Announcement
Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts Announces Open Submissions for Issues 6 and 7
Unlikely is a transdisciplinary online journal, based in Australia, which opens unexpected spaces for artistic exchange and scholarly conversations.
Australia
Announcement
Call to Artists: Apply Now for the Parramatta Square Public Art Projects in Sydney, Australia
This opportunity is for two large-scale sculptures in the Parramatta Square public domain. Applications are now open through October 11, 2019.
Announcement
International Art Space Invites Applications for Spaced 4: Rural Utopias
IAS is seeking applications from visual and new-media artists interested in participating in the fourth iteration of spaced. Applications are due April 15.
Announcement
Open Call for Guest Editors at Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts
Unlikely is currently accepting proposals for guest editing of themed journal issues. The latest three issues are now available online.
In Brief
Relocation of Sydney Museum Could Cost Over $890 Million
But that's not all. Reports now reveal that the museum's February fashion fundraiser ball operated at a loss of over $137,000 on top of last year's deficit of $7.4 million.
Art
Explore the Color Code of a 19th-Century Artist Who Painted Nature
Decode the color system of 19th-century nature artist Ferdinand Bauer, who documented the Australian coast, through an online interactive.
Art
Bark Paintings That Were Pivotal Documents in an Aboriginal Sea Rights Case Go on View
The bark paintings in Gapu-Monuk Saltwater: Journey to Sea Country at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney were pivotal documents in a major case for indigenous sea rights.
Art
An Interactive Story That Prompts You to Speak an Endangered Aboriginal Language
Only three fluent speakers of Marra remain. 'My Grandmother's Lingo' is an interactive animation that asks users to speak words from this endangered Aboriginal language.
Art
An Artist Duo’s Shocking Stop-Motion Animations and Hypnotic Installations
PERTH — The exhibition, a collaboration between Hans Berg and artist Nathalie Djurberg, has been titled Secret Garden, and naturally, given all of its enchantment and ambience, immediate associations arise to Alice and the gardens of Wonderland. But there’s a lot more going on here.
News
Australian Politician Steals Obama "Hope" Poster Design for Garish Graphic
Australian senator Jacqui Lambi recently produced her own portrait that riffs off the famous Obama poster, but with the words "TRUST" instead of "HOPE."
News
Aussie Artist Wants to Put the "High" in High School with Educational Marijuana
Australian artist Leon Ewing has come under fire for suggesting that drugs should be given to high school students to help unlock their creative potential.
Opinion
A Patronizing Argument Against Cultural Repatriation
In the past few decades, cultural institutions in the West have increasingly felt pressure to return artifacts acquired through questionable means during the colonial era.