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@addictedartgallery.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:02 PM

🗞️ WORD ON THE STREET | ART HISTORY 🏛️

The gang’s back together 🇦🇺

Sidney Nolan’s complete Ned Kelly series has been reunited for the first time in almost 30 years.

#SidneyNolan #NedKelly #AustralianArt #ArtHistory #ArtGalleryNSW #ModernArt #AddictedArtGallery

@fionakellymcgregor.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:29 PM

New essay up at the new Meanjin, on artist Heather B. Swann’s exhibition at UNSW Galleries.

#contemporaryart #australianart #artwriting #essays #artcriticism

@johndouglasart.com Oct 2, 2026, 10:14 AM

Sketchbook scribbling near Gosford
Gouache and ink and pen
#ForestFriday #scape #sketchbook #drawing #mixedmedia #pleinair #AustralianArt

@billjondoyle.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 4:20 AM

lindy lee’s ‘ouroboros’ [interior detail], national gallery of australia, canberra, australian capital territory

#photography #AustralianPhotographers #landscapephotography
#art #AustralianArt #sculpture

@billjondoyle.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 2:50 AM

night bloom: featuring tim shaw’s ‘where have all the flowers gone?’ from the 2018 palmer sculpture biennial

original photographs, snapseed, procreate, apple pencil

#photography #AustralianPhotographers #landscapephotography #BlackAndWhite
#art #AustralianArt #sculpture

@billjondoyle.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 10:53 AM

astra parker, a plane at drift, fabric, steel

9th palmer sculpture biennial 2020, eastern mount lofty ranges, south australia

#photography #AustralianPhotographers #landscapephotography #BlackAndWhite
#art #AustralianArt #sculpture

@gramyre.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 6:53 AM

So there's a Right Wing art competition open here in Australia. It's called the Banksia Art Prize. It is a $100k acquisitive prize and this is their spiel.
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#AustralianArt
#Art

A Letter from the Founders

G'day,

Australians enjoy one of the best qualities of life in the world. But you wouldn't know it from the winning entries of our top art prizes. Many of today's prestigious awards and exhibitions no longer reflect the values and culture of everyday Australians. Instead, they increasingly favour works and artists that fit a particular social or political narrative.

The Banksia Prize is here to change that. We aim to honour artists whose works reflect the true spirit, richness and beauty of Australian life. Our focus is on artistic craftsmanship and the power of a work to move people. We believe art should bring joy, and we hope to see a new wave of creativity that celebrates everything good about this country.

The Banksia Prize offers all artists an equal chance to be recognised. In most of our nation's top art prizes, judges are aware of who created each work, allowing bias to creep in. Judges of the Banksia Prize won't know who the artist is, ensuring every work is valued purely on merit.

The art we create today shapes how we see ourselves and who we believe we can become. Our vision is for the Banksia Prize to stand among Australia's most respected awards and to serve as a lasting record of what makes our nation remarkable.

We invite all Australian artists to enter when submissions open in January 2026.

Why is it called the Banksia Prize?
Banksia flowers are uniquely Australian. They thrive in every state, from the dry to the tropical to the frosty. They have evolved to survive extremes. Many species release their seeds only after a bushfire, transforming destruction into renewal. To us, the banksia symbolises adaptation, resilience, and the rugged beauty Australians are known for around the world. We want the Banksia Prize to embody those same qualities, to grow as prolifically and endure as steadfastly as its namesake, staying true to its values and relevant to Australian life for generations to come.
sincerely,Zuzanna and Jake

@noticingclimate.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 12:37 AM

It's colors like these that First Nations artist Alfred Lowe celebrates in his work: "Central Australia has a lot of bright colors, and a lot of life. It's a place full of bright colours and full of joy." His work makes me happy whenever I see it.
#FirstNations #ceramics #AustralianArt