Visual Arts
Lake Macquarie City Council
Truth Tell
To understand the present, we must confront the past. Truth Tell delves into the learned narratives of early colonisation, and…
Event review: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Alice Springs Desert Park
Parrtjima offers joy and hope in a dazzling display of storytelling through light.
Exhibitions review: Akishi Ueda, Mark Seabrook, Creatures: Art Toys & Sculptures group show, Beinart Gallery
A smorgasbord of surrealism lies quietly in Brunswick.
Curating the finalists for one of the country’s most prestigious prizes
This year’s Dobell Drawing Prize is a first for curator Lucy Latella; she says it’s a ‘great snapshot of contemporary…
Exhibition review: Stitchin’ Stories: Blak & Threadly, Birrarung Building, Federation Square
Blak Design delivers an impressive collection of local First Peoples' fashion.
Masterpiece by Edvard Munch gifted to the National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia is screaming for joy over a new Munch acquisition... no, it's not that one.
Opportunities and awards
National Still Life Award entries open, call-out for art on billboards in NYC, plus winners of emerging composer wards.
Australian museum director offers insight into mood of US cultural sector after University of Michigan trip
As the Trump administration’s executive orders ramped up, an Australian museum director was touching down in Michigan. Their first-hand insights…
Lake Macquarie City Council
Allison Moore: Fresque Grotesque
Fresque Grotesque is a generative video mural inspired by opera, mythology, and the decorative grotesque painting style of the Italian…
Exhibition review: Looking Up and Looking Down, Australian National Capital Artists Gallery
A joyful exhibition on looking that arose from a period of studio sharing between artists Lucy Chetcuti and Eve Fairhall.