Look Hear is a weekly event for the month of March, at the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery,  where creative professionals take to the stage to present a series of talks and presentations. Each Wednesday evening starting 10th of March, a selection of designers and artists will discuss their creative process, methods and techniques, and the inspirations behind their careers in creativity.  With an awesome line-up including The National Grid, We Buy Your Kids and Peppermint Magazine. And whats more.. its FREE!!

Check out the site for further details.

Some nice illustration work by John Ryan Solis. Check out his portfolio.

Finders Keepers have decided to run their very own ‘Finders Keepers featured artist competition’. After having lots of emerging artists approach them with their artwork they have decided it’s time to put together a competition!

Basically they are asking young emerging creative artists to submit  1 x artwork specifically for the Finders Keepers for a chance to gain exposure for their work and be featured.

There is less then 2 weeks left, so if you are keen to have a chance to have your work used by one of Australia’s biggest independent design markets check out their site for more details.

Creaturism (Brisbane Illustrator) likes waffles and exists to create crazy illustrations of
creatures that exists somewhere in a parallel reality.

US based artist Travis Millard. His work has been featured in many galleries around the world and in mags like King Brown and Transworld Magazine.  He and his partner will be speaking at Sydney Semi-Permanent event this March. I’m pumped!

Dave Barnes artistic approach involves the practice of transforming modern concept to reveal nostalgic mood, sometimes refered to as “Oldification”. Recycled elements, faded colours, layered/collaged backgrounds, and sand papered imagery all play a part in this process, along with the use of bold observational line and memory dissolved Rockwellian imagery. His work is vintage and nostalgic, while still modern and aggressive.

YOURS THE DEMON is an exhibition of experimental work by screenprinter/illustrator James Jirat Patradoon.

Opening Night Thursday 7th of January
Running till 19th of January

Kinokuniya Gallery
Books Kinokuniya
Level 2, The Galleries Victoria
500 George St, Sydney

Opening night drinks provided by Cascade Green.

Usually the final window on your chocolate advent, contained a larger chocolate, quickly to be scoffed down before breakfast. So in the same spirit, I have put up our final advent in the early hours of the morning, with a special treat. Not only does this little illustration animate, but for an added bit of fun, the first person to comment with the name of the artist wins an art print. (its easy really, its Christmas, and I am feeling generous).

Thank you to all our readers and supporters this year, have an awesome Christmas and new year. We look forward to bringing you bigger and better things in the new year.

Cheers

Brett Manning has illustrated this gorgeous, cozy little 22 for our artist advent calendar. Brett’s is one of the featured artists in our zine (which is available for purchase). You can buy her art online or read her blog to find out more about her.

Don’t forget if you haven’t yet, to enter our giveaway this week.

This cool number 20 for our artist advent, has been created by French illustrator and street artist, Monsieur Qui. You can see more of his work on his website.