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Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards
One of the richest Indigenous arts prizes in the country, this national award celebrates the scope, diversity and excellence of art from all corners of Indigenous Australia.
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There is something about Marina
Whether you are an enthusiast, cynic or just plain curious, there is something about the Abramovic method that has captured and maintained the unwavering attention of the world over.
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Anh Do
It’s not something one would expect a successful comedian, performer and writer at the height of his career to do – turn his hand to painting. Anh Do’s life has been full of challenges and, from humble beginnings, he has thrived on making his own destiny.
Should artworks last forever?
The Western world is seen as a throw-away society, where everything has a use-by date. But what of the art world?
Leslie Rice
In two worlds driven by trends – art and tattooing – Rice’s work remains firmly grounded in the unexpected.
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Victorian Indigenous Art Awards announces finalists
Reaching its 10th anniversary this year, the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards has returned again with the largest short list of artists in the event’s history.
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The Triumph of Modernism
Spanning 60 years of Australian Art, The Triumph of Modernism surveys the development of modern art as a critical force in Australia. A telling portrait of the post-World War II disillusionment in the art world, these works from the aftermath of the conflict are renowned for being provocative, striking and polarising. The exhibition is a […]
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Roger Ballen
Using the same Rolleiflex black and white film camera for the last 30 years, Roger Ballen has created a vivid, imagined, sometimes disconcerting world filled with images of wild animals and people.
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Imagining Ned
The bushranger Ned Kelly’s legendary story carries a legacy that lives on at Bendigo Art Gallery
Louisa Chircop
Louisa Chircop’s works are like glimpses of distant memories, a layering of shards of pictures, signs, and symbols all in a constant flux.
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Gaining greater clarity into Australia’s cultural image
An accessible online collection of cultural archives worldwide, the Google Cultural Institute marks an important step in the digitisation of arts and culture in Australia.
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Erwin Fabian | Raising the bar
Turning 100 this year, not many artists could reach the standard or age Erwin Fabian has set.
Slowing Down Time
Starting with the premise of slowing time down, this exhibition evolves over four weeks as each week one artist contributes a response to the existing works in the gallery. All working in different media – textile and sculpture, choreography and moving image – the installations will interact with the space of the gallery. The progressive […]
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Sydney East Art Walk
Explore talented artists projects through ‘Sydney East Art Walk’ this weekend.
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The 2015 Hazelhurst Art on Paper Winners!
After a record number of 1500 entries by 760 artists were submitted, winning this year was no easy feat.
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Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2015
Once again the eighth Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award returns this year celebrating innovation and excellence in the field of Art On Paper.
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Indigenous Arts Festival
Beginning in June this year, the NSW South Coast is opening what is set to become an annual landmark event. The Wollongong Indigenous Arts Festival celebrates the broad range of arts including dance, film, music, literature and food. Hosted by the Wollongong Art Gallery, the festival aims to create an active dialogue about Indigenous arts across […]
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Strange Embrace
A site-specific group exhibition at the Blue Mountains Culture Centre, audiences are invited into the artists strange embrace that tests all boundaries of comfort.
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Hayden Fowler
A photographic exhibition tracing performance artist Hayden Fowler’s tattooed silent protest against ecological destruction.
James Turrell: a Retrospective
Lighting up the NGA, James Turrell’s exhibition is an illuminating insight into every decade of this leading artist’s 50-year career.
Darwin Daze
Chronicling the Top End for over 40 years, there isn’t much Baz Ledwidge’s camera hasn’t snapped.
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Toxic Beauty
Abstraction has long delighted artists with its unexpected outcomes, practitioner Michael Muruste revels in its uncertainties
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Quaternary
Quaternary showcases women graduates of QUT Visual Arts whose works utilise the affective power of colour in compelling ways
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$40,000 raised by Clay for Nepal
Over the weekend ceramic pieces by leading artists around the world went under the hammer for Nepal.
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