November Archives - Tap Gallery

Donate towards the NUDES ON TAP Art Prize. It is tax deductable through the AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND & all funds raised go to the awarded artists.

DONATE HERE:

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000XboZ8MAJ/nudes-on-tap-2025-with-headon-festival

The Australian Cultural Fund is an online fundraising platform for the Australian arts and cultural sector, administered by Creative Australia.

Through the Australian Cultural Fund, artists and arts organisations run short-term campaigns for specific projects or register annual giving campaigns to support ongoing work and general operating costs.

Donations over $2 received via the Australian Cultural Fund are tax deductible. There are no fees to fundraise or distribute funds through the Australian Cultural Fund, which means that 100% of donations and philanthropic grants go directly to artists and arts organisations.

Donors and philanthropists

Donors can use the Australian Cultural Fund to preference a gift to artists and organisations that do not have Deductible Gift Registry (DGR) status and receive a tax deduction for their generosity.

Trusts and foundations

For trusts and foundations, the Australian Cultural Fund runs a special initiative called Amplify, which allows foundations to distribute to recipients who do not have Deductible Gift Registry (DGR) status. This provides flexible models for multi-year funding and comprehensive administration and grant-making support.

By admin, 9 monthsOctober 24, 2025 ago

CAFUNE – EVAN COOPER 10-16 NOVEMBER 2025 12-6PM – OPENING NIGHT TUES 11 NOV 7-9PM

Cafune – Evan Cooper – Photography

“Cafuné” is a word of Brazilian Portuguese origin, meaning to gently run your fingers through someone’s hair.

While society has lost many of the restrictive views of sex between consenting adults, sometimes we have lost the ability to find simple affection between people we care about.

Physical contact has been shown to have healing qualities. In hospitals there are programs called “cuddle mums”, where people (they don’t have to be women) hold or cuddle premature babies, if their own family are unable to. Human contact can help a newborn thrive in a way that simple medical intervention and care cannot.

In most cities there are clubs or locations that can easily facilitate sexual activity, but the same cannot be said for finding a person to give you a hug when you need it. There are apps where you can connect with someone to come to your home to f&%K, but none exist that help you connect with a person to snuggle on the couch, eating popcorn and binge watching.

These works explore the healing power of affection and the importance of physical contact with no hidden agenda – other than to let people know that they are important just as they are.

The exhibition will run from 10th – 16th November, open 12-6pm each day.

Opening night will be on Tuesday, 11 November, from 7-9pm.

In conjunction with hEAd oN Photo Festival.

TAP Gallery: tapgallery.org.au
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Instagram: @tapgallery and #tapgallery
Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Telephone: 0400610440 .
Level 1, 259 Riley St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Cafune – Evan Cooper – Photography

By admin, 10 monthsOctober 5, 2025 ago

GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE – an exhibition by Connie Godwin, Margaret Hogan, Andrea Holliday, Wendy Howie, Mez Truskett and Ani Danielian. 3-9 November

“Give the gift of hope”

OPENING NIGHT WEDNESDAY 5TH NOVEMBER – 6 PM.

Cheerfulness is an achievement, and hope is something to celebrate. Additionally, optimism is important because in so many difficult situations a successful outcome is determined by how much of it we bring to the task. The irony is, the more challenging our lives, the more a graceful depiction of a flower might move us. A beautiful painting can be all the more precious to us because we are so aware of how rarely life satisfies our desires. The tears — if they come — are in response not to how sad we are, but how pretty the art is. Art offers hope, and that is something we all need.

In this exhibition, six emerging artists come together to celebrate cheerfulness, hope and optimism. The giving of hope is the best gift of all. Simply, art makes our lives better.

Artists are Connie Godwin, Margaret Hogan, Andrea Holliday, Wendy Howie, Mez Truskett and Ani Danielian.

By admin, 11 monthsAugust 21, 2025 ago

NUDES ON TAP Photographic Exhibition & Award 2025 with HEAD oN Photo Festival. Presentations Saturday 22 November 5pm

Nudes on Tap 2025

EVENT MANAGER – ARTHUR MAVROS

Nudes on TAP is a non-acquisitive Australian group exhibition for artistic nude photography. It has been held at TAP Gallery every year since 2004. This year the exhibition will be held from 18th November to 30th November 2025.The purpose of the exhibition is to provide photographers, who create in the genre of artistic nude, an affordable means in which their art works can be displayed to the public in a gallery setting.The intent of Nudes on TAP is to foster and grow a unique art photography community. To assist individual photographers grow professionally and further increase their potential.The end state that Nudes on TAP seeks to achieve is the growth of photographers and models in this particular genre of photography. As well during the Head On Photo Festival that the public can view the exhibition and appreciate the art worthiness and creativity of the artistic nude photography on display.

Exhibition submission process

Nudes on TAP is a group exhibition open to all Australian photographers. It an opportunity to have your artwork exhibited during a major photography festival in Sydney.Submissions are sought of art nude photography of any person over the age of 18 years at the time the image was created. Photographers are responsible for ensuring that consent of any person portrayed in the image has been obtained for it to be exhibited in a public gallery. Nudes on TAP 2025 is part of the Open Program of the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney.

Photographers may submit up to 4 images that they would like to exhibit in Nudes on TAP.

Exhibition fees are $25 dollars per image. $15 if you are a full-time student.

These fees will be paid directly to TAP Gallery. Payment details will be included on the form supplied to you when you deliver your work. Your images must be delivered or sent to TAP Gallery, 259 Riley Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 no later than 4pm on Sunday 16th November 2025. TAP Gallery is open 12pm to 6pm daily.

The Volunteers Award for Emerging Photographer is chosen by the volunteers who set up the exhibition on 17th November 2025.

The Peoples Choice Award is made by those attending the Awards Night of Saturday 22nd November 2025.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

AURA BY ARTHUR MAVROS