Metcalfe Gallery
Current Exhibition
16 January - 9 February 2021
Edge of Darkness |
Edge of Darkness
Participating Artists:
Aileen Timbrell, Gabe Parker, Gillian Wesche, Ian Clark, Jaco Roeloffs, Jeff Christiansen, Karl de Waal, Karl Meyer, Lyn Derrick, Peter Biddulph, Stewart Worthington and Trevor Moore.
Synopsis:
Following the popular and critical success of the Inaugural BiA Light Spectacular (September, 2016), the mercurial Karl de Waal, in association with the embittered Trevor Moore, are combining their skills to curate and present the The Edge of Darkness ~ the 2nd BIA Light Spectacular Exhibition.
Comprising new works by 5 of the artists who participated in the first show (, Wesche, de Waal, Roeloffs, Worthington and Moore), and works by 7 new additions to the ‘line-up’ (Timbrell, Parker, Clark, Christiansen, Meyer, Derrick, and Biddulph), The Edge of Darkness will once again present a diverse range of conceptually imaginative and aesthetically seductive explorations in the artistic use of light. As with the inaugural exhibition, it is intended to darken the gallery for the duration of the show, (and may also include some work intended for nocturnal display, external to the building).
With the inaugural Light Spectacular considered by some to be one of the most interesting and enjoyable exhibitions they had seen for some time (and not just at the BiA), the selection of artists for this show is intended to match and hopefully surpass the high standard and popularity of the first. Substantially different in presentation and context to any other exhibitions presented at the Metcalfe Gallery, The Edge of Darkness is bound to be a major contributor to the success of the Gallery’s 2021 exhibition program – and potentially one of the highlights (no pun intended).
A website to accompany the exhibition featuring the work of the 12 artists may be viewed at The Edge of Darkness
Aileen Timbrell, Gabe Parker, Gillian Wesche, Ian Clark, Jaco Roeloffs, Jeff Christiansen, Karl de Waal, Karl Meyer, Lyn Derrick, Peter Biddulph, Stewart Worthington and Trevor Moore.
Synopsis:
Following the popular and critical success of the Inaugural BiA Light Spectacular (September, 2016), the mercurial Karl de Waal, in association with the embittered Trevor Moore, are combining their skills to curate and present the The Edge of Darkness ~ the 2nd BIA Light Spectacular Exhibition.
Comprising new works by 5 of the artists who participated in the first show (, Wesche, de Waal, Roeloffs, Worthington and Moore), and works by 7 new additions to the ‘line-up’ (Timbrell, Parker, Clark, Christiansen, Meyer, Derrick, and Biddulph), The Edge of Darkness will once again present a diverse range of conceptually imaginative and aesthetically seductive explorations in the artistic use of light. As with the inaugural exhibition, it is intended to darken the gallery for the duration of the show, (and may also include some work intended for nocturnal display, external to the building).
With the inaugural Light Spectacular considered by some to be one of the most interesting and enjoyable exhibitions they had seen for some time (and not just at the BiA), the selection of artists for this show is intended to match and hopefully surpass the high standard and popularity of the first. Substantially different in presentation and context to any other exhibitions presented at the Metcalfe Gallery, The Edge of Darkness is bound to be a major contributor to the success of the Gallery’s 2021 exhibition program – and potentially one of the highlights (no pun intended).
A website to accompany the exhibition featuring the work of the 12 artists may be viewed at The Edge of Darkness
Recent Exhibitions
5 December - 11 December 2020
End of Year Exhibition 2020 | Brisbane Institute of Art
Brisbane Institute of Art End of Year Exhibition 2020
Metcalfe and De Vos Award Winners 2020
Thank you to artist and tutor, Sally Cox for her thorough examination of the exhibition to select works by Danielle Rochcouste as the winner for this year's Metcalfe Award.
Thank you to artist and BIA Board secretary, Jan Patterson who chose a group of print works by Wendy Morgan as the 2020 winner of the Wim De Vos Award for printmaking.
The works by Danielle and Wendy were selected from the hundreds of pieces on display that have been produced by students during the semester.
Metcalfe Prize Winner, Danielle Rochecouste, for a group of paintings which have a beguiling mixture of realism and abstraction.
Highly Commended- Anwen Thomas (ceramics), for a group of slipcast vessels which have a delicate and wonky presence.
Tom Ryan (drawing), for an eclectic group of drawings which show energy and exploration.
Caroline Yuen (sculpture) for a metal sculpture which has an intriguing mashup of signs, people and architecture.
Stephanie Mace (jewellery) for beautifully made delicate studs that talk about enclosure in an interesting way.
Jill Morgan (ceramics) for a small hardly 3D plate with mark making which pulses with energy.
Elaine Lawry (watercolour) for a group of still lives which convincingly play with transparency & space.
Verity Francis (teenagers) for a beguiling mixture of pattern and humour.
(Sally Cox)
Wendy Morgan received the Wim De Vos printmaking prize for a group of beautifully printed and produced artists’ books. This work is a rigorous exploration of how we make meaning from the body.
Highly Commended,
Teresa Jordan for "Trees". Simple and striking image of trees, beautifully executed and
Luisa Toich for "Singed". A work of delicate and artful markmaking relating to leaves and plants. (Jan Patterson)
If you would like to learn more about the different classes on offer at BIA, be sure to visit this vibrant student exhibition. The exhibition continues 10.00am - 4:00pm daily until Friday 11 December.
Thank you to artist and tutor, Sally Cox for her thorough examination of the exhibition to select works by Danielle Rochcouste as the winner for this year's Metcalfe Award.
Thank you to artist and BIA Board secretary, Jan Patterson who chose a group of print works by Wendy Morgan as the 2020 winner of the Wim De Vos Award for printmaking.
The works by Danielle and Wendy were selected from the hundreds of pieces on display that have been produced by students during the semester.
Metcalfe Prize Winner, Danielle Rochecouste, for a group of paintings which have a beguiling mixture of realism and abstraction.
Highly Commended- Anwen Thomas (ceramics), for a group of slipcast vessels which have a delicate and wonky presence.
Tom Ryan (drawing), for an eclectic group of drawings which show energy and exploration.
Caroline Yuen (sculpture) for a metal sculpture which has an intriguing mashup of signs, people and architecture.
Stephanie Mace (jewellery) for beautifully made delicate studs that talk about enclosure in an interesting way.
Jill Morgan (ceramics) for a small hardly 3D plate with mark making which pulses with energy.
Elaine Lawry (watercolour) for a group of still lives which convincingly play with transparency & space.
Verity Francis (teenagers) for a beguiling mixture of pattern and humour.
(Sally Cox)
Wendy Morgan received the Wim De Vos printmaking prize for a group of beautifully printed and produced artists’ books. This work is a rigorous exploration of how we make meaning from the body.
Highly Commended,
Teresa Jordan for "Trees". Simple and striking image of trees, beautifully executed and
Luisa Toich for "Singed". A work of delicate and artful markmaking relating to leaves and plants. (Jan Patterson)
If you would like to learn more about the different classes on offer at BIA, be sure to visit this vibrant student exhibition. The exhibition continues 10.00am - 4:00pm daily until Friday 11 December.
Recent Exhibitions
14 November - 25 November 2020
Land | John Doyle | Gwen Tasker
John Doyle | Gwen Tasker Land
In this exhibition John Doyle and Gwenn Tasker respond to their shared love of landscape. The works reflect a joyful celebration of the colours and forms experienced on various field trips. Media used include painting, drawing, printmaking and collage.
Recent Exhibitions
14 November - 25 November 2020
Distraction via Abstraction | Roslyn Howse
Roslyn Howse Distraction via Abstraction
Roslyn is pleased to be showing her first collection of abstract art at the BIA. Marine art was her first passion and she enrolled in her first painting class at the BIA in 2012. Her realistic paintings of birds, sunsets and seascapes were exhibited at many galleries throughout Brisbane throughout the last 5 years. She has been selected twice to exhibit at St Vincents hospitals and was hung for the Rotary Art Spectacular in 2019. Painting abstractly was a greater challenge. A few serendipitous moments encouraged her to persevere. This exhibition showcases a wide range of exploration including references to Hilma af Klint, Kenneth
Noland and Jasper Johns.
Noland and Jasper Johns.
14 November - 25 November 2020
Whispering Leaves | Angela Wilson
Angela Wilson Whispering Leaves
“Stories on canvas - as told by Trees - of their interdependence with climatic events of drought, fire and floods,” describes this collection of paintings completed in 2019-20. Angela Wilson is a Brisbane painter of landscapes, water and marine themes. She uses vibrant and translucent acrylic paints and inks with palette knife and techniques to obtaina loose, less exact and impressionistic result.
Recent Exhibitions
31 October - 11 November 2020
Inside (again) | Barbara Penrose, Sally Cox, Nameer Davis
Barbara Penrose, Sally Cox, Nameer Davis Inside (again)
When the flexible distinction between inside and outside is intensified... This is when events emerge - chains of events, cascades of events that withhold themselves from language, to which every word, every sentence, every speech can only react.
Reinhardt Koselleck
Reinhardt Koselleck
Recent Exhibitions
16 October - 28 October 2020
Underpinnings | Judith Kentish
Judith Kentish Underpinnings
The focus of Underpinnings stems from Kentish's core practice of making with time and touch and attention.
Recent Exhibitions
19 September - 27 September 2020
BIA Members' Exhibition 2020 |
BIA Members' Exhibition 2020
The exhibition features a diverse range of art works by BIA members who are practising artists. The show includes; drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture, some of which are for sale.
In light of constantly changing regulations, restrictions on numbers of people permitted at gatherings, and social distancing rules, we have
decided not to hold an opening event, but encourage everyone to come and see the exhibition with friends and family sometime over the duration of the show.
In light of constantly changing regulations, restrictions on numbers of people permitted at gatherings, and social distancing rules, we have
decided not to hold an opening event, but encourage everyone to come and see the exhibition with friends and family sometime over the duration of the show.
Wind on Water | Peter Biddulph
Peter Biddulph Wind on Water
This exhibition features new porcelains and unglazed black and custom blended stoneware vessels with deeply textured surfaces, which appear to have been formed through meteorological, seismological or other natural processes. In this body of work I have endeavoured to emulate not only the appearance of natural formations, but also through several experimental ceramic processes, the ways in which the forces of energy on matter create such surfaces, hence the title Wind on Water.
All work is high fired to 1300°C and thus watertight.
All work is high fired to 1300°C and thus watertight.
6 December - 11 December 2019
p(arty) | BIA End of Semester Exhibition
BIA End of Semester Exhibition p(arty)
The exhibition features hundreds of pieces produced by students during the semester. The opening night is on Friday 6 December, with several hundred people in attendance and will be a celebration of the years creative activity at BIA. If you would like to learn more about the different classes on offer at BIA, be sure to visit this vibrant end of semester student exhibition. The exhibition continues 10.00am - 4:00pm daily until 11 December.
16 November - 26 November 2019
Floressence | Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland
Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland Floressence
Floressence is the annual members exhibition for the Botanical Artists’ Society of Queensland and has been held each year since 2005. Floressence 2019 is the exhibition’s fifteenth anniversary and we wish to mark this event with a curated exhibition to focus on the diversity of Australian native plants.
Floressence 2019 at Metcalfe Gallery, presents the work of Queensland’s outstanding botanical artists. The exhibition also showcases the work of the Society leading up to the major exhibition Artistic Endeavours, that was held at Redcliffe Museum from 1 May to 19 July 2020. Artistic Endeavours commemorates the Australian plant collections - by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander and the artist Sydney Parkinson - on the Endeavour’s 1770 voyage along the east-coast of Australia.
Many of the artists in the Society are also botanists, landscape architects, scientists and involved in land care and garden groups. The members’ commitment to environmental conservation is particularly evidenced by the Society’s display of works featuring Australian native plants at the annual Native Plants Queensland (NPQ) shows at Rosewood Showgrounds and the NPQ Spring Show at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden since 2005.
Queensland’s botanical artists have gained national and international recognition for their work. Members’ works have been included in the Botanical Art Society of Australia’s yearly exhibitions Flora, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney and the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, which showcase Australia’s premier botanical artists. They have also been successful in international exhibitions at premier botanical art institutes such as the Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew Gardens, London and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US.
Floressence 2019 at Metcalfe Gallery, presents the work of Queensland’s outstanding botanical artists. The exhibition also showcases the work of the Society leading up to the major exhibition Artistic Endeavours, that was held at Redcliffe Museum from 1 May to 19 July 2020. Artistic Endeavours commemorates the Australian plant collections - by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander and the artist Sydney Parkinson - on the Endeavour’s 1770 voyage along the east-coast of Australia.
Many of the artists in the Society are also botanists, landscape architects, scientists and involved in land care and garden groups. The members’ commitment to environmental conservation is particularly evidenced by the Society’s display of works featuring Australian native plants at the annual Native Plants Queensland (NPQ) shows at Rosewood Showgrounds and the NPQ Spring Show at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden since 2005.
Queensland’s botanical artists have gained national and international recognition for their work. Members’ works have been included in the Botanical Art Society of Australia’s yearly exhibitions Flora, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney and the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, which showcase Australia’s premier botanical artists. They have also been successful in international exhibitions at premier botanical art institutes such as the Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew Gardens, London and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US.
15 November - 27 November 2019
Nona | A Remarkable Woman and Artist 1915-1989
A Remarkable Woman and Artist 1915-1989 Nona
Opening hours - 10:00am to 4:00pm daily
1 November - 13 November 2019
Spaced | Barbara Penrose, Sally Cox and Nameer Davis
Barbara Penrose, Sally Cox and Nameer Davis Spaced
Please join us for the opening at 6pm on Friday 1st November.
Spaced | Barbara Penrose
Barbara Penrose Spaced
The Traveller
Stitched thread, acrylic stain and paint on canvas.
640 x 640mm
Stitched thread, acrylic stain and paint on canvas.
640 x 640mm
Spaced | Sally Cox
Sally Cox Spaced
Vestiges
Acrylic on Board
780mm x 625mm
Acrylic on Board
780mm x 625mm
Spaced | Nameer Davis
Nameer Davis Spaced
Bromide
Synthetic polymer on canvas
1230mm x 850mm
Synthetic polymer on canvas
1230mm x 850mm
7 Explorations | BOATHOUSE ARTIST COLLECTIVE
BOATHOUSE ARTIST COLLECTIVE 7 Explorations
At last Brisbane can look forward to an exhibition by the infamous Boathouse group of artists. The much anticipated show, 7 Explorations, will be held from 17 to 30 October.
The seven artists invite you to enjoy a remarkable collection of works on paper, canvas and board. With each artist contributing her own unique sensibility and aesthetic, the exhibition promises to be an exciting variety of contemporary art at its finest.
The seven artists invite you to enjoy a remarkable collection of works on paper, canvas and board. With each artist contributing her own unique sensibility and aesthetic, the exhibition promises to be an exciting variety of contemporary art at its finest.
EXHIBITION VI | Kinyu Ink Studio
Kinyu Ink Studio EXHIBITION VI
Please join us for the opening of this exhibition of works by students of Yumiko Kigoshi.
SEVEN | Kylie Farelly & Charli Kahler
Kylie Farelly & Charli Kahler SEVEN
Celebrating their 7th year working creatively together, Kylie and Charli are proud to exhibit a collection of artworks that showcase their unique styles. Kylie’s work is centred around her aerial landscapes and urban streetscapes while Charli focuses on portraits and figure themed works within urban areas. They tell a story of the people who live and work in this beautiful city, whilst capturing views of Brisbane from above and exploring the laneways and urban areas of Brisbane.
Creative Generation |
Creative Generation
The Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art (the Awards) promote and recognise excellence in senior visual art education and student achievement in visual art throughout Queensland’s state and non-state schools. Since 1990, the program has helped raise community awareness of the degree of sophistication in concepts, diversity of technical competence, and the high standard of visual art education in Queensland secondary schools.
In recognition of the breadth of the visual arts, students working in the mediums of video, film and electronic imaging, as well as ceramics, costume and stage design, drawing, environmental design, fibre arts, graphic design, installation, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, product design and sculpture are encouraged to apply.
The awards offer the only collective exhibition of senior student artwork from each region of Queensland. It is an initiative that has led to widespread recognition of the excellent work senior visual art students are producing, as well as enabling students and teachers throughout the state to share and appreciate the diversity of artwork being produced in Queensland secondary schools
In recognition of the breadth of the visual arts, students working in the mediums of video, film and electronic imaging, as well as ceramics, costume and stage design, drawing, environmental design, fibre arts, graphic design, installation, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, product design and sculpture are encouraged to apply.
The awards offer the only collective exhibition of senior student artwork from each region of Queensland. It is an initiative that has led to widespread recognition of the excellent work senior visual art students are producing, as well as enabling students and teachers throughout the state to share and appreciate the diversity of artwork being produced in Queensland secondary schools
Natural World | Lesleigh Stewart
Lesleigh Stewart Natural World
This exhibition is inspired by the natural worlds of French Polynesia. Much of the landscape in this archipelago of the Pacific gives a sense of being far removed from the man made. It exists in the elements of a time from the past. The early writings of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1197) celebrated the sacred in nature. These contemporary paintings reference Hildegard’s ideology. Her spirituality viriditas means connected with the natural world and is latin for green and truth. Clemens G Arvay (2018) also explores how deep engagement with the natural world is of benefit to our bodies, psyches and souls. The works exhibited explore the healing power, the divinity and the spirituality of the natural world.
Lesleigh Stewart 2019
Lesleigh Stewart 2019
Patterned Terrain | Laura Patterson
Laura Patterson Patterned Terrain
'Patterned Terrain' is a collection of works presenting Laura’s continuing investigation of landscape painting as a mode of expression and experience, coupled with a deepening interest in the built environment, drawing on her background in architecture.
Intentionally diffusing the disparate elements of her landscapes through patterning, shadow and layering, Laura’s paintings aim to evoke a calm cohesion, while maintaining the depth and intrigue of the landscape's identity.
Intentionally diffusing the disparate elements of her landscapes through patterning, shadow and layering, Laura’s paintings aim to evoke a calm cohesion, while maintaining the depth and intrigue of the landscape's identity.
Siliceous Award | Members' Exhibition | Ceramic Arts Queensland
Ceramic Arts Queensland Siliceous Award | Members' Exhibition
Please join us for Ceramic Arts Queensland's annual shows - the $2,000 Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence, Judge Janet DeBoos, and the Members Exhibition, presenting the work of over 30 artists. Opening & Awards presentation Friday 23 August 6.00pm, 41 Grafton Street, Windsor. Continuing Mon-Sat 9.30 - 3.30 til Tuesday 3 September.
Recent Works | Group Exhibition | Coulson | Cox | Monley | Niven
Coulson | Cox | Monley | Niven Recent Works | Group Exhibition
Line Found Form | A BIA Group Show
A BIA Group Show Line Found Form
Features the work of - Carolyn V Watson Julie Thornton Heather Burton Moore Kirralee Robinson Jeff Christiansen Cathryn Crowe Gwenn Crozier Ryan McDade Katie Gamblin Narelle Tobin Wendy Tait Tish Linehan Tom Ryan Wendy Clark Ingrid Burkett This eclectic exhibition is the heterogeneous and curious result of Carolyn V Watson’s 2D to 3D – Studio course, conducted through the Brisbane Institute of Art. Inspired by found objects and utilizing skills gained throughout the class, each piece reveals the varied ways in which process, material and form can be cultivated to express the artist’s vision. The brief for this body of work was that all participating artists were to exhibit one work created and developed during their time as a student of this BIA course. And one new work inspired by a found object or material that was unearthed after the semester class concluded. Through careful study and personal research each artist has developed their exhibited forms in a way that values construction and materiality . The inclusion of drawings and documentation of process provides a fascinating insight into Carolyn’s course and into the further innovations of each artist. Line Found Form is an exhibition of process, images and objects that is both exciting and inclusive. A wonderous combination of artistic minds, stories and surfaces focused in, to produce an intriguing cabinet of curiosities.
Show and Tell | BIA End of Semester Exhibition
BIA End of Semester Exhibition Show and Tell
Staff Only | Tutors and Staff
Tutors and Staff Staff Only
Works By
Nancy Brown, Mia Clark, Berenice Anzellotti,
Glen Skein, Peter Biddulph, Trevor Moore,
F.S. Helfish, Nameer Davis, Barbara Penrose,
Kay Watanabe, Georgina Berkman, Lizzie Connor,
Sally Duhig, Karl de Waal, Allin Dwyer,
Abramo Papp, Nicole Sylvestre, Dianne Peach,
Chris Hagen, Carolyn V Watson, Svetlana Trefilova,
Gwen Tasker, David Paulson, Deborah Cavallaro,
Renata Fojtikova, Clare Poppi
Nancy Brown, Mia Clark, Berenice Anzellotti,
Glen Skein, Peter Biddulph, Trevor Moore,
F.S. Helfish, Nameer Davis, Barbara Penrose,
Kay Watanabe, Georgina Berkman, Lizzie Connor,
Sally Duhig, Karl de Waal, Allin Dwyer,
Abramo Papp, Nicole Sylvestre, Dianne Peach,
Chris Hagen, Carolyn V Watson, Svetlana Trefilova,
Gwen Tasker, David Paulson, Deborah Cavallaro,
Renata Fojtikova, Clare Poppi
Milburn Art Prize 2019 | Paul Milburn Art Prize
Paul Milburn Art Prize Milburn Art Prize 2019
'Landscape as a space of creative discovery'
I see pictorial space as an inner landscape for the mind’s eye to roam; so it is not surprising if my paintings evoke the feeling of landscape. (I) know it is a mental projection but it is inherently delightful. While painting, I am issuing an open invitation for these illusions - or allusions – to enter.
My conscious mind can be occupied with the making, and the unconscious can come up with its own surprises.
John Peart
I see pictorial space as an inner landscape for the mind’s eye to roam; so it is not surprising if my paintings evoke the feeling of landscape. (I) know it is a mental projection but it is inherently delightful. While painting, I am issuing an open invitation for these illusions - or allusions – to enter.
My conscious mind can be occupied with the making, and the unconscious can come up with its own surprises.
John Peart
| MILBURN ART PRIZE | SHORTLISTED ARTISTS | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Barry | Elizabeth Gair Palmer | Laura Patterson |
| Jennifer Bell | Kailum Graves | Leigh Schoenheimer |
| Vanessa Bertagnole | Elaine Green | Sally Simpson |
| Peter Biddulph | Louise Gregg | Salli Sixpence |
| Russell Brown | FS Helfisch | David Staines |
| Angela Cowan | Meredith Howse | Wayne Talbot |
| David Cross | Petalia Humphreys | Phil Tamblyn |
| Grace Cross | Penelope Hunt | Charlotte Tegan |
| Karl de Waal | Lynn Kincade | Julian Thompson |
| John Doyle | Ilona Kovacs | Nicole Voevodin Cash |
| Lucy Fahey | Nic Mason | Tamara Whyte |
| Jacqueline Felstead | Marie Mason | Emma Wright |
| Stewart Free | Ashlea McFarlane | |
| Amanda Fuller | Glenda Orr |
BIA Members' Exhibition | BIA Members
BIA Members BIA Members' Exhibition
Hanging Works
Surface to Air | Peter Biddulph
Peter Biddulph Surface to Air
Porcelain Double Walled Vessel
APPLYING FOR AN EXHIBITION
Metcalfe Gallery, located within the Brisbane Institute of Art building in Windsor, is a contemporary exhibition space that aims to present a dynamic program of exhibitions across its three gallery spaces. Central to the exhibition program is the presentation of a visual culture which honours risk, experimentation and creativity, and stimulates dialogue and debate, especially amongst the BIA audience.
Artistic Aims of Metcalfe Gallery
- To develop and extend critical debate about contemporary visual art and culture.
- To create opportunities for emerging artists, writers and curators challenging the boundaries of contemporary visual practice.
- To encourage and support ambitious projects by less established artists.
- To promote the exchange of exhibitions, ideas and practices between artists, writers, curators and a diverse audience.
- To introduce BIA students to art work which extends their understanding of what contemporary art can be.
How to Apply: Exhibitions
Exhibition proposals and applications are to be emailed to enquiries@brisart.org or posted to Metcalfe Gallery, PO Box 2083, Windsor 4030.
Eligibility
Contemporary artists working professionally in any visual arts medium are eligible to apply for exhibitions in Metcalfe Gallery art spaces. Students and artists engaged in full-time study may also apply for exhibitions.
Program Structure
Metcalfe Gallery accepts applications from individual artists, collaborations between two or more artists and artist groups, with or without a curator.
Artists/curators can make applications which are developmental in nature and involve a future body of work, or the exploration of a particular idea. To avoid misinterpretation, it is important that written material presented be especially clear and concise. If approved, an artist or curator will have the scope to develop the exhibition. In the case where an idea is approved, the basic character of the idea must remain throughout.
Artists/curators can also apply to exhibit a particular completed body of work to which only minor changes will take place. In this instance, it is expected that the work seen by the committee will be that actually proposed for the exhibition and not just an indication of it.
TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Please ensure that you understand the gallery rental conditions (see below). When applying for an exhibition at Metcalfe Gallery, you should include:
- The preferred date for the exhibition: see the 2017 and 2018 Gallery Dates tabs above
- Relevant visual material of the best possible quality (details and installation views).
- Please remember to indicate whether or not the work viewed is the work proposed for exhibition. Preferred visual materials: 12 digital images on CD , 1 DVD (10 minutes max.), slides, catalogues, photographs, colour photocopies, a website or any other printed material. In the case of group exhibitions, no more than 6 images/5 minutes moving image per person. Material must be clearly labelled with the artist's name, title of work and date of execution. N.B. Safe return of improperly labelled material cannot be guaranteed. Do not send original or irreplaceable material.
- A synopsis for the planned exhibition. This should be a clear and concise description of the exhibition and its ideas. It should not be longer than one A4 page. It should include a discussion of themes, theoretical background and reasons for wanting to show at Metcalfe Gallery. It should make clear what the relationship is between ideas and artworks. It should also include a description of the visual appearance of the exhibition, including the number and dimensions of works and the amount of space required, how the work will be installed and details of participants. The clearer the picture applicants are able to provide, the more informed the assessment of the proposal can be.
- A selected up-to-date curriculum vitae abridged to no more than one A4 page. For group shows, applicants are asked to abridge biographical information to half a page per artist.
- If posting or bringing in applications please provide a large, stamped and self addressed envelope to ensure the return of your material. Metcalfe Gallery cannot return visual materials if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is not supplied.
Insurance
Successful applicants wishing to be fully insured against fire, flood, theft, loss or damage must organise this independently.
Checklist
Have you included the following?
- Name, address, email address and contact number
- Proposal
- CV
- Labelled visual material (CD, DVD and / or slides)
NB. Gallery staff are not able to contact artists to seek material missing from proposals.
Gallery Plans
Click to view the Gallery Plan. If your work is to be site-specific it would be beneficial to view the space personally.
Rental cost
A TWO week show is preferred by the BIA and is recommended in order to give a range of viewers sufficient time to get to the gallery. Gallery rental for two weeks:
- Space 1A Metcalfe Gallery: 2019 $ 510.00 | 2020 $ 540.00 (plus $50 refundable bond)
- Space 1B Metcalfe Gallery: 2019 $ 510.00 | 2020 $ 540.00 (plus $50 refundable bond)
- Foyer Metcalfe Gallery: 2019 $ 510.00 | 2020 $ 540.00 (plus $50 refundable bond)
- Utilize two spaces: 2019 $945.00 | 2020 $ 995.00 (plus $50 refundable bond)
- Utilize three spaces: 2019 $1397.00 | 2020 $ 1465.00 (plus $50 refundable bond)
Current BIA members are entitled to a 10% discount. Longer periods can be negotiated but are not advised. NOTE : In order to be familiar with the spaces and the way the gallery is set up, it is highly recommended that artists and exhibitors visit the gallery and discuss arrangements with the gallery staff prior to booking.
Rental conditions
- Metcalfe Gallery opening hours:- The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. When renting the space week-end opening times are the responsibility of the artist. The exhibition must remain fully installed for the full duration of the advertised period.
- Promotion of exhibition:– It is the artist’s responsibility to promote the exhibition (i.e. printing and mailing costs). If you provide information and an image of your work, the BIA can facilitate a bulk mail out to our email list. Exhibitions in the gallery are also promoted through BIA facebook.
- Hanging of Work:- Works may be hung using pins nails, screws or picture hanging hooks. Plinths are available for 3D works. ONLY PENCIL MAY BE USED TO MARK THE WALLS AS A GUIDE TO HANGING. STICKY TAPE, OR ANY OTHER FORMS OF ADHESIVE ARE GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE TO USE FOR HANGING WORKS - AND DEFINITELY NO SELF-ADHESIVE VELCRO IS TO BE USED (stapling the Velcro to the wall is acceptable in some circumstances).
- Opening Night:- Kitchen/bar facilities are available. The artist is responsible for catering and the clean up after the opening. Due to the security system, openings need to finish by 8.30pm and clean up by 9.30pm. The building must be securely locked.
- Sale of Work:- Labelling, signage and sales are the responsibility of the exhibitor.
- Clean up Procedures for Gallery:- Supplies are available for clean up from administrative staff – filler, sandpaper, paint, roller and tray.
- Rub out any pencil marks etc.
- Fill all holes using filler, sand back when dry and paint using roller and paint supplied.
- Plinths need to be left in good condition.
- Clean roller and tray in sculpture room sink at back of building.
- Sweep or vacuum gallery floor.
- Return all equipment to the administration staff.
Gallery Bookings 2020
| Space | Start Date | Finish Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | Thursday, January 16, 2020 | Wednesday, January 29, 2020 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, January 30, 2020 | Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, February 13, 2020 | Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, February 27, 2020 | Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, March 12, 2020 | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, March 26, 2020 | Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, April 16, 2020 | Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, April 30, 2020 | Wednesday, May 15, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, May 21, 2020 | Wednesday, June 3, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Thursday, June 4, 2020 | Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Saturday, June 20, 2018 | Friday, July 10, 2020 |
| A | Booked | Monday, 22 June, 2020 | Sunday, 28 June, 2020 |
| B | Booked | Saturday, 4 July, 2020 | Wednesday, 8 July, 2020 |
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, July 9, 2020 | Wednesday, July 22, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, July 23, 2020 | Wednesday, August 05, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, August 6, 2020 | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, August 20, 2020 | Wednesday, September 02, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, September 03, 2020 | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, September 17, 2020 | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, October 01, 2020 | Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, October 15, 2020 | Wednesday, October 28, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, October 29, 2020 | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, November 12, 2020 | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, November 26, 2020 | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Saturday, December 5, 2020 | Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
Gallery Bookings 2021
| Space | Start Date | Finish Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, January 14, 2021 | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, January 28, 2021 | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, February 11, 2021 | Wednesday, February 24, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, February 25, 2021 | Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Thursday, March 11, 2021 | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Thursday, March 25, 2021 | Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, April 29, 2021 | Wednesday, May 14, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, May 20, 2021 | Wednesday, June 2, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, June 3, 2021 | Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Booked | Saturday, June 19, 2018 | Friday, June 25, 2021 |
| A | Booked | Saturday, 26 June, 2021 | Wednesday, 30 June, 2021 |
| B | Booked | Thursdayday, 1 July, 2021 | Saturday, 3 July, 2021 |
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, July 5, 2021 | Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Thursday, July 15, 2021 | Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, July 29, 2021 | Wednesday, August 11, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Thursday, August 12, 2021 | Wednesday, August 25, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, August 26, 2021 | Wednesday, September 08, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, September 09, 2021 | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, September 23, 2021 | Wednesday, Octoberber 06, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Booked | Thursday, October 07, 2021 | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||
| Foyer | Thursday, October 21, 2021 | Wednesday, November 03, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, November 04, 2021 | Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Thursday, November 18, 2021 | Wednesday, December 01, 2021 | |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| Foyer | Booked | Saturday, December 04, 2021 | Saturday, December 118, 2021 |
| A | Booked | ||
| B | Booked | ||