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National Art School Open Day – first step in your self-determined career
Discover why Australia’s oldest art school is maximising career opportunities for artists with 21st century attitude – visit NAS Open…
Patricia Piccinini on running an ARI
Numerous artists get their start by taking on an artist-run-space. One of Australia’s most celebrated, Patricia Piccinini shares her lessons,…
Review: So Fine – Contemporary women artists make Australian history, National Portrait Gallery
Rewriting the history of women into biography and portraiture in an erudite, nuanced and patient exhibition at the National Portrait…
Vale Charles Blackman – Australia says goodbye to an Antipodean legend
A portrait of him won the Archibald Prize in 1966, a Melbourne hotel was named after him, and he even…
Artists make a charge on Canberra for better rights
Artists have gathered in Canberra this week for NAVA's Future/Forward conference and to discuss a Code of Practice, copyright and…
North East Arnhem Land artists dominate this year’s NATSIAA Awards
Perhaps the strongest in its 35-year history, the 2018 NATSIAA exhibition showcases unconventional materials, innovation, great diversity and incredible spirit…
'Beautiful vessels': plastinated bodies explore complexity, resilience and vulnerability
Is this exhibition dead wrong, or ethically considered? Melbourne exhibition of real bodies offers a lesson in science and wellbeing…
First impressions are everything, especially for art at an airport
Sydney Airport and the MCA have partnered to unveil a permanent installation by Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore at Sydney Airport’s…
Join a global trend and create Sydney’s Metro Art
Create NSW is calling on artists to join an international trend in Metro Art, and create distinctive destination artworks for…
Vale Dr Robert Bell
A champion of craft and design, NGA’s former Senior Curator leaves a great legacy.