Arts Project Australia

🍂🌸🍃 Join us on Saturday 9 May at the APA gallery, @collingwood_yards from 3-5pm for the opening event of 5 7 3 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙨 10 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨. For over three decades, Fiona Longhurst has cultivated a distinctive visual language grounded in pattern, repetition, and colour. A longstanding artist in the Arts Project Australia studio since 1991, her practice has evolved with quiet persistence, producing a compelling body of work. Her intricate fields of mark-making are animated by recurring motifs – floral forms, delicate compositional arrangements, and text. Through intuitive layering and patterning, Longhurst builds a personal visual lexicon. This exhibition celebrates Longhurst’s enduring contribution to the APA studio and the broader contemporary art landscape, offering insight into an artist whose evolving practice is defined by tenderness, a nuanced use of colour, and a quietly compelling sense of introspection. Coinciding with the exhibition, APA is pleased to announce the launch of a new monograph series in partnership with Perimeter Editions, with Longhurst’s accompanying publication 5 7 3 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 10 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 marking the first release. Copies available for purchase at the exhibition, or pre-order now via the Perimeter Books (@perimeterbooks ) website. Curated by Jo Salt (@jojosalt ) 🌸🌸🌸 Details: Opening event: Saturday 9 May, 3-5pm Exhibition Dates: 9 May - 13 June 🍃🍃🍃 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt

🍃🍂🌸 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening event of ‘5 7 3 Float Fall Petals 10 Trees’ on Saturday at our Collingwood Yards gallery (@collingwood_yards ). A big congratulations to Fiona Longhurst on her incredible survey exhibition, and the launch of the accompanying monograph publication in partnership with Perimeter Editions (@perimeterbooks ) For over three decades, Fiona Longhurst has cultivated a distinctive visual language grounded in pattern, repetition, and colour. A longstanding artist in the Arts Project Australia studio since 1991, her practice has evolved with quiet persistence, producing a compelling body of work. This exhibition celebrates Longhurst’s enduring contribution to the APA studio and the broader contemporary art landscape, offering insight into an artist whose evolving practice is defined by tenderness, a nuanced use of colour, and a quietly compelling sense of introspection. Curated by Jo Salt (@jojosalt ). ‘5 7 3 Float Fall Petals 10 Trees’ continues at our Collingwood Yards gallery until 13 June. 🍂🍂🍂 Photos: Janelle Low @janellelow_ 🌸🌸🌸 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt @perimeterbooks

When people visit our studio or gallery, they often say the same thing - “I leave feeling a little bit better about the world.” Maybe you’ve felt it too? 💙 The art sits at the heart of it all, but it’s the people that make it beat — the artists, the staff, and this incredible community around them. Today we’re launching our annual fundraising campaign to help keep that feeling alive. To celebrate, we’ve curated a selection of heartfelt works by APA artists including sequinned hearts by Mark Smith, heart-covered cakes by Anthony Romagnano, and Shoshanna Brott’s beloved heart-bibbed rabbit. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to support the studio and the artists at the heart of it all. Every gift, no matter the size, will be celebrated 💙 And while you’re there, tell us what you love about APA. Leave a message with your donation and we’ll add it to our ‘What We 💙’ wall in the studio for APA artists to enjoy. As studio artist Amani Tia says: “It’s you guys who make my heart better. That’s what I love here, man. The people.” Donate today and help keep the studio — and that feeling — alive. Featured artworks: 1. Mark Smith, ‘Untitled’ (2015) 2. Monica Lazzari, ‘Untitled’ (2013) 3. Shoshanna Brott, ‘Untitled’ (2024) 4. Cathy Staughton, ‘Queen Victor a Frankenlady Freakentime Thunder Mah Franker’ (2018) 5. Jacob Cartelli, ‘Untitled’ (2025) 6. Bronwyn Hack, ‘My Heart Goes On’ (2022) 7. Anthony Romagnano, ‘Yellow Heart Cake’ (2018) 8. Bronwyn Hack, ‘Heart’ (2022) 9. Julian Martin, ‘Untitled’ (animal with hearts) (2012) 10. Bronwyn Hack, ‘Love on my Heart’ (2025) #artsprojectaustralia

📚💫 Join us at the Melbourne Art Book Fair from 15 – 17 May, as the NGV’s Great Hall transforms into a marketplace of art books, publishing and design. Visit the APA stall for a fresh drop of zines and be among the first to pick up one of our brand-new tote bags featuring artwork by APA artist Peter Ben. Throughout the weekend we will also have guest appearances from APA artists Iain Gordon, Darcy Scott, Matthew Gove and Lisa Reid. 🪅🪅🪅 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt #MelbourneArtBookFair #NGV @NGVMelbourne

🌸 Ahead of the opening of Fiona Longhurst’s highly anticipated survey exhibition 5 7 3 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 10 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 this Saturday 9 May, we sat down to find out what drives her practice and continues to inspire her:   𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.
 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘬. 
  𝘔𝘢𝘶𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘺.
 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯.
 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴.

𝘈 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯.
 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. Coinciding with the exhibition, and in partnership with Perimeter Editions, APA is thrilled to launch Longhurst’s book 5 7 3 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 10 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴. Copies available for purchase at the exhibition, or pre-order now via the @perimeterbooks website.  🍂🍂🍂   Opening event and book launch: Date: Saturday 9 May Time: 3 - 5pm  Location: APA Gallery, Level 1, Perry Street Building, Collingwood Yards (@collingwood_yards ) 
 Exhibition runs until Saturday 13 June. 🍃🍃🍃 Photo: Penelope Hunt (@penelope.hunt.studio ) Featured artworks: 
Fiona Longhurst, Squares Patterns Squares All the Colours, 2019
Fiona Longhurst, Untitled (Blue Patterns, Coloured Circles, Lines), 2012 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt

✏️🌀 Last week a group of APA artists headed out to the gallery, for a still-life drawing workshop facilitated by artist Mark Dober and things got big! Working with props from Houses, Spouses, Chrises and Chrises, the gallery quickly filled with larger-than-life still life scenes.   A big thank you to Mark for sharing his expertise with the artists  🙌   ✏️✏️✏️   A reminder that the APA gallery is currently closed for exhibition changeover. We look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday 9 May for the opening celebration of 5 7 3 Float Fall Petals 10 Trees, an exhibition celebrating Fiona Longhurst’s enduring contribution to the APA studio and the broader contemporary art landscape. 🌸🌸🌸 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt

𝗔𝗣𝗔 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱! 📣 Congratulations Anthony Romagnano who has been named as a finalist, with his portrait of fellow APA artitst Fiona Longhurst.    Shaped by more than 20 years working side by side in the studio, Anthony’s portrait highlights their shared love of colour and patchwork-like effects in their artistic practices. While he often draws inspiration from popular culture, domestic life and the natural world, Anthony continually returns to capturing day-to-day life in the studio, including self-portraits and portraits of APA staff and fellow artists.   𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 synthetic polymer paint, paint pen on canvas 101.8 x 76.5 cm Congratulations again to Anthony! 🎆🎇🎆🎇 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt #ArchibaldPrize2026 @artgalleryofnsw

𝗔𝗣𝗔 𝗪𝘆𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱! 📣 Congratulations Georgia Szmerling who has been named a finalist with her landscape ‘𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦’.   “I appreciate nature – the beauty and the different textures, smells and colours. I find it relaxing and soothing. I like the quietness, not the busyness.   Art is relaxing and calming. It makes other people happy. They enjoy it and I enjoy it. It’s something happy and colourful. I like landscapes and beaches.   I like bright colours, but not too intense. I look at a photo and try to match the colour, and think, ‘Oh, I will try this,’ and if I don’t like it, I just paint over it.” – Georgia Szmerling   𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas 185.5 x 244 cm   Congratulations again to Georgia! 🎆🎇🎆🎇 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt #WynnePrize2026 @artgalleryofnsw

🧶While Chris O’Brien’s time as an artist in residence at the @austapestry has finished up, you still have until Saturday 2 May to see Marjorie Street – Chris & Friends, curated by Chris O’Brien (@chrisobrien467 ), Carolyn Hawkins (@carolyn.helen ) and Jodie Kipps (@jodie.l.kipps ). 🏘️🚗🌀 Marjorie Street – Chris & Friends brings together a collection of works that showcase the breadth and diversity of artists working at the Arts Project Australia studio. Featuring works by Alanna Dodd, Matt Gove, Bronwyn Hack, Adrian Lazzaro, Joanne Nethercote, Chris O’Brien, Rosie O’Brien, Mark Smith, and Jade Tomsic. Curated by recent ATW Artist in Residence Chris O’Brien, alongside Carolyn Hawkins and Jodie Kipps. 🧶🧶🧶

🗓 5 March - 2 May 
📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop
🔗 Read more via the link in bio 🧶🧶🧶 Images courtesy of @austapestry 
 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt @austapestry

🚧 Gallery Closed for Exhibition Changeover 🚧 The APA Gallery is currently closed as we prepare for our next exhibition. For any enquiries or artwork collections please contact us at [email protected] We look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday 9 May for the opening celebration of 5 7 3 Float Fall Petals 10 Trees, an exhibition celebrating Fiona Longhurst’s enduring contribution to the APA studio and the broader contemporary art landscape. 🔨🔨🔨 Featured artwork: Matthew Gove, Gophing Off, 2021 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt #BRB

🏚️⚠️ Final Days ⚠️🏚️ It’s your last chance to visit 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 at the APA gallery, @collingwood_yards . The 3D Real Estate fantasy of Chris O’Brien, this exhibition is set in and around an abandoned old house in Northcote. The show constructs a world both mundane and surreal: where furniture is stolen in slow motion, burnt beans bubble in the fireplace, and the roar of V8s echo through the TV on lazy afternoons. Curated by Chris O’Brien (@chrisobrien467 ), Caroline Wylds (@lips_phone ) and Sarah Lamanna (@srahlmnna ) 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 will close on Saturday 18 April. 🏚️🏚️🏚️ Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 11am – 5pm
Saturday: 12 – 4pm 🌀🌀🌀 Photos: Janelle Low (@janellelow_ ) Sarah Lamanna (@srahlmnna ) #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt #HousesSpousesCrisesandChrises

🏚️⚠️ It’s the final week and your final chance to visit 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 at the APA gallery, @collingwood_yards . The 3D Real Estate fantasy of Chris O’Brien, this exhibition is set in and around an abandoned old house in Northcote. The show constructs a world both mundane and surreal: where furniture is stolen in slow motion, burnt beans bubble in the fireplace, and the roar of V8s echo through the TV on lazy afternoons. Curated by Chris O’Brien (@chrisobrien467 ), Caroline Wylds (@lips_phone ) and Sarah Lamanna (@srahlmnna ) 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 will close on Saturday 18 April. 🏚️🏚️🏚️ Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 11am – 5pm Saturday: 12 – 4pm 🌀🌀🌀 #ArtsProjectAustralia #ContemporaryArt #HousesSpousesCrisesandChrises