … Continued

Sweet Mama – Award-winning Intergalactic Cabaret

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6 September 2023                                                                                   Sweet Mama by award-winning theatre artist Candy Bowers Sweet Mama is set to examine the intergenerational effects of Type 2 diabetes via afro-futuristic storytelling live on stage. The Drum Theatre is proud to present the Melbourne premier of Sweet Mama, by award-winning actor, playwright and director Candy Bowers. Born at Dandenong hospital … Continued

CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN: INAUGURAL COLLABOR8WOMEN PRIZE 2023

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CALLING WOMEN ARTISTS  INAUGURAL COLLABOR8WOMEN PRIZE 2023    (Sydney, Australia, September 5, 2023) The establishment of a new prize aims to shine a light on female artists, with the winner receiving a branding and visibility package worth more than $6,000.    The inaugural Collabor8Women Prize 2023, a collaboration of four industry leaders, includes a branding … Continued

Exciting new mural calls to people to protect our ocean

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The Australian National Maritime Museum has unveiled a commissioned mural from local artist InkHunter, that promotes ocean health as a priority for public awareness and action.   Entitled Shallow Iridescence, it reflects the museum’s priority of ocean health and sustainability. It is intended to provoke a sense of shared responsibility for the ways in which … Continued