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– TEMPORARY CLOSURE –

Arts Project Australia has temporarily closed our studio and gallery until further notice. We are reviewing announcements from the Federal and State Governments daily. We post regular updates from our management team to our website, with more detailed information for artists, families and carers available on our Studio Page. We wish everyone all the best in these challenging times.

SUE ROFF, Executive Director

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New to web! Not titled

New to web! Not titled

Miles Howard-Wilks

New to web! Railway along the Coast

New to web! Railway along the Coast

Miles Howard-Wilks

New to web! Not titled (Magpies, flowering gums)

New to web! Not titled (Magpies, flowering gums)

Miles Howard-Wilks

Not titled

Miles Howard-Wilks

New to web! Whale Shark and Fish

New to web! Whale Shark and Fish

Miles Howard-Wilks

New to web! Not titled (Magpies)

New to web! Not titled (Magpies)

Miles Howard-Wilks

New to web! Not titled (seated woman)

New to web! Not titled (seated woman)

Chris Mason

Rockpools with fish

Rockpools with fish

Miles Howard-Wilks

New to web! Not titled (two seated nudes)

New to web! Not titled (two seated nudes)

Chris Mason

New to web! Nude Obese Woman Scratching Her Back

New to web! Nude Obese Woman Scratching Her Back

Chris Mason

New to web! Ebony the Bird Dog Girl in the Nude

New to web! Ebony the Bird Dog Girl in the Nude

Chris Mason

New to web! Nude fatty with her hand on her back

New to web! Nude fatty with her hand on her back

Chris Mason

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We have another edition to our digital bookshelf..

We have another edition to our digital bookshelf... published for Arts Project Australia’s 40th Anniversary in 2014, 'So Far…' encapsulates eight stories that follow eight accomplished Arts Project studio artists. The publication, written by Anne Stonehouse with James McDonald, focusses on stories of the artists and their art, and their common, strong commitment to their art practice. These eight artists’ stories, and the images of their work, are a testimony to the role that making art plays in their lives and documents eight examples of genuine inclusion through telling their stories in an honest and straightforward way. Head to Digital Bookshelf link in bio.

Who doesn't want a second chance? We are offering

Who doesn't want a second chance? We are offering one to you, as well as to the passed in lots from our inaugural auction. Maybe you missed the auction, or were an unlucky underbidder. But it's not too late to welcome a new piece into your collection and support our artists as part of the Day We All Went Home. Browse the select collection as part of virtual exhibition series Mapping Our Own Future on the APA website. Like or love a work of art - get in touch with an offer!

We are happy to announce The Day We All Went Home,

We are happy to announce The Day We All Went Home, our online auction at Leonard Joel, raised $45k yesterday. 75 lots sold with 100% of proceeds being evenly split between participating artists and Arts Project Australia. This is a fantastic result and a burst of positivity within a such a challenging year. .
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We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday, whether to bid or watch the festivities, as well as to the vital and generous support of our partner Leonard Joel for facilitating such a successful fundraising event. It is with our partners and community of supporters that we can continue to aim high and advocate for the inclusion of artists with intellectual disabilities in the art sector.
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We hope all successful bidders look forward to welcoming some fantastic works of art into your collection in the next few weeks- keep an eye on your email for payment and pickup details from Leonard Joel. And, please note, that any passed in lots are still available - get in touch!

Image | Lot 76: ADRIAN SALVATORE (born 1992) Brent Harvey's VFL/AFL Games Record 2016 greylead and colour pencil on paper

Join us today at 3pm to raise funds for Arts Proje

Join us today at 3pm to raise funds for Arts Project Australia! Watch the auction and bid in real-time online from the link in our bio. It is not necessary to register to watch the auction, but you will need to create an Invaluable account if you would like to bid. Get cosy from wherever you are joining us and best of luck bidding on your favourite artworks!

Image | Lot 16. CHRIS MASON (born 1976) Berlian Emas (Gold Diamond in Indonesian) 2019 glazed earthenware

Auction highlight: Georgia Szmerling is a multi-di

Auction highlight: Georgia Szmerling is a multi-disciplinary artist—working in painting and drawing and ceramics—with a penchant for studying and reinterpreting the natural world. Rich in texture and highly expressive, her abstract plant and water formations revel in expressive movement through her application of colour, line and form. Her 2018 large canvas, Landscape with Waterfall, exquisitely captures the emotive power of her paintings. Szmerling has worked at Arts Project since 2003 and held her first solo exhibition in 2005. She has featured in numerous group exhibitions in Australia include Spring 1883 and Melbourne Art Fair. Her work is held in private collections Australiawide.

For The Day We All Went Home, we've included Melbo

For The Day We All Went Home, we've included Melbourne-based contemporary artists who have collaborated with Arts Project artists over the years. The artwork James, created by Richard Lewer and Eden Menta in 2016, was the result of a collaboration for the exhibition Telltale, as part of Next Wave's Emerging Curator's Program. Richard and Eden ignored the curatorial brief for the most part. They created an incredible body of work that was "all in, text people, images - it all becomes part of the work." The collection, many of which have already sold, included self-portraits, other artists and studio staff, as well as text and titles that reflected negative statements commonly made toward marginalised people. Richard Lewer is an established artist, who received the Basil Sellers Art Award in Melbourne in 2016. He is represented by Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney; Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide; and Suite Gallery, Auckland. Eden Menta is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist who, in 2019, was invited to show with Janelle Low as part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. She has worked at Art Project since 2013.

Auction highlight: Original copies of The Hero Man

Auction highlight: Original copies of The Hero Man Series, volumes 1 -10. Jimmy Tran is an emerging artist whose practice spans printmaking, painting, drawing and artist zines. Central to his practice is a series of hand-illustrated artist zines called The Hero Man, which follows the lives of a group of power ranger-type crime fighters. His dynamic graphic style holds the balance between drama and banality, as day-to-day moments are rendered with equal weighting as Hero Man crime-fighting scenes. Tran has worked at Arts Project since 2015 and exhibited in numerous group shows. His work is held in private collections in Australia.

In this week's virtual show, we invite you to prev

In this week's virtual show, we invite you to preview this Sunday's online auction in exhibition form. On 16 March, the Arts Project Australia studio closed due to COVID-19 restrictions and 150 artists were asked to stay home, leaving many pieces of art behind. This collection presents a suite of unique contemporary artworks created before the day we all went home; together, they are a vivid reminder of the creative prowess, as well as insight and rigour, occurring in Arts Project Australia’s studios only a few months ago. Browse via Mapping Our Own Future link in bio.
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Images: Bobby Kyriakopoulos, Daniel Pace, Lisa Reid

Auction highlight: This work sees another side to

Auction highlight: This work sees another side to Chris Mason's practise, generally renowned for depicting full-bodied women in ceramic form. This large canvas still features his voluptuous ladies, but in an ominous context: they forefront a power station and helicopter signing the end of climate change. But the work does not push a cheery tone, begging the question of whether Mason is being cynical, ironic or aware of the naivety in hope for a cleaner future. Lot 73 ‘Power station with two voluptuous ladies and a helicopter with a big sign’ (2017) is socially and politically charged work would suit both public and private collections.

Got your eye on a piece in our upcoming auction bu

Got your eye on a piece in our upcoming auction but now sure how to bid? We have got you covered: scroll through to see 3 ways how you to participate in 'The Day We All Went Home' this Sunday. Let us know if you have any questions- we are all ears!

#enterthearchive Looking forward to this week’s

#enterthearchive Looking forward to this week’s fundraising auction, we reflect on our 10-year relationship with Leonard Joel. These images show our first fundraising auction generously sponsored by Leonard Joel, back in 2011. With Therese Rein as a special guest, the event was held in anticipation of Arts Project Australia’s 40th anniversary (2014), within a larger series of Outsider Art exhibitions from throughout Australia and overseas. While we sadly won’t be sipping cocktails at this year’s fundraiser, we are forever thankful of the continuous, vital support we receive from our partner Leonard Joel, allowing us to continue to do what we do.

The countdown is on – 5 days until ‘The Day We

The countdown is on – 5 days until ‘The Day We All Went Home’! Hosted by Leonard Joel, the online fundraising auction presents 100 artworks, ready to be welcomed into new and established private and public collections of all budgets. All proceeds to support Arts Project Australia’s artists and the organisation throughout the precarious year of 2020 and beyond. Visit the auction or read the digital catalogue via link in our bio.

Read our Q & A with John Albrecht, Managing Direct

Read our Q & A with John Albrecht, Managing Director at Leonard Joel, Australia’s largest multi-department auction house and long-term supporter of Arts Project Australia. In this article, Albrecht reflects on Leonard Joel's relationship with Arts Project Australia as well as inspiration, hopes and tips for the upcoming fundraiser 'The Day We All Went Home' on June 28.

Read on 'Love from the Studio' link in our IG bio.

This week's solo exhibition hones in on the mesmer

This week's solo exhibition hones in on the mesmeric practice of Julian Martin. Characterised by rich surfaces, Martin’s pastel works make a unique visual statement. Methodical in his approach, he carefully works from photographs and arranged still life, deconstructing references to create highly considered compositions. Martin has worked in the Arts Project studio since 1988 and is represented by Fleisher/Ollman in Philadelphia.
Visit the online exhibition through the 'Mapping Our Own Future' link in IG bio.

The Day We All Went Home catalogue is now live! Br

The Day We All Went Home catalogue is now live! Browse the preview of 96 lots of 100 works by 54 artists from Arts Project Australia’s studio and three collaborating Melbourne-based artists, inclusive of painting, drawing, photography, digital art, ceramics, textiles and soft sculpture. Open to local and international collectors of all experience levels, reserves range between $100 and $8000. Plan your wishlist for bidding online at 3pm Sunday June 28, or leave an absentee bid now!

Visit the Leonard Joel's preview via the link in our IG bio.

Image | Lot #46 Lisa Reid, The Old Fashioned Cash Register with the Old Paper, 2018.

This week’s virtual solo exhibition features Ant

This week’s virtual solo exhibition features Anthony Romagnano (born 1985), a mid-career artist who creates small-scale artworks with pencil and paint on paper with references to popular culture images in his work using blocks of vivid colour.

Romagnano has worked in the Arts Project studio since 2004, presented his first solo show in 2008 and has exhibited in numerous national and international group shows, and has work in the National Gallery of Victoria, as gifted by Stuart Purves, with work also held in private collections Australia wide.

Visit the exhibition on our website.

'They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But

'They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a picture doesn’t talk to you- it takes you places. It can make you feel happy, it can make you feel scared, it can make you feel lost. It has that power.' In this interview, Monica Lazzari, a regular Arts Project Australia studio artist since 2006, talks about striking a balance between impulsiveness and planned structure in her compositions and the fluid language of art which, she believes, viewers should feel without interference.
Visit Love from the Studio on our website.
Image | MONICA LAZZARI, NOT TITLED, 2017, FINE LINER; PENCIL ON PAPER, 28 X 38.5 CM, ML17-0004

We are thrilled to announce an exclusive online au

We are thrilled to announce an exclusive online auction of 100 artworks in partnership with Leonard Joel, our supporter of 10 years, to fundraise for Arts Project Australia and its artists.

On Saturday 16 March, the Arts Project Australia studio closed due to COVID19 and 150 artists were asked to stay home, leaving many pieces of art behind. The auction, hosted by Leonard Joel, presents an opportunity to purchase from a suite of unique contemporary artworks created before the day we all went home.

Leonard Joel is sponsoring the event and waiving their buyer’s premium, with 100% of proceeds going to participating artists and Arts Project Australia. More details will be released soon, so watch this space!
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Auction / Sunday 28 June 2020, 3pm
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Image: Chris O’Brien ‘Chris’ Collection, Chris and Chelsea live in this house’ 2019 cotton, foam and wool 32.5 x 40 x 49 cm

#enterthearchive Invitation and images of ‘behin

#enterthearchive Invitation and images of ‘behind the scenes’ from our studio during Oriana Ciarma's exhibition from 25 years ago. Ciarma (1971) works with diverse media, ink, pencil, pastel and pens to explore her internal and external realities. Ciarma rejoined Arts Project Australia in 2017, bringing her adventurous exploration of material and composition back to the studio and exhibiting in January's group exhibition 'Pleased to Meet You.'

This week's virtual solo exhibition, Japan and Mas

This week's virtual solo exhibition, Japan and Mash, features Rebecca Scibilia (b 1980) and her depictions of journeys in Japan. The works are characterised by bold texta colour and assured pattern making which maintains an evocative balance of vibrating energy and personal reflection. Scibilia is a Melbourne-based artist who utilises a variety of media for her works, sourcing her imagery from a range of popular culture items and has been a regular studio artist at Arts Project Australia since 1999; her work is held in the Leeuwin Estate Collection in Western Australia and private collections Australiawide.
View exhibition on our website.

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