Featuring at the Ryan Renshaw Gallery in Fortitude Valley from 12th October until 14th November is an exhibition from Brisbane’s award winning photographer, Martin Smith.

The exhibit, entitled ‘A Perfect Price for Donny‘ will feature honest and funny photographic stories that reflect moments and memories in his life.

In past Martin Smith exhibitions, you could find people laughing at the stories he has inscribed on his photographs. Come along and be part of some of the more intimate moments in his life!

The opening reception with the Brisbane artist will take place on Friday 14th October from 6-8pm. Come along to meet the talented artist himself, but be quick because RSVPs are essential!

>Check out the gallery’s website: http://ryanrenshaw.com.au/

> Or email Ryan Renshaw Gallery for further details: gallery@ryanrenshaw.com.au

- Despina Papamanolis, QH Guest Blogger

Early bird tickets are now available for the Masked Gallery Walk – the official opening event of the Australian Body Art Carnivale – taking place on Friday 13 May at 6.00pm.

Event Manager Danielle Taylor suggests getting in early to avoid disappointment, and to take advantage of the early bird discount.

“The event was a sell-out success last (more…)

The Ipswich House is an exhibition being held at Ipswich Art Gallery until Mid-November. The exhibition is an enlightening encapsulation of some of Queensland’s early domestic architecture, frozen in time by 13 contemporary Queensland artists. The exhibition delves into the city’s significant architectural heritage through a selection of commissioned house portraits across a diverse range of mediums.

By taking a look at Jane Burton’s www.janeburton.com.au photograph of MacFarlane’s House #1, it’s quite clear that the exhibition not only documents important design trends and fabrication methods in Ipswich’s history, but also reveals more about the history and stories that belonged to the house’s inhabitants. I’ve always marvelled at the simple point and shoot formula of photography because of its ability to capture a million stories in one effortless motion.

Find out more about the Ipswich Art Gallery here!

- Guest Blogger Michaela Tam

View of the elevated restaurant, Centenary Pool, Brisbane. Photo: James Birrrell

Weekend walks along the Brisbane river allow you to get a sense of just how much the city is changing. Walking from Toowong to the City Botanic Gardens (aim for breakfast at the City Gardens Cafe), watch out for the Hale Street Link at Milton and the Tank St pedestrian and cycle bridge link being constructed from the city over to GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art).  Along with all the construction happening there are some great exhibitions over at the Art Gallery and the State Library. Hurry and see the American Impressionism and Realism exhibition at the Art Gallery (not GoMA). It closes on September 20. It not only showcases paintings from The Metropolitan Museum in New York but famous Australian works as well. While over at the state library next door,  Modern times: the untold story of modernism in Australia examines the Modernist movement comprehensively in Australia across a range of art forms and creative practices. (more…)