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2022 Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize
Entries open: 16 Mar - 11 May
Artists and designers, Australia-wide, be a part of the conversation around our environment and share your innovative ideas for the future.
Open to painting, photography, digital media, ceramics, functional and textile design and more, the Environmental Art & Design Prize is an annual non-acquisitive award with nine categories and a prize pool of over $40,000.
This year the awards will be judged by environmental artist Janet Laurence; Kuku Yalanji man, architect and lecturer at The University of Sydney, Dr Michael Mossman; and Kit Willow, fashion designer and founder of KITX.
What's on at MAG&M
Image: Billy Bain and Ramesh Nithiyendran
Being Manly: Billy Bain
Fri 25 Mar - Sun 19 Jun
Being Manly seeks to unsettle colonial narratives of masculinity by playfully deconstructing popular iconography and histories related to Manly’s cultural identity.
Billy Bain and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran: in conversation
Sun 10 Apr, 3 - 4pm
Billy will join his former university professional practice mentor and renowned ceramicist, Ramesh, about his work in the exhibition.
Express Yourself 2022
Fri 25 Mar - Sun 1 May
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
An annual exhibition of artworks by HSC Visual Arts students, selected from 20 schools across the Northern Beaches. It celebrates the extraordinary talent of young emerging artists from our local creative community.
Senior’s Festival exhibition tour
Tue 29 Mar, 10 - 11am
Register online
Join exhibition curator Bronwen Davies for a special tour of selected works in this year’s showcase of local young talent.
Image: Mary Bradhurst, Small worlds of joy. Watercolour. (Barrenjoey High)
What's on at the Creative Spaces
Inspiration from the outside: The Outsiders
Mon 21 Mar - Sun 3 Apr
Curl Curl Creative Space
Meeting weekly under the guidance of Fiona Verity, the Outsiders draw local surrounds of the Northern Beaches.
Palm Art Pop Up Shop
Mon 28 Mar - Sun 3 Apr
Mona Vale Creative Pop Up
Showcasing a large selection of unique décor items, handmade by Krystyna Szczepankowska from palm fronds and palm inflorescence.
Creative opportunities
Creative Open coming soon
Applications open 1 Apr
Keep a look out for Creative Open Northern Beaches, a new open studio event on the arts calendar. Open to all kinds of creatives - makers, designers, artists, musicians, florists, jewellers, architects, writers - over two weekends, 13-14, 20-21 August.
Image: La Creme Brookvale. Photo by Kayapa
Creative Toolkit: Art Prizes - how, what, why?
Wed 30 Mar, 6 - 7pm
Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Join us for a conversation with multi-award-winning portrait artist Evert Ploeg to glean insights from his many experiences with art prizes.
Image: Environmental Art & Design Prize exhibition 2021 installation. Photo by Greg Piper
New artwork for McKillop Park
Thu 31 Mar, 6 - 7pm: Online
Fri 1 Apr, 6 - 7.30pm: McKillop Park
First Nations Public Art team mili mili has been commissioned to create a new public artwork in Freshwater.
Meet the artist in the online session or join mili mili and local Aboriginal stakeholders at Freshwater.
Creative Community
Creative Library at Manly
Manly Library, level 1
The Creative Library at Manly is now open for bookings!
A purpose-built space for all who wish to create, learn, teach, hold an exhibition or explore their creativity.
Pittwater Artist Trail Exhibition
Sat 26 - Sun 27 Mar
Newport Community Centre
The alliance of artists on the trail has grown to 18 and offers a diverse range including painters, ceramicists, sculptors and jewellers.
Image:Laurie McKern (detail)
Sticks & Stones: Group Exhibition
1-3 Apr, 10am - 4pm
Eramboo Artist Environment
Taking inspiration from the surrounding bushland environment, the collective of artists at Eramboo are holding a multidisciplinary exhibition that will showcase a broad range of creative forms.
Image: Catriona Pollard, It is the pauses that are sweet.
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