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Public artwork in gardens in front of art gallery. NGA
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15 First Nations arts professionals given significant career boost

Dhiraamalang, the Wesfarmers First Nations Arts Leadership Program, has announced its 2024 recipients for a life-changing pathway.

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Theatre review: Waiting for Godot, The Street Theatre

A powerful take on a 20th century classic of the Western theatre canon.

Nusra Latif Qureshi, ‘On the edges of darkness II’, an intricate gouache work depicting one figure balancing on the shoulder of another holding red strings in their hands against a pistachio green background.
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5 exhibitions with contemporary diaspora artists reimagining traditional mediums

Discover miniature court paintings, ceramics, family albums, Japanese woodblock prints and more by contemporary diaspora artists.

PJ Williams (left) as Estragon and Christopher Samuel Carroll (right) as Vadimir in The Street Theatre's 2024 production of 'Waiting for Godot'. A bearded man leans against another man wearing a hat, ad hugs him. They are sitting on a rock on stage; a park bench is visible behind them.
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Waiting for Godot: a deep dive into the human condition

A new production of Beckett’s existential masterpiece is now playing The Street Theatre in Canberra.

Brightly coloured art installation with wall mural and sculptural figurines. Joan Ross
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Exhibition review: Joan Ross, Those trees came back to me in my dreams, National Portrait Gallery

Joan Ross is a master at contextualising and recontextualising Australia’s colonial past, with an edginess for today’s viewing audiences.

Man in gallery with Japanese prints and screens. Teraoka
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Exhibition review: Masami Teraoka and Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints, NGA

Japanese master woodblock printmaker Masami Teraoka still offers contemporary lessons.

three people leaning over a museum case looking at ancient Egyptian artefacts.
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Egyptian fans account for biggest cultural spend in 23-year history

The Egyptian blockbuster exhibition delivers a $27.7 million boost to Canberra – the highest in the National Museum’s history.

shiny tube-like sculpture illuminated from within, view at night. Lindy Lee
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Exhibition review: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros and exhibition, NGA

Lindy Lee pulls off $14 million sculpture commission 'Ouroboros' at the National Gallery of Australia.

2024 Youth Dance Festival mentor and hip hop choreographer Jonah Lamond with St Mary MacKillop College students. Jonah is posing with a group of students.
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For the past four decades, this platform has helped secondary students realise their dance dreams

Students from more than 20 schools in the ACT will perform as part of the 40th Youth Dance Festival.

contemporary glass pavilion set in gardens. National Gallery
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Sensitive yet ambitious, team announced to redesign NGA's Sculpture Garden

Winning team announced to shape new vision for NGA’s National Sculpture Garden.

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