Art Almanac

14/10/2025

'The Remaining Echo', solo works by Rmsina Daniel

Exhibition dates continue till 26th October at Australian National Capital Artists Inc

This exhibition explores the idea of originality by returning to its root—Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilizations. Through reimagining symbols like the Winged Bull, ancient forms are transformed, not recreated.

The past becomes present, revealing that true originality may lie not in invention, but in rediscovery and reinterpretation of origins.

Images courtesy of the artist

Place 9, 2025, mild Steel and micaceous iron oxide enamel, H 3520 X W 6240 X D 30mm

Lamassu, 2025, two mild Steel and micaceous iron oxide enamel figures, installed, H 2400 X W 1500 X D 30mm

Processional Way, 2025, eighteen mild Steel and micaceous iron oxide enamel figures, installed H 3290 X W 13090 X D30mm

Art works photographed by Brenton McGrachi

Contact the artist at Rmsina Daniel: https://rmsinadaniel.com/

ANACA Gallery:https://www.anca.net.au/

07/10/2025

Call for entries! For the Mandorla Art Award

$63,000 prize pool, including:

🏆Major Acquisitive Prize $30,000

🏆New Norcia Artist Residency Prize $10,000

🏆Emerging Artist Prize $7,000

The Mandorla Art Award accepts artwork submissions from all professional and emerging Australian artists, working in any medium. This is a contemporary fine art award in conversation with a Biblical text and invites artists to contribute to the cultural life of Australia.

2026 Theme: What is Truth?

‘I was afraid, because I was naked: and I hid myself’

Find out more information below:

https://mandorlaart.com/

06/10/2025

Discover sculptures in Toorak Village streets and shops. Ends next Sunday!

A 'Street Gallery’ of 97 unique contemporary sculptural works exhibited in the shop windows, with large sculptures along the sidewalks of Toorak Village.

It is a walking exhibition with a printed Catalogue a easy Map to steer visitors to all artworks - available in the shops.

This is a free exhibition, and all sculptures are original and available for sale.

Pictured left to right:

'Crossing Borders'
by Phu La
Winner $10,00 Orchard Piper Award

'Heavy Weight', Mixed Media
by Jessie Yvette Journoud-Ryan
Winner $3000 Toorak Village Traders Award
At shop Jade+Amber-Parisian Concept Boutique.

'Reef Rider'
by Jake Mikoda
finalist at Florian Florist

Check out Toorak Village's website for more information:
https://www.toorakvillage.com.au/sculpture

01/10/2025

Exhibition announcement! Shaped by Time

Opening Event: 11th October from 1-3pm

Exhibition dates continue from the 8th of October to 31st October at Quadrant Gallery Melbourne

Caroline Calway's paintings reflect the beauty and resistance of the Australian outback.

Head to Quadrant Galleries website for further information:

https://www.quadrantgallery.com.au/shaped-by-time-caroline-calway/

25/09/2025

Winners and Finalists announced Bowness Photography Prize 2025!

Exhibition continues until 9 November at MAPh - Museum of Australian Photography

The works in the 20th Bowness Photography Prize offer a compelling view of what’s happening in contemporary photography in Australia, right now. These artists are exploring every dimension of how to make a photograph: you’ll find glass, metal, paper and screens among the surfaces and textures of these artworks, utilised to powerful effect across the shortlist.

This field of artists explores photographic practice in thrilling ways, making work that speaks to issues of our time, while observing the beauty, pain and vitality of our world.

The judging panel, consisting of artist and Bowness Photography Prize winner (2023) Anne Zahalka, Shaune Lakin ( Senior Curator Photography, NGA) and MAPh Director Anouska Phizacklea, selected artist Anna Higgins as the winner of the 2025 Bowness Photography Prize, for ‘Two horizons' (2025). This composite image demonstrates technical mastery of both analogue and digital processes, where Higgins works with light and landscape to create an otherworldly experience of Victorian Alpine country. She aims to ‘challenge conventions of how the landscape is depicted in photography, foregrounding the ephemeral, abstract and painterly qualities of film and light.’

The judges awarded honourable mentions to James Tylor for his work 'Tapa-arra through the landscape 1, 4, 5' and Sarah Rhodes for her work 'Chamber of projection I'.

Credited artists from left to right:

Anna HIGGINS
Two horizons 2025
pigment ink-jet prints, screenprint, varnish
175.0 x 125.0 cm
collection of the artist
courtesy of the artist
Winner Bowness Photography Prize 2025

Naomi HOBSON
Sir W***y, a warrior without a weapon 2025
from the series A warrior without a weapon
pigment print on archival cotton rag paper
courtesy of the artist and Vivien Anderson Gallery

Sean McKENZIE
Plain clothes 2025
from the series Switchboard
c-type print
courtesy of the artist

08/09/2025

2025 Wama Art Prize Australia’s National Award for Environmental Art $25,000 in awards! Wama Foundation

Entries Open from Sept 7 – 15 October

The Wama Foundation announces the launch of the 2025 WAMA Art Prize, a $25,000 national award recognising excellence in environmental art created on or with paper.

Now in its third edition, the biennial prize has established itself as Australia’s leading award dedicated to environmental art, highlighting artists deeply engaged with the natural world.

For the first time, this year’s exhibition of finalists will be presented in Wama’s newly opened National Centre for Environmental Art, located on the foothills of the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park in western Victoria.

Images pictured left to right, with the previous years winners:

2023 Wama Art Prize Acquisitive Prize winner, Martin King, tree of life, diary of lost souls in twenty volumes No2, 2023

2023 Wama Art Prize, Award of Excellence winner, Zena Cumpston, ngarta-kiira (return to Country) #1, 2023

2021 Wama Art Prize Award of Excellence winner, Juanita McLauchlan, Found, 2021

27/08/2025

GIRRA 2025 | Winner announced

⁠Sunshine Coast-based artist Amanda Bennetts has been awarded the $25,000 major acquisitive prize at the launch of Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize 2025 on Saturday 23 August.
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⁠Bennetts' video work 'Carve Crevice from Grace' examines the capitalist ethos around productivity and the constructed notion of usefulness, particularly for those living with disability and chronic illness.

⁠Co-judge Michelle Newton described Bennetts' piece as a compelling performance that highlights the futility of labour under capitalism. "With the artist herself as protagonist, the work is characterised by a ritualised, Sisyphean endeavour - breaking up sandstone in a task that resists logic or resolution," she said.⁠ "It becomes a poetic encounter, where the inexplicability of her actions adds a layer of unexpected humour and poignancy." ⁠

⁠The work was selected from 16 finalists from across the country by a judging panel including Waanyi artist Judy Watson, Michelle Newton, Head of Visual Arts, Creative Australia and Sarah Thomson, Director of Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.

⁠'Carve Crevice from Grace' was originally commissioned by Accessible Arts and the Sydney Opera House. It will now join the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery collection alongside works by other leading Australian artists.⁠

⁠The Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize exhibition continues until 16 November at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Queensland.

Photographed by: Cody Fox credit (Picturing Amanda Bennetts and artwork in gallery)

25/08/2025

Expressions of interest are now open for Museums of History NSW's inaugural creative residency program at Vaucluse House.

EOIs close 5pm, 14 September 2025.

This 12-month, non-residential program gives NSW-based creatives access to four light-filled studio spaces in the historic caretaker’s cottage at Vaucluse House on Birrabirragal and Gadigal Country.

The residency offers time, space, connection and inspiration for individuals and organisations across a wide range of creative disciplines – from visual arts, writing and music to film, design and cultural practice. Open to creatives at any career stage.

👇Head to the Museum of History NSW's website or page below:

Website: https://mhnsw.au/creative-and-cultural-residency-vaucluse-house/

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21/08/2025

Sculpture on the Farm Dungog!

170 sculptures, 116 Australia artists, 1 unmissable exhibition – 3 days only!

Dates: From 29–31 August 2025

Pictured: 2025 Finalist, Deborah Halpern, known for her iconic mosaics, many of which are held in major Australian and international collections.

Sculpture on the Farm Dungog returns with its biggest exhibition yet – showcasing over 160 sculptures by 116 Australian artists.

Set in the spectacular Dungog Common, this three-day event transforms the landscape into a vibrant outdoor gallery.

Visitors can explore large-scale works along the scenic Sculptural Trail, discover smaller pieces in the Indoor Exhibition marquee, wander through the Open Air Exhibition of garden and courtyard works, and meet the artists behind the work. With nature walks, artist talks, local food, music and more, the weekend promises inspiration for all ages.

Headlining artists include Deborah Halpern, Gillie and Marc, and Inge King, alongside rising stars and celebrated contemporaries.

Entry is just $10, with under 18s free.

All works are for sale, supporting both artists and public art in the region.

Don’t miss this unforgettable art experience in the heart of the Hunter.
For more information and to book: www.sculptureonthefarm.com

Head to their website:
https://www.sculptureonthefarm.com/

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Sculpture on the Farm Dungog is striving to become Australia’s leading regional exhibition of contemporary sculpture. Join us for a three-day celebration featuring over 100 sculptures showcased across the beautiful Dungog Common Recreational Reserve and township.