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Torres Strait legend fuses kinetic sculptures with dance
This monumental commission by Ken Thaiday Snr is a celebration of Torres Strait Island culture.

Other Desert Cities
Love challenged, love expected, and love lost makes for a hot family Christmas that leaves audiences squirming.

Alex Seton: Refoulement
Island dreams and hopes get shipwrecked with Seton’s new sculptures, which continue his interest in the issue of asylum seekers.

Getting carted away by a dance on wheels
Part spectacle. Part ballet. Shopping Trolleys take over Sydney in an immersive street performance by choreographer Shaun Parker.

When motion graphics makes a great point
During Art & About Sydney’s Hyde Park will become an urban artist’s camp with LED-activated tipis.

Urban anarchy in our crowded spaces
Willi Dorner’s actions have been described as political in the way they rupture city order, but are they dance, sculpture…

Kaldor thought someone had a very good idea
NSW Minister for the Arts Troy Grant today announced the winner of the next Kaldor Public Art Project: an Australian…

Australia's top photography prize goes to feminist work
Established photographer puts a spin on portraiture and the representation of the female in history and mythology.

Need a head start? $10K can kickstart your career
In the wake of Australia Council’s new grant model announcement, there is one program that remains unchanged and vital -…

Backlash over non-awarding of Indigenous art prize
Perpetua Durack Clancy refuses to award Indigenous artists prize stating no entries were worthy.