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Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste offers a new way to see a beloved artist
The National Art School delivers the near impossible: an expansive yet intimate show that shepherds fresh conversations about Margaret Olley.
Arthur Boyd’s tapestries show us what trust in a commissioning process looks like
The story behind Arthur Boyd's greatest leap of faith reveals a collaboration that still blazes bright today.
Preserving Brett Whiteley’s spirit, not just his studio’s bricks and mortar
After a two year closure, the Brett Whiteley Studio reopens in Sydney with rare works from Fiji on display.
Craft is in crisis – but it seems only in Australia
As craft is enjoying unprecedented visibility globally, why is Australia dismantling the very institutions that sustain it?
Man on Fire review: Shaun Gladwell and Arthur Boyd in searing dialogue
In the hands of Arthur Boyd and Shaun Gladwell, the prescient tale of Nebuchadnezzar becomes a warning against hubris and…
Australian designers give heart to Powerhouse Parramatta
More than 50 Australian designers have been commissioned to fit out the new Powerhouse Parramatta, thanks to a $2.5 million…
Will material costs kill my practice as a jeweller?
Five jewellers share the creative strategies helping them adapt to rising material costs.
Rebuilding Canberra's Gorman Arts Centre – will the wait be worth it?
Canberra's Gorman Arts Centre is mid-way through a protracted redevelopment – a high-wire act that has tested patience.
10 things Australian arts institutions can learn from The Met
The Deputy Director of Exhibitions at New York’s Met Museum, Quincy Houghton, offered wisdom in difficult times during her recent…
Sky, Earth, Water review: a powerful exhibition about the elements that centres Rosalie Gascoigne
Alongside three First Nations artists, Bundanon explores artist Rosalie Gascoigne’s material connection with landscape.