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APA Celebrates 50 Years
APA celebrates 50 years of bold and brilliant art
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Janet English Visits
Oz music icon Janet English of Spiderbait and Happyland fame visits the APA studio for a portrait sitting
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Outsider Art Fair
Arts Project Australia will return to Outsider Art Fair New York in 2024.
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Lisa Reid: Australian Tapestry Workshop Artist in Residence Program
Arts Project Australia artist Lisa Reid has been announced as a recipient of the Australian Tapestry Workshop's 2024 Artist in Residency Program.
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Winner: Joanne Nethercote, Linden Postcard Show
Arts Project Australia artist Joanne Nethercote has awarded the Frames Now Work on Paper Award at the Linden Postcard Show 2023-24.
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Farewell from Sue Roff
It has been an incredible privilege to work with the APA staff and artists and I have too many highlights to name...
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Liz Nowell appointed Executive Director
Arts Project Australia is pleased to welcome Liz Nowell as its new Executive Director, effective 4 December.
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Eden Menta and Janelle Low shortlisted for Incinerator Art Award
Arts Project Australia artist Eden Menta and collaborator Janelle Low have been shortlisted in the Incinerator Art Award for their photo Eden and The Gorge.
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Georgia Szmerling shortlisted for Gosford Art Prize
Arts Project Australia artist Georgia Szmerling has been shortlisted for the 2023 Annual Gosford Art Prize.
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Window on Collections: Modern Maps
APA is excited to announce that Miles Howard-Wilks' will be taking part in the State Library Victoria's Window on Collections: Modern Maps event with his delicious map of the best snacks in his home city, Melbourne.
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Sue Roff stepping down from Arts Project Australia
Sue Roff has announced she is stepping down as Executive Director of Arts Project Australia (APA), Melbourne’s flagship supported studio for artists with an intellectual disability.
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Michael McQuillan - Online Program Artist
There is an intimate connection between the subject matter and the artist, the works tenderly capturing life in the studio, objects of admiration, or pursuits of great personal affection.