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2013 Innovate/Curate Exhibition and Grant Applications Open
http://tinsheds.wordpress.com/
Tin Sheds is pleased to announce the third round of the Curate/Innovate Grant, offered to help encourage curatorial practice in Australia.

It is open to any individual or collective who has a curatorial idea they would like to explore. We encourage new and/or experienced curators to apply with works from a variety of backgrounds: cross-disciplinary arts, sound art, hybrid arts, performance, socially engaged practices and so on. We do not discourage curatorial proposals that include the applicant as a participating artist.

Applications close 30 May - see the website for full details.

AbaF Gadens Workshop: the arts and the law
http://www.abaf.org.au/arts/attend-events.html?eventid=2741
AbaF, in conjunction with Gadens Lawyers, present a seminar designed to cover specific topics related to the arts and the law, 'Choosing the right business structure for your cultural enterprise'.

This seminar will explore options for choosing the right business structure for your enterprise, and will highlight the differences between profit and not-for-profit structures, social investment and social enterprise opportunities. The session will also outline tax and regulatory changes to the not-for-profit sector and the role of board members.

Date: Friday 6 July
Time: 8:45am for a 9am start - 1:30pm
Address: Gadens Lawyers, Level 16, 77 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
Cost: $66

Public Forum: Modernism, art and architecture
http://monash.edu/muma/events/forum_jubelin.html
Wednesday 23 May, 5.30 - 7.30pm
Chaired by Dr Ann Stephen
Monash University Museum of Art

Narelle Jubelin: Vision in Motion teases out some of the historical and theoretical intersections underpinning contemporary art's engagement with modernist architectural discourses.

Join Vision in Motion guest curator Ann Stephen, who will discuss the exhibition, together with the legacy of modernism on art, architecture and design, with a guest panel including artist Callum Morton and architectural historian, theorist and critic Karen Burns.

MUMA TALKS: Curator Luke Parker + artist Spiros Panigirakis
http://monash.edu/muma/events/talk_parker.html
Saturday 12 May, 12.30-1.30pm @ Monash University Museum of Art

Modernism, art, architecture and collaboration

Join guest curator Luke Parker and artist Spiros Panigirakis in the MUMA exhibition spaces as they discuss modernism, artistic collaboration and the Bauhausian ideal of integrating art and architecture, in the context of Narelle Jubelin: Vision in Motion.

Meet the Artists @ Mosman Art Gallery
http://mosmanartgallery.org.au/events/?c=talks
SIMON GILBY: Sunday 20 May, 2pm

Meet Simon Gilby as he guides visitors through his intriguing and beautiful life sized figures.

Simon Gilby is a mid-career and a passionate educator, having taught sculpture and participated in artist-in-residence placements at schools and colleges throughout WA.

KEN DONE: Sunday 27 May, 11am

The renowned Sydney based artist will discuss the themes underpinning his powerful and evocative series of new paintings. Ken Done is well known as a painter of Sydney Harbour and is highly respected in both Australia and Japan. These important historical events have provided the artist with the inspiration to produce a culturally sensitive body of work exploring themes of empire, self-sacrifice, death, destruction and honour.

FREE but bookings essentia

Workshop and artist talk with Roger Swainston @ ANMM
fishexhibition.anmm.gov.au/en/Events
Delve into the unconventional underwater art practice of Roger Swainston, participating artist in the exhibition FISH in Australian Art. Enjoy afternoon tea and a workshop led by the artist. Immerse yourself in the experience of scientific drawing and discover a range of materials and techniques for producing beautiful illustrations.

When: Sunday 27 May 2012, 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Where: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Admission: Talk and afternoon tea only (1.30 pm – 3 pm): $25/ $20 members
Admission: Talk and workshop: $45/ $40 members

Closing soon - 2012 John Fries Memorial Prize
www.viscopy.org.au/john-fries-prize
The 2012 John Fries Memorial Prize is a $10,000 annual non-aquisitive award open to Australia or New Zealand artists of all ages and disciplines, who are not enrolled as students and whose work is not held in the collection of a state, territory or national public art gallery. The prize will be judged by Wayne Tunnicliffe, Head Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW and artists, Bronwyn Bancroft and Kath Fries. The winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Tuesday 14 August 2012.

Entries close: Monday 4 June 2012, 5.00pm
Finalists' exhibition: Saturday 11 August - Saturday 1 September 2012
Location: Gaffa Galleries, Sydney

NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize awarded
http://www.pleinair.com.au/
The winner of the 2012 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize has been announced as Bulli artist John Bokor, who has beaten 40 other entrants to win the $20,000 cash prize.

Bokor was announced as the winner by this year’s judge M&G NSW's CEO Michael Rolfe at a special awards ceremony at Parliament, which was attended by artists, Presiding Officers of the Parliament, members of Parliament and Prize sponsors Allens, Connor & Solomon Architects and NSW Wines.

Jenny Sages wins 2012 Archibald People's Choice
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29243/
Sydney artist Jenny Sages has won the 2012 Archibald People’s Choice Prize for her self-portrait, After Jack.

Jenny has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize twenty times and highly commended eight times. Jenny was a finalist in last year’s Archibald Prize with a portrait she painted of her beloved husband Jack in the last year of his life, titled My Jack.

Jenny Sages receives $2500 and a $1000 ANZ Visa Debit Card.