The National Art School has announced undo the day, a new exhibition curated by Gina Mobayed, bringing together work from 10 earlier career and established contemporary artists, exploring the human response to move towards the light when in darkness. Presented across two floors of the NAS Gallery from 14 June – 3 August 2024, artists include Karen Black, Nathan Hawkes, Irene Hanenbergh, Ruth Hutchinson, Nabilah Nordin, Mel O’Callaghan, Tom Polo, Ronan Pirozzi, Jodie Whalen and Coen Young.

Working in and around abstraction and figuration, undo the day explores the notion of finding hope, and a way forward in times of doubt and change. As curator Gina Mobayed explains: “In darkness there is less definition and more uncertainty, there is an instinctual urge to move forward through both vision and feeling. We rely on light for orientation to mark the distance between what we desire, what we are looking for, and sometimes what we know. A flicker or a spark can be enough to offer hope, even if blurred and ambiguous”.

The Biennale of Sydney is delighted to announce Hoor Al Qasimi as the Artistic Director of the 25th Biennale of Sydney, which will take place from 7 March – 8 June 2026.

Hoor Al Qasimi is the President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, the independent public arts organisation in the UAE founded by her in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts around the world. Al Qasimi has been the Director of Sharjah Biennial since 2002, an internationally recognised platform for contemporary artists, curators and cultural producers, and curated the critically acclaimed Sharjah Biennial 15 in 2023. She was appointed as the President of the International Biennial Association (IBA) in 2017 and serves as the President of The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, Sharjah and President and Director of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial.

Al Qasimi was appointed as the Artistic Director of the sixth Aichi Triennale (2025), becoming the first person to be chosen for the role from outside of Japan. She has also co-curated exhibitions at leading organisations around the world, including the Serpentine Gallery in London and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Image: Dan Boud.

Hadley’s Art Prize has today announced 35 contemporary Australian artists selected as finalists for the 2024 edition of the esteemed annual $100,000 acquisitive landscape prize. The finalists’ works will be presented in an exhibition at Hadley’s Orient Hotel from 3 – 25 August 2024, this year marking the hotel’s 190th birthday, with the winning work announced on 2 August.

Selected for the best portrayal of the Australian landscape, the finalists for this year’s Hadley’s Art Prize feature an exciting cross section of established and early career artists including Robert Fielding, Zaachariaha Fielding, Rosie Hastie, Naomi Hobson, Harrison Bowe, Belinda Yee,  Jane Burton, Helen Mueller, and Stephanie Tabram

The 35 selected artworks encompass a wide array of mediums including oil, acrylic, graphite, pencil, enamel, woodcut prints and digital etching, offering diverse and contemplative interpretations of the Australian landscape.

The 2024 judging panel of art specialists is comprised of the Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia Tina Baum; Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Jane Devery; and celebrated British-Australian artist and Associate Head of Art at the University of Tasmania, Dr Neil Haddon.

Alongside the Major Prize of $100,000, there is the $10,000 Residency Prize, the $2,500 People’s Choice Award, the $1,000 Packing Room Prize, and $1,500 worth of prizes for students. Artworks are for sale and entry to the exhibition is free.