Australia

'Ambitious project' scales new heights
A gallery at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is transformed into an urban rock-climbing jungle with new solo project.

Beyond the dots – Warakurna redefines Western Desert painting
An emerging art movement in the Western Desert is the focus of a new exhibition at the South Australian Museum.

In the ear and now
Liquid Architecture’s 2014 program takes the participant on an enthralling, investigative conceptual journey into sound.

My Darling Patricia don a long-developed Mantle
An extended development over three years has given the company time to experiment, rather than adapt existing ideas.

Buffalo battle wins international ceramics prize
Contemporary resonance and ‘personal readings’ take out top prize at international ceramic award.

Sydney art school rebranded by cutting-edge
Exploring the intersections between art, science and creative technologies this exhibition ushers in a new brand for UNSW Galleries.

Film festival puts girls on top
In a year where solidarity with feminism is a hot topic, Melbourne’s first feminist film festival will make its inaugural…

Would you pay $2K to attend a conference?
You’re mad if you don’t. You are paying your way to the table with the world’s great museum communicators including…

Prime Minister Abbott returns NGA’s shameful Shiva
An irritant to Australia-India relations, the 900-year old sculpture at the centre of a fraud case becomes a political pawn.

Applespiel make a band and take on the recording industry
Applespiel is an uniquely entertaining rockumentary, presenting eight talented young performers in a mixtape of rock clichés.