New South Wales
Sydney Conservatorium to expand West – the first in 110-year history
The Sydney Conservatorium to open new state-of-the-art learning space in Parramatta in 2026.
Australian Design Centre's closure confirmed, leaves NSW without craft and design platform
Thanks to reduced government funding, the Australian Design Centre has been forced to close its doors in 2026.
Art and AI: 5 artworks leading the conversation this summer
We take a look at Data Dreams, MCA Australia’s summer exhibition about art and AI.
Who will be showing in the 2026 Biennale of Sydney?
Curator Hoor Al Qasimi has now announced 53 artists for her 25th Biennale of Sydney, opening next March.
Fly Girl review: girl power reaches soaring new heights
The little-known story of Deborah Lawrie, Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, is presented with equal parts comedy and drama…
The Colleano Heart review: a remarkable Aboriginal success story
Shapeshifting for decades to avoid detection as Aboriginal, The Colleano Heart follows a remarkable family of circus performers who won…
Salman Rushdie to speak in Melbourne and Sydney in 2026
Salman Rushdie will deliver a one-night-only address in Melbourne and Sydney in 2026.
Dangerously Modern review: fearless women artists who disrupted the male canon
Rewriting Australian art history, ‘Dangerously Modern’ at the Art Gallery of NSW is equally erudite and entertaining.
Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat review: arty playground is joyous and chaotic
Mike Hewson shatters taboos and transforms the Art Gallery of NSW’s Tank space into a light-filled, living playground.
Canberra Youth Theatre tour explores fast food industry’s ‘disastrous consequences’
The Sydney tour of ‘Work, But This Time Like You Mean It’ has been supported by a $100,000 gift from…