Are you an established or emerging artist in Brisbane?

This is your chance to get out of the studio, connect with a live audience of over 5,000 members of the architecture and design industry and auction your work!
Chairbiz are giving Brisbane artists the opportunity to participate in their 'Artists at Work' live painting session at Brisbane Indesign 2012. Ten artists will be selected to creatively interpret the theme COMMON THREAD in an artwork. One of Australia's most exciting young artists, Nic Plowman, will be judging the artworks on the day and the winner will be awarded $1,500 prize money. The People's Choice winner will receive $500 prize money. A live auction will be held at the end of the day, giving the design community a chance to own a piece of art by an emerging artist. Go here to enter.

Artisan designer Scott St apartment

Artisan staff have busy organising the interior decoration of a multi-million dollar Scott St apartment with work from Queensland designers. The apartment will launch in early April with an exclusive cocktail party by Lindsay Bennett Marketing and will available for private viewing.

Australian International Design Awards Closing Soon

Good Design Australia have given you six reasons to enter the 2012 Design Awards

1. WESTFIELD
Brand new opportunity to showcase your products for one week at Sydney - Westfield Bondi Junction, Melbourne - Westfield Doncaster and Brisbane - Westfield Chermside (all centres averaging over 17.6 million visitors annually) in August

2. BRW MEDIA OPPORTUNITY
Selection of entries to be featured in BRW magazine for an eleventh consecutive year – just one of the many media opportunities already established for 2012

3. INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
Selection of finalists to go on display at Design Korea, world’s largest design trade show, and a permanent showcase at the Powerhouse Museum (averaging over 480,000 visitors annually)

4. NEWSSTAND PUBLICATION
Annual Yearbook of award winners and finalists now a newsstand publication as part of Indesign’s DQ magazine, and an eBook on indesignlive.com (averaging over 396,000 unique visitors annually)

5. AWARDS AT CITY RECITAL HALL + THE IVY
Awards Presentation Ceremony to be held at Sydney’s iconic City Recital Hall, followed by a black tie celebration at The Ivy (attendance expected to be in excess of 800 VIPs from the design and business sectors)

6. PERMANENT ENTRY PROFILE ON HIGH RANKING WEBSITE
Permanent entry profile on brand new Design Awards website (averaging over 300,000 unique visitors annually) attracting sales enquiries and job referrals – valued to be in excess of $10,000 in ongoing value

Entries close on the 30th March. For information on how to enter go http://www.gooddesignaustralia.com/awards

Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor shortlisted for Adelaide Fringe Award!

Artisan's touring exhibition Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor has been shortlisted for the Adelaide Fringe Award in the catagorey of BankSA Best Visual Art and Design.

The exhibition is currently on display at JamFactory in Adelaide until the 5th of April 2012.

Winners will be announced this Sunday the 18th of March. You can follow the Adelaide Fringe twitter feed for live announcements of winners here. Alternatively the full list of winners will be available on the Adelaide Fringe website on Monday the 19th of March.

Getting Your Art Business Together with NAVA Connect Online Courses

Bespunk by Derlot

Bespunk by Derlot offers an alternative recycling concept which transforms trash to flash and gives new life to old items. Dr.Spunk, your Bespunk specialist, applies a polyurea elastomer to the surface of almost any existing object to create a finish with attitude. The Bespunk collection is limited edition and only available in black. The exhibition is on display at Gallery artisan until the 31st of March 2012.

Bespunk by Derlot exhibition at Gallery artisan.

Bespunk by Derlot exhibition at Gallery artisan.

Chihuahua, 2012, recycled object and polyurea elastomer.

Victorian Figures, 2012, recycled object and polyurea elastomer.

 

Dinosaur, 2012, recycled object and polyurea elastomer.

 

Cherub, 2012, recycled object and polyurea elastomer.

All photography by Andrea Higgins, 2012.

Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award

Now in its third year, this exciting art competition is again open to national and international artists for 2D artworks up to 60cm in any direction. The judging based on three equally evaluated criteria of creativity, originality and skill. $10 000 will be awarded to the winner.

Entries close 4 May 2012

For more details and online entry please visit http://www.lethbridgegallery.com/

2012 Queensland Premier's Design Awards

The 2012 Queensland Premier's Design Awards are open for entries. Australia's richest design prize, the Awards recognise the importance of design to business, lifestyle and innovation through the presentation of:

•A $40 000 Smart State Design Fellow to an individual or team who has significantly contributed to developing a design culture within Queensland. Entrants may be from any industry or sector.

•A $10 000 Emerging Design Leader Award to an emerging Queensland designer who embodies excellence in their expertise, talent, skill and commitment to design.

For more information and to download entry forms visit www.arts.qld.gov.au/arts/qpda.html

QUT Window Project

The Window Project is a partnership conceived by the QUT School of Design Interior Design discipline and artisan, to open upprovide opportunities for design students to work collaboratively on small scale retail and exhibition design projects. QUT Design students teamed up with artisan staff over a six week period to develop a concept aligned to artisan’s exhibition and retail program, with supervisory assistance provided by QUT lecturers. . The program fosters real world engagement and networking, and allows students to showcase their talents in the public realm as an introduction to professional practice.

The current Window Project showcases the award winning Wambamboo range by designer Kent Gration. Wambamboo encompasses stylish and functional bamboo furniture and everyday objects.The range highlights bamboo's versatility as a natural high-end material using bamboo poles, cross-laminated boards and veneers, whilst promoting the environmental benefits of this rapidly renewable resource.

Photography by Andrea Higgins 2012.

Design team:

Karlee Blackburn - Interior Design student

Simone Lockley - Interior Design student

James Luu - Interior Design student

Jonathan Morehen - Architecture student

Vanessa Parker - Interior Design student
Natalie Wright - Lecturer in Interior Design

Animated Steel: Heavier Metal by Christopher Trotter

Animated Steel: Heavier Metal features the work of Queensland artist Christopher Trotter. Inspired by nature, and fast cars and machinery, Trotter, recycles industrial scrap metal into animals, fossils, zany vehicles or alien creatures. He carefully selects components, and his intimate understanding of structure and movement, both natural and mechanical, imbues his works with life and vigour. This selection of sculptures are from the artists collection. The exhibition is on display at Gallery artisan until the 31st of March 2012.

Animated Steel: Heavier Metal exhibition at Gallery artisan.

Animated Steel: Heavier Metal exhibition at Gallery artisan.

Baron Von Bird Racer, 2007-2012, recycled materials, 170 x 190 x 160 cm.

D-Seriers Super Scooter, 2009-2012, recycled materials, 256 x 285 x 80 cm.

Penguin, 1998, recycled materials, 55 x 42 x 30 cm.

Environmentally Friendly Hunting Trophy, 2001, recycled materials, 110 x 60 x 30 cm.

Vessels of Garnesha, 2011, recycled materials, 55 x 40 x 22 cm.

All photography by Andrea Higgins, 2012.