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VIDEO: Janet Laurence on chaos and creativity
The artist speaks about creating chaos and obliterating paintings as a way of finding her work.

$45 million performance arts centre will sound unique
A digital sound constellation system, the first of its kind in Australia, will change acoustics from cinema to cathedral at…

Students occupy SCA, protest at NAS
Students at two Sydney's major art schools are protesting as the future of fine art education remains uncertain.

$8M bequest bolsters arts education in QLD
The University of Queensland Art Museum and School of Music will benefit from an $8 million bequest.

Aborigines 'like dinosaurs', says Marina
The world's most famous performance artist Marina Abramović has gone viral for a racist slur against Indigenous Australians.

Synchrotron scientists are the new art detectives
Scientists have revealed the second painting beneath the NGV's Degas, with a technique that could change the future of art…

$202M for Opera House Renewal
NSW Government has given the green light on the long-awaited rennovation to the Sydney Opera House Renewal.

Inspire60: Simon Abrahams
The Creative Director & CEO of Melbourne Fringe is inspired by artistic democratisation and the way art can change the…

Art school won't take new students
One of the nation's key arts schools has announced it will not take new studio-based students in 2017 pending a…

When car paint is a girl's best friend
Not a diamond in sight, but this contemporary jewellery will make you drool over pieces made of gardening equipment, velcro…