10 Australia-Based Artists on Instagram

Instagram is perhaps the only place where it’s acceptable to post photos of avocado toast every other day. However, it’s more than just a platform to flaunt yourself in millennial pink in. It’s also a platform that provides endless inspiration.

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Emily Gilhome talks MELT 2019 and an ideal world

MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture returns to Brisbane’s Powerhouse in 2019 with Emily Gilhome as Guest Director. Read More

Taking stock of bloodlines: Bloodstock, Julie Vulcan

Blood binds us all. From bloodlines to blood pacts, it is the common cause we all protect with every beat of our hearts.
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Private Lives Review

When myself and my girlfriend were ejected from our Uber in Newstead House we thought we were gate crashing a wedding. Read More

Upcoming in The Anywhere Festival: Private Lives

The time is upon us again. The annual Anywhere Theatre Festival returns this year from the 10^th of May until the 27^th. Read More

Art in Fashion: RHOR Designs

Imagine if artists like Van Gough, Klimt and Matisse had an online store? Read More

The beating Art of the Mind: Spectator Jonze, Matt Stewart

The issue of mental health is, for many Australians, and people internationally, a hugely important part of leading a healthy and stable life. Read More

Anywhere Festival

Anywhere Festival returns again this May to Brisbane, Noosa and the Sunshine Coast for its eighth annual year. Read More

Moving Pictures: QAG Walking Poetry Tour

An indigenous man stands with his back to a grand colourful canvas: ‘Australian Art Does Not Exist’. This is poet Lionel Fogarty in front of Richard Bell’s Judgement Day. Read More

The Ugly Side of Art? Patricia Piccinini’s Curious Affection

Curious Affection is big news. Patricia Piccinini has goaded controversy before. Read More

Fish Lane Festival is back for 2018

Fish Lane Festival is kicking off for its third year in a row, and, honestly, it’s a combination of three of my favourite things in the world: food, music, and day-drinking. Read More

Rick Hayward, typography and festivals

Rick Hayward and Emily Devers are the Brisbane based artists behind Frank and Mimi. Known for their hand letting and graphic design balance, Frank and Mimi are behind large scale painting in most Australian cities. The Creative Issue caught up with Rick Hayward regarding their practice and Rick’s upcoming involvement in the Maroochy Music and Visual Arts Festival.

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Great Art for a Good Cause

The renown Archibald Prize is an annual prize in portraiture painting. While focused on portraiture, the style of painting is left to the artist’s discretion.

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Fitting in with Misfits

Steve Lopes is a prolific Australian landscape and figurative painter and I was lucky enough to make his Artist Talk at Mitchell Fine Art Gallery in relation to his Island of Misfits exhibition. He spoke of his interest in the landscape … Read More