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Book Launch

National Library of Australia

Book launch: Paddle Steamer Pearl

Celebrate the launch of one of NLA Publishing’s newest children’s books Paddle Steamer Pearl, with a morning of stories, craft…

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke with NGA Director Nick Mitzevich in front of Blue poles (1952) by Jackson Pollock. Photo courtesy NGA.
News

News of Blue poles’ tour revives public divide over arts’ value

The announcement that one of Australia’s most valuable artworks will travel to WA has stoked a familiar public conversation.

Exhibitions

National Portrait Gallery

Power suits: The fit within the frame

A wardrobe staple that confers power, achievement and authority, the suit is celebrated as a fashion icon in a playful…

ACT Arts Guide

National Library of Australia

Exhibition - Regional Rivalries: Sport, spectacle and community in regional Australia

Lawn mower racing, rock climbing, dry river-bed boating, mountain biking, disc golf and pickleball are some of the unique and…

My Brilliant Career, a Melbourne Theatre Company production, toured as part of Merrigong Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre’s 2026 seasons. Photo: Pia Johnson.
Industry News

Regional arts powerhouses join forces to create new national theatre pipeline

With backing from Creative Australia, the Second Cities Producing Consortium seeks to fix Australia's broken touring model.

John Brack x Noel McKenna exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery: a woman dressed in black is sitting on a gallery bench looking at a range of small paintings hung on the gallery walls . One wall is a deep purple colour, the other is white.
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John Brack x Noel McKenna review: National Portrait Gallery’s masterful pairing of two great Australian painters

The shared interests of two Australian artists prove a fitting portal through which to explore their unique artistic voices.

Partial view of the Australian War Memorial’s Anzac Atrium space., a light-filled, glass ceiling atrium space with a walkway bridge dividing the space horizontally.
Features

Australian War Memorial’s $550 million museum development – take a look

What do the Australian War Memorial’s new museum spaces offer visitors?

federal government inquiry into arts and philanthropy: a photo of the outside of the Federal Parliament House building in Canberra, Australia.
Analysis

Can these federal parliamentarians supercharge philanthropic giving to the arts?

The first hearing of the Federal Government’s inquiry into arts philanthropy revealed there is a lot to learn about the…

Gorman Arts Centre Courtyard. Photo: Andrew Sikorski.
Features

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.

The Met's Quincey Houghton delivering the Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration at NGA, Canberra. Photo: Supplied.
Features

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…

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